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Apple Wants to Push Further Into This Major Smartphone Market in 2022
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stepped on the gas in India in 2021 as growing demand for 5G smartphones there helped the tech giant attract more users into its fold.
According to CEO Tim Cook, Apple's business doubled in India in fiscal 2021 (ended Sept. 25, 2021) which was well ahead of what analysts were expecting . While Cook didn't spell out Apple's exact revenue from India, calculations indicate that the company generated close to $4 billion in revenue there. That may not be a big deal considering Apple's fiscal 2021 revenue of $365.8 billion, but investors shouldn't miss the fact that the company still has a lot of room for growth in India given the booming demand for 5G smartphones in the country.
Let's look at the reasons why 2022 could be another blockbuster year for Apple in India.
Indians are going to buy more 5G smartphones this year
The Indian smartphone market is expected to clock shipments of 190 million to 200 million units this year, according to various market research firms. For comparison, an estimated 167 million to 168 million smartphones were shipped in India last year, which means that the market could grow between 13% and 20% in 2022.
It is worth noting that 5G smartphone shipments in India this year are expected to outpace the overall market's growth. CyberMedia Research estimates that 5G smartphone shipments in India could more than double in 2022 to 64 million units from last year's estimate of 28 million units. This isn't surprising, as 5G wireless networks are expected to be rolled out in several major Indian cities this year.
5G smartphones command a higher average selling price (ASP) in India. According to IDC, the ASP of a 5G smartphone in India stood at $401 in the third quarter of 2021, which was way higher than the overall smartphone ASP of $196 in the country. What's more, Indians are spending more money on smartphones, which is evident from a 24% drop in sales of sub-$200 devices and a 56% increase in sales of $200-plus smartphones.
Counterpoint Research estimates that smartphone ASP in India could rise 13% in 2022 as people transition toward higher-priced phones. So one can assume that the average price of a 5G phone in India could exceed $450 this year. The higher ASP means that more consumers are likely to purchase iPhones in India given the premium pricing of Apple's devices in the country, driving strong growth in the company's sales over there in 2022.
More importantly, Apple is leaving no stone unturned to attract more users in India and maintain its hegemony in the premium smartphone market.
Apple is making smart moves to boost sales in India
Apple is the dominant player in the $400-plus (30,000 Indian rupees) premium smartphone segment in India, accounting for a 44% share of that space as per Counterpoint Research. As 5G smartphone ASPs fall right in the space that Apple dominates in India, it wouldn't be surprising to see sales of iPhones take off once again this year.
Another factor that could help Apple boost sales in India is the fact that the company has gone aggressive with its pricing strategy. The company substantially slashed the price of its 5G offerings in the Indian market right at the beginning of the year.
For instance, the 5G-enabled iPhone 12 mini can be purchased for 40,990 rupees (roughly $555 at the current exchange rate) on e-commerce stores in India. Apple's online store in India, meanwhile, is offering customers the option to purchase the iPhone 12 in interest-free installments, while also offering trade-in discounts in the range of 9,000 rupees ($121) to 46,000 rupees ($622) depending on the device being exchanged.
These trade-ins and offers could encourage more consumers to buy iPhones in India to take advantage of the 5G networks. Meanwhile, Apple is reportedly going to launch a 5G-enabled version of the iPhone SE in the current quarter. The device is rumored to carry a price tag of around $400, which would make it the cheapest 5G-enabled iPhone. Such an aggressive price point would further lower the entry barrier for Indian customers looking to make the jump to 5G and give Apple's sales a big boost in that market.
As such, Apple seems on its way to dominating the fast-growing 5G smartphone market in India in 2022, and this should also set the company up for long-term growth over there. That's because 5G smartphone sales in India are expected to hit 144 million units in 2025, and Apple is making the right moves to ensure that it remains in a solid position to tap into this terrific opportunity.
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Six very privileged students from Chamber member Hipperholme Grammar School travelled down to London on January 24th to compete in the Independent Schools’ Association (ISA) National Swimming finals at the Aquatics Centre, the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
It was a once in a lifetime opportunity for the students to compete in front of a very large audience at such a prestigious Olympic venue, where only two and a half years ago extremely talented athletes had competed in the very same pool during the London Olympics.
The day consisted of 80 events and the Hipperholme students took part in 8 of those. The day started off well with a win by Myles Stirk. Myles had a 15 metre lead in the first event, the 200 m U16 individual medley, and finished first in a time of 2.17.49, just one second off the national record. Myles also won his 100 m freestyle race and set a new record making him a twice national champion for the ISA North team. Charlie Kershaw was also extremely successful coming 3rd in the Year 8 boys’ 50 m breaststroke, and Harrison Layden -Fritz came 3rd in his event; the Year 9 boys’ backstroke.
The Year 9 and 10 boys swam for the ISA North relay team made up of three Hipperholme students out of the four, Myles, Harrison and Jack Wilcock who won a Silver medal. Charlie Kershaw swam for the Year 8 boys’ North relay team and achieved a Bronze medal. Lia Brehmer and Vicky Spires swam for the Year 8 girls’ team along with two other students from ISA North schools and unfortunately just missed out on a Bronze medal.
After a very successful and long day at the Aquatics Centre, spirits were high as the Hipperholme students left with Gold, Silver and Bronze medals and six beaming faces. Congratulations to all the students who took part and represented the School with such talent and determination!
Myles Stirk - National Champion in U16 200 m individual medley and 100m freestyle (setting a new National Record for the 100 m Freestyle)
Charlie Kershaw - Bronze medalist in U14 50 m breaststroke
Harrison Layden Fritz - Bronze medalist in U16 100 m backstroke
Myles Stirk, Jack Wilcock and Harrison Layden Fritz - Silver medalists in the U16 freestyle relay and U16 medley relay
Charlie Kershaw - Bronze medalist in the U14 freestyle relay
Lia Brehmer and Victoria Spires - 6th place in the U14 medley relay

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The quirky comedy will time travel to Blu-ray this fall.
In an early announcement to retailers, Sony is working on 'Safety Not Guaranteed' for Blu-ray on October 30.
When an unusual classified ad inspires three cynical Seattle magazine employees (Aubrey Plaza, Jake M. Johnson, Karan Soni) to look for the story behind it, they discover a mysterious eccentric named Kenneth (Mark Duplass), a likable but paranoid supermarket clerk, who believes he's solved the riddle of time travel and intends to depart again soon. Together, they embark on a hilarious, smart, and unexpectedly heartfelt journey that reveals how far believing can take you..
Specs have yet to be revealed, but supplements include: A Movie Making Mission Featurette - providing a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film with director Colin Trevorrow and various cast members; The Ad Behind the Movie Featurette - a look at the original ad that inspired the movie; and Time Capsule-Easter Egg.
Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $35.99.
You can find the latest specs for 'Safety Not Guaranteed' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under October 30.
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Born 28 November 1985 Davis Larbi popularly known as Fayastone, Is a Ghanaian performer, singer and songwriter who has diversities of music genre such as dancehall, hip life, hip-pop, R&B, Reggae and rap.
Fayastone grew up in the eastern quarters of Ghana. he traded a career as a professional athlete for music at 17- years- old. Inspired by everything from Osibisa and Fela Kuti to Otis Redding and Bob Marley, he started feverishly writing music.
Fayastone’s movement started making noise in Tema back in 2009 Driven by traditional African percussion, western club sounds, and an irresistible pop bounce.
This sensational uprising superstar, performer, songwriter.and philanthropist quietly became one of Ghana’s biggest artists. His generosity knows no bounds amidst challenges surrounding.
Fayastone’s debut single “Ademele” set the stage as he built a fervent following.
In 2018, “Zanzibar “[feat. Medikal] turned the spotlight on the musician, the song was produced by YoFigg.
Medikal was a hit and Zanzibar was just the talk of the town, and I on the other hand saw that as a breakthrough to a new me from my then management Lyon Entertainment’s. Medikal is one of the top faces in the Nigerian Market as of the then released of the single and it’ was a hit in some part of Nigeria.
The artiste proceeded explaining how the collaborations gave him platforms and connections to the African and International Market with the help of some top Nigerian business gurus.
Meanwhile, his earlier unreleased records boasted high-profile collaborations with Castro. Stonebwoy, Keche and more big shots superstars


A City and Its Universities: A Mayor's Perspective
AbstractThis essay examines the role and function of metropolitan universities, with an analysis of future needs as related to the city and its growth. To this end, the essay reviews demographics, technology development, quality of life, resource needs, and the role of local, state, and federal governments in supporting the growth of metropolitan universities. These statistics indicate that broad dimensions of this partnership between metropolitan universities and their cities must move beyond limited research agreements. A call for expanded agreements in research and development, contracted education, and basic research requires new visions by those who plan for expanded involvement between metropolitan universities and cities.
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Proposed Suffern-Port Chester bus info sessions set
One session will be held in White Plains, another in Nyack
The state Department of Transportation will hold two open houses to get out information on the Lower Hudson Transit Link, including the Suffern-to-Port Chester bus line.
The proposed modernized bus line, known as Hudson Links, would connect the western edge of Rockland County to the Port Chester train station via the new Tappan Zee Bridge, with stops in Spring Valley, Nyack, Tarrytown and White Plains.
Along with the new bus line — which includes new buses, stations and a dedicated lane on the bridge — the Lower Hudson Transit Link also calls for new traffic signals and other improvements to help traffic — bus or otherwise — move more quickly and safely along the Route 59/I-287 corridor.
The first open house will be on May 16 at the White Plains Public Library on Martine Avenue. The second will be May 19 at the Nyack Center auditorium on Depew Avenue. Both will run from 6 to 8 p.m.


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THE DeLorean Motor Company is relaunching as an electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer.
DeLorean’s first upcoming release will be the high-performance Alpha5 model in 2024.
But this new DeLorean is different from its 1980s predecessor.
The DeLorean Alpha5 is longer and does not contain stainless steel.
DeLorean CEO Joost de Vries says, “If you’re packing a lot of battery, you need a big wheelbase, and if you’ve got a big wheelbase, you’re going to get a big car,” Fuchs reports.
Due to battery packaging requirements, almost every electric car on the market is a four-seat sedan, SUV, or truck configuration.
The extended roofline of the DeLorean Alpha5 makes room for four seats, two more than 1980s DeLorean DMCs.
But you won’t want to sit in those smaller back seats when you’re tall.
Two key performance metrics for the DeLorean Alpha5 include a 0-60 mph time that’s under three seconds, a top speed of 155 mph, and a range of 300 miles on a full charge, reports TechCrunch.
EVs have faster 0-60 mph average times than gas-powered cars because they produce torque in shorter periods of time.
This accelerated torque response occurs because all-electric cars contain no transmissions.
Electric vehicles continue to work to outperform their gas-powered counterparts in the average top speed category.
Many electric manufacturers limit the top speed of their cars to conserve battery power, reports Torque.
The DeLorean Alpha 5’s 300-mile range is supported by a 100 kWh battery.
Large gullwings were carried over from classic 1980s DMC DeLoreans into the DeLorean Alpha5.
Open wing doors instead of off.
Mercedes-Benz was the first manufacturer to produce over 1,000 gullwings with its SL300.
DeLorean’s new headquarters will be in San Antonio, Texas.
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- Hello, everyone. It is time for your monthly market update. This is for November, 2020 for Polk County, Florida. And basically we're gonna see a lot more of the same in terms of what we've been
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Mangapatnam To Bellary Trains
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Born in 1984 in Colombo, Chathurika Jayani is an emerging contemporary artist from Sri Lanka. Jayani's work is prominent due to her attention to intricate details and the creative methodology in which her work is presented. Jayani's art is conceptual as well as personal. The artist completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Visual and Performing Arts in Colombo and staged her first solo exhibition in 2012 at Lionel Wendt Art Gallery. She has participated in numerous group exhibitions locally and abroad.
In her latest series of work exhibited at Paradise Road Galleries, she captured the imagery of slums and cityscapes focusing on their true and raw allure. Conceptually, Jayani depicted the environment of beauty within chaos wrapped around change. Through each work she expressed her statement boldly; though slums disappear and cities rise, slums too housed histories and characters of significance.
Jayani's use of mixed media creating a layered three dimensional visual on her canvas is effective in illustrating this aesthetic. Her use of colour and detail is unique and through this mix of media Jayani establishes a story that is defined by both dimension and texture.
Ruwan Prasanna's abstract impressionist work contemplate Sri Lankan landscapes and nature incorporating vibrant colour and fluid brushstrokes to create the large canvas works that are the artist's signature. Since the transition from his first series of work that focused entirely on birds in flight, Prasanna consistently attempts to express his freedom with colour and movement.

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July 12, 2013
On my trip to Tunisia, I took stem of relatively thin but mature Arundo donax plant. I didn’t have high expectations for it to survive, but I kept it. When I got back, I buried it into damp peat moss / pine bark mix and soon first shoots emerged.
Almost every node started growing shoot in only a couple of weeks. At first they grew slowly and got damaged by full sun exposure. At first there were no roots around the newly grown shoots, which means that small plants received all their water and nutrients from old stem. At one point leaves started to look healthier and totally immune to strong sun exposure as long as they received enough water. It didn’t take long before they started multiplying. Each of the initial shoots started growing at least one if not two additional shoots around it. Second shoots soon got ticker and taller than their predecessors and started growing even larger shoots. Almost every day at least one shoot appeared and newer stems grew thicker and taller.
In their third month, weather cooled off and summer temperatures were gone. Due to large amounts of rain, they thrived. Initial shoots became droopy and start falling in all directions, newer, thicker stems remained upright, until their leaves became too heavy for thin stem to support. Even with regular rain, peat moss based soil never remained saturated with water.
In short time, container became too crowded and completely root bound. There was almost no free soil remaining without plenty of white roots from all of the plants that came out of original layerd culm, so I had to tear off each of the plants and separate them from the large root mass. They all stopped growing after the transplantation, so they could recover their root system. Shortly after they got to their individual pots, weather cooled off and everything went to standby mode. Despite relative cold, some of the plants started shooting around a month after getting up-potted. New shoots were thicker than previous ones by far, which means they liked their new environment.
Arundo can use as much sun as it can get, but the first year outside was extremely wet. Despite all the rain and lack of sun and warmth, it started shooting and by the end of growing season, it had grown over most of other plants around it. In the early winter when I started cleaning around it, I noticed new buds emerging from around the canes. Rhizomes below the soil were covered, but I did see a shoot tip a couple of inches away, which means it’s well rooted and it actually started spreading. With more sun, it’s growth would be much more vigorous, because it could overgrow other plants earlier in the summer.
I used dry grass and cattail (Typha) to protect the soil and roots around the clump from winter cold.
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Hardiness: Can not handle freezing
Characteristics: Cold sensitive, vigorous, loves boggy soil or even standing water, doesn’t like soil to dry out
After unsuccessful purchase when I received Umbrella palm instead of Cyperus papyrus, I tried buying another pack of seeds from different seller. Seeds germinated with high germination rate in only a couple of days. Small fragile plants were transplanted into larger pots, because summer was already there and I wanted them to grow as much as possible.
In around two weeks, plant started to really take off! Each day, seedling grew larger and larger. By the time when first tillers appeared, it became evident that it’s really the large version of Papyrus and not the ‘umbrella plant’.
Unlike many other seedlings, it thrived in full sun from the beginning. At first I planed to protect it from scorching sun that can easily kill most of other plant’s seedlings, but since the plant originates from Egypt, I ditched the idea and keep it unprotected.
I found out that they don’t like too much fertilizing, especially when young. Even moderate amount of fertilizer resulted in plant yellowing and stunted growth. Transplanting it into peat moss solved the problem immediately.
Extremely fast growth continued during the hottest months of the summer and then they slowly stopped developing when it cooled off.
By the mid September, Papyrus started to look really exotic with nice looking ‘feather dusters’ emerging. Despite cold, overcast weather with regular rain intervals, seedling managed to use all the standing water inside the bucket within a day or two. With roots that were not well established, water level remained the same for days even when temperatures were high and there was a lot of sunshine – sadly, this year seedling missed most of the summer. With some luck, if Papyrus manages to overwinter successfully, it will start from the beginning and rise a couple of meters high.
In it’s second year, in late spring it began to grow faster again and started to show first signs of flowering. It really needs high temperatures to start growing and while it can survive the spring when it’s not yet warm enough, it won’t grow much. It’s slow growth might also be related to low soil temperature and poor condition of the plant after long winter.
After first season during which I’ve kept it in container, I decided I should try planting it outside without any barriers, so the only thing that was limiting it’s growth was lack of sun and the fact that it got shaded by other plants that grew higher.
The plan was to keep part of it outside, protected as much as possible during the winter and to take smaller part inside. This way, with some luck I would at least get one plant for the next growing season.
Cyperus papyrus has grown a lot and the largest stems grew up to almost 3 meters. Umbels were large and perfectly shaped. All the stems that emerged during the spring started flowering almost immediately when we hit summer-like temperatures. Flowering persisted during the summer and as quickly as it started, ended in early autumn.
Flowers are brown with abundance of yellow anthers. During the most prolific flowering, umbels were starting to turn downward, due to the weight of all the flowers on it.
Flowers soon stop producing pollen, start drying and turn brown. When the seeds are ripe, they fall out and wait for a good time to start growing. I haven’t find any seedlings, despite the fact that there were millions of seeds that got ejected into the surrounding area. If they need stratification, hopefully they will emerge in the spring.
Fargesia dracocephala ‘Rufa’
June 8, 2013
In April 2011, I found cheap Fargesia dracocephala ‘Rufa’ in one of the shopping centers. I instantly decided to add one clumping bamboo to my collection of seedlings I started growing the same year.
|Height: 2.5 to 3 m|
Culm diameter: 1.5 cm
Hardiness: -16 to -25 °C
Characteristics: very cold hardy, clumping bamboo
5l pot contained one of the smallest plants they’ve had. Most of them had many tall broken shoots, so I grabbed the smallest bamboo with shoots that were still relatively young, compared to all the rest they’ve had. I knew it will soon make up the difference, with more undamaged shoots, the chances were even better.
I planted it into hard clay soil, with a lot of peat moss added to attract earthworms. Bamboo is placed in sheltered location with morning to mid-afternoon sun. It gets additional protection from tall forsythia that grows right next to it. Since fargesias are sensitive to hot weather, shaded soil where they grow is necessary, before they create thick canopy for themselves.
Young shoots appear in early March while other bamboos usually still rest peacefully, waiting for warm spring to finally arrive. Shoots are covered with brown hair. Culm sheaths are purple to brown and fall off as soon as the first branches start to emerge. Fully leafed culms start to droop when initially small number of branches and leaves start increasing. Rain and especially snow can make the plant touch the ground completely. Culms can easily bend without breaking, so there’s only little danger for them to snap during winter. This bamboo is cold hardy to almost -30°C, which means, it can survive even without thick layer of snow insulation. During extremely cold and windy winter of 2011/2012, bamboo remained almost completely undamaged.
June 3, 2013
Borinda is genus of a clumping bamboo that can grow considerably higher and thicker than Fargesia, but lucks it’s cold hardiness. Most of Borinda bamboos are cold hardy to around -10C. Borinda fungosa can be very vigorous grower, even when it’s just a small seedling. If it gets proper position to thrive, it tends to upsize fast. Bamboo has pachymorph rhizomes and forms dense clumps of yellowish culms. When Borinda fungosa gets enough sun exposure, culms can get nice looking dark brown color. Despite the color change, it can’t handle too much or too strong sun exposure. Borinda fungosa has strong tendency to ‘weep’, because soon after it branches out, weight of large amount of leaves start to bend the culm downwards.
|Height: 3 to 4 m|
Culm diameter: 2 cm
Hardiness: -8 to -10 °C
Characteristics: cold sensitive, vigorous, clumping bamboo, hairy shoots, sheathes and leaves, heat sensitive – not performing well in sunny locations
Seeds germinated in only a couple of days. Out of ten seedlings, two managed to sprout and both survived first couple of years. One of them was pampered from the very beginning and it showed how prolific and vigorous growth it is capable of, the other got almost killed on many occasions, but later, when placed outdoors, turned out as much better performer.
Borinda fungosa seedlings are growing fast and tend to upsize rapidly. Leaves are covered with hair which is very evident while the seedlings are still young – with larger plant, you can hardly notice that leaf characteristic. Shooting cycles were around three weeks apart at the beginning. With every shooting cycle, some kind of deficiency related leaf damage appeared. That problem went away when the plant got better established and could provide more nutrients to the upcoming shoots. Shooting almost completely stopped during the summer, and later happened again in early fall. Because it’s not cold hardy as some other bamboos, late shoots usually die off completely during the winter even if they are exposed only to a minor freezing.
In the spring, it got attacked by European Corn Borer. Nearly all the early spring shoots were attacked and there was almost no upsize. Each of the shoots had caterpillar inside, which managed to eat most of the shoots all the way down to the soil level.
Shoots are covered with dark hair and only a short portion of culm appears from it’s large culm sheath. It soon gets pushed away by numerous branches, growing from each of the nodes, turn to straw color and eventually falls of. Shoots appear hollow at first, because of it’s extra large culm sheathes. After a while, firs blades appear and growing shoots starts looking more similar to other bamboos.
Borinda fungosa seedling appears to be one of bamboos, that loves to start shooting in the fall, when other bamboos usually already start with winter preparations. Around here, that usually means that new shoots are all killed by first couple of frosts. It’s also one of bamboos that gets a lot of yellow leaves in the fall which makes it stand out even more.
During cold winter 2014/2015 when temperatures plunged down to -19°C, I managed to keep it well protected under thick pile of snow that fell just before the worst cold arrived. Culms were already thick, so it wasn’t the easiest job to bend the whole plant closer to the ground, but I managed to tarp it down and cover it with snow. It worked remarkably well and it not only survived the winter, it actually kept most of its foliage.

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We're at the Premier Inn at the Reebok, so at least Expo, Registration, Pasta Party, Briefings etc are close.
I will have wife and two boys (6 and 4) with me - the boys are doing Ironkids on Saturday Morning.
I see on the race instructions from last year that they ask for certain race numbers to come at certain times to rack at T1. Well if my time doesn't tie in with Ironkids, I'll be coming after that.
I'm arriving on Friday Lunchtime, register straight away and then check in to the Hotel.
Well done on the sprint tri timmy, great going.
we're coming down Friday afternoon at staying at last drop village, hopefully not too far away.
hope calf is ok bones, have you tried compression socks?
nerves keep kicking in a bit now!!
Hi Micky a few of us on here are local, I'm sure if you put a shout out when you are ready I or someone else will be cycling the route.
Sort of brick session at the weekend, cycled 14 mile to Manchester marathon ran it hoping for a sub 3:30 but lost it at the usual spot 6 mile from the end hung on for 3:39 then cycled back home.........................slowly.
Great start to the season, Timmy - that has to be a sign of great things to come!
Sorry about the calf, Bones, is it sore everywhere or just in one spot?
I'm at the Reebok too, though probably not going to the pasta party - too many fit-looking people!
I seem to be in a mood-swinging phase, where one good training session feels OK, while a bad one, like the cr*p time trial I did this evening, completely wipes out that feeling and has me full of doubts and gloom. Not that speed over a 10 mile flat course is likely to have much to do with 112 miles of up and down anyway. A bit of positive thinking and belief in consistency of training is required...
Whats your plans for the bank holiday weekend, Lots of training, taking it easy on holiday or somewhere between the two?
107 mile ride planned for tomorrow, then for the rest of the weekend, Coach says 90min run Sunday then 2hour brick Monday, but wife says Mowing the Lawn Sunday then Family Barbeque Monday...
Ha ha sounds about right.
Iv'e a 10mile fell race tomorrow, should get a ride in at some point over the weekend and Pennigton Flash is open for swimming on monday
im resting up this weekend, cant now feel whther my calf is hurting through an injury or whether its ice burns!!!!. Physio tomorrow and the scary thing is its the same injury which I have had over the last 3 years I think and i have called him and my injury cropped up in Jan & Apr 2010, Jan and July 2011, Jan and Apr 2012 and this year Jan and it actually went in April!!!!!!!. Scary!!
Happy training everyone, I shall be back soon, I can always swim in the lake, now theres a thought!
How did ride go Timmy?
Chin up Joddly, i think we are in the proper up and down mood phase (i'm feeling very similar!).
Hope calf feeling better Bones. I done my first 80miler yesterday with a 3m jog after. All felt reasonably ok, stomach turning at 70miles, my instep on right foot v sore, big toe in pain, but generally ok. However today my right knee doesn't want to play anymore! Resting it today and tomorrow and fingers crossed for monday. Really glad to have hit 80miles and it was across our glorious Dartmoor hills so plenty of ups and downs!
12 weeks doesnt seem far away! Confidence is up and down, diet is toooing and froing, injuries seem very easy to come by, and in a minute race day will be upon us. Deffo gettting into scary times!!!
Rest day today.
itching to get in the sea....looks lovely!
itching to test the knee!
Good ride on Friday, TT - looks like I followed you round some of it the next day. I'm glad I didn't know about some of the climbs beforehand - the Dartmoor Demon is a bit of a killer! Don't test the knee too soon, rest is the way to make gains after a beasting on the moors .
Wood - impressive sneaky marathon training run.
Bones - hope the calf is getting a bit of R&R and healing up now.
Timmy - so how did the weekend go after all?
I had a complete rest day yesterday, and just a run and some stretching today, while enjoying the sunshine.....
Well done Jo, how did you get on? we saw most of he signs for the Dem on and it did indeed look quite nasty!
i found riding over the moors quite an achievement memoir areal memorable moment amongst all this training! did you go epic?
swam saturday to tick things over, complete rest yesterday and a nic 16mile run out today, went ok, knee sore but managable.
sea swim now booked in and planned for tomorrow 6.45 exactly!
As in 06:45?? I hope it's been warming up over the past day or so - stuck my hand in the water yesterday, and it felt freezing!
I did go epic - just managed to resist turning left where the courses divided, on the basis that the risk of hypothemia would be going down once off the moor , and we were already more than halfway across at that point. I didn't know about the bits climbing out of the Dart Valley at that point. But it's all good training, and over 7 hours on the bike ticked off.
Have a great swim tomorrow.
Well done jo, good miles and time in he saddle!
definitely 6.45 pm, hopefully blazing sunshine all day and warm in up at least a tiny bit!
107.4 mile ride for me on Saturday. First century ride since the 2011 Outlaw and I felt suprisingly fresh througout.
Then a 1h30min run in the heat yesterday (that was tough!!).
Looking forward to the weekend, I have my first OW swim since 2011, then testing some new race wheels before the Bedford Middle on the 19th May.
It's all happening!!
Well done timmy awesome ride!
did my first ever ow sea swim tonight, a few waves, bit of a shock to the system and a sudden feeling of 'oh my god, how will I do this!', then I kind of really enjoyed it. Hard going in the conditions but generally felt good if not a tad cold!
couple of questions for everyone.....
1. Is the bike and run courses traffic free?
2. What's everyones opinion on calf guards?? Do they help, prevent injury? Do you wear them for cycle and run?
Well done on the sea swim!! A lake swim should be much easier!! My first OW swim for 2 years is on Saturday morning.
Not sure about the road closures, but there are a lot listed on the IMUK site.
I use calf guards or compression socks whenever I'm running just for injury prevention. I've also experienced the near impossible task of putting them on wet legs in T1 or tired legs in T2, so now I wear Compressports Calf Guards from start to finish and that works well for me.
I'm currently nutrition planning for the IMUK and the Half Ironman events I'm doing. Trying to workout how to fit a full day's nutrition onto the bike as I don't get on with Powerbar Gels or Bars.
I am going to try out the Powerbar Isoactive lemon drink over the next few weeks though.
Cheers Jo and well done everyone You have all done better than me over the weekend. I managed 1 out my 3 options, I completed the 10 mile fell race.
Ride is a combination of both closed and open roads. Loops on the run was traffic free, link from T2 to loop is a combination of open and closed roads (but we had a coned off lane) and there's a hard surfaced path with a short tough climb at the end to the loop.
Thanks tim and woody. As getting nearer and nearer I things starting to just pop into your head about the actual race now!
timmy, I to am starting to think more and more about nutrition, someone recommended to me babybels to eat as something bit savoury amongst all the energy/protein stuff and hey go down quite well. I used to have lucozade gels but they stopped doing them, I have been trying high 5 isogels but not as good so generally I am struggling to come up with my race nutrition strategy at the moment. More thought and trials needed!
The two times I've done the Outlaw, my wife made me some Cheese straws in my special needs bag that tasted like heaven at 85 miles.
In general though, you've got to practice any nutrition strategy. Work out how many times you're going to eat/drink in an hour in terms of grammes of Carbohydrate or calories. To little and you'll bonk, too much and you'll be sick.
The longer the event, the more you'll need per hour as you're fuelling the later activity.
A good starting point for a nutrition plan is the site http://never-bonk.com/ which will give you a g/h guide. You can then fill in the quantity required with your choice of nutrition.
A big factor is whether you're going to carry your own nutrition or use the on-course. If you're going to use their nutrition, you definitely need to try it a lot before race day.
My plan is:
Pre-Swim - 1 High5 Gel 15 mins before swim start
Bike per hour: 500ml Powerbar Isoactive Lemon (starting with one bottle on my bike, then one from each feed station), 1 Clif Bar, 3 Clif Shot Bloks
First two hours of run: 3 Clif Shot Bloks each half hour, 1 cup coke, 1 cup water each aid station
After two hours: Clif Shot Bloks replaced with 1 High 5 Caffiene Gel each half hour
It's similar to what I've used before - with the exception of the Powerbar Isoactive drink which I'm going to try this weekend.
TT, I'd say that the Powerbar gels are more like lucozade ones in consistency (ie thicker) than the Hi5 isogels, and although I've not used them much, I think they're a bit more palatable than Lucozade as less sweet and with a hint of saltiness. Gels are only on the run, I think
On the bike you get Powerbars cut in half, and although to me they taste like gluey sawdust, they don't seem to cause gut troubles. As many have said previously, you can't rely on the energy drinks for calories as they are made up very inaccurately.
I would also say that eating anything with significant fat content is a bit risky, no matter how good it tastes, as your gut is in a gradual process of shutting down during the race and if it doesn't get absorbed, it could make you extremely uncomfortable.
Re calf guards/compression socks, I can't get past how ridulous they look, and in the absence of any evidence to support their use, wouldn't be seen dead racing in them! On the other hand I do think they limit post-race swelling so tend to slip them on afterwards, under trousers (except immediately post-ironman when I don't care about anything, especially how I look!)
Well done on the sea swim .
Great advice all, thanks
Looking into calf guards, may go for some, whats everyones elses thoughts??
You may be right Jo, it could have been the babybel (fat?)that churned my tum tum, but it taste nice. Started to get more concerned about nutrition. Running on its own i have sussed but putting it all together for such a length of time is a bit more worrying. Not a fan of powerbar or cliffbars (not a raisin person (fussy bugger!)) so gonna stick with isogels. Cheers for timing tips Timmy.
Found a site similar to never-bonk so gonna look at that as well (thanks (again)for the starting point tip timmy).
More thought also going into clothing now. I was planning speedos under wetsuit, then strip and wear bib shorts/tri top for cycle then compression shorts/shorts over and vest for run. Would compression shorts be ok from start to finish? ie under wetsuit, under bib shorts etc????
Managed an 18mile run and mile swim this morning. Got Roadford Lake Olympic tri next sunday so want to try a few things out (ie not drowning on the lake swim, nutrition, clothing!)
Hope everyone has a good weekend.
In my other full distance events I've always fully changed in T1 and T2. So Trisuit under wetsuit, take that off and into bib shorts and Cycling jersey, then fully change into running kit.
Lycra onto wet skin does take a long time in T1, but you have to offset that against comfort.
I'm in two minds for 4th August and will be trying a trisuit throughout my Middle Distance next week, with the appropriate vaseline applied.
I may wear a trisuit for swim and bike, and have a change of clothes just in case for run.
The problem is, you'll only going to know if it causes issues 11 hours in when you get to it on the day - there's no opportunity to test to that extent in training.
Cheers again Timmy, gone for it and ordered the 'More mile' tri suit off amazon for £35. Hopefully i get it in time for sunday, seemed like a good price, good reviews. but i think for the 'BIG' one it will be complete change of clothes every time.
Sports massage last night, she even did the sole of my right foot as that was giving me a bit of jip after a long cycle (anyone else get this??).
My better halves birthday today so maybe another day of rest (or perhaps a sneaky sea swim again tonight!)....we shall see, had a nice sunday dinner out for the customary 'week' of birthday celebrations as well!
One more week of 'build' then i guess were proper into the PEAK and scary times!!
I had my first Sports massage for about 5 years last week - and it hurt a lot!! Felt the benefit over the weekend though. I'm racing every other weekend now from Sunday until mid June, so I'm going to have a massage every fortnight from now through June and July.
Morning all, sorry my last couple of posts didnt seem to make it on here
Been battling with my calf problem, but I think (im not going to say it though). Seems like we are all surviving in a fashion, Im having a leg massage this Thursday and preparing for the pain, didnt do much at the weekend and Im sure it did me the world of good.
Got an email about 70% offers for ironman clothing and got the tri top in medium, lets just say its snug!!!!!!. Im sure large would have been too big, but you never know what size your going to get.
Going to look for a middle distance race in June/July but may be too late.
Swam this morning and by the looks of the weather down here will swim home again on the bike, will it ever warm up!
For me its speedos and tri suit under wetsuit then thrown on a cycling top (depending on the weather) I tend to always wear one though as it has pockets for the esentials on the bike. I also run in my tri suit and it has bedding in nicely by that stage. A bit of extra compression on the thighs helps (oh er mrs!). I have to wear socks on the bike and run so half a bucket of tlc, you will see me on raqce day as there will be a cloud of Johnsons hoovering over my bike.
Bones, don't know where you are based, but the Bala middle distance in June is always a well organised event, with a tough(ish) bike course and a hilly run course. It's slightly less than a half but the terrain makes up for it.
Bones - another option is the Cotswold 113 on June 16th if you're further South.
Still 34 of the 675 slots available.
Not so hilly, but good race practice.
Lance Armstrong should have used that excuse...."It's just talc!!"
Hi all, sorry for not joining the party for a while. I have been plodding on with the programme and all is going well.
Good to see that everyone appears upbeat, despite the demanding schedule.
Still quite apprehensive about the OW swimming having only had one session last week.I figured the only way to see how I will perform is to do an OW tri, so I am trying to arrange a last minute entry to the Slateman on Sunday. I'm hoping to take the place of someone who dropping out. After that I'm looking to do the Bala half IM in June.
I have got some Zone 3 tri shorts that I will wear under my wetsuite and slip on a cycling top with pockets at transition. I have worn the shorts previously and they are excellent for the SBR. I will also be wearing calf guards.


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Route of the trek
You will have to drive from Manali to Vashishta village which will be a two-hour drive and from Vashisht village we will start our trek to Chhika and stay overnight at Chikha enjoying the amazing view. Next day, after waking up in the paradise-like location, you will have to start your trek from Chhika to Balu Ghera, walking through the magnificent views of waterfalls, crossing the Rani nallah and beautiful flora. It is said that Balu Ghera or bear’s camp is the place where the brown bears hibernate during winters. The campsite would be near or along the river delta giving you major camping goals. You will have to move towards Sia Goru via Hampta Pass. This can be a bit tricky as there will be few inclinations but the view after the pass is going to leave you in awe, from the riverbed with colorful flowers, now you would be looking at the cold desert of Lahaul. Keep moving towards Chhatru, enjoying the scenic view and after crossing the Chandra river, you get connected by road from where you can take a ride back to Manali.
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Manali remains crowded all around the year but there are loopholes in every situation and the same goes for this too. You can opt for an amazing yet easy trek that gives views of Manali’s biggest Mountains. This unbelievable trek gives the most stunning view of the place and brings you closer to nature, away from the hustle and bustle of Manali.
The trek is located in the Solang valley, from where many other blissful and thrilling treks originate. Below, these huge mountains of Manali are big grassland which looks picturesque as if it is a photograph. In the lush green grassland is nested the gem of the location-Beas Kund lake. Well, this lake is from where the Beas Kund lake itself, which has a story to narrate too. It is said that Rishi Vyas used to take his bath in this river (the one who wrote Mahabharta) and hence it is called Beas Kund (vyas: the sage and kund: a lake).
How to reach
Take a bus from Manali to Solang valley which is 12 km away. The drive is as engaging as the trek would be and in no time you will be at Solang. The trek starts from Solang and you will have to hike through the pine trees watching the scenic mountains and enjoying the pleasant weather. You will have to pass through the Beas river and reach Dhundhi. From Dhundhi, you will have to accent towards Lohali which will be a steep ascent throughout and you will get another stream to cross and later cross a log bridge which is a connection to the other side of the valley, after moving a bit you will see a stream flowing by and after crossing that, you will be at Lohali. After having trekked a bit more to the last leg, you will have to descend back to Solang which will take you 5 to 6 hours. The distance of the trek is around 32km and it will take at least 2 to 3 days for you to reach. It is a stunning trek as compared to the intensity of it. It is fit for a beginner too.
3. Bhrigu lake
Bhrigu lake trek is another absolutely stunning trek that takes you along the meadows to the magical lake that Bhrigu lake is itself. It is said that this lake changes its shape and color very frequently. So, this in itself is quite an interesting topic. Just imagine heading to a place that is as magical and surprising as this one. The meadows which you have to trek through are either lush green or covered with snow. You will be able to catch glimpse of humungous mountains around you with sheep and horses grazing around you. It gives major Switzerland feels which people talk about all the time even when they have one in their own country.
You will have to reach Gulaba first which is 24 km away towards the Rohtang pass road and then from there, you can start your trek towards Jonker thatch through the grasslands where the view is stunning. From Jonker thatch, you will have to move towards Rola khuli. This part of the trek is around 5km which will take you 3 to 4 hours as the ascent is steep. Enjoying the view of pine forests, cedar and oak trees you will reach Rola khuli and the next stop would be the majestic lake itself. The distance between Rola khuli and Bhrigu lake is almost 10km so, you will have to leave for it early in the morning. You will soon be by your destination where you can enjoy the astounding lake view with the backdrop of mountains.
4. Chandratal lake
The name itself speaks for itself. The lake gets its name due to the moon-like shape. The lake is said to be one of the most beautiful lakes and is filled with vibrant wildflowers between August to November and the rest of the time it is covered in snow. The Chandra Taal lake is nestled in the Lahaul and Spiti part of Himachal, you can also reach it from Manali. The campsite of this trek is situated 3km away from the lake and it is not allowed to camp at the lake.
5. Jogini Waterfall Trek
The The above 4 treks are stunning without any doubt but those treks are a bit if you are looking for a short trek and a quick hideout from the crowd of Mussoorie then this might be what you are searching for. For reaching the Jogini falls you will have to reach the Vashisht temple is 2 km from the main market area of Manali, where you can reach by a vehicle at ease and then from there, you will have to start your trek towards the waterfall which is almost 3 km trek. The trek takes you through apple orchards and pine trees finally leaving you at the base of the waterfall. Trekking to this beauty you will get wonderful views of Beas river and snow-clad peaks on your way.
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The recent sacking and subsequent arrest of Punjab Health Minister Dr Vijay Singla on corruption charges has generated mixed reactions from different quarters. Some seem to be happy with the “Masterstroke” while others have called it as a “stunt”. Nonetheless, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s message is loud and clear that abuse of entrusted power for private gain would not be tolerated.
What is disconcerting is that ironically Dr Singla, a first-time MLA from Mansa constituency who had been associated with the Aam Aadmi Party for the past 7 years, within days after being allotted Health and Family Welfare portfolio, had reportedly declared on 23 March that “there will be zero tolerance policy towards corruption and anyone found guilty will be dealt with sternly”. Within a month, according to the FIR, Dr Singla allegedly demanded commission for allotment of funds against government contracts. Initially, he allegedly demanded a 2 per cent commission on the total amount of Rs 58 crore, amounting to Rs 1.16 crore, to which the complainant, the Superintending Engineer (SE) in Punjab Health System Corporation (PHSC) did not agree. Dr Singla then scaled down the demand to 1 per cent.
Although so far no money has been recovered, Dr Singla’s network, as reports indicate, consisted of three persons. Two of them worked unofficially as his personal assistants (one was a pesticide dealer and another a brick kiln owner). Both of them are said to have handled the transfers of doctors and other employees. Allegedly, the transfer seekers were asked to pay a month's salary to the minister. The third, person Pradeep Kumar, since arrested, is the nephew of Dr Singla, who also officiated as his Officer on Special Duty (OSD), according to newspaper reports. Pradeep Kumar, a plyboard store owner in Bhatinda, was given the responsibility of dealing with the officials, contractors and suppliers.
PHSC, primarily exercises general control and supervision over 214 health institutions – this includes 22 District Hospitals, 41 Sub-Divisional Hospitals and 151 Community Health Centres. When the SE met Singla, Pradeep Kumar was also present in the room and notably Singla told “whatever Pradeep Kumar will talk, consider it as I am saying”, and left. To cut the story short, Pradeep demanded that Rs 1.16 crore should be given to him as PHSC had issued an order to the tune of Rs 41 crore and a payment of Rs 17 crore was already made to the contractors in March. Rs 1.16 crore is two percent commission (of the total amount of Rs 58 crore).
The demand for commission was brought to the notice of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. When the Chief Minister asked for evidence, the officer from whom the commission was sought made an audio recording. In the recording, the minister is said to be asking for “shukrana” (commission codeword). No sooner than Singla accepted that it was his voice, the Chief Minister removed him from the post immediately and the Anti-Corruption Bureau was also directed to enquire into the matter.
Notwithstanding the ongoing probe which is expected to provide further details of the case, it needs to be noted that elected representatives are expected to maintain utmost integrity, honesty and devotion towards their duties and above all they are bound to uphold the trust imposed upon them by the people.
As a standard practice, the executive power of the Government is distributed department-wise and one Minister who is made the head of the department becomes responsible for the actions, acts and policies of his department. He becomes principally accountable and answerable to the people and his powers and duties are regulated by the law of the land. Thus, the legal and moral responsibility or liability for the acts or omissions rest solely on the Minister. So, when an elected representative is allotted a public post, he can exercise a lot of power. But it comes with a lot of responsibility. He/she needs to uphold his/her “Oath”. Notably, the third Schedule of our Constitution contains the Forms of Oaths or Affirmations. The form of oath or affirmation to be made by a member of the Legislature of a State reads as “I, (name) having been elected (or nominated) a member of the Legislative Assembly (or Legislative Council), do swear in the name of God that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India and that I will faithfully discharge the duty upon which I am about to enter.”
As elected representatives are into policy making, they require trusted people to link them with the people. Once in every 5 years, or soon after the elections, a batch of ruling party workers, vie with each other to get into the office of Ministers as their “personal staff”. Apart from salary for five years in some States, such personal staff are also eligible for pension benefits proportional to their years of service till their death. The manner of their engagement may differ in different states. The personal staff of central ministers are assigned after it is cleared by the Department of Personnel and Training.
For instance, in Uttar Pradesh, to discourage favouritism, Ministers in the Yogi Adityanath 2.0 Government are assigned staff through a digital randomized allocation system and one cannot pick or choose their personal staff. To have an idea what it costs the exchequer, according to a New Indian Express report, the total burden on public exchequer caused by direct recruits to personal staff from 2016-2021 in Kerala was a whopping Rs 155 crore. While Ministers and Cabinet-ranked persons can make appointments to 15 posts – from private secretary (PS) to confidential assistant and cook. The minimum monthly salary payable to a PS would be Rs 1.48 lakh and a cook Rs 27,000/-
The cause for serious concern is the “power” their personal assistants or OSDs seem to exercise, at times, with impunity. It is a tough job to manage the person one is serving and their supporters. Because of the intricacies of the job and proximity to power some smart PAs/OSDs have ended up as political kingpins. Many of them have also been sent to jail under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Take the case of Rajan S Lala, former PS to ex-Union Minister Sheila Kaul. Between 1991 and 1994, Lala irregularly allotted Government shops in South Delhi by entering into a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain undue pecuniary advantage in contravention of rules. The special CBI Court which found Lala guilty of having caused huge pecuniary loss to the state exchequer and led to pecuniary advantage to private persons without any public interest awarded him 2 years jail. More recently, three private secretaries of three Uttar Pradesh Ministers were arrested and sent to jail for their alleged involvement in corruption and bribes for Government contracts.
They were caught on camera seeking bribes against transfers etc. A Special Court of Satna in Madhya Pradesh convicted an OSD to an ex-Minister and awarded him the sternest punishment of 10 years in jail for misusing his official position. The same person was convicted in connection with the Vyapam fraud.
At a macro level, the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 has been amended in 2018 in tackling corruption in as much as clearly criminalizing the act of giving bribe, checking big ticket corruption by creating a vicious liability in respect of senior management of commercial organizations where the act of giving bribe is with their consent or connivance. Interviews in recruitment of Group ‘B’ (Non-Gazetted) and Group ‘C’ posts in Central Government has been discontinued. It has been made mandatory for E-tendering in public procurements. Yet, it needs to be appreciated at an individual level that corruption is a tree, whose branches are of an unmeasurable length and they spread everywhere. This is where putting one's faith in right values will go the extra mile in the long road to probity.


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This place was a very pleasent surprise after being on the road touring for a couple of weeks. I say surprise what you get is a very European standard (4 star).
Excellent rooms very well appointed and spacious.
The hotel is on top of some businesses but that is a bonus for food and cash machines. Centrally located with planty going on around andabout
Wifi available on each floor, Health spa and massage (did not use due to time)
Stayed two night and I really liked the place and would recommend it to anyone passing through the area.
- Free Wifi
- Breakfast included

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(59.1) But if anyone disobeys those things spoken by Him through us, let them know that they involve themselves in falling away, and not a little danger.
(59.2) But we will be innocent of this sin, and ask in earnest request, and make supplication, so that He, the Creator of all, might protect unbroken the counted number of His chosen ones in all of the world, through His beloved Son Jesus Christ, through whom He called us from darkness into light, from ignorance into knowledge of the glory of His Name.
(59.3) Grant us, Lord, to hope in the Author of all creation,Your Name opening the eyes of our heart, in order to know You alone: “resting in the Height among Heights, the Holy among Holies,” “humbling the hubris of the proud,” “the Breaker of the reasoning of the nations,” “lifting high the humble” and “humbling the high,” “making rich and making poor,” “killing and making alive,” the only Discoverer of spirits and God of all flesh, “looking into the depths,” the Observer of human works, the Helper of the endangered, the Savior of the despairing, the Creator and Overseer [episkopon] of every spirit, multiplying the nations upon the earth, choosing from all those who love You through Jesus Christ Your beloved Child, through Whom You have disciplined, sanctified, and honored us.
(59.4) Master, we say you are worthy to be “our Helper and Protector.” Save those of us in trouble. Have mercy on the humble. Wake up the fallen. Appear to the praying. Heal the sick. Turn back those led astray of the people. Fill the hungering. Release our prisoners. Lift up the ill. Encourage the weak of spirit. “Let all the nations know that You alone are God,” and Jesus Christ is Your Child, and we are Your people and the sheep of Your pasture.
(60.1) For You, through your good works, have revealed the eternal nature of the world. Lord, You created the inhabited world: Faithful in all generations, Righteous in judgments, Wonderful in strength and majesty, Wise in creating and Intelligent in establishing what exists, Good in what is seen, and Useful to those who trust in You, Merciful and Kind. Forgive us our lawless and unrighteous deeds, and our transgressions and errors.
(60.2) Do not count every sin of Your slaves and slavegirls, but cleanse us with the cleansing of Your truth, and “guide our steps to proceed in holiness of heart,” and “to do what is good and acceptable before You” and before our rulers.
(60.3) Yes, Master, show Your face to us for good things and peace, to cover us with Your mighty hand, and to be rescued from every sin by Your uplifted arm, and rescue us from those unrighteous ones who hate us.
(60.4) Give to us harmony and peace, and to all those dwelling on the earth, just as you gave to our Fathers who called upon You in a holy manner in faith and truth, being obedient to Your Almighty and Glorious Name; and to our rulers and leaders on the earth.
(61.1) Master, You gave the authority of the kingdom to them, through Your magnificent and indescribable power, so that we might know the glory and honor given to them by You, and be subject to them and in no way opposing Your will. Lord, give them health, peace, harmony, and stability so that they faultlessly administer the leadership given them by You.
(61.2) For You, Master, Heavenly King of the Ages, give to the sons of men glory and honor and authority over those who are on the earth. Lord, guide You their will according to what is good and acceptable before you, so that, administering the authority given to them by You in peace and gentleness and piously, they might find You merciful.
(61.3) We profess You are the Only One able to do these things, and are exceedingly good to us, through the High Priest and Defender of our souls, Jesus Christ, through Whom be the glory and the majesty, both now and to the generation of generations, and to the ages of ages, Amen.
(62.1) Indeed, concerning those things which are appropriate to our worship, and those things useful to virtuous life for those willing to lead their lives piously and righteously, we have written sufficiently to you, men, brethren.
(62.2) For we have touched upon every topic, concerning faith and repentance and genuine love and self-control and moderation and patience, reminding that you must be pleasing to the Almighty God in a holy manner, in righteousness and truth and long-suffering, living in harmony without bearing malice, in love and peace with earnest gentleness, just as our aforementioned Fathers were pleasing, being humble-minded in things toward the Father and Creator and God of all people.
(62.3) And we have reminded of these things quite gladly, since we certainly knew we were writing to faithful and reputable men, and to those who have looked closely into the words of the discipline of God.
(63.1) Therefore, it is right, having come upon so many and such examples, to lay down the neck, and fulfill the place of obedience, so that having quieted the foolish rebellions, we may arrive at the goal set before us in truth, without any fault.
(63.2) For you will cause us joy and exultation if, becoming obedient to the things written by us, you cut off through the Holy Spirit the forbidden anger of your jealousy, according to the intercession which we have made for peace and harmony in this letter.
(63.3) For we have sent faithful and prudent men who have conducted themselves among us blamelessly from youth to old age, who also shall be witnesses between you and us.
(63.4) And we have done this so that you know that all our concern both has been and is for you to live in peace immediately.
(64.1) Finally, may the All-seeing God and Master of spirits and Lord of all flesh who chose the Lord Jesus Christ and us through Him as a special people give to every soul having called upon His magnificent and holy Name faith, fear, peace, patience and long-suffering, self-control, purity, and prudence for the good pleasure of His Name, through our High Priest and Defender Jesus Christ, through Whom to Him be glory and majesty, power and honor both now and to all the ages of ages, Amen.
(65.1) And in haste, in peace and with joy, send back to us those messengers from us, Claudius, Ephebos and Valerius Bito, also with Fortunatus, so that they can announce to us soon the prayed for and longed for peace and harmony, so that we can immediately rejoice about your stability.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you, and with all everywhere who are called by God through Him, through Whom to Him be glory, honor, power, majesty and eternal dominion, from the ages to the ages of ages, Amen.
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The New York Court of Appeals Tuesday effectively turned off the spigot on a $360 million annual City revenue stream by ruling that New York must either tax all commuters, or none.
In a unanimous decision, the Court upheld the State’s power, absent a home rule message, to repeal the tax. It also held on federal constitutional grounds if the tax is not imposed on in-state commuters it cannot be imposed on out-of-state commuters.
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SUPPORT I THEATRE
For all the love we have for the theatre shows in Singapore, our friends from I Theatre once again made us believe in the magic of musicals and wonderful performance that brings us not only laughter but warmth to our heart. This might just be their last production, not due to the lack of audience nor applause but the withdrawal of their consistent funding for the upcoming year rendered a huge disappointment in our hearts. But, nevertheless, we can see that even though there might be an end (or not, do your part and donate here) to this everlasting passion of theatre production for the younger ones, I theatre is reaching out with Poultry Tales, not merely as a show on stage but the new flame to hopefully ignite the audience’s passion in theatres and musical again! Let’s definitely hope for the best and miracles does exist!
Without much delay, let’s check out how Poultry Tales ties three classic tales together with a glimpse of how the mystery backstage look like without having the sets and props hidden away from the audience.
POULTRY TALES REVIEW
In lieu of the Year of the Rooster, Poultry Tales stars 3 famous classic tales, The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs, The Little Red Hen, and Chicken Licken into a well woven musical. First look of the stage was, however, a setting of how a backstage actually looks liked before the actual show begins. With two senior stage crews and two new innocent interns sauntering around the stage getting their on the job training.
Learning trade secrets and even theatre terms liked what are the true meaning of hand props, leg, fly bar, cyclorama, flat etc, the 4 casts took turns to act out behind the scenes and create their own version of the musical – Poultry Tales.
For Chicken Licken, the casts managed to manoeuvre the use of face masks found in boxes seamlessly created 6 characters with only 4 casts! The moral of the story hang around the truth that we shouldn’t jump in to conclusions without getting our facts checked – as Chicken Licken told everyone he saw the sky fell and hit him when it was actually just a fallen acorn.
The story then moved on, as the stage was set up with a wild wild west saloon, appearing with period costumes, the sinister innkeepers plotted the murder of a mother goose who laid golden eggs, might be hiding gold inside her. The audience had their laugh when Elizabeth loh – the waddling mother goose was throwing out her “insides” using ribbons (it was meant to be a kids-friendly show!) and bestowing the moral of this story to not be ruined by greed.
With the swapping of the sides of the stage set, we were next transported to The Little Red Hen’s farmhouse with her 3 seemingly good friends gave their promise to offer their hand if she ever needed help. To her disappointment, none of them actually fulfilled that promise, only to reappear when she had bread to offer. And as the audience were in stitches of her comical “bok bok Kay” grunting, everyone interacted with much understanding that the moral of the story was – do not break your promises (relating to the kind of friends Little Red Hen had).
Creating a memorable musical for all to enjoy, we see the efforts of the beautiful background scenery sets from a splash of green hues of hills becoming a farming ground and a by a change of an angle the western saloon turns into a farmhouse.
Mostly what we remember was the easy to sing along songs that even our toddler enjoyed standing and grooving to, blending together plenty of genre into a musical extravagance suitable for all ages.
If you have been a fan of theatre productions by the imaginative hands of the Artistic Director Brian Seward, you definitely shouldn’t miss out his best work – with tales to remember…
Date: Sat, 29 Apr – Sun, 14 May 2017
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"I Pulled Her Out!" Kris Jenner Reveals She Was The One Who Delivered Kylie's Baby
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Even though there were months of speculations, the Kardashian clan did not officially confirm Kylie's pregnancy until the baby was born. However, recent episodes of Keeping Up With The Kardashians have given us insights as to what went on during her pregnancy and subsequent childbirth.

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The Frankfurt Motor Show made it official. Maserati is finally marrying Chrysler and dragging Ferrari in with them. The Kubang SUV has finally been given a green light and will be built in Detroit on a modified Grand Cherokee platform with a Ferrari engine and Maserati components. Mercedes and Audi introduce their new DTM cars.
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When the first leg of the Raleigh Beltline opened in the early 1960s, it skirted the west side of Method, a community founded by freed African-Americans in the 1870s on farmland west of the city.
Four years ago, when the state Department of Transportation began drawing up plans to widen this stretch of the Beltline, now Interstate 440, the maps showed that the state would carve in to the place residents consider the heart and soul of their neighborhood: An 8.4-acre city park and community center that was home to the Berry O’Kelly Training School, one of the first African-American high schools in North Carolina.
John Goode and others recall when the NCDOT held a public meeting in one of the surviving school buildings and hung those maps on the wall.
“You should have seen the pictures,” says Goode, president of a community group called Method Boys to Men. “Everybody was upset.”
The threat of the highway put new energy and purpose behind a long-standing desire to get the Berry O’Kelly property designated a historic site. Residents approached the Raleigh Historic Development Commission, which spearheaded an effort that resulted in the former campus being named to the National Register of Historic Places in May. On Tuesday, the city may add its recognition to the property when the city council considers naming it a city landmark.
Now the state Department of Transportation has come up with new plans to widen the Beltline and reconfigure the interchanges between Wade Avenue and Interstate 40. In its present form, the project would take dozens of acres of land and several houses and other buildings and would by some accounts irreparably harm two institutions: Meredith College and the N.C. State University Club.
But Method would remain largely unscathed. State and federal laws require NCDOT to minimize its impact on historic properties, and that includes the Berry O’Kelly Historic District. The district’s location on the east side of the highway means adjacent homes in Method would remain untouched as well.
“The historic properties that are identified in the design process, we always seek to minimize our impacts to those,” said Mary Pope Furr, the lead architectural historian for NCDOT. “That’s how the state and the federal laws work. That’s standard process. It’s the same as with endangered species or archaeological sites.”
(Much of the Meredith College campus is also considered historic property, but that doesn’t include the 13 to 16 acres closest to the highway that NCDOT now says it needs for the new Hillsborough Street and Wade Avenue interchanges.)
The preservation of an African-American community is a reversal from a time when highways were often built right through neighborhoods where poor and minority residents were powerless to influence their path. Historians have written volumes about the effect of urban freeway construction on poor and African-American communities starting in the 1950s; in the Triangle, thousands of homes and businesses were destroyed by urban-renewal projects that included new highways through the former Smoky Hollow neighborhood just north of downtown Raleigh and Hayti in Durham.
“We now know – overwhelmingly – that our urban freeways were routed through low-income neighborhoods,” Anthony Foxx said last year when he was still U.S. Secretary of Transportation. Foxx, a former Charlotte mayor, used his own neighborhood just north of the city center to make his point. “Today, if you live near a freeway, chances are very high that you’re poor. Just look at Charlotte.”
Method remains a majority African-American community of modest homes and apartments. The median household income of $26,573 in 2015 was less than half the city median, according to estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Many who fought for the historic designation at Berry O’Kelly no longer live in Method; their careers took them elsewhere.
Marion Jervay, a retired attorney who now lives in Durham, was a grandniece of Berry O’Kelly and grew up in a house on the school grounds, around the corner from the Method post office where her parents worked. She says she approached the Raleigh Historic Development Commission about preparing a nomination for a spot on the national register in the spring of 2015, inspired by a section of an NCDOT report that indicated that the former school and the nearby Oak Grove Cemetery were likely eligible.
Jervay, 69, and others credit the city commission with leading the effort to get formal historic recognition for the Method property where a largely disenfranchised group of people established an institution to educate their children.
“I think the city of Raleigh is particularly aware of the contribution that the African-American community has made to the city and to the vibrancy of the city,” Jervay said.
Boys to Men
Urging the process forward were members of the Method Boys to Men, a group of about 80 current and former Method residents who attended the Berry O’Kelly school and remember Method before the Beltline was built and the community was annexed into the city.
They never knew Berry O’Kelly, a prominent businessman and landowner in Method who was born just after Emancipation and died in 1931. O’Kelly donated land in Method in 1894 for what would eventually become an educational campus for African-Americans, including dorms for students and teachers and buildings for liberal arts classes and for teaching vocational skills. He is buried on the property.
But the Method the boys knew had not changed much from O’Kelly’s day. It was still a tight-knit community.
“It was a solid black community, one in which everyone knew everyone,” says Clem Harris, who graduated from Berry O’Kelly High School and recently returned to Raleigh after a career as a teacher in Rhode Island. “It was very quiet. If anything happened, everybody knew about it.”
Nobody had cars; everyone walked or took the city bus, which came as close as the front gate of Meredith College on Hillsborough Street across the railroad tracks. Families did much of their shopping and went to the movies in downtown Raleigh, where blacks still had to sit in the balcony at the Ambassador Theater on Fayetteville Street.
But in many other ways, living in Method was like living in the country. None of the streets were paved, and water came from wells. Most houses had an outhouse. Families grew and canned vegetables and raised chickens and hogs, which everyone came together to slaughter and butcher in the fall.
The school was the center of the community. The principal, D.W. Moore, lived on the campus, as did some of the teachers. If you did something wrong at school, your parents knew about it before you got home.
In warmer months, the boys spent much of their time on land owned by what was then State College, to the west of Method, picking wild blackberries to sell or gathering apples and other fruit from the college’s orchards.
“We all grew up on real good fruit,” said Goode, the president of Method Boys to Men who moved back to the community in 2010 after a career in the Air Force. “Anything that hit the ground they said we could have. As long as we didn’t shake the trees.”
The Beltline cut between Method and the orchards in the early 1960s. The boys played on the highway when it was under construction and then crossed it to get to the orchards.
“You had to dodge them cars to get over the apple orchard,” said Goode, noting that the traffic was nothing like the 85,000 cars and trucks that pass by Method each day now.
NCSU still owns the property west of the Beltline, though now it’s full of office buildings, laboratories and greenhouses.
Avoiding the historic district in Method on the east side of the road means NCDOT needs to take more property on the west side; the current plan would result in the loss of two university buildings used for offices and labs, 60 parking spaces in front of a third building and a vacant building lot. The university would also lose a practice facility used by its golf team near the Wade Avenue interchange, noted Jeff Bandini, the associate vice chancellor for real estate and development.
“None of those facilities are going to be easy or cheap to replace,” Bandini said.
The university appreciates the importance of the Method historic district and doesn’t see a solution to its potential losses in shifting the project to the east. But Bandini says they’re still talking to NCDOT about how to make up for the property for a growing university that is already at capacity.
“We’re talking to DOT about all of our options, but we haven’t identified a specific strategy,” he said.
An earlier threat
This is not the first time the Berry O’Kelly school property has saved Method from being partly demolished for a freeway.
The Berry O’Kelly Training School had become a part of the Wake County school system in the spring of 1958 when superintendent Fred Smith discovered that the State Highway Commission planned to put what was then known as the Raleigh bypass across school property. Smith and school board members agreed that the highway would force the county to abandon the Berry O’Kelly property as a school.
“I don’t know why they didn’t pay us the courtesy of letting us know,” Smith told the board.
The county objected, and the highway commission agreed a month later to shift the road farther west, sparing the Berry O’Kelly school. Left unsaid in the news coverage of the dispute at the time is that moving the highway also saved several houses adjacent to the school property.
It was integration that finally doomed the school. Rather than fix up the buildings, the county chose to close the Berry O’Kelly high school in 1966 and the elementary school the following year, scattering their students to integrated schools in Raleigh and Cary.
Most of the Berry O’Kelly buildings were soon torn down, except the gymnasium, which eventually became part of the city community center, and what’s known as the agriculture building where vocational classes were taught. Albert Crenshaw, a Boys to Men member who graduated from Berry O’Kelly with Goode in 1964, says the historic designation means the school won’t be forgotten even if little of the physical campus remains.
“Like everywhere else, black history has been swept away,” Crenshaw said. “That’s the only black history that we have left.”