The Duke of Sussex is to reunite with Oprah Winfrey to "go deeper" into the mental health stories explored in their Apple TV series.
The pair will join participants and experts to host a "town hall" discussion entitled The Me You Can't See: A Path Forward, which will air on Friday.
Harry's Archewell website said the programme would begin to answer the question: "Where do we go from here?"
In the series broadcast last week, the Duke lambasted the parenting skills of his father, the Prince of Wales.
He criticised Charles for expecting his sons to endure the pressures of royal life, and accused his family of "total neglect" when his wife, the Duchess of Sussex, was feeling suicidal amid harassment on social media.
Harry also revealed he turned to drink and drugs as he dealt with the trauma of his mother's death in later life.
The Archewell website said: "In The Me You Can't See: A Path Forward, Prince Harry and Oprah Winfrey reunite with participants and experts from the series for a thought-provoking, wide-ranging discussion to build on their initial conversations around mental health and wellbeing."
"The subjects go deeper into their own stories from the series, the experts share their guidance, and together they begin to answer the critical question: Where do we go from here?".
It added: "The insightful and expansive town hall features members of The Me You Can't See advisory board, as well as series participants including Glenn Close; Zak Williams, a mental health advocate and speaker; and Ambar Martinez, an author and OnTrack NY peer counsellor."
The Duke's future relationship with his father, his brother the Duke of Cambridge and the rest of the Windsors has been brought into question following his frank remarks and his and the Duchess's bombshell sit-down interview with Winfrey earlier in the year.
Here's a recap of what the Duke covered during the Apple TV show.
Harry accuses Royal family of 'total neglect'
The Duke of Sussex has accused the royal family of "total neglect" in his mental health documentary series with Oprah Winfrey.
During the first three episodes of Apple TV's The Me You Can't See, Harry addressed traumatic memories from his childhood, including the death of his mother Diana, Princess of Wales, and harassment on social media of he and his wife Meghan.
"Every single ask, request, warning, whatever it is, to stop just got met with total silence or total neglect," he told Winfrey, referring to his attempts to get assistance from his family with the attacks levelled at the Sussexes online.
"We spent four years trying to make it work. We did everything that we possibly could to stay there and carry on doing the role and doing the job."
The duke also told Winfrey his family did not speak about Diana's death and expected him to just deal with the resulting press attention and mental distress.
"My father used to say to me when I was younger, he used to say to both William and I, 'Well it was like that for me so it's going to be like that for you'," Harry said.
"That doesn't make sense. Just because you suffered doesn't mean that your kids have to suffer, in fact quite the opposite - if you suffered, do everything you can to make sure that whatever negative experiences you had, that you can make it right for your kids," he said.
The now 36-year-old said his family told him to "play the game" and life would improve.
But he objected, telling Winfrey: "I've got a hell of a lot of my mum in me.
"The only way to free yourself and break out is to tell the truth."
Alcohol and drugs 'masked' trauma of Diana's death, says Harry
The Duke of Sussex has said the trauma of his mother's death led him to use alcohol and drugs to "mask" his emotions and to "feel less like I was feeling".
Harry was just 12 when Diana, Princess of Wales, died in August 1997 in a car crash while being pursued by the press in Paris.
The royal addressed traumatic memories from his childhood including the moment he was famously photographed with his brother, father, uncle and grandfather walking behind Diana's coffin at her funeral.
"For me the thing I remember the most was the sound of the horses' hooves going along the Mall," the 36-year-old told his series co-host Oprah Winfrey.
"It was like I was outside of my body and just walking along doing what was expected of me. (I was) showing one tenth of the emotion that everybody else was showing: This was my mum - you never even met her."
The series focuses on mental health, with Harry telling Winfrey the trauma of the loss caused him to suffer anxiety and severe panic attacks from ages 28 to 32.
"I was just all over the place mentally," he said.
"Every time I put a suit on and tie on ... having to do the role, and go, 'right, game face', look in the mirror and say, 'let's go'. Before I even left the house I was pouring with sweat. I was in fight or flight mode."
He said: "I was willing to drink, I was willing to take drugs, I was willing to try and do the things that made me feel less like I was feeling."
He told Winfrey he would drink a week's worth of alcohol on a Friday or Saturday night "not because I was enjoying it but because I was trying to mask something".
During the programme the duke also accused of "total neglect" when his wife Meghan was feeling suicidal amid harassment on social media.
That alleged abandonment was one of the "biggest reasons" the couple left the UK, Harry said.
"Certainly now I will never be bullied into silence," he added.
Therapy 'equipped me to take on anything'
The Duke of Sussex says therapy has "equipped me to take on anything" in the latest of the series of documentaries about mental health he is making with Oprah Winfrey.
In episode five of The Me You Can't See for Apple TV, Harry said he would not have been able to stand attacks by the media without treatment.
"Therapy has equipped me to be able to take on anything - that's why I'm here now, that's why my wife is here now," he said.
"Without therapy, without doing the work, we would not be able to withstand this."
He added: "I'm now more comfortable in my own skin, I don't get panic attacks.
"I have learned more about myself in the last four years than I have in the 32 years before that - I have my wife to thank for that."
Harry continued: "Now, I'm on my way to having healed that part of my life, those younger years, and having a clarity of perspective that I never, ever thought that I would get.
"I am still the person that I was, but I'm just a better version of that. I kind of feel as if this was always meant to be."
Referring to he and his wife's bombshell interview with Oprah that aired in March, he said the decision to take part was driven by "being real, being authentic".
He accused both the press and "the firm" - a nickname for the royal family - of working together to smear Meghan ahead of the programme's release.
"The interview was about being real, being authentic and hopefully sharing an experience that we know is incredibly relatable to a lot of people around the world, despite our unique, privileged position," he said.
"Before the Oprah interview had aired, because of the headlines and the combined efforts of the firm and the media to smear (Meghan) I was woken up in the middle of the night to her crying into her pillow."
Harry said Meghan had not wanted to wake him because he was "already carrying too much".
"That's heartbreaking. I held her, we talked, she cried, she cried and she cried," he said.
He continued: "I like to think we were able to speak truth (in the interview) in the most compassionate way possible, therefore leaving an opening for reconciliation and healing."
Harry accused the media of "desperately trying to control the narrative", adding: "They know if they lose it, the truth will come out."
But the duke said: "I have never had any anger through this, I've always had compassion."
Talking about relocating to the states, he said: "Making this move was really scary, at every possible opportunity the forces that were working against us tried to make it impossible."
He continued: "I have no regrets. It is incredibly sad but now I have no regrets at all because now I'm in a place where I feel I should have been four years ago."
Harry said he had "no doubt" Princess Diana would have been very proud of him, saying: "I'm living the life that she wanted to live for herself, living the life that she wanted us to be able to live.
"So not only do I know that she's incredibly proud of me, but that she's helped me get here."
He added: "I've never felt her presence more than I have done over the last year."
The duke revealed that some of Archie's first words had been "grandma Diana" because of a photo he placed of her in his son's nursery.
"It's the sweetest thing, but at the same time it makes me really sad, because she should be here."
Meghan didn't kill herself because of her concerns Harry would 'lose another woman'
The Duke of Sussex has said his wife did not go through with killing herself while she was pregnant, because of her concerns about him "losing another woman".
Harry spoke about an occasion when Meghan told him she was suicidal, before a charity event at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
In his Apple TV docuseries The Me You Can't See, Harry tells Oprah Winfrey that Meghan cried at the event almost two years ago, while pregnant with their son Archie.
Harry said: "Meghan was struggling, and people have seen the photograph of us squeezing each other's hands as we walked into the Royal Albert Hall in London for a charity event - she was six months pregnant at the time.
"What perhaps people don't understand is earlier that evening, Meghan decided to share with me the suicidal thoughts and the practicalities of how she was going to end her life.
"The scariest thing for her was her clarity of thought, she hadn't lost it, she wasn't crazy, she wasn't self-medicating, be it through pills or alcohol, she was absolutely sober, she was completely sane.
"Yet in the quiet of night, these thoughts woke her up."
Harry said the thoughts began less than a year into their marriage.
He said: "The thing that stopped her from seeing it through was how unfair it would be on me.
"After everything that had happened to my mum, and to now be put in a position of losing another woman in my life, with a baby inside of her, our baby."
Harry said he was "somewhat ashamed" of the way he dealt with it, because they had a "quick cuddle" before performing their royal duties.
He added: "There wasn't an option to say, 'You know what? Tonight we're not gonna go'.
"Because just imagine the stories that come from that."
Harry said that the couple gripped each other's hands after Meghan started crying at the event.
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Austin-based Gatti's Pizza owner Blue Sage Capital LP sold off ownership in Controlled Recovery Inc. to an investor group forming a new environmental services company.
CRI, a New Mexico-based oil disposal company, will merge with two other companies as part of the deal, creating the consolidated entity R360 Environmental Solutions. The investor group led by Paine & Partners LLC affiliates and Tinicum Capital Partners LP purchased CRI, of which Blue Sage was majority shareholder, along with U.S. Liquids of Louisiana and the Calpet / R&G group of companies.
R360 will provide environmentally-conscious waste disposal, recycling and treatment to oil and gas producers. CRI CEO John Barnidge and President Gary Wallace joined the new company's executive team along with two others. A Paine & Partners adviser is serving as chairman R360's board.
Blue Sage maintains a smaller stake in CRI as an investor in R360. Founded by Peter Huff and Jim McBride, Blue Sage targets growth, recapitalization and buyout financing smaller middle-market companies based in Texas and the Southwest. Its portfolio includes Ashbrook Simon-Hartley Ltd., C&M Conveyor Inc., Environmental Design Inc., Fusion, Hoak Media Corp., MultiCam Inc., Omniflight Inc., Parker School Uniforms Inc., Primus Sterilizer Co. Inc. and VIA.
Paine & Partners provides equity capital thought its $1.2 billion fund. Officials plan to grow the R360 disposal company organically and through additionally acquisitions.

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Topological insulators and Mott physics from the Hubbard interaction
Stephan Rachel, Karyn Le Hur
Physical Review B | AMER PHYSICAL SOC | Published : 2010
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We acknowledge discussions with L. Balents, M. Her-mele, Y.-B. Kim, J. Moore, G. Murthy, and R. Shankar. This work was supported by NSF under Grant No. DMR-0803200 and by the Yale Center for Quantum Information Physics (Grant No. DMR-0653377). K. L. H. also acknowledges support from CNRS at LPS Orsay, Grant No. UMR 8502, and S. R. from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) under Grant No. RA 1949/1-1.


The Government of South Sudan has received financing from the African Development Fund toward the cost of the Institutional Support to Good Governance and Capacity Building in Gender Equality and Women Empowerment Project, and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this loan to payments under the contract for the provision of Grant Management Services for Potential Women Entrepreneurs Groups.
Through the financing from African Development Bank, the Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare, intends to engage the services of an experienced consultancy NGO to manage a grant on its behalf in form of delivering supplies and equipment to eligible women entrepreneurs in six (6) states of South Sudan.
This grant will be managed through a call for proposals for women’s entrepreneur organized groups which will also involve financial literacy and training programs for women groups in terms of capacity building and training in business skills and cottage industry development. The Grant Implementing Agency (GIA) will manage the process for the call for proposals in coordination with the national, state and local government levels. The grant management is expected to be managed and completed over a period of 12 months, which will involve supervision by the national and state Ministries of Gender, Child and Social Welfare.
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The company I work for does a lot of charity work. This year we held a week-long charity event to benefit the Utah Humane Society, capped off with an adoption event at the end. Having lost two of our furbabies … Continue reading
As I mentioned in the last post, Ivan was quite the beggar. After watching this video, could you have resisted either?

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Massive Disneyland Attraction Database
The Clip and Quail's Buoyhouse attraction as seen from the top of Terabithia
Clip and Quail's Buoyhouse
August 30, 1982
Avg. queue length:
Eight and a quarter rainbows
Nobody really knows what the objective of Clip and Quail's Buoyhouse is. It once had things to play on, but lawers had it remodeled to further inflate their egos.
- If traveling with impatient children, you may want to feed them instead of trying to find this attraction.
- Guests in wheelchairs are invited to enjoy the Clip and Quail's Buoyhouse separate but equal experience.
- Some people halucinate that this attraction is possessed by the restless spirit of a former Knotts Berry Farm worker.
- Be sure to look for a hidden Mickey when you look down in the second scene.
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Crypto exchanges, among other banking and financial services, commonly utilize Google Authenticator’s 2-Factor Authentication (2FA) function to securely verify the user identity and provide random, unique passwords to access their accounts and wallets. ThreatFabric, a firm which detects and analyses fraud and software vulnerability, has listed US-based Coinbase crypto exchange platform as one of the services under threat of a trojan malware called ‘Cerberus’.
According to the firm’s report, the ‘Cerberus’ trojan is able to steal information from Google Authenticator’s 2FA, which includes security information such as PIN codes and swipe patterns used to unlock phones. The malware product, once installed, can essentially allow hackers to control user’s phones via remote access.
The report also highlights two other trojans, ‘Gustaff’ and ‘Hydra’, both of which also pose security threats to cryptocurrency wallets and exchanges.
This is particularly dangerous as financial services have become digital and mobile today – banking, trading, investments and more can be found simply on an individual’s phone. There have been several instances last year of hackers or criminals obtaining sensitive user data allowing them to steal funds; for example, Algo Capital reportedly lost approximately $2 million USD after its Chief Technology Officer’s phone was hacked last October.
You may also want to read: FCoin Resumes Operations To Recover Lost User Funds


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I went to Walmart tonight to get stuff to make dinner and remembered that I needed to get a father's day card. Generally, I hate shopping for cards because it takes so long to find the "right" one. It seems that these days cards are either inappropriate or really cheesy, which was the case with the first two I looked at. Then I spotted another and it turned out to be perfect, I mean perfect! The message was fitting, but it was the picture that sold me-it was of shoes! And at the time, not just any shoes, when you see the picture I took you'll see what I mean.
|Most perfect card ever!|
When I baked muffins the other day it gave me the itch to be in the kitchen more, and since today was rainy and dreary I wanted to make soup. And last night at Carabba's I had seafood cannelloni which was amazing, so that nailed the decision to make some sort of seafood soup. I started searching online and found a recipe for Shrimp and Corn Chowder with Sun-Dried Tomatoes. I like all those things separately so I figured why not try them together? The only thing I was a little hesitant about was that it called for fresh chives. Even though I cook a decent amount, I don't usually use recipes that call for fresh herbs and spices and things like that. I'm not exactly sure why, I think maybe because you have to cut some certain ways and stuff like that and since I don't know all those things, I tend to stay away. But I figured chives couldn't be that difficult, I mean, Wendy's puts them on their baked potatoes. So I got all my ingredients and headed home to fix dinner...
Shrimp and Corn Chowder with Sun-Dried Tomatoes
by Campbell's Kitchen
1 (10.75oz) can of condensed cream of potato soup
1 1/2 cups of half and half
2 cups of whole kernel corn
2 tablespoons of sun-dried tomatoes cut into thin strips
1 cup of small or medium cooked shrimp - peeled and deveined
2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
black pepper to taste
1) Heat the soup, half and half, corn, and tomatoes in a 3-quart saucepan over medium heat to boil. Reduce heat to low and cook for 10 minutes.
2) Stir in shrimp and chives and cook until hot and bubbling. Season with pepper.
|Chives, turned out to be so easy!|
|The finished product with some crusty bread.|
So, how did it turn out? It was really good, and easy! I will definitely make it again, but with a few changes:
1) This recipe didn't call for any salt, but I would add some.
2) I would use less corn, maybe 1 2/3 a cup.
3) And I would add more tomatoes. They provided a tangy contrast to the sweetness of the corn, but the ratio was just too unbalanced.


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“The Lord will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before you. They shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.
There they are, in great terror, where there is no terror! For God scatters the bones of him who encamps against you; you put them to shame, for God has rejected them.
1 Thessalonians 2:2
But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much conflict.
You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.
I will set my face against you, and you shall be struck down before your enemies. Those who hate you shall rule over you, and you shall flee when none pursues you.
So they remained for a long time, speaking boldly for the Lord, who bore witness to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.
He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord.
When Daniel knew that the document had been signed, he went to his house where he had windows in his upper chamber open toward Jerusalem. He got down on his knees three times a day and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he had done previously. Then these men came by agreement and found Daniel making petition and plea before his God.
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. If this be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king. But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.”
For thus says the Lord: Behold, I will make you a terror to yourself and to all your friends. They shall fall by the sword of their enemies while you look on. And I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon. He shall carry them captive to Babylon, and shall strike them down with the sword.
Of David. The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When evildoers assail me to eat up my flesh, my adversaries and foes, it is they who stumble and fall.
2 Kings 7:6-7
For the Lord had made the army of the Syrians hear the sound of chariots and of horses, the sound of a great army, so that they said to one another, “Behold, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Egypt to come against us.” So they fled away in the twilight and abandoned their tents, their horses, and their donkeys, leaving the camp as it was, and fled for their lives.
And as for those of you who are left, I will send faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies. The sound of a driven leaf shall put them to flight, and they shall flee as one flees from the sword, and they shall fall when none pursues.
Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah
2 Kings 7:15
So they went after them as far as the Jordan, and behold, all the way was littered with garments and equipment that the Syrians had thrown away in their haste. And the messengers returned and told the king.
“The Lord will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You shall go out one way against them and flee seven ways before them. And you shall be a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
And all these your servants shall come down to me and bow down to me, saying, ‘Get out, you and all the people who follow you.’ And after that I will go out.” And he went out from Pharaoh in hot anger.
When the house of David was told, “Syria is in league with Ephraim,” the heart of Ahaz and the heart of his people shook as the trees of the forest shake before the wind.

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A puller, not a pusher, this big Audi found many fans...
This second generation of big front-wheel-driven Audis was developed by a team headed by the famous ex-chairman of the Volkswagen Group board, Ferdinand Piëch. Although the initial entry-level C2-generation 100 models used a familiar four-cylinder 1,6-litre engine, this body was ideally suited to a larger unit in the shape of the five-cylinder (developed from the four), with a longer stroke and an extra cylinder. It was christened the 100-5E.
Audi must have been ecstatic when this model was a massive sales success and the brand soon revised the range to include only five-cylinder versions. At the entry point was a less expensive five with a twin-choke carburettor in place of the injection, thereby reducing the price by 11 percent. You would expect the switch from fuel injection would have an adverse effect on its fuel consumption but this was true only up to 100 km/h; after that, the two engines were on a par.
One disadvantage of the straight-five was its location far forward in the engine bay. This affected handling somewhat because the centre of mass moved forward. This also influenced the braking, where a fair deal of nose-dive was evident.
The steering was rack and pinion but lacked power assistance. To counter this, the ratio was high at nearly five turns lock to lock, leading to vagueness in a straight line.
The boot could swallow 400 litres of luggage but, in those days rear seats were fixed, reducing versatility. Interior space and comfort were impressive.
The five-cylinder had a 2,1-litre capacity. The German manufacturers hit on a winner when they adopted the Bosch K-Jetronic mechanical fuel-injection system. It and the later L-Jetronic paved the way for efficient combustion. The engine had a cast-iron block with an aluminium cylinder head using a single o-h-c with belt drive. A feature of Audis was their inline engine mounting.
The auto transmission back then still used three forward ratios. The manual had four speeds up to 1980, after which an extra gear was added. In 1982, the fifth ratio was over-geared in an effort to aid economy and the model rebranded 100-5E (4+E). Unfortunately, it didn’t quite work and there was no noticeable fuel saving to be had.
Which one to get
Look for decent mileage and minimal rust. The cloth upholstery may be difficult to match and repair, so well-kept condition is key.
The most economical petrol version was the 100GLS 5E with a five-speed manual that we tested in February 1980, which showed an efficiency improvement of 22 percent over the four-speed AT. Our fuel index at the time (the manufacturer’s figure plus 40 percent) would have come to 10,96 L/100 km. These days, we add 20 percent because carmakers’ figures are a little nearer reality.
What to watch out for
Rust and missing trim are the biggest problems for restoration; mechanical parts should not be an issue. There are still many powertrains doing admirable service in the ubiquitous VW Microbuses that remain a common sight on our roads.
Availability and prices
Thanks to the good sales figures for a large car, there should be a few decent offerings available. Scrapped models will also have been stripped for use as replacement spares.
The diesel models sold in small numbers compared with the cheaper and more powerful petrol versions, so these may be difficult to locate. They will also be much more expensive to overhaul.
The VW Group bought the Audi brand (mostly from Daimler Benz) in 1963. In the majority of our road tests, the headings would say “Audi [with model number] by VW”.
It’s always interesting to look at tests of the earlier diesel cars and compare fuel-consumption figures with the petrol versions. The GL-5 tested in October 1979 returned 7,2 L/100 km at a steady 100 km/h, which would give the car a cruising range of 1 042 km.
The final version of the 100-5E was named the Victory to celebrate Audi’s first WRC championship with the Quattro in 1983.
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Games I’ve Played Recently Part #3
Hey guys! It’s been a minute since I’ve done an update to Games I’ve Played Recently, so let’s talk about a few games I’ve played recently.
Archvale- For those of you who don’t know, I am a big achievement junkie. Archvale helped reinvigorate that. As I got all 40 achievements and claimed that juicy 1000 Gamerscore, surprisingly only the 2nd game I’ve got 1000 G for (Borderlands 1 being the first). Anyway, back to the game. This is a top down, tile based action RPG. It plays enough like Zelda that Zelda fans will feel familiar with the gameplay. There’s dungeons with epic boss fights, heart containers to find, and similar combat. However, I would call it Zelda adjacent. Much like Forager or even maybe Stardew Valley are. Progression isn’t based on finding a new item, but more so improving your Armor, your damage output and your dodging skills. So the game will feel different enough, that if you are a Zelda fan looking for something a little different, this could be what you are looking for. There’s also a badge system very akin to Paper Mario that will help each playthrough feel unique. The story wasnt much to write home about, the gameplay was solid enough. I give it an 8 out of 10. *This game is included in Gamepass as of the writing of the blog, April 2nd, 2022*
Pupperazzi- That is not a typo. This is a game where you go around a handful of stages and take pictures of dogs. It is as awesome as it sounds. You can dress the dogs up in playful outfits, play with the pups using a variety of toys, and capture the dogs in just all around wacky poses and scenarios (such as dogs riding bikes, dogs being life guards, and dogs having picnics to name a few). The game gives you plenty of missions that require you to catch a dog doing something specific (like getting a close up of Tony Bark doing his signature trick on his skateboard). This game is not polished by any means, however I truly adore this game. I’m willingly to over look the flaws because they do not ruin the game by any means. So to me, this is a hidden gem. I give it a 9.5 out of 10. Not an April Fools, I just really enjoy how chaotic the dogs are! *This game is included in Gamepass as of the writing of the blog, April 2nd, 2022*
Donut County- Donut County is another wacky, charming game. Admittedly, I have a sweet spot for games like this. The writing helps the characters be more memorable. Which is impressive considering you play a hole. This game plays very similar to Katamari. You start off as a small hole. The more you consume, the bigger you grow. The camera does a good job of highlighting your size. In the early phases of a level, the camera is zoomed in and really boxes you in. As you grow, the camera panes out. This is used twofold. Obviously, the more it swings out, the easier it is to traverse the levels. But it also makes all the larger objects have a shrinking effect, as the hole now dwarves even the biggest rocks and tallest buildings. I’m currently, fighting the final boss, but this game is very enjoyable. It will only take a few hours to beat and 100%. Good for an afternoon. *This game is included in Gamepass as of the writing of the blog, April 2nd, 2022*
So, that’s all I have prepared for today. We have a baby shower to attend, so I can’t go over everything. I’ll try to write about Halo, Madden 22, and Kirby in a future post. Anyway, thanks for reading and have a great day!
I wrote this April 2nd but due to being busy with the baby, I didn’t notice it never published.
Sora is the Final Smash Brothers Character
Earlier this week Sora was revealed to be the final Smash Character. There was a lot riding on this as we have been informed this is the last Super Smash Brothers DLC character. There was great wonder if it would be a Nintendo first party character or if they would go internet breaking third party. I figured it would be either the protagonist from Shin Megami Tensei V or Master Chief. So personally, I was a little disappointed to see it be Sora.
Obviously, Kingdom Hearts and Sora have a beloved, devout and dedicated fan base. I do think Sora was worthy of the final spot even if he wasn’t my first choice.
So that’s it. Are you happy Sora got the spot? Who would you have over Sora? And what do you think of Kingdom Hearts coming to Smash Bros.
Unlock Zeraora in Pokemon Unite! Early Access Bonus! Dont Wait!(Nintendo Switch)
Hey everybody. Pokemon Unite released Free to Play for Nintendo Switch owners last week! We discussed our early thoughts in a previous blog post. Be sure to check that out here.
Now it is important to make sure everyone knows Zeraora, one of currently 20 playable characters, is free for a limited time as an early adopter bonus. If you love Pokemon, MOBAs, or are just looking for something different to play, there is no reason to miss out on this electric heavy hitter.
Zeraora’s Pokemon Unite stats mimic his in game stats. He is a powerful mix sweeper with nice speed. However he is fragile. This why pairing him with a support Pokemon or the eject button battle item can go a long way in providing longevity to the electric glass cannon.
I’ve used Zeaora early on with a sub optimal build , but he is still nonetheless very fun to play with.
Let me know if you’ve taken advantage of this deal and scored the Sun and Moon legendary for free! Thanks for reading and have a great day!
I Finally Decided to Play Final Fantasy 7 (Original) on Game Pass! My early thoughts.
I won’t lie. Growing up an N64 fan, it felt like it was a debate, a war even. Which was better? Ocarina of Time vs Final Fantasy 7. I knew where my loyalty lied. I still think being indoctrinated into Zelda instead of Final Fantasy is a big reason why I am more into action adventure games over RPGs.
In my adult life, the FF7 remake was hyped up to no end. As a PS3 owner I thought maybe we would get a version of the remake, but it just snuck onto the PS4’s library. While I plan to get around to the remake, now that I own a PS4 as well, I decided to start with the original on the Xbox Gamepass. Here are some of my thoughts.
For the record, spoilers will be minor. I have put almost 7 hours into the game and finally made it to the world map on my way to the town of Kalm.
For starters, the graphics do not look horrible for a PS1 game. Admittedly, I am not a techno wizard. Maybe this is due to the fact I am playing it on the Xbox One on my nice TV. Either way, graphics are not a turn off here.
Combat is still not great, but I have yet to find a turn based battle system I enjoy outside of Pokemon. The timing system is less than great and having to maneuver those arrows has led to many accidental wrong attacks and spells. Such as using a phoenix down on a living player, curing the wrong member, or not being able to target a back row character.
So, far that is really my only complaint. The game is well written and different from most RPGS and Final Fantasy games I have seen. It is over the top weird, vulgar and very funny. I would be surprised if they did not have to clean up and adjust a lot of the humor for the hyper sensitive modern day crowd. I like how anybody can learn any spell. This almost reduced roles and classes found in former entries, but makes it where you can build each character to be anything you want. I like to put my head in the mindset of the late 90’s when I play. As a result, the cutscenes blow me away. They are so visually striking. They remind me of Resident Evil 2 cutscenes from when I was younger and of course there is nostalgia tied to that.
The game has opened up now with the world map. I wouldn’t say the game has been strictly linear like FF13, but it has been close. Still, I have liked the balance of a very focused approach to story telling while also being able to explore towns and talk to NPCs. I don’t think it is perfect, but it still feels good.
So far Sephiroth has really only shown up by name, but his reputation is starting to proceed him. Having never played Final Fantasy 7 prior to this week, I would say just from what I know about him, he stands up there with video games’ greatest evil forces and I am excited to see more of him.
Which brings me to the story. The story is compelling without giving too much away. If Sephiroth is an ancient and he is still alive, I wonder how many more ancients are still alive as well? I cannot wait to explore more of the world, the lore and the characters.
So far, I give the game an 8 out of 10. I plan to keep playing further and we will totally revisit as I go.
Top 5 Most Anticipated Xbox Series X Games!
Hey, guys. A few days ago Xbox did their presentation for the new upcoming Xbox Series X. This showcase was meant to rival what Sony was doing with their Playstation 5. At the end of the day, Xbox did show off a great number of games to get excited for. Here’s 5 that really grabbed my attention.
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Watch Microsoft’s full conference here: FULL Xbox Games Showcase – July 2020
#5 EverWild: Admittedly, I haven’t played too many games by the studio Rare. I loved Golden Eye and DK 64 back on the N64. However, since being acquired by Microsoft, I’ve missed most of their Xbox exclusive games. Still, I can recognize the powerhouse that once was Rare even if they are a far cry from their former glory. With all that said, I am excited to see the next chapter of their game making story unfold. This game has the potential to be 1 or 2 on this list by the time it is actually released. The reason it is here at number 5 is the same reason that is holding back so many of these games. There was no gameplay footage. Now, this is something you’ve probably heard if you have watched any of these Xbox Conference reviews, either in written or spoken format. It is not a deal breaker. Trust me, I am excited to see what Rare does with a open world sandbox game. The simple fact is some of the games on this list are just further along and it is easier to get excited for those games.
#4 Grounded: I really thought this game was going to secure the #1 spot a month ago. I had heard some big name franchises tossed around and even some announce trailers for one game. But without a doubt, Grounded was one of the furthest along games in the Xbox’s catalog. Heck, I think Obsidian has been teasing a demo this month. Grounded is developed by the studio Obsidian. An up-and-coming juggernaut in the field. They got their big break working with Bethesda to make Fallout: New Vegas, an absolute gem. Then they secured their reputation with last year’s smash hit, Outer Worlds. They are currently working on their next big blockbuster in Avowed, but they are giving us a hold over in the form of Grounded. A game that looks like Honey I Shrunk the Kids set in a Fallout universe. The player will take control of 1 of 4 kids and try to survive the dangers of the backyard while also discovering plenty of secrets along the way. This game looks like it will be a great addition to Obsidian’s arsenal of titles.
#3 Fable: I may be lying to myself here. in fact, this game has played musical chairs with the top 3 spots. Honestly, if I did this list tomorrow there’s a chance this game could be number 1. Fable was the first Xbox franchise I fell in love with. I played Fable 1 as a kid and then grew up with Fable 2 and 3. It is arguably my favorite Xbox exclusive franchise. It was completely omitted from the Xbox One’s library. Needless to say, I have been craving more Fable in my life. As of right now, I think Fable is the closest thing Microsoft has to a console seller. Why is it number 3? Simple. Numbers 2 and 3 have gameplay footage.
#2 Balan WonderWorld: Looks simply amazing. When the first two years of the Xbox Series X’s life is over, I think Balan has a legitimate shot at being the best game on the console. Created by the same man who created the Nights franchise, you can rest assured that this game will have plenty of charm and character. It’s at number 2 over juggernauts like Rare and Obsidian because it actually had plenty of gameplay and a release date. I got a vibe of what this game wants to do and be. I can visualize myself owning this game and playing it and getting lost in it’s worlds. Something I can only say about a few games shown off earlier this week.
Halo Infinite- I like Halo but I am not a Halo nut. No one is praising this game even though Microsoft seems to think it will be it’s big hit. It just falls flat compared to Sony’s Spiderman, Horizon Zero Dawn, and even this gen’s The Last Of Us 2.
Tell Me Why- This game actually looks pretty solid. I would definitely check this game out if it came out on Gamepass.
Avowed- A 10 second snip pretty much tells you this game is quite a ways away. Still, should be amazing when it finally comes out.
#1 Psychonauts: I think the clear head and shoulders front runner. As of right now, Halo is pretty much a joke to the internet even if it manages to come out strong. Fable and Avowed are a good bit away from release date. Even Everwild is still probably a ways away too. Leaving the question, what do Xbox players get excited about? I think Psychonauts is that answer. It had plenty of game play footage leading me to believe it is probably one of the closer games to launch. Psychonauts 1 is a cult classic and the sequel will look to expand upon its already established reputation. Today’s age has shriveled up the 3D Platformer well, especially if you aren’t on the Switch. If you like the genre, Psychonauts looks to be a must own. It is the game I am most excited for as of today.
So that’s my thoughts. On the surface, Xbox’s showcase seems quite weak if Halo isn’t up to par. It is important to remember that Xbox has already revealed other games such as Cyberpunk 2077, Scarlett Nexus, Yakuza, and Assassin Creed’s Valhalla.
Let me know what games you guys are excited for?
Thanks for reading and have a great day!
Want to see my thoughts on the PS5’s showcase? Read here: Reacting to the PS5 Announcement Stream!
Video Game Review: A Hat in Time
A little less than a year ago, Gears for Breakfast released this little gem for the world to enjoy. And enjoy it I have. If you’ve never heard or seen A Hat in Time before, it is a 3-D action platformer made in the same vain as other classics such as Super Mario 64 and Banjo Kazooie. The game is full of colorful level, giant worlds to explore, an overabundance of collectibles and some of the most engaging characters I have seen in a platformer.
My style of review is like having a casual conversation, so lets discuss what the game does right and wrong.
Exploration– This is one of the most important factors to me when determining the fun factor of a game. The game features 4 massive worlds plus a fifth level that is linear instead of a sandbox. Yes most games feature 10+ worlds, but the worlds you’ll find in A Hat in Time are vibrant, unique, and full of charm. Mafia Town is still a world I’ll load up and run around in to this day. The freedom of movement only aids this category as well. Featuring double jumps, aerial dashes, and wall climbing, the open worlds are super fun to traverse. It never gets old dashing around the levels.
Characters- I don’t always expect much from the supporting cast from platformers, however almost every character in this game is memorable and just adds to the personality that is A Hat is Time. The Snatcher is probably my favorite character, but the conductor and DJ Grooves rivalry, the alien-fearing Mafia, and the interesting antihero Mustache Girl, form a rainbow of charm that help carry the game.
Collectibles- Collectibles. You either love them or hate them. I think Gears for Breakfast absolutely nailed the collectibles that are hidden throughout the game. The collectibles are the Time Pieces (think stars from Super Mario), Pons (think coins from Super Mario) and Rift Tokens (I don’t really have a comparison, but its a second currency). Not collectibles per se, but there are several hats she can equip to give her powers. For example, she has a sprint cap that lets her move faster while say, the brewers cap gives her the ability to launch projectiles. There’s also dyes that change her costume color and style. I find this to be the perfect blend. There’s enough collectibles to help cover the level and motivate you to explore without making it feel like a chore. This really goes a long way in a game styled like this.
It is short… for now. 5 worlds and a nice hub world means the game is of fair length. However, as a gamer, you never want a game to end. However, the next wave of DLC/update says it roll out 2 new worlds. Of course I am looking forward to this. This small blemish may soon be erased.
Untapped Potential– When I was reading about the game, I remember reading about using the Time pieces to turn back time and such. It comes up from time to time, but it seems like its mostly in the background. This seems to be a story element and not a gameplay mechanic. I could be misremembering something, but it will feels like there were some time alerting mechanics they could have expanded upon.
Really, these are my only real complaints. The game is just a perfect blend of elements I love in video games. Anything else I say from here would just be reiterating earlier thoughts. If you played early platformers from the N64/Gamecube, PS1/PS2 era, you owe it to yourself to get this game. A Hat in Time is available on the steam store for just $29.99 and the PS4 and Xbox One for $29.99 as well. I’m not going to assign a score but just know this game is close to perfect. I keep fluctuating somewhere between 9 out of 10 to 10 out of 10. Yeah, it really is a great game.
Be on the look out for my youtube review on channel in the near future.

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Even when we do talk about it, we tend to take one point of view: Prevent it at all costs.
But who are we to decide what course someone else should take?
Miriam Toews’ novel All My Puny Sorrows raises that question and then thoroughly explores it.
The narrator, Yolandi, fiercely tries to prevent her sister Elfrieda from committing suicide like their father did. Elfrieda is a successful pianist with a wonderful husband and good friends. Yolandi, by contrast, is divorced, feels she’s botched parenting her two teenagers, and can’t get her love life straight.
Even with all her troubles, Yolandi wants to live. So why does Elfrieda, with her charmed life, want to kill herself? And by extension, why does anyone want to kill themselves?
The writing style is semi-stream-of-consciousness, and it’s done well. Each sentence drips with tension and raw emotion; this book is a literary page-turner. Frequent white space gives the reader some breathing room between Yolandi’s breathless musings.
I’m halfway through the book, and I have no idea if Elfrieda will succeed in killing herself or not. I find myself torn between wanting her to embrace life and wanting her to be happy—which would mean suicide.

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India is globally famous for its rich culture, tradition and heritage. Perhaps it is the just right destination for cultural tourism in the world. India's rich culture and tradition deserves the attentions of tourists as well as several scholars and researches from all over the world. Fairs and festivals of India are perhaps excellent ways to know about rich culture and tradition of the country.
There are several fairs and festivals in the country depicting rich culture, custom and tradition of the country. Every year several festivals and fairs are celebrated in India. Indians celebrate fairs and festivals with great zeal and enthusiasm. People say that India is land of fun and frolic.
It comes to true when it is festive season in the country. People of all age and even women participate in fairs and festivals of India. Durga Pooja, Holi, Diwali, Pongal, Christmas, Onam, Hemis Festival, Pushkar Fairs & Festivals, Bikaner Cattle Fair, Gangaur Festival, Elephant Festivals, etc are some famous fairs and festivals of India. Indian fairs and festivals play a major role in the boom of tourism of India.

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I’m David and I’m usually found in the kitchen, either cooking or eating… An avid knitter, baker and maker, sharing recipes and ideas that I love. I live in London, work in Dorset and originally from a little Cotswold town.
Predominantly I’ll be talking food, as that’s what drove me to create a blog – an outlet to share and catalogue recipes, places to eat and other foodie related offerings.
I love making, and that extends from food into crafting and making. Knitting is a favourite and, along with my other half, so is up-cycling.
So, I would be ever so delighted if you keep an eye out for future posts – and get in touch if you’ve got any suggestions or ideas of things to try out.


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How did Roy Hodgson fail to select Hull City defender Curtis Davies for the England squad to face Denmark? I cannot understand it.
I know I’ll be accused of club bias and I’m acutely aware that the same grievance will be being aired by fans of various clubs up and down the country that their player X has not been selected. That doesn’t make the complaint any less valid.
Davies has dominated the Hull City defence this season and assumed the captaincy. He’s been the most consistent presence in a defence that is the (joint) 5th best in the Premier League. His newly promoted team have conceded fewer goals than Liverpool and Spurs.
The popular statistics website WhoScored.com make Davies the 4th best English player in the Premier League this season. Not centre half, not even defender – player.
Astonishingly, Hodgson has only selected four centre halves with Phil Jagielka out injured. Yet has chosen four goalkeepers and three left backs.
Even more astonishingly, one of those chosen is Cardiff City defender Steven Caulker. He’s generally considered to have a promising future but his current form does not support his inclusion. He’s a key figure in the second worst defence in the Premier League – one with one clean sheet in the last eleven games and who conceded four times at home to Hull City last Saturday.
I understand that Hodgson, as with any international manager, will always pick players who have done well for him regardless of their club form. Hence the inclusion of Manchester United trio Chris Smalling, Tom Cleverley and Danny Welbeck, Toronto-bound Jermaine Defoe and Spurs winger Andros Townsend.
That doesn’t apply to Caulker though. He has one full cap and no form. There’s no way on earth he should be in the squad ahead of Davies.
Given that Hodgson has selected players from Southampton, Cardiff, Norwich and West Brom – I’m not I accept any argument that this is a big club/small club issue. It’s simply a case of terrible judgement and any other explanation would involve making a very poor excuse.
MORE: Club Metro

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Silicon photovoltaic cells account for 90% of the entire market. In terms of cost, stability, and productivity around 20% -22%, they now have no competition. Here is the Analysis of the advantages of perovskite in new solar cell materials .
Research and investments in this sector have made silicon cells reach their maximum theoretical conversion efficiency. Therefore, there are many new concepts of PV cells that will allow reducing energy prices from PV systems and making photovoltaics a widely adopted technology for electricity production.
One of the ideas is the so-called double-connector system. In most cases, it is a layered structure in which a PV cell made in one technology is placed directly on another cell. It maximizes efficiency by increasing the absorption of light in the wider spectrum. Such links have been studied for a long time, but still too expensive to be used commercially. This is about to change, thanks to the team from Neuchâtel in Switzerland. Scientists from the University of Photovoltaics of the University of Lausanne (EPFL) are working there. They work with the CSEM PV technology center.
Researchers have developed an economically competitive solution for the production of tandem photovoltaic cells, composed of a perovskite layer, deposited on a standard silicon PV cell. This type of structure achieves 25.2% efficiency; this is the record for this type of photovoltaic cell. What’s more, the proposed production method is very promising. It only requires adding some additional technological processes to currently used technologies for the production of silicon PV cells. The results of the research that led to the creation of this innovative method were published in the prestigious scientific journal Nature Materials.
Perovskite on silicon – nanometer sandwich
The unique properties of perovskites have made the scientific community devote a lot of attention to them in recent years. During the last nine years (since that time research on perovskite photovoltaics has been conducted more or less), the efficiency of PV cells from these materials has been increased sixfold.
Perowskites have many advantages – firstly they can be very efficient, and secondly, they are cheap
In tandem links, perovskites perfectly complement silicon. Silicon copes well with red and infrared light. Perovskites, on the other hand, convert blue and green light best. “By combining these two materials, we can maximize the use of the spectrum of sunlight and increase the amount of energy generated. The calculations show that it should soon be possible to achieve a conversion efficiency of 30%, “say the main authors of the publication Florent Sahli and Jérémie Werner.
Creating a tandem structure is not so easy. The silicon surface consists of small pyramids with a height of 5 microns. They make the sunlight reflect less. It also makes it more difficult to apply a homogeneous perovskite layer to silicon, says one researcher.
When applying perovskites from the solution, the liquid concentrates in the valleys between these pyramids, which mean that their peaks are not covered at all. Therefore, the structure is not only far from homogeneous, but also causes short circuits in the system.

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some pre-Thanksgiving procrastination for you…
the far side of the world
I wake up at 4 a.m., get on a plane, and fly across the country.
I arrive in Tampa, Fla., during a thunderstorm. I hear people come here for the winter, but I can’t figure out why. I pick up my cues from the baggage claim and the travel bag I packed them in is soaked. The whole thing, which includes my uber-nice Jack Justis, the cues inside, and the majority of my tournament clothes (which I had thoughtfully used for extra cushioning for the case) weighs about forty pounds. Nice. Well, if an ant can carry something five times its own weight, then I figure I can suck it up and carry forty percent of my own.
Checking in at the hotel is quick and painless.
The hotel room itself is spec-freaking-tacular. It’s a two-bedroom, furnished apartment with two bathrooms, a living room (with internet-enabled flatscreen TV), dining area (with actual dining table and four chairs and track lighting above shining down a holy nimbus on the entire thing), and a kitchen with full-sized refrigerator, stove, and microwave.
It’s grander than any apartment I have ever lived in to date.
I put my luggage in order (it’s more difficult than it sounds when you’re overwhelmed with so many options for storage space — I usually throw my crap on whatever “chair” or “sofa” or “chaise longue” is in the hotel room) and then set out for the pool room.
The pool room for this event is
11236 W Hillsborough Ave
Tampa, FL 33635
The majority of the tables here are a model I have not seen before. They remind me of the Globals I played on in college, but I’m told they are local-built tables, Robertsons. The cloth is that nice tournament blue. I put my name on the waiting list (and it looks to be a long-ass wait since everyone is practicing for this event) but I luck out and run into some friends from my side of the world. I jump into their practice rotation and soon discover the most important feature of these tables: they are l i g h t n i n g fast (to me and my slow ass, anyways).
In addition to the unsettling speed of the cloth, the rails behave in an unpredictable manner. After discussing it with the other players at the table and testing a few shots, we figure out what the weirdness is: the rails are set ever-so-slightly lower than usual (to me and my short ass, anyways). What this does is change the reaction of the cue ball when it rebounds off a rail, especially when certain kinds of spin are applied. Some kinds of spin will take easily and the cue ball will zing around the table even faster while other kinds of spin will kill the ball, almost on the rail, when you least expect it. These variations in speed and bounce are interesting and, like a good golfer playing a new course, I will have to remember them and adjust accordingly during competition.
Since you may or may not have a roasted fowl with sauce awaiting you, here is the quick rundown of my trip through the brackets:
First, some information about this tournament:
- Race to 5
- Combination of 8-Ball & 9-Ball
- 3 Games of 8-Ball
- 6 Games of 9-Ball
if you start with 9-Ball, it is possible to win the match without ever playing 8-Ball, i.e., you win 5-1 or 5-0
- Double Elimination
- 4 1/2 x 9 Tables
- APA & Pro Rules Apply
8-Ball: slop counts, you are what you make
9-Ball: push-out allowed, no three-foul
- Winner of Lag will choose Break or Format
I usually use my cell phone as my alarm clock. I was worried I might sleep through the alarm (having been used to its friendly, non-insistent xylophonic chiming for the past year) that I decided I would use the hotel alarm clock. Registration for the tournament was at 9 a.m. and first matches would be at 11 a.m.
I woke up with the sun shining brightly in the window. I looked at the hotel alarm clock and it said:
I press some of the buttons on the alarm clock but there is no change in the display. S—. The f—er’s broken. I feel around for my cell phone and when I see the time, I have a heart attack.
I’d already missed registration. I didn’t know if that meant I had forfeited the entire tournament. I run for the living room where I had left most of my things, including the information packet for this event.
I promptly slam into the closed door of the bedroom. Damn these luxurious hotels! I remember that I had never been in a hotel with separate rooms so when I had the luxury of a door to my bedroom, I closed it. Tada! Right. Never again.
After swearing at various inanimate objects, I find the information packet and call the pool room looking for the tournament directors. They tell me missing registration is all right, but I have to make my 11 a.m. match. I hang up and call the front desk. Fortunately, the very last shuttle to the pool room for the day wil be leaving at 10:30. I have to be at the lobby by 10:25. Did I mention that the luxuriousness of the hotel extends to the hotel grounds? The spacious grounds have BBQ pits, volleyball courts, and pretty little pest-filled lakes. I have ten minutes to get into tournament clothes, tournament shoes, and drag all that along with a nice cue case to the lobby about a quarter-mile away. F— the spaciousness!
At the hotel lobby, I breathe deeply and tried not to look like a robber demanding cash when I ask where the shuttle is and whether or not it can get me to my 11:00 match on time. They assure me the shuttle driver is on his way. I sit in an uncomfortable chair with a tropical rattan-can look and really try not to go psychopathic on everyone. 10:31. 10:33. 10:35. Breathe. Breeeeeeeeeathe. At 10:36, the cheerful shuttle driver arrives and the pool playing crowd gets on.
One of my friends from New Jersey is on the shuttle and I mention that I’d woken up late and my match is at 11:00 a.m. I have to get to the pool room by 11:00 a.m. I tell the driver I need to get to the pool room by 11:00 a.m. He assures me I will get the pool room by 11:00 a.m. I have just over 20 minutes to get to my match which starts at 11:00 a.m. The shuttle sets off down the road and I tell myself to remain calm. I will get there by 11:00 a.m.
As we trundle down the road, I watch the clock. I can’t help it. Each minute is as long as a f—ing lifeage of the earth. At a stoplight, the driver gets a call. He announces that we have to go back to the hotel to pick up two players also headed to the pool room. ARE YOU F—ING SERIOUS?! I, and a few other passengers, remind the driver that I NEED to be at the pool room ASAP or I will forfeit. His response: “Oh, we’re only halfway. It’s easier to turn around and get those other guys than to go all the way to the pool room and come back for them.”
“My match starts at 11:00. If I don’t get there, I will forfeit.”
“Don’t you worry, you’ll get there around that time.”
“No, ‘around that time’ isn’t going to work. I HAVE to get there ON TIME.”
As the driver slowly makes his agonizing U-turn back to the hotel, my frustration and panic rise until I feel the blood beating in my brain and my f—ing eyeballs feel like they’re being smashed with a bat. This driver is not a competitive pool player, therefore, my anxieties and struggles mean nothing to him.
I take a monumental breath and tell my friend, “If I get there late and forfeit, then this tournament will be single-elimination, that’s all. If I didn’t want to be late, I should have set two alarms.”
I sit back and wait.
We finally arrive at the pool room and I go directly to the tournament desk where they direct me to my match table. My mind is still hazy, no doubt a by-product of being driven insane by a slow-playing shuttle driver, but I manage to muddle through the motions of playing pool. I win 5-1, but the scrappiness of the match makes it feel like 5-4.
The table for this match is one of the three Diamond SmartTables of the room. This changes this a bit as they don’t play similar to the other Robertsons. I play fairly well but make bad strategic decisions and lose 4-5.
Afterwards, a lady who was watching the match says to me, “Boy, these tight pockets are bad for everyone’s game!”
I think she is trying to make me feel better about losing, but as we know, there is nothing that makes you feel better about losing. Nothing. She probably means well, but I’m not going to agree simply because she’s nice. I don’t need anyone to make excuses for me. I’m the one that played and I know what happened “The pockets have nothing to do with me losing. When you don’t play well enough to win, you lose. I didn’t play well enough to win, and so, I lost.”
Now, the tournament truly is single-elimination.
My next opponent is one of the prettiest and nicest ladies in pool. In contrast to her adorable appearance and personality, she plays a very mean game of pool. Once again, it’s a scrappy match. A race to five is a short race and doesn’t allow you to get comfortable enough to bring your best game. I win, 5-2, and learn a lot about glass artistry. 🙂
It seems like there will be a bit of a wait before I play again. I feel rather blah and so, I go sit with Stephanie My Drinking Buddy From Ohio. This may or may not be a good idea.
Naturally, when you hang out with Your Drinking Buddy From Ohio, you must drink. So that’s what I do. This is highly unusual for me to do during a tournament (especially since the last time I did this in February, I ended up as the butt-end of highly suspicious shenanigans), but, whatever — life is highly unusual and I’m going to deal with it in the usual manner.
We have some rounds of drinks which turn out to be very, very strong. The lemondrops I describe as “mostly drop, not so much lemon”. This may or may not be due to the fact that the bartender has developed a fancy for the girls at our table. In any case, good times, good times.
And then, it’s post time.
I feel blah, buzzed, tired, incredibly unmotivated, and filled with dammit-let’s-get-this-sh*t-over-with. That’s right, I get those moments, too. Just like all of you. As incredibly driven as I am, there are times when it really all seems I’m doing too much for too little.
My opponent is a very nice lady from the west coast who traveled here with her very nice and supportive husband. This is unfortunate. At out of state pool tournaments, I have a tendency to cheer for those from my state (unless you’re highly unpleasant). If no one from my state is available to cheer for at the moment, then I cheer for those from my coast which is, in this case, from the far side of the world. We had both traveled a ridiculous amount for this race-to-five tournament and now, here we were, both on the loser’s side and one of us would have to be out at the end of it all.
Let’s get this over with, then.
It is an ugly match. I feel that my opponent normally plays much better than she shows in our few games. I can tell because the knowledge is there, but the execution is off. As for myself, well, after lemon drop, lemon drop, Jager-something, beer, lemon drop, and more, I can say I played about as well as a jellyfish could.
We are hill-hill and it comes down to the last two balls in the last game of nine-ball. I remember my opponent shooting a slight cut on the eight-ball into the bottom right corner pocket. The nine is just off the bottom rail near the bottom left corner pocket. Both are fairly easy shots. My opponent shoots the eight too softly and it either skids or rolls off. It bumps the corner of the pocket and sits in the jaws. I make the eight and the nine, and win 5-4.
What sobers me is the thought that here is someone who traveled as far as I did for a tournament whose short races in the early rounds are pretty much a crapshoot. My opponent at least sweated the match and paid the game respect while I didn’t do either. I didn’t give a s— at that point and, while that can get you a good distance in pool, in the end, you HAVE to give a s— if you expect to win. This tournament pays no money so everyone who travels here truly plays for the sake of the game itself. You play in this tournament because you DO care about winning. It is highly irreverent and irresponsible of me to put myself in a state of mind because I don’t want to care, because I’m pissed off and tired of the whole grind.
Winning this match ensures my advancement to the final day.
I make the decision not to squander my second chance.
I return to the pool room at 8:30 a.m. for my 9:30 a.m. match. I win this match 5-0, but it is not because of playing well. My opponent gives me chances and, due to my born-again religion of How About Not F—ing Things Up, I capitalize and convert those chances into games won. In a short race, every mistake is exponentially magnified. It’s f—ing brutal.
I’m on the hill in this match when I hook myself on the six-ball (playing nine-ball). I look at the table from all sides, and I look at the angles, but honestly, I have no clue as to where I should send the cue ball in order to hit the nine-ball. I had hooked myself quite well. There is very little room between the obstructing object ball (the seven) and the cue ball. This also means there is very little room for error. I know the rails are not what I am used to so I’m clueless as to where to kick.
I look down the rail again and, go ahead and laugh here, I see a spot on the rail and immediately, the voice(s) in my head say, That’s the spot. Send the cue ball there, with english. I send the cue ball with a little running spin to the rail just under the side pocket. Miraculously, the cue ball hits the six-ball and cuts it in. Bizarro! The voices in my head may be murderous, but they sure know how to kick a ball.
I win, 5-2.
This is a rematch with the player who put me on the loser’s side. The voices in my head still have the speed and angles of the table down for kicks, but I am unable to capitalize on the opportunities I give myself with this advantage. Hilarious, but not really. It’s death via hemorrhage by shooting yourself in the foot repeatedly at close range with a pellet gun. Due to my opponent’s solid play, I lose, again, by the same score, 5-4.
I didn’t learn from history, and so, I must repeat it.
Here ends my 3,000+ mile pilgrimage to the shrine of pride.
As the tournament progresses, I am relegated to spectator status. Watching the finals of a tournament is the best self-torture a competitive pool player can inflict. You know you had a chance to be there, but you f—ed up somewhere along the line, that’s sometimes good motivation for not f—ing up next time.
The regular, casual pool player crowd begins to fill the room and some of them stop to watch the tournament. As I wait to medicate myself and some friends with the bartender’s creations, a random gentleman and I have this conversation:
“This a contest or something?”
“A contest? You mean the tournament?”
“Yeah. The competition. You playing in it?”
“Nope, I’m out.”
“Aw, where you end up?”
“Wow! What you win?”
“Same thing I won when I finished second.”
“That’s real nice! How much you win?”
“What? Nothing? Why?”
“It’s winner-take-all. Only the winner is a winner. The rest of us are the — alternative — to winners.”
There are some who question the logic of going through the process of this tournament. To make it to the final rounds (this tournament), you must win a qualifying regional round. Then, you must travel to wherever the finals rounds are held. The American Poolplayers Association (APA) will help you defray some, but not all, of your travel costs and depending on where you are, those costs can be substantial.
It’s a lot of money and a long way to go for winner-take all, yes? People ask me why I try for this tournament year after year and the answer is: Because I haven’t won it yet.
Congratulations to Amy Chen and Raymond Linares who won the Women’s and Men’s divsions of this tournament. I agree with Ms. Chen’s assessment that the quality of play on the women’s side has rocketed in the last few years. That’s the way it should be and I look forward to having my pride do nothing but cost me money again quite soon. 😉
t h a n k s
to all the people I met, new & old
those that participated in my October raffle — thanks to you, I didn’t have to eat granola all weekend
the APA peeps who run this show (and run it well) | Kristen Malone | Michell Monk | Amy Chen | Stephanie my drinking partner from Ohio | the crew from CA (westside!) | Nick from South Carolina | Cupcake (learned lots about equine medicine and surgery) | Kelly Cavanaugh | Valerie | The Nice Lady Who Bought Me A White Russian | The Scottish Lion | Eric from Joysee (and his handler Suzy) | uwate | Dana Aft | Raymond Linares (does a GREAT Shane Van Boening impression) | The Bartender
if I left you out, sorry, and you can have a cookie
Happy Turkey Day!
See you all when we’re back next week.

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MSG talks climate change
Sunday, January 29, 2012
THE Melanesian Spearhead Group has successfully completed a three-day ministerial meeting on climate change and environment issues.
Director of Environment Jope Davetanivalu said the Nadi meeting discussed environmental and climate change programs, and the need to improve relationships with regional and international organisations and create a clear understanding of the partnership with developed countries.
"The meeting was for the ministers to get their acts together on these two important issues," said Mr Davetanivalu.
He said the outcome could result in the establishment of an environment and climate change division within the MSG structure.
"I think that will be discussed by the leaders in their next meeting in March," Mr Davetanivalu said.
He said the ministers also agreed to share activities and programs at national level.
"For instance, Fiji and Vanuatu are working on visiting Papua New Guinea to learn what's in progress with their geothermal mining activities and other mineral activities.
"So, I think this is a step in the right direction when we deal with environment in the Melanesian Group and one of the things we want to achieve is to try and present a stronger Melanesian voice.
"We have rich resources ù why don't we utilise these resources for the benefit of our communities?"
Mr Davetanivalu said while MSG countries were blessed with an abundance of resources, of crucial importance was the need to manage them well.
"We've got forests, rivers, the ocean and minerals ù they can be our strength if they are fully-utilised for economic development.
"However, they can also be a weakness if we mismanage the resources, thus creating more environmental problems which contribute to climate change effects."

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American Indian actors quit Adam Sandler movie over names
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A group of American Indian actors walked off the set of an Adam Sandler movie this week over complaints about stereotypes, offensive names and scenes they say disrespected Native American religious practices.
Dr. Oz mounts spirited defense against critical letter
NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Mehmet Oz says last week's attack by 10 doctors who accused him of promoting "quack treatments" on his TV show was spurred by his vocal support for labeling genetically modified foods — a stance he says some if not all of those accusers oppose.
Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar
The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows World Wide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.
Angelina Jolie rips world powers on Syria's refugee crisis
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Actress Angelina Jolie pleaded with world powers Friday to help the millions of Syrian refugees, sharply criticizing the U.N. Security Council for being paralyzed by its division over Syria's four-year conflict.
'Grey's Anatomy' kills off Dr McDreamy in surprise twist
Fans of hit US television series "Grey's Anatomy" woke up Friday to a world devoid of "Dr McDreamy," a popular character killed off in a car accident, in a devastating blow to devotees. Dr Derek Shepherd, played by actor Patrick Dempsey since the character was first introduced in the show's 2005 pilot, faced unexpected doom in Thursday's episode when he pulled over to help victims of a car accident...
Keith Urban, Jimmy Cliff headline opening day of Jazz Fest
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Friday's opening day of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is set to feature about as wide a variety of music as one can compile - from the alternative Chicago-based rock band Wilco to Irish singer-guitarist Hozier and the Jamaican and reggae stylings of singer Jimmy Cliff.

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text: Bluetorch Ent. hosted the first annual Playground music festival this year and host Adriana Davalos was in the building to capture it all. The Playgound Festival featured many great acts from reggae to rap to rock to electro. Check out our media segment below to see how Adriana gets down and catches up with music artists such as Mickey Avalon, Cisco and the Pigeons, Lights Over Paris, and many more. For those of you who missed out, The Whatitdo is bringing it to you.


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Stockholm was the destination of choice for one of my first long weekends away while living in LDN. Sweden’s gorgeous capital is situated on 14 islands connected by over 50 bridges. It’s a cosmopolitan place with both classical and modern architecture. Each neighbourhood is completely different and has their own distinct character.
Edinburgh was the place to go for New Year 2015/2016. The city has it all. Castles, palaces, extinct volcanoes, royal gardens and underground vaults. But we mainly went because Edinburgh is the home of Hogmanay, Scotland’s famous New Year Festival. Full of history and with the most magical surroundings, it’s easy to see how JK Rowling was inspired to write her Harry Potter books here.
2015 marks my first Winter Christmas… and it’s been amazing! The Northern Hemisphere does Christmas well. There are fairy lights everywhere, christmas carols, christmas jumpers, ice skating rinks, winter wonderland and lets not forget christmas markets! Last weekend me and my friends went to Brugge for their Christmas Markets and it did not disappoint.
Sailing a privately chartered boat with Med Sailors through the crystal clear waters of the Adriatic sea was one of the dreamiest weeks of my life. Looking back at these photos while freezing my but off in London makes me want to go back so bad! Every morning we would wake up with not a care in the world. Our sun drenched days were filled with sailing, swimming and exploring . Each day brought on […]
After travelling through Asia, it was time to take on Europe! I have always been obsessed with travelling Europe, especially since my Facebook feed consists of my friends living in London and going away every weekend to amazing places. I chose to do a Contiki trip as it’s a great way to tick off a lot of ‘must do’s’ in a short amount of time. The best thing about it is you don’t have to […]
A boat trip around Halong Bay was the perfect way to finish off our 6 weeks in Asia. There are 1962 islands in the beautiful bay and we went on an overnight cruise to check this stunning place out. We had a jam packed itinerary. Day one consisted of a trip to the largest cave in Halong Bay, a 2 hour kayak, a big lunch and dinner and ‘squid fishing’ off the boat. We managed […]
After 5 weeks of travelling through Asia doing barely any exercise it was time to do some trekking in Sapa. Sapa is a town which is very popular with tourists for trekking. It is situated at the top of Vietnam (North West) near the Chinese border. Sapa has an airy and magical feeling to it with the town being surrounded by mist coated mountains and rice terraces – makes for beautiful scenery while walking. Sapa […]
Hoi An is my FAVOURITE place so far on our whirlwind trip of Bali, Cambodia and Vietnam! Hoi An is situated on the coast in the central part of Vietnam. It is so so beautiful, it’s no wonder it was declared a world heritage site by UNESCO. The old town is situated along the river. Japanese merchant houses, chinese temples, french colonial houses and ancient tea warehouses have been preserved and converted into restaurants, cafes, tailor […]

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Fjordman’s latest essay has been published at the Gatestone Institute. Some excerpts are below:
Norway’s Political Elites Cheer for Islam
Erna Solberg, Norway’s supposedly conservative Prime Minister, has long been known for her positive views of Islam and mass immigration. As PM, she has repeatedly warned against Islamophobia and Christian “racism” against Muslims. In 2011, then as leader of the major opposition party, Solberg stated that Muslims in Europe are now being harassed just as Jews were in the 1930s, during the rise of Nazism.
On June 25, 2017, an estimated 8,000 Muslims celebrated Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan, in a major sports arena and concert hall in Oslo. Prime Minister Erna Solberg attended. She made some comments about creating a sense of community, and warned against anti-Muslim forces and others trying to divide people. According to national media, many of the Muslims treated the Prime Minister as if she were a “superstar.”
The deputy leader of the Norwegian Labor Party is a Muslim woman from a family of Pakistani immigrants. The leader Jonas Gahr Støre, as Foreign Minister, held talks by telephone with the Islamic terrorist leader Khaled Mashaal from Hamas. In a book published in 2014, Støre criticized “Islamophobes” again, including this author.
On September 11, 2017, Norway will have parliamentary elections. The voters have a realistic choice between two Prime Ministers: Erna Solberg or Jonas Gahr Støre. Both are Islam-friendly, anti-national globalists and multiculturalists who promote mass immigration. Other European countries such as Germany are in a similar situation: virtually all the establishment political parties are promoting more immigration and more Islam.
Read the rest at Gatestone.


Freshman Ben Vandixhorn and junior Konrad Zieba powered the No. 21-ranked Northwestern men's tennis team to yet another victory this spring season, this time against Cornell on Feb. 7 in Ithaca, N.Y.
Vandixhorn, a Libertyville graduate, won at No. 6 singles 6-2, 7-6 (7).
Glenbrook South's Zieba, ranked No. 16 nationally, won his No. 2 doubles match 6-4. He then held a 2-6, 6-3, 4-2 lead at No. 1 singles when the meet was decided, leaving his match unfinished.
Zieba improved to 10-4 in singles matches for the season. He also boasts a 5-1 doubles record. Vandixhorn moved to 9-3 in singles and 2-2 in doubles play.
Hinsdale Central's Michael Lorenzini is also on the team. The freshman holds a 2-2 singles record and a 1-1 doubles record.
Powell earns presidential award
Maine South graduate Sarah Powell, a junior on the Iowa women's rowing team, was recently awarded a bronze medal by Iowa's Presidential Committee on Athletics. The award is given to student-athletes who maintain at least a 3.0 grade-point average and letter in their sport. A bronze medal was given to those receiving the award for the first time.
Several other New Trier athletes are also on the rowing team: seniors Rachel Chambers and Jessica Streur, sophomore Claire Huquelet and freshman Casey Figueredo.
Zirngibl singled out by CCIW
The North Central College football team's senior defensive back Richard Zirngibl, a Buffalo Grove alumnus, was recently named the 2015 Jack Schwartz Academic Award winner. The award is given by the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin each year to one male and one female student-athlete who achieves a 3.5 grade-point average or higher, is enrolled as a full-time student and earns a letter in his or her sport.
Other North Central football players from the area include running back Oshayne Brown, a Niles North graduate; defensive back Pat Cravens and linebacker Tom Sora, both from Notre Dame; running back Andrew Sledd, a Highland Park graduate; running back Zane Lodico, a Lake Zurich alumnus; defensive lineman Ben Smajlovic, sophomore defensive lineman Gunnar Schiferl and tight end Alex Rose, all from Leyden; defensive lineman Ramsey Pokryfke, linebacker Mike Kosanovich and offensive lineman Eli Kosanovich, all York graduates; defensive lineman Emonte Logan, from Oak Park-River Forest; and offensive lineman Ricky Strba, a Buffalo Grove alumnus.
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Nick Bullock is a freelance reporter for Pioneer Press.


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Protecting You and Your Drinking Water System from Potential Contamination
State regulations require that public water systems develop a Cross Connection Control Program to help protect your drinking water from unprotected connections that may exist in your plumbing system. Our Cross Connection Control Program has four main elements:
- Survey of each Customers Property. This survey asks the customer to look at the plumbing for their water pipes and determine if a cross connection exists. This survey is required at a minimum of every five years.
- Installation of Protective Backflow Prevention Devices. This is the requirement for having a backflow prevention device installed where known unprotected cross connections exist.
- Testing of Backflow Prevention Devices. Owners of testable backflow devices connected to the public water supply are to have a certified backflow operator perform the required testing. Double check valves and reduced pressure zone devices are to be tested annually while pressure vacuum breakers are to be tested once every five years. A copy of this test result is to be provided to the Town of Dove Creek.
- Public Education Program. Educating our water customers is a critical element to eliminating all cross connections.
What is Cross Connection?
Did you know that your drinking water system is susceptible to contamination through water usage in your own building? This can happen when the drinking water system is connected to uses that make the water no longer potable. This is commonly referred to as a cross connection.
Common Cross Connections Found in a Building
Fire Sprinkler Lines, Irrigation Sprinkler Lines, Boilers, Automatic Soap Injectors, Hoses in Sinks, Hose Bibs, Alternate Water Supplies, Swimming Pools, and Display Fountains.
What is Backflow?
Under certain conditions the unintended reverse flow of fluids can pass through a cross connection and could potentially contaminate the drinking water distribution system presenting an immediate health risk to you and potentially to your neighbors.
Cross connections within buildings cannot always be avoided but they can be controlled. Local jurisdictions require that private buildings be protected from contamination from cross connections in accordance with the local plumbing code. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment requires that public water systems control cross connections at all applicable service connections through various assemblies and methods. Cross connections are typically controlled via the use of air gaps, check valves and backflow prevention assemblies.
Under certain circumstances, a private residence may have a cross connection that is not covered under the local plumbing code. The Colorado Primary Drinking Water regulation 11 requires that your water provider ensure that an adequate backflow prevention assembly is installed at the service connection or at the point where the cross connection is created. The attached questionnaire is intended to provide you with the opportunity to evaluate your building for potential cross connections and ensure that your drinking water system is being protected adequately from potential contamination. It is also intended to allow the water purveyor to identify any cross connections that are not covered under the local plumbing code.
Please note that the Colorado Revised Statutes 25-1-114 (1) (h) do not allow anyone to install, maintain or permit an uncontrolled cross connection that is connected to a drinking water system that supplies water to the public. Your building is connected to a water system that supplies water to the public.
The Town of Dove Creek has been compelled to adopt regulations and programs by ordinance to identify potential cross connections and require any potential cross connection be controlled with an acceptable device. This questionnaire will enable the Town of Dove Creek to identify potential cross connections and begin the process of protecting the public water system from potential contamination.
The consequence of this ordinance to the property owner will be the cost of installing testable backflow preventers and the following annual testing reports required to remain in compliance as required by the State of Colorado.
If you have any questions about the State regulations please go to https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/drinking-water-cross-connection-control-program to review the program.


Editor’s note: The following, received Friday, Feb. 9, is a response to a commentary by Mary Lou Taylor that appeared in the Wrangler News edition of Jan. 13.
Everyone has the right to express their opinions. But recently, there was a column printed in this publication that contained misleading, inaccurate and alarming information about our water in Tempe.
We feel compelled to set the record straight because nothing is more important than providing safe, reliable water. The Tempe City Council and our staff take all water matters—quality, scarcity, reliability and cost—very seriously each and every day.
Tempe provides water service to about 43,000 residential and business accounts serving a population over 180,000 residents, and those who work and visit Tempe. We continue to study water rates because these rates, fees and charges are used to recover the cost of providing this service, including any repairs or improvements to the infrastructure. We don’t set these rates arbitrarily. The rates are based on usage by various customer classifications. The more water that goes through our system, the greater the cost to the city. For the facts about how your water rates are formulated, visit www.tempe.gov/waterrates.
Delivering safe drinking water to our residents and complying with all drinking water regulations is priority one, which is one reason why we invested in building our new water lab as part of the South Water Treatment Plant and why we have had an asset management program in place for years.
Our responsibility for water quality safety and compliance requires us to collect over 2,000 drinking water samples annually. Since enactment of the Safe Drinking Water Act in 1974, Tempe has only had one health-based violation of this standard, which was a violation of the standard for Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) in May 2017. This continual testing allows us to monitor water quality throughout the city, which is how we found out we were out of compliance. For one quarterly reporting period of an annual-running-average sampling series at one of our compliance locations, the maximum TTHMs of 80 parts per billion (ppb) was exceeded (85 ppb). Steps were promptly taken to address the concern and to confirm improvement through follow-up sampling.
It is important to note that the federal Safe Water standards for TTHM are intended to protect consumers from chronic, cumulative exposure to contaminants, and are based on the potential health effects of drinking two liters of water per day for 70 years.
When we found out about the violation, we notified all city drinking water customers with the potential concerns and when we were back in compliance. To suggest that residents were not informed of the current safety of their drinking water is to disregard all of the information that we put out to the public via our monthly utility bill, social media, email, our website and our local news outlets.
While we don’t take the violation lightly, to use this incident to alarm our residents is not appropriate. Residents continue to receive safe drinking water and if there is a future issue with our water quality, we will be transparent and inform the public. It’s our job.
Further, the claim that Tempe Fire and Medical Rescue was unable to secure a water supply from a fire hydrant at a recent house fire, is also untrue. Firefighters were able to hook up to a fire hydrant nearest the house without issue. In fact, there were a total of three hand lines deployed on the fire. While hydrant issues do occur from time to time, the City of Tempe has an extensive fire hydrant system, with over 9,200 hydrants within our 42 square miles. These hydrants are routinely checked by a cross-departmental team of city employees. In last year’s budget, the Council approved the formation of two dedicated personnel for proactive maintenance of our fire hydrants, and that work is ongoing.
While there is always room for improvement, we’re proud to own a vital community utility that is responsive and values safety and quality above all. We would hope that in the future, we can have a civilized discussion about the issues that are happening in the City of Tempe. If you ever hear a rumor about the city and wonder if it’s accurate, we encourage you to reach out to us. We will always provide you the facts, no matter what they are. We appreciate you giving us a chance to set the record straight.
Editor’s note: The above commentary from Mayor Mitchell and Councilmember Keating was posted on our Wrangler News website after it was received on Feb. 9. On Feb. 12, Angie Taylor emailed the following message to firstname.lastname@example.org: “Mary Lou Taylor stands by her editorial commentary and adds she is “grateful these issues are now getting the attention they demand.”