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Welcome to Episode 66 of Praestabilis: Excellence in Marketing
In episode 66 I discuss… “How to be the best You that you can be!” I’ve been online since 2006 and during that time have learned some things about how to make great progress in life and business. Believe in yourself and all things are possible!
Two quotes stand out to me in regards to “bettering your best”:
- “You must do the things you think you cannot do.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
- “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.” ~ Marianne Williamson
In 2009 I entered a contest to “Better My Best.” Throughout that year, I worked hard and focused on improving every little thing I could. It wasn’t long before I realized that even if I did not win the grand prize of twenty-five thousand dollars in cash, I had already won simply by looking at my life and business differently. I DID win, and wrote about my experiences during that time in a post entitled “Sleeping on a Cloud.”
Choose an area of expertise and then do everything you can to be the best that you can be. Whether you came from humble beginnings or had everything you wanted and needed early on, either way you have choices. Learn, teach, serve others, create, and grow to become the best YOU that you can possibly be. Our time on earth is short; refuse to settle for less than you want and never, ever phone it in! You ARE more powerful beyond measure and can achieve any goal you want to take on in your life.
If you want to level up your life: Drink more water. Eat healthy food. Help more people. Exercise daily. Strive for greatness. Lift more weights. Set great goals. Walk more often. Add plenty of value. Do the work. Focus on results… And you’ll realize great success!!
Check out my most recent articles and essays at Monday Morning Mellow.
Reinventing myself is a concept and process I know something about. Most recently, I have reinvented myself through intermittent fasting. I’m even writing a book on this topic and the working title is The Pursuit of Healthy-ness: How I Reinvented Myself with Intermittent Fasting. This book is scheduled for release during the fall of 2021.
By my willingness to reinvent myself I’ve been able to change my life significantly through the decades. I’ve written a post about this called Reinventing Myself… Version 5. We’re always moving forward when we surrender and reinvent.
What are you doing right now in your life and your business that is working? Where do you need to make some changes? How may I best serve you as you surrender to doing what it takes? As humans, we are capable of reinventing ourselves as we change and grow.
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I began back in 2006 with affiliate marketing. I did not have a list, and used my blog and my articles to get my name and message out to the world. I still earn an excellent income with affiliate marketing and it accounts for just over 40% of my income. You may become my affiliate at Affiliate Links and Tools.
Soon, I added local business marketing to what I had to offer. Initially, I was helping a family member who’d started a new business. After my results improved and I was able to help make his office phone ring, I began offering marketing help for small, local businesses in my community.
Other business models to consider are digital information products, coaching and consulting, niche sites and authorship. I would encourage you to pursue your interests and goals as you choose a business model that suits your lifestyle.
Please connect with me on Twitter and let me know what you are working on so I may share it with my vast and growing audience.
“One day you will tell your story of how you overcame what you went through and it will be someone else’s survival guide.” ~ Brene Brown
Check out my most recent membership site, set up as a free and ongoing eCourse at https://ActionHabitsChallenge.com. Read this article I published on “5 Profitable Membership Models” at https://connieragengreen.com/membership-site-models/. Also, please visit my main site at https://ConnieRagenGreen.com and connect with me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ConnieGreen.
I have a new book with Ellen Finkelstein entitled Speakers! The Quick Public Speaking to Business Method: Turning Your Talk into an Ongoing Revenue Stream. Whether you are brand new to speaking or are a seasoned public speaker, this book will make a difference for you.
The first book I co-authored with Ellen is Authors! The Quick Book to Business Method: Turning Your Book into an Ongoing Revenue Stream and in it we teach and explain how you can write a book that will represent you well and create multiple streams of income for you, as it continues to do for us and many others.
I have just completed another new book titled Booster Rocket Launches: Helping Your Prospects to Find You Everywhere. I’m using my ongoing authorship as an example of why baby steps will never take you where you’d like to go in your life and business. This one you will definitely want to have in paperback, and that will be obvious when you have it in your hands and discover how powerful what I’m sharing will be to your business.
Get started with your own eBook empire by learning how to write an eBook from the person who continues to guide me along this lucrative journey. Take a look at How to Write and Publish Your Own eBook…in as Little as 7 Days from expert and author Jim Edwards.
Thank you for this opportunity to serve you as I share my beliefs, perceptions, and experiences as an author, online entrepreneur, and marketing strategist with you. Marketing has become the joy of my life as I continue to learn, grow, and share concepts with others.
I’m bestselling author, marketing strategist, and online entrepreneur Connie Ragen Green and I would love to connect further with you to help you to achieve your goals. If you are interested in learning how to optimize the syndication of your content, please take a look at my popular Syndication Optimization training course and consider coming aboard to increase your visibility, credibility, and profitability.

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VERSAILLES — Today’s demolition of the former Inn at Versailles marks a new chapter in its history.
After the Inn caught fire in 2019, Midmark leadership made the decision to rebuild a new hotel and restaurant. Midmark purchased adjacent properties, including the building to the North, formerly Best Bite Grill, and the building to the West, formerly Didier’s Hardware.
Steve Rauch, Inc. (Dayton, Ohio) began the demolition from the back of the building and grounds, then moving to the center, and finally finishing outward, for a successful conclusion to the process. The next phase of the project, involving building and renovation, will see the talents of Brackett Builders, Inc. (Troy, OH), DK Architects (Delaware,OH) and Kimberly O. Designs (Columbus, OH).
Both properties will allow for additional space and an elevated experience for Midmark’s customers. When the project is finished, the economic impact to downtown and the community will be very positive. Midmark’s vision is to make downtown Versailles an overnight destination, not only for its customers, but also for experience seekers across western Ohio and the Midwest region.
“We are thinking through all of the modern elements and amenities that today’s adventure seekers want,” said Monique McGlinch, Vice President of Customer Engagement and Corporate Agile Center of Excellence for Midmark. “We are also considering the impact of COVID-19 on dining or hotel experiences in the future.”
Midmark will announce its branding and design plans to the public later this fall.
“The new project will give a nod to the past, but take a leap toward the future,” said Ken DeMange, Director of Corporate Communications for Midmark. He also expressed that the new hotel will pay homage to the history of the Inn and Versailles, creating an elevated experience for the modern consumer.
According to Midmark, the project is on track to be completed by early spring of 2022.


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Rachael Ray and Guy Fieri talk foodRachael Ray and Guy Fieri talk foodFood Network Hosts and personalities Rachael Ray and Guy Fieri sit down with USA Today to talk about their love of food and their new show, Rachael vs Guy Celebrity Cook Off.Food
Guy Fieri just one of the South Jersey guysGuy Fieri just one of the South Jersey guysCelebrity chef Guy Fieri has restaurants all over the country, but he holds a special fondness for A.C.'s Chophouse.Dining
Eat, drink with Guy Fieri at Sanctuary resortEat, drink with Guy Fieri at Sanctuary resortFans of Guy Fieri can dine and dish with the celebrity chef on Dec. 19 at Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort and Spa in Paradise Valley.Campbell's Scoop
'Diners' to feature Pho Lang Thang on Friday episode'Diners' to feature Pho Lang Thang on Friday episodeWatch party at Quan HapaLife
Upstate chef competes on hit Food Network showUpstate chef competes on hit Food Network showYet another Upstate chef is going to be on The Food Network. Shawne Shell will appear on "Guy's Grocery Games" Sunday at 8 p.m.Downtown
Food Network to hold casting call in AtlantaFood Network to hold casting call in AtlantaCasting directors will hold an open casting call in Atlanta this weekend for "Food Network Star."Dining
Upstate chef competes on hit Food Network showUpstate chef competes on hit Food Network showChef Shawne Shell will compete on the Food Network show 'Guy's Grocery Games' at 8 p.m. Sunday.Dining
Cable network filming at Zombie BurgerCable network filming at Zombie BurgerA major cable network will be filming at Zombie Burger + Drink Lab on Thursday.

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The commodity cycle is in full steam ahead mode, with one of the biggest markets (oil) taking the spotlight. Now that the Saudis have reiterated their commitment for OPEC to implement production cuts next year, which is a development that analysts at Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) are counting on to be proven right on their $100 a barrel targets.
Russia's Putin has also joined the campaign to support the production cuts; whether this is a power move to affect the U.S. is up to speculation. What this means for you, however, is that the lack of domestic production in American oil is leaving a profit bottleneck to flow into a select pocket of the oil sector.
As oil prices go lower below $73.0 a barrel once again, demand is set to be stimulated, given lower transportation and fuel costs worldwide. Since production in America is lackluster, that only leaves the bulk of activity to transport and logistics stocks like USA Compression Partners (NYSE: USAC), EnLink Midstream (NYSE: ENLC), and Baker Hughes (NASDAQ: BKR).
The market's advice
The world of oil stocks is massive, with players all over the spectrum, from exploration and production to pipelines and field services. It is key for you to spread these out to understand where the market is expecting to see increased profits so that you can prepare yourself by allocating with 'smart money.'
Decoding the market can be a mind-boggling task at times. To keep it simple, the advice is to focus on the forward price-to-earnings ratio. You see, markets will slap a value on the expected next twelve months of earnings for a stock; the higher the multiple, the higher the upside expected.
Taken as an average, the oil and gas sector is trading at an 11.3x multiple, a benchmark against which to compare the list of potential suspects. Now, before those value investors in the audience begin to cross their arms, remember: these are not multi-year investments.
Over the long-term, the price you pay matters more than anything, but in today's uncertain oil situation, you just have to make sure to back the right horse until the skies clear out. So, which is the right horse, and is there more than one?
Taking USA Compression's 40.8x forward P/E, which represents a 260.0% premium to the sector's valuation, you can begin to guess where the market expects there to be outsized upside potential. What on Earth could justify anyone paying a 260.0% premium? Great question.
Spot the winners
Earnings per share are expected to grow by an average of 28.4% in the next twelve months for the sector, which is commanding the average forward P/E of 11.3x. So, what type of growth can you expect from USA Compression to forget its obscene valuation?
How is 100.0%? Because that's what analysts are predicting today. Doubling earnings in a typical environment where everything else is the same can lead to a doubling of the price of a stock, which is why a consensus $22.0 price target for the stock seems too conservative.
If you are looking for other candidates who are commanding better treatment from analyst ratings, then EnLink and Baker Hughes may be a better fit for you; here's why:
EnLink is also trading at a premium to the sector; a 22.4x is almost a 100.0% premium to the average sector valuation. To justify this premium, again, you must make sure that there is some EPS growth to be had; in this case, there is, at 25.0%.
Based on the premium valuation and a decently high rate of earnings growth, analysts are placing a $14.0 price target on the stock, representing a 4.8% upside from today's prices.
How is Baker Hughes doing in this beauty pageant? With a 16.1x forward P/E, a premium of 42.3% secures its spot in the competition. Analysts are happy to predict an EPS advance of 30.6% for the next twelve months, which is also above the industry average.
These statistics conclude in a price target of $39.6 for the stock, meaning it needs to rally by 20.6% to meet it. So, here's the protein of the situation:
For USA Compression, you would bet on analysts upgrading the stock, which may come after/if it proves it can double EPS as the market expects. EnLink seems to be the steadier trade, with reasonable growth and premium value. In contrast, Baker Hughes is the middle ground for premium growth, which analysts have already accepted in their ratings.
Pick your poison, and remember that when Goldman thinks oil can go to $100, that's a very reasonable risk to consider in your portfolio.

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COMMON COUNCIL MEETING: EXPLANATORY NOTE REGARDING COMMENTS When invited to speak, please come to the lectern, clearly state your name and address, spell your last name, and speak into the podium microphone so that your comments can be understood by all and properly recorded. Whenever an audience or Council member reads from a prepared statement, please give or email a copy to the City Clerk’s Office at firstname.lastname@example.org. To help facilitate an orderly meeting and to permit all to be heard, speakers are asked to limit their comments to approximately 3 minutes or so in length.
After the return to in-person Common Council meetings earlier this summer, a small group of residents asked Council to consider holding hybrid meetings (allowing public participation both in-person and by remote video conference). As part of the deliberation process, the Administrative Committee has conducted extensive discussions and consultations to determine the viability and legality of hybrid meetings. Interim Conclusions and Next Steps

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The New York Mets look to follow up a success interleague series against the Minnesota Twins with some more winning out west. The Mets will be in San Francisco for the next four days. Noah Syndergaard will be put on display for potential trade suitors Thursday night. The Mets have been talked about as sellers all season long. However, I don’t think they’re going to be as willing to give up guys like Syndergaard and Jacob deGrom easily.
It’s going to take a lot of valuable assets going the Mets’ way for them to initiate a trade. The asking price might be too high for a lot of teams. They’ll instead look at Wheeler and Vargas. While Wheeler just got hurt, it could make for an opportunity for teams to get him at a cheaper price. It’s not like he suffered a season-ending injury, so teams are still going to be looking at him. The Rays are one notable team who may pull the trigger on a Wheeler deal.
The Mets are 44-51 going into Thursday. With that, they are 5 games behind the final wildcard in the National League. Virtually the entire conference is in the mix at the moment, so that is a lot of games when you look at it that way. There are seven teams ahead of them who are sitting outside of the postseason right now. They’re currently tied with the Reds, so that leaves just the Miami Marlins out of the picture. Anyone can win it, although there doesn’t seem to be any confidence in the Mets getting it done.
There might be a few Mets’ fans who believe in their team, but I really hope a record just above .500 isn’t what it’s going to take to reach the Wild Card Game. A best-case scenario has the Mets finishing somewhere there. The Brewers own the second wildcard with a record of 50-47. I think it’s going to take more than a record with three wins above .500 by the end of the season. Syndergaard will do his best to get the Mets closer to even tonight. The Giants will counter with Madison Bumgarner, so this is an attractive pitching matchup on paper. Head below for our free Mets vs. Giants pick.
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Noah Syndergaard’s numbers have not been stellar this season. If you were to just look at his career in a snapshot of 2019, Syndergaard would look like a very average pitcher. This is only one season, though, and he’s shown throughout his career that he can be one of the better pitchers in the major leagues.
This is the first year in his career that Syndergaard is on track for an ERA above 4.00. He posted ERA’s of 2.60, 2.97, and 3.03 the past three seasons, so certainly something has been off for him in 2019. It could be the trade talk that has thrown him off or he’s tired of pitching on the road to nowhere on the Mets this season.
Perhaps once the trade deadline comes and goes we’ll start to see Syndergaard get back into his element. He enters tonight with an ERA of 4.58 with a 1.42 WHIP and .338 OBA in his previous three games. There hasn’t been much fluctuation between the road and home for Thor. He holds a 4.65 ERA on the road and a 4.45 ERA at home.
What is interesting about Syndergaard is his production at night and during the day. This isn’t a split that matters to most pitchers, but it’s worth noting with him. He has posted an ERA of 5.57 and 1.46 WHIP at night and a 2.70 ERA with a 0.85 WHIP. Usually you’d discard something like that, but he’s pitched in 72.2 innings at night in 2019. That’s a healthy enough sample size.
Syndergaard is flirting with getting traded, while Bumgarner is already at third base in his trade discussions. In fact, the Giants tried to trade him a month ago, but of course, nothing ended up happening. There are four teams seriously interested in his services: the Astros, Phillies, Brewers, and Twins.
He is highly sought-after, especially recently having shown he is still elite. Bumgarner is pitching like he’s out to prove something. He posted a 1.29 ERA and 1.14 WHIP in his last three starts. Lost amid trade talk is the fact that the Giants are just 2.5 games behind all of the sudden for a wildcard. They are still playing for something despite Bumgarner likely going elsewhere.
I expect him to pitch well again tonight and catch the Mets napping on the west coast. This is a difficult road trip for the Mets, as they go from Miami to Minnesota and now they’re in San Francisco. Expect them to slow down following four straight wins. Consider going with the better value on the home team in this matchup.


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Wednesday, October 10, 2007
A little history
5-7 October 2007
This past weekend we dry camped in a field in Clyde, Oh with 30 other motorhomes for a weekend of fun and a little bit of history reenacted. Dry camping is simply staying in a location with no outside support services like electric or water. It was a great location with great weather.
We engaged in the usual gathering activities of friendly competition and lots of food. We were also very close to the Rutherford Hayes presidential center and home in Fremont, Ohio. This weekend a reenactment of the Confederate raid into Ohio by General Morgan was being held at the center. There were over 700 re-enactors encamped on the grounds and demonstrating life of soldiers during the Civil War.
We enjoyed talking with a number of these people about their interests and activities along with the history of some of the people they portrayed. There was one lady there who was portraying the volunteer women soldiers who for most of the part were never officially acknowledged. This was a fascinating story which is too long for this journal, but the short version is that they fought alongside the male soldiers either as unpaid women or in many cases as women taking on the identity of men to receive the pay and benefits. This is a topic worthy of further research.
In the afternoon, these “soldiers” re-enacted the skirmish between General Morgan’s Calvary troop of 2400 men and the regular Union troops they encountered. General Morgan had commenced this raid, against the direct orders of his superiors, into Ohio to bring the war to the civilians there, in the hopes of causing pressure on the union to seek a peace with the South. His early encounters with irregulars and civilians had sent the local population into a panic. However, in this encountered, he faced a well trained regular army detachment, lead by Rutherford Hayes, which nearly destroyed his entire cavalry. Morgan’s reputation was in ruins and his mission a failure.

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Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many private finance initiative and public private partnership contracts with his Department and its agencies have been won by Halliburton or its subsidiaries in each year since 1997; what the terms were of each contract; and if he will make a statement.
Jim Fitzpatrick: There are no PFI/PPP contracts between the Department (or its agencies) and Halliburton and its subsidiaries after 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what proportion of the Medical Research
Council's funding in each of the last five years was spent on research into pain management.
Malcolm Wicks: The percentage of the Medical Research Council (MRC's) total expenditure on research which has relevance to pain management for each of the last five years is:
Mr. Francois: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the total capital value is of each private finance initiative scheme overseen by his Department which has reached financial close; over what period repayments will take place; and what the total cost of repayment will be.
Jim Fitzpatrick: The DTI holds one PFI contract, this is with its IT provider Fujitsu. The financial close for this service was June 1999. I am not able to provide financial information set against this contract as it is commercially sensitive.
Mr. Iain Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what plans he has to extend the powers and responsibilities of regional development agencies; and if he will make a statement.
Margaret Hodge: The 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR 2007) will identify whether investments and reforms are neededlooking across all areas of Government expenditureto ensure that the UK is best placed to face the global challenge. One of the policy reviews linking into CSR 2007 is the Sub-national Economic Development and Regeneration Review. This provides an opportunity for Government to ensure that the regional development agencies have the appropriate powers and responsibilities to meet the long term challenges. The review will include a thorough assessment of the RDAs and will look at ways to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of sub-national structures.
Joan Walley: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what he has assessed as the highest feasible percentage of energy which can be derived from each renewable source; what steps would be necessary to achieve the figure in each case; by what date he estimates each figure could be achieved; and if he will make a statement.
The Renewables Innovation Review, conducted jointly by the DTI and the Carbon Trust and which reported in February 2004 looked at
the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of the different renewable technologies from the perspective of meeting the 2010 target (10 per cent. of electricity being generated from eligible renewable sources by 2010) and on the longer term renewables aspiration (20 per cent. by 2020) and our 2050 carbon reduction goal. The review also considered mechanisms needed to bring each technology forward. A copy of the review can be found on the DTI website at:
In order to help bring on emerging renewable technologies, the Government are currently consulting on a number of proposals to make changes to the Renewables Obligation. These include the idea of technology banding, which would allow emerging technologies to obtain more funding under the Renewables Obligation than the more established technologies.
A copy of the consultation document can be found at:
Joan Walley: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what plans he has to extend the Renewables Obligation after 2015; and if he will make a statement.
Malcolm Wicks: The Renewables Obligation already runs to 2027. There are no plans to extend it beyond that period. Current Obligation levels are set out to 2015-16. The Government have committed, in the recent Energy Review, to raise Obligation levels from their current maximum of 15.4 per cent. to 20 per cent. on a headroom basis.
Mr. Dai Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps he has taken to promote the use of smart meters in households to measure power consumption in real-time.
Malcolm Wicks: Giving consumers information about their energy consumption should help them to manage it better, saving them money and reducing carbon emissions. For this reason, the Government issued a consultation document Energy Billing and Metering: Changing Customer Behaviour: An Energy Review Consultation on 14 November. The Government also announced earlier this year that they would co-fund with companies an energy demand reduction pilot study of the use of smart meters and associated feedback devices. This will start shortly.
Mr. Prisk: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many small businesses have used the customer support helpdesk since its launch on the supply2.gov.uk website.
Margaret Hodge: From its launch on 31 March 2006 and up to the end of October, the supply2.gov.uk customer support help desk received 9390 e-mails and 391 phone calls from suppliers.
Mr. MacDougall: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what measures his Department is taking to eradicate bullying in the workplace.
Jim Fitzpatrick [holding answer 28 November 2006]: DTIs Partnership at Work Fund has made available £1 million to a project led by Amicus to address the issue of bullying in the workplace. The project partners include BT, Legal and General, BAE Systems and Royal Mail. The project promotes best practice and workplace initiatives to tackle bullying.
Legislation protects workers from the most serious kinds of bullying, for instance in cases of discrimination or harassment. The Government publish guidance booklets on how this legislation can be used, and ACAS provides a nationwide telephone advice line offering assistance to employers and employees on bullying and other employment issues.
These measures support the Governments policy aim that workers should be able to work without fear of being bullied or harassed by employers, fellow employees or anyone else.
Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he is taking to reduce drinking and driving in the UK.
Dr. Ladyman: The Governments priority for reducing drinking and driving is through a combination of effective law enforcement, maintaining a very tough penalties regime and continuing investment in high-profile national publicity campaigns to discourage drink driving.
To this end, we have given the police new powers to carry out evidential roadside breath testing, subject to type approval of appropriate equipment. This is supported by a number of other measures in the Road Safety Act 2006 which are designed to deter drink driving and reduce re-offending.
These include enabling powers to require serious, including repeat, offenders to retake the driving test at the end of their period of disqualification; to improve the operation of the drink drive rehabilitation scheme; to close certain loopholes in the law relating to high risk offenders; and to establish a statutory alcohol ignition interlock programme.
We will shortly be launching the THINK! 2006 Christmas drink drive publicity campaign jointly with the Association of Chief Police Officers. This will be supported by an extended police enforcement campaign throughout December to ensure that publicity and enforcement activity is co-ordinated to have the greatest impact on driver behaviour.
Mr. Paice: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the number of drivers in Cambridgeshire driving without (a) tax, (b) insurance and (c) a driving licence.
Dr. Ladyman: I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 20 November 2006, Official Report, column 36W, to the hon. Member for Hammersmith and Fulham (Mr. Hands) for overall estimates. There are no separate estimates for Cambridgeshire alone.
Mr. Ian Austin: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the distance-based charging system for foreign hauliers.
Dr. Ladyman: The Government are continuing to investigate options for distance-based road charging, which would include the charging of goods vehicles. The Department has now launched a programme of research into the practical application of distance-based charging with the publication of a Prior Information Notice on 18 July this year inviting potential partners to submit expressions of interest for a programme of demonstrations.
In addition, we will continue to monitor developments in those European countries that already charge lorries according to the distance travelled, including Germany and Switzerland.
Mr. Ian Austin: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of digital tachographs in preventing owners of foreign vehicles from infringing the Working Time Directive.
Dr. Ladyman: Digital tachographs became mandatory for all new vehicles (in-scope of the EU drivers hours rules) entering into service from 1 May this year and it is still too early to assess their full impact. However, as for the most part, compliance with the limits set out in the Road Transport Working Time Directive (2002/15/EC) can only be determined over lengthy reference periods, it is unlikely that the digital tachograph generated data available with foreign vehicles/drivers at the roadside would be sufficient for enforcement of those limits. Enforcers would also need to establish when the reference period started and whether the driver was able to take advantage of any of the available derogations.
Mr. Ian Austin: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what penalties can be imposed on owners of foreign vehicles who commit traffic offences in the UK.
Dr. Ladyman: The full range of road traffic penalties is applicable to owners of foreign vehicles if they commit offences in Great Britain. The same is true of Northern Ireland although not all the relevant offences and penalties there are exactly equivalent to Great Britain. However, provided their vehicles were compliant with the law of the country in which they were registered, the owners would not be subject to prosecution for offences relating, for example, to vehicle excise duty, insurance, and roadworthiness.
At the present time only persons holding GB or Northern Ireland licences are eligible for an offer of a fixed penalty in respect of an endorsable offence; others have to be dealt with by a court. Provisions are
made in the Road Safety Act 2006 for these drivers to be allowed to pay a deposit in lieu of a fixed penalty, having the equivalent effect. There is a further provision that would allow enforcement authorities to issue a fixed penalty to a non-GB licence holder if they can assure themselves, from any driver record that may be held at DVLA, that the driver in question does not have a record of endorsements that would render him liable to disqualification if he were dealt with by a court.
These provisions can be implemented only when all the necessary administrative arrangements are in place.
Mrs. May: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport why the service level commitment for the Greater Western Franchise excludes (a) Wargrave and Shiplake on the Henley-on-Thames line and (b) Cookham on the Marlow line.
Mr. Tom Harris: The service level commitment for the Greater Western franchise does not exclude Wargrave, Shiplake or Cookham stations on the Henley-on-Thames and Marlow branches.
Philip Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much public money was spent per head of population on rail services in each region of the UK in each of the last five years.
Mr. Timms: I have been asked to reply.
Total Expenditure on Services (TES) spending by country and region is available in PESA 2006 (cm 6811) Chapter 7. These regional spending statistics use the concept of identifiable spending where Government spending is allocated to the region or country that benefits from the spending. Some spending cannot be allocated to a region or country as it is for the benefit of the UK as a whole (e.g. defence spending). Table 7.11 presents country and regional spending per head for 2000-01 to 2005-06 on Transport on this identifiable, who benefits, basis.
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Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what guidelines his Department has issued on the use of sirens by emergency ambulance vehicle operators during the quiet hours.
Ms Rosie Winterton: I have been asked to reply.
No guidelines have been issued by the Department on this subject. Use of sirens on emergency ambulance vehicles is a local matter and national health service ambulance trusts may have their own policy and guidelines on this issue.
Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many speed cameras there are in Romford; and what percentage this represents of the total number of speed cameras in the London borough of Havering.
Dr. Ladyman: The Department does not hold information on the number of speed camera sites in Romford. This information may be available from the London Safety Camera Partnership.
Mr. Ian Austin: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many hauliers have been prosecuted for infringements of the Working Time Directive in (a) the West Midlands and (b) the UK in the last 12 months.
Dr. Ladyman: I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 28 November 2006, Official Report, columns 528-9W, given to the hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr. Carmichael).
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Joe L. Roby, president of the securities firm Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, took home $33 million last year. Perhaps shareholders did not mind, because the company, like most of Wall Street, had a very good year. But Mr. Roby apparently did not spend much of his wealth in New York's bodegas, for the city's unemployment rate rose last year to 9.9 percent, one of the nation's highest big-city rates. And therein lies a historical disjuncture.
In 1968, when Wall Street was enjoying a similarly long-running market boom, the unemployment rate in New York fell to 3.1 percent, much lower than the national average and lower than in any other big city except Dallas. The unemployment rate among blacks was only 4 percent, about half the level in the rest of the nation.
Even in the 1980's, the recovery on Wall Street created hundreds of thousands of jobs, not even counting spinoff employment for building maintenance people and limo drivers. These were the glory days when midlevel clerical workers were pocketing $75,000 to $80,000 in salary and bonuses, and secretaries who worked past 6:30 got overtime, dinner money and a driver to take them home.
During the 1996 market boom, by contrast, the city's financial sector created only 12,500 new jobs, and those include jobs generated by all the stepped-up activity among printers, law firms and accountants. By the end of the year, Wall Street was actually cutting employment.
Since its 1989-91 recession, Wall Street has been automating with a vengeance. Until the 1980's, most trading and securities transfers were paper-based. It took an army of worker-ants to deliver, register and keep custody over millions of bond and stock certificates, and to make sure that dividends and interest were collected on schedule and properly accounted for. But the big market players have long since switched from paper to computerized registries, and the worker-ants are obsolete.Continue reading the main story
New York City has managed to retain its share of the financial services business in the 1990's, but only by keeping a rough parity with the cost-efficiency of a host of new competitors -- off-hours exchanges, computerized trading systems and discount brokers. The shareholders and top executives of the big corporations can continue to pocket big profits and bonuses only if they keep rigid control over operating costs. Even with its recent streamlining, Wall Street is still far from a model of efficiency, and the downsizing that is likely to follow the next market downturn may be cataclysmic.
The old Wall Street job engine was the last vestige of New York as Empire City, when its position as the world's business, financial, entertainment and media center cushioned the economic ups and downs. But New York can no longer defy the economic laws of gravity. Most of the recent business revolutions, like those in computer technology and biotechnology, have simply passed it by. That the city has derived little benefit from the biotechnology boom is especially disturbing, because there is an exceptional academic and research base here, and most of the big pharmaceutical companies are just across the river in New Jersey.
With the aging of the baby boomers, health care could be a real growth industry in the city. Despite its bad reputation, health care is a rapidly growing, technology-intensive and, believe it or not, high-productivity industry. (Just compare the cost and success rate of, say, knee cartilage surgery 15 years ago with the mostly outpatient procedures done today.) But in New York, the health care industry is burdened with the huge overhead of big teaching institutions. High costs could chase away insurers and push more business to suburban hospitals and outpatient centers.
Like the old Soviet Union, New York has acquired its own nomenklatura, a privileged elite who feed off the regulations and high costs that make the city such a mine field for everyone else. Take the rent laws that benefit the well-to-do on the Upper West Side and create artificial scarcities and exorbitant prices in the ''free market.'' Or the featherbedding entertainment unions that almost succeeded in driving serious theater out of the city. Or the blackbird flock of inspectors, ''environmental consultants,'' lawyers and mortgage brokers who collect a toll from routine daily transactions.
Only in New York, and places like Beijing, does one hire ''expediters'' to obtain routine government approvals. In a city of small businesses, we levy punitive taxes on small proprietors -- a flat 4 percent on anyone making more than $20,000, in addition to a uniquely high municipal income tax.
City government can help, but not by trying to create biotechnology venture capital funds, as some have suggested. It should simply do well what it is supposed to do, like run decent schools and keep the streets safe.
The Giuliani administration has made some promising starts. The recent reductions in crime -- assuming the administration deserves even half the credit it claims -- must count as the most important economic development program in years. But promising starts are just promising starts. Rolling back the bureaucratic encrustations will be the work of decades.Continue reading the main story


‘Fit for 55’ package will bring EU closer to climate neutrality
On 14 July, the European Commission cut greenhouse-gas emissions by 55% in 2030 compared to 1990, in a major step towards achieving climate-neutral goals by 2050 under the European Union’s Green Deal will present a huge package of draft legislation to The name of this package is ‘Fit for 55’. This is a significant development that will bring the EU very close to being climate neutral.
What is this ‘Fit for 55’? The ‘Fit for 55’ package is the draft of the upcoming legislation of the European Union (EU). It is designed to support a political pledge that intended to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 55 percent from 1990 levels by 2030.
This target is more ambitious than the previous target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent by 2030. It is part of the EU’s goal of becoming climate-neutral by 2050 (and prompting the rest of the world to act under the 2015 Paris Agreement to fight climate change). In a broader context, it aims to execute a European ‘Green Deal’ to make the EU more sustainable, inclusive and competitive.
The EU is the leading organization of countries that in December 2020 agreed to a target of a total reduction of 55 percent of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. This set a stage for European legislative proposals aimed at achieving that goal.
This package will consist of 12 offers. Since the previous target of cutting polluting emissions by up to 40% is already included in European legislation, much of the package will be devoted to proposed reforms to these parts of the law to make it in line with the 55% reduction target. Can you
Its industrial purposes include many things. such as reducing dependence on all fossil fuels, including coal, oil and natural gas, further expanding the use of alternative energy sources such as solar, wind and hydroelectricity, accelerating the development of electric cars, and aviation and shipping. To motivate towards adopting alternatives of clean energy etc.
The European Commission is to submit its proposals on July 14, ranging from limiting carbon dioxide emissions from cars to importing taxes on defective steel.
While this package will require the approval of the governments of the countries included in the European Union, on the other hand, the approval of the European Parliament will also be required. This is a process that will affect their agenda for at least 12 months. During this time things like intensive mobilization, difficult negotiations and demands for reforms in many aspects can come to the fore.
Five main elements
1) More difficult emissions restrictions for power plants and factories
This package will include a proposal to change the law that covers industries, in which a provision has been made to cut the emission of greenhouse gases by 40%.
Discharges of industries have been regulated and will be cut more aggressively. This will be done through the European Emissions Trading System or ETS. Through this, pollution permits are given to more than 10,000 industrial units (this will be required for those who have increased their quota to buy surplus allowance from businesses) and the European Commission will try to reduce the overall supply sharply. European airlines also come under the ambit of ETS.
The revised ETS law will sharply cut down on the number of pollution-related permissions, as well as address the issue of how many of them get this permission for free (as opposed to auctions, which help collect revenue for the government). Simultaneously, the principle of ‘Populator Pay’ is applied therein). In addition, the scope of the ETS law can be further expanded to include shipping.
2) More stringent rules for setting national-level limits on greenhouse gases from surface transport (road rail and shipping), buildings, agriculture and waste
The package includes a proposal to amend certain laws, under which industrial units are responsible for 60% of the greenhouse gases emitted by countries in the European Union.
These non-ETS sectors are covered under the Effort Sharing Regulation, or ESR, of the European Union. This regulation is implemented through policies formulated by the member states of the European Union and is monitored by the Commission. EU countries face binding and varied targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from their ESR sector.


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Diageo's fresh shot at Mexico's Jose Cuervo tequila
Jose Cuervo: The tequila would help Diageo's expansion in Latin America
Diageo has launched a renewed push to gain control of Mexico’s Jose Cuervo tequila.
Advisers from both sides have met within the past two weeks, the Mail has learned, bringing new hope following months of on/off negotiations.
The world’s biggest drinks giant has been in protracted talks with multi-millionaire owners, the Beckmann family, who have summoned their bankers, Barclays Capital, to discuss latest developments.
Johnnie Walker and Smirnoff owner Diageo has an option to buy the firm and is being advised by Goldman Sachs and HSBC.
It already has a relationship with the Mexican spirit maker distributing Cuervo internationally.
But Diageo’s existing distribution deal runs out in June next year.
Chief executive Paul Walsh is playing hardball with the Beckmanns, threatening not to renew the distribution agreement on the current terms unless he can strike an equity deal. He covets Cuervo because the drink is already one of the firm’s 14 top-selling ‘strategic brands’. The deal would help Diageo increase in the rapidly-growing Latin American market.
Tequila is a big growth market which sells 24million nine-litre cases annually. In 2010 the market grew 5.2 per cent in America.
Walsh has been growing the drinks giant, snapping up local spirits in rapid-growth regions rather than paying a premium to acquire expensive brands.
He bought Mey Içki, which controls 80 per cent of the market for Turkey’s popular aniseed-based drink raki and is in talks to buy India’s United Spirits, home to Whyte and Mackay, Jura and Bagpiper.
A spokesman declined to comment.
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“Star Wars” makeup artist Stuart Freeborn has passed away. He was 98-years-old.
Stuart helped to create “Star Wars” characters Yoda, Chewbacca, Jabba the Hut and more. Here’s a statement from “Star Wars” creator George Lucas:
Stuart was already a makeup legend when he started on ‘Star Wars.’ He brought with him not only decades of experience, but boundless creative energy. His artistry and craftsmanship will live on forever in the characters he created. His ‘Star Wars’ creatures may be reinterpreted in new forms by new generations, but at their heart, they continue to be what Stuart created for the original films.
We’re so sad to hear about Stuart’s passing. Our thoughts are with Stuart’s family and friends during this time.

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1k+Locum Tenens » by snowballs Locum Tenens – place holder, substitute. Paige & Emily have been connected through only one girl. Jai has been Emily's girlfriend for almost 3 years & Paige's best friend for 7. When she died, the dynamic between the two drastically shifted. As Emily slowly comes to grips with her loss, she enters into a tentative relationship with Paige. But has Emily truly let go? Paily AU.
Pretty Little Liars, M, English, Drama & Romance, chapters: 41, words: 641k+, favs: 699, follows: 951, updated: 3/14/2021 published: 3/19/2013, Emily F., Paige M.
143 Passing Halls » by Theartofkeepingcool During the late 50s, two teens discover love and the challenges of life, during a racially driven time period. (Rating will change to M in the future.)
Legend of Korra, M, English, Romance, chapters: 28, words: 163k+, favs: 125, follows: 106, updated: 1/2/2021 published: 5/10/2019, [Asami S., Korra]
1k+The Latte Girl » by lorgeous Life throws curve balls at us every day... Heather just looked at this as another barrier in her journey that she had to leap over. What if Heather was never casted on Glee? A Heya RPF.
Glee, T, English, Romance & Friendship, chapters: 19, words: 135k+, favs: 1k+, follows: 1k+, updated: 7/14/2020 published: 8/13/2011, Brittany P., Santana L.
815Role Reversal » by acewritergirl AU with some parallels. Loosely based off Tina's body switching dream in 'Props'. Multiple pairings. A journey of discovery for Santana, Brittany, Rachel and Quinn.
Glee, M, English, Romance & Humor, chapters: 31, words: 193k+, favs: 332, follows: 574, updated: 5/5/2020 published: 6/10/2012, Santana L.
678 A Morning Dedication » by titanium22 Santana and Brittany haven't seen each other in five years. They haven't even heard each other's voice. Or that's what Santana thinks. And one day she makes the wrong, or right, decision to talk about their past on her radio show.
Glee, M, English, chapters: 30, words: 182k+, favs: 618, follows: 865, updated: 10/10/2017 published: 11/24/2014, Santana L., Brittany P.
666Sanando el Corazón II » by dany-05 Siete años después de la gran decisión...¿Su amor se habrá mantenido tan fuerte?
Glee, T, Spanish, Drama & Romance, chapters: 35, words: 369k+, favs: 106, follows: 125, updated: 7/26/2017 published: 11/30/2012, [Santana L., Brittany P.] [Rachel B., Quinn F.]
508 Flowers of the Bowery » by Lingering Lilies "On the day the Giuseppe Verdi was to finally dock in New York City, I heard shouts from the deck before I even opened up my eyes. L'america! L'america! they cried. Little did I know what awaited me in the new land."
Glee, M, English, Romance & Drama, chapters: 16, words: 123k+, favs: 333, follows: 424, updated: 2/28/2016 published: 3/25/2014, Santana L., Brittany P.
633 Gravity » by lacksubstance New York City has a population of approximately 18.9 million people; at least five million of them take the subway five days a week. Full summary inside
Glee, M, English, chapters: 29, words: 115k+, favs: 519, follows: 689, updated: 2/5/2016 published: 4/1/2012, Quinn F., Santana L.
11Korra's Tattoos » by Just A Thrower The stories of Korra's tattoos and why she gets them. All in Korra's point of view. Each chapter is a new tattoo Korra gets to describe what she is feeling after a major event or change in her life. Starts after Amon's defeat will continue until there's nothing left to write about. Updated AMAP. Korrasami. Avatar Korra x Asami Sato. Past Mako x Asami, no past Korra x Mako.
Legend of Korra, T, English, Hurt/Comfort & Romance, chapters: 5, words: 23k+, favs: 55, follows: 47, updated: 5/31/2015 published: 11/27/2014, Korra, Mako, Bolin, Asami S.
620The Best Trick » by dance-tilyou'redead When survival feels like all there is then love can take you by surprise. Fate, gold and railroads bring two women together in the lawless mining town of Clothier changing both their lives forever.
Glee, M, English, Romance, chapters: 25, words: 212k+, favs: 367, follows: 577, updated: 1/31/2015 published: 9/12/2012, Santana L., Brittany P.
565 Imagining Tigers » by titanium22 All I could think about was Brittany. Her blonde hair, held tight in a high ponytail, her blue eyes, mesmerizing and alluring, her perfect body and long legs, her piercings and her tattoos, wondering what they meant, why she was so guarded and what was her story.
Glee, M, English, Romance, chapters: 34, words: 176k+, favs: 730, follows: 626, updated: 11/10/2014 published: 5/18/2014, Brittany P., Santana L.
481 That Awkward Moment When » by gurj14 That awkward moment when Santana realised she was sleeping with her boss's daughter… AU-Brittana
Glee, M, English, Humor & Romance, chapters: 9, words: 81k+, favs: 1k+, follows: 1k+, updated: 8/4/2014 published: 3/22/2013, Brittany P., Santana L.
1k+Ink » by niceoneBlondie AU. Naomi had a throbbing headache and no recollection of the night before. She quickly realized that not only was her head hurting, so was her wrist. As she stared down at it in disbelief, she tried to remember how the letter E got tattooed on her skin.
Skins, T, English, Romance & Humor, chapters: 48, words: 151k+, favs: 1k+, follows: 1k+, updated: 6/2/2014 published: 3/30/2010, Naomi C., Emily F.
1k+We're Just Getting Started » by lizbean Brittany and Santana are married with twins. Join Quinn's journey as she learns about herself, relationships and parenting from Brittana. Unholy Trinity friendship.
Glee, T, English, Family & Friendship, chapters: 79, words: 326k+, favs: 683, follows: 891, updated: 4/21/2014 published: 12/17/2011, Brittany P., Santana L., Quinn F.
934 The Soul Stealer » by XxThisShizIsBananasxX That awkward moment on your seventeenth birthday when you realise that your mom has sold your soul to a sexy demon. And she's come to collect.
Glee, T, English, Romance & Supernatural, chapters: 20, words: 131k+, favs: 953, follows: 930, updated: 8/8/2013 published: 3/5/2012, Santana L., Brittany P.
1k+ Been There All Along » by parispal Campus celebrity Santana Lopez and shy film major Brittany Pierce cross paths during their last few months at college. A/U.
Glee, M, English, Romance & Angst, chapters: 26, words: 198k+, favs: 1k+, follows: 1k+, updated: 3/18/2013 published: 7/6/2012, Santana L., Brittany P.
1k+A Freak Like Me » by Brittana Fan Santana is a Neko, or cat girl, and a senior at WMHS. Brittany is a new transfer student with a big secret. They meet and are instantly attracted to each other, but is Brittany Santana's soulmate? Brittana. Contains GP.
Glee, M, English, Romance & Family, chapters: 37, words: 68k+, favs: 675, follows: 1k+, updated: 3/13/2013 published: 2/18/2012, Brittany P., Santana L.
767Impossible Heartache » by SnixRivera Naya Rivera and Heather Morris struggle with their secret relationship. Certain people and things tend to break them up, but together they manage to overcome. The biggest struggle on their paths are ex boyfriends and their coming out. HeYa fanfic.
Glee, M, English, Hurt/Comfort & Romance, chapters: 51, words: 136k+, favs: 490, follows: 588, updated: 2/19/2013 published: 12/30/2011, Santana L., Brittany P.
259 House Swap » by brilliantbritooobsessed Brittana.ter a bad breakup Santana decides to trade houses for a few weeks with Puck.What happens when she finds herself falling for the pretty blonde next door?And what happens when Puck finds himself caught between two women with a messy history
Glee, M, English, Romance & Drama, chapters: 37, words: 102k+, favs: 282, follows: 258, updated: 11/27/2012 published: 3/2/2012, Santana L., Brittany P., Puck, Quinn F.
88 Dr Lopez, I Presume by themostrandomfandom And, okay, so maybe inviting Brittany Pierce-the blonde, spunky, perfect host of Animal Planet's most popular wildlife conservation show-to Africa to film an animal which may or may not even exist is the new stupidest thing that Santana Lopez has ever done, but, really, can you blame her? One-shot.
Glee, T, English, Romance & Humor, words: 11k+, favs: 462, follows: 112, 11/18/2012, [Santana L., Brittany P.]
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text: As a young woman, brilliant, charismatic, and curious, Marsha Danziger transformed herself into Magda Danvers, taking the academic world by storm. She was already a star when she came upon Francis Lake in a midwestern seminary and married him. It was a mating that seemed perfect. But now Magda's grave illness puts their marriage to its ultimate test. Into this turmoil comes Alice Henry, an old friend whose own marriage is crumbling. Can Magda teach Alice the secret of the good marriage . . . and does she even know the secret any longer herself?


SpaceX founder Elon Musk said Wednesday that his company will attempt to launch its futuristic, bullet-shaped Starship to orbit in January, but he’s not betting on success for that first test flight.
Musk said he’s confident Starship — launching for the first time atop a mega booster — will successfully reach orbit sometime in 2022. After a dozen or so orbital test flights next year, SpaceX then would start launching valuable satellites and other payloads to orbit on Starships in 2023, he said.
NASA has contracted with SpaceX to use Starship for delivering astronauts to the lunar surface as early as 2025. Musk plans to use the reusable ships to eventually land people on Mars.
The shiny, stainless steel Starship and its first-stage booster — called the Super Heavy — will be the biggest rocket ever to fly, towering 394 feet (120 meters). Liftoff thrust, Musk noted, will be more than double that of NASA’s Saturn V rockets that carried astronauts to the moon a half-century ago.
The Super Heavy has yet to soar. But a full-scale Starship model in May flew to an altitude of more than 6 miles (10 kilometers) before successfully landing back at the SpaceX complex near Texas’ southernmost tip.
The Starship and Super Heavy for the first orbital test flight have both been completed, according to Musk. By the end of November, the company hopes to be finished with the launch pad and tower, with testing in December. The Federal Aviation Administration should be done by the end of the year with its review, leading to a launch in January or February at the latest, Musk noted.


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It’s that time of year again (doesn’t it seem like this year went by WAY too fast?!?!). So right about now your friends and family are asking you what you’d like as a gift for the holiday season. Instead of getting some awful sweater from your Great Aunt Mildred or a bunch of other useless items, why not get something that every paddler would love? Pass this holiday shopping guide on to your gift-giving people and hopefully you will be the recipient of some gifts that every paddler can appreciate.
It’s that time of year again! The time when your family or loved ones ask that difficult-to-answer question: “What do you want for _____________ (fill in your preferred holiday here)?” As paddlers, we don’t go after the typical gifts. Who wants a new sweater when we may need a new paddle, right? So, I’ve created a list of some of my favorite holiday gifts for paddlers. Happy Holidays! 1) LockRacks I first saw these racks in San Diego a few weeks ago and I fell in love with them! I
It’s that time of year again. The holidays are upon us. If you are a paddler, you would likely prefer a new paddle over a new sweater. It’s not always easy for your family to understand this, and most of the time they have no idea where to find the things you’d like most. So, once again I’ve compiled a list of some of my favorite things for paddling, along with links to direct your gift-givers to where they can purchase them. You can pass this list on to your
A Few of My Favorite Things If your family exchanges gifts for the holidays, your loved ones may be struggling with finding great paddling-oriented gifts. With the help of some paddling friends, I compiled a list of favorite gifts for dragon boaters. Hint: share this list with your family so they know exactly what you’d like this season. Happy Holidays! 1) A lightweight, carbon fiber paddle with tons of designs to choose from, Hornet Paddle designs are printed directly on the carbon fiber and you can even create your own design! 2) The Dragon Saddle is not

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a lot of designers who have come out from underneath her. It’s nice to work with people. I know how I like to get people going and inspired and enjoying what they do.
So Japan was an aspirational idea for me, though I took a slightly different approach. I’ve travelled so much since I was very young that I feel I look at things more globally. And I don’t think in the same way because I’m a really commerciallyminded designer. I’m interested in technique and quality, in the kind of fi nesse and the ridiculous details you can only achieve at places like Dior and Vuitton, but you have to keep the balance right between creating beautiful things and knowing where and how to sell them. I have a good editing eye. It helps to respect the brand.
But what I didn’t know about Dior is how much backwards and forwards there was between Christian Dior himself and Japan. It was so easy to get inspired by that, the meshing of two rich traditions. Mr Dior visited a few times, and had friends in Tokyo. He’d design specifi c things for Japanese clients, or princesses in Cambodia or Vietnam, and bring the ideas back for his collections in Paris. He liked Japan so much that I realised it felt right to do a show in Tokyo. That link was really important to me, because it gave an authenticity to what we were doing, especially with other people showing their pre-collections all over the world. I think of culture in the immediate sense of: ‘People like this right now, so let’s do this.’ It’s got to be authentic though. What would Mr Dior be looking at if he was here?
I must have been to Tokyo a hundred times since my fi rst trip. I know it so well I feel I could live there. When I fi rst went, you hardly ever saw any other Western faces, but it’s really opened up. It still has the same mood though, which I like. I’d call it optimistic. I always stay at the Aman. You feel like you’re in the future, hanging high above the city. Or rather, it’s an imagining of the future, almost a nostalgia for the way you once wanted the future to be, if that makes sense. It’s a crazy space, glass and metal, with a huge foyer that’s paper! Quite Star Wars-y, which is another reason I like it. In Korea and China, you see that in bits, but when you look out the window in the Aman in Tokyo, it’s total. The city goes on for miles and miles. It’s like Blade Runner. I’ve watched a lot of Japanese fi lms, but Blade Runner feels to me like the most Japanese of them all, the way it sucks you in. Japanese television is the same. I don’t know what’s going on. Still, I fi nd it very relaxing. There’s always a cute red panda programme, or some weird gameshow where they’re all putting on makeup. I get transfi xed. There is something wild, slightly unhinged about a lot of Japanese culture. A savage escapism on the one hand, a quiet rebellion on the other. The politeness is kind of incredible.
There are a few other key cultural totems that I have a more ambiguous relationship with. Food, for one. I’m not a serious foodie so I can’t recommend restaurants. I’ll eat anything except uni. And I’m not really into noodles. And I hate wasabi. I can’t deal with that heat. My favourite thing is buta no kakuni, well-cooked pork belly in a delicious sauce. I like Muscat energy drinks, which have a peculiar gel-like texture that I fi nd rather appealing.
Second, I’m not very good at karaoke. A slow draggy sing-along is not my idea of a night out. One time when I was with my friend Yoon from Ambush, we did cosplay karaoke. That was fun. My song is always Guilty by Barbra Streisand.
Then there’s shopping, an entire universe in itself in Tokyo. Online shopping has yet to dent the Japanese enthusiasm for the actual physical experience. The design, the attention to detail, the mix of avant-garde and street, it all means there is so much you can’t get anywhere else. It’s mindboggling how much work there is from new brands. There just aren’t the resources or the manufacturing to do that in other places. I love Isetan, Sacai, Ambush, Comme, Undercover, Fragment, Neighbourhood, Kapital, BerBerJin for vintage, Tsutaya for books… lately I’m really into Peel & Lift, who do these incredible punk bondage pants. But you can go into any little store and fi nd something, even if my size is usually sold out. I’ll buy things I can’t wear just because they’re so beautiful. Like Junya Watanabe’s outerwear. And I like that stores stay. They don’t close down that much in Tokyo, so when you go back to a place, it’s still there, with the same people and the same kind of stuff. That happened with Christopher Nemeth, a London designer I love who moved to Japan in 1986. Since his death in 2010, his business has grown and got stronger, with his wife and his daughters running it. It’s nice to see that. Shoppers are very loyal. There’s an innate respect for creativity and artisanship.
I think every designer looks at the people around them and that’s who they design for. But there’s just something different about Tokyo. Things look cooler. You get all different kinds of people wearing the clothes and they look great. Go into the Comme store in Aoyama and look at the guys in there. With my own label, we had fun and did some really crazy stuff, but I work to a different brief now. It’s a compromise with what we associate people wearing day-to-day. Compare that with what people would wear day-to-day in Tokyo. It’s very different. Designers there want people to fi t with them, rather than them fi tting with people. That’s why designers like Chitose Abe at Sacai and Jun Takahashi at Undercover are their own best advertisements. No compromise.
So what’s my problem? It’s the ritual of shopping. It’s so slow. I’m a very speedy shopper: in, out. In Tokyo, there’s a whole process. The presentation, the purchase, the packing… I don’t like the waste of all the extra stuff. I know it’s not only a Japanese issue, and I’m sure most people appreciate the attention and the meditative moments spent standing at the till. Not me.
I like to make precious things but without a precious attitude. Some of the things that are really precious are quite twisted, subversive in a weird way, without being pretentious. I think that’s sort of Japanese. The idea of subversion is very Japanese. Very English too. That’s why the Japanese love Vivienne Westwood so much. You used to see all the Japanese kids in London buying tons of Westwood, rich Japanese students who’d come to learn English wearing every look, in every colour. Running round the house in rocking horse shoes.
There’s an obvious reason for the umbilical connection between London and Tokyo. They’re both hubs of island nations, literally insular – not in the bad sense of that word, by the way – pressed-for-space social laboratories with a heady street culture as a kind of ongoing experiment. Ingredients for a curatorial approach to life. I know that whole notion is already a modern cliché, but it’s at the root of the acute style sensibility that has made London and Tokyo such hugely infl uential fashion cities. I already said I’m an obsessive collector. I have that in common with many of my Japanese friends. Like them, my obsessions feed my work. Maybe I can even thank Japan for showing me how to do it properly.”
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|Title||Lower bounds from tile covers for the channel assignment problem|
|Author(s)||J. C. M. Janssen, T. E. Wentzell, Shannon L. Fitzpatrick|
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|Abstract||A method to generate lower bounds for the channel assignment problem is given. The method is based on the reduction of the channel assignment problem to a problem of covering the demand in a cellular network by preassigned blocks of cells called tiles. This tile cover approach is applied to networks with a cosite constraint and two different constraints between cells. A complete family of lower bounds is obtained, which include a number of new bounds that improve or include almost all known clique bounds. When applied to an example from the literature, the new bounds give better results.|
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Chairman Frank Lucas issued the following statement welcoming the news that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will move forward with implementing the Actual Production History (APH) adjustment for 2015 spring-planted crops. This crop insurance provision in the Agricultural Act of 2014 allows yield adjustments when losses are widespread and beyond the control of producers.
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Hong Kong has long been part of the global market and the food reflects that. The city’s mosaic comes through in the food as a melting pot of all different cuisines. Authentic Chinese, British, Indian, Thai, European, and other cuisine can be found on their own, or with a Hong Kong twist. You will have no limit to choices, but Cantonese seemed to be the most prevalent and is definitely worth trying while you’re there.
We were only here for a couple days so this is just a brief sampling of the endless food this city has to offer. My perfect meal in Hong Kong would be Shanghai dumplings at Cheung Hing Kee for a starter, roasted goose with noodles at Yat Lok for an entree, and a fresh egg waffle for dessert. If you are limited on time don’t miss out on these.
You can get just about any kind of fruit in Hong Kong, but all of it, like all other food, has to be imported. It is still a fun place to try different exotic fruits, but we didn’t bother since we were going to other areas where it is actually grown.
Breakfast is typically simple and light. Tea or coffee with toast is common, sometimes an egg or congee (rice porridge). A couple interesting dishes that are widely available are Hong Kong’s supper fluffy scrambled eggs and chicken noodle soup with ham.
Australian Dairy Company - We ate breakfast here twice and at another restaurant once. While I didn’t feel that the Australian Dairy Company was anything special, they were much better than the other place we tried. They are known for their long wait and poor service, but we got there right at opening time and were able to walk right in. The service was business-like and fast, which I appreciate in the morning. They served a glass of mellow cold tea to every customer, which I found pleasant. You can find a full menu by searching Google Images for an English menu. I felt that they had a few tasty items but overall it was moderately priced mediocre quality food. We ordered:
Corned beef and egg sandwich for 20 HKD (~$2.55). This was by far the best thing we had here. The bread was thick and super soft, the eggs were amazingly fluffy and creamy, and the corned beef may well have come from a can but it paired well.
Breakfast set for 32 HKD (~$4.10) which included macaroni soup with ham, tea or coffee, and scrambled or fried eggs with toast. The soup is basically Campbell’s chicken soup with elbow macaroni and lunch meat. Filling and hydrating, but not impressive. The scrambled eggs are incredible; however we received fried by mistake and there is only one way they serve them, very runny. Overall, a decent value but not special.
French toast for 20 HKD (~$2.55). This was the least filling and least impressive thing we had here. It was literally one slice of fried bread and didn’t really have any flavor on its own.
Porridge with an egg in it for 28 HKD (~$3.60). This was hearty but not a ton of flavor.
Snacks - Just a few of many
- Fried Pig Intestine - We tried this at a stand in the Kowloon Temple Street Night Market and it was…interesting. The outside was crispy and tasted like bacon so the first flavor and sensation I got was the crunch of that crispy outside layer with a softer middle layer. However, it went downhill from there. After a couple seconds that bacon flavor and texture was replaced by a stringy blob that I couldn’t chew very well and what I can only describe as the flavor of a farm. The combination was repulsive and I got one of the strings stuck between my back teeth. All three of us managed to swallow ours, but unanimously agreed that it was one of the worst things any of us had ever tried. The “farm” flavor may have meant that it wasn’t properly cleaned, so this may not be normal. If you are brave you can try this for around 15 HKD (~$2).
- Curry Fish Balls - These had an interesting texture, kind of spongy/springy. The flavor was a mixture of yellow curry and fish, with a decent amount of heat to them. A little too fishy for me, but interesting. At the Kowloon Temple Street Night Market they were about 8 HKD (~$1).
- Meatballs - These were just meatballs on a stick. Nothing special, but you could put some of the sauces on them if you wanted. They were about 15 HKD (~$2) at the Kowloon Temple Street Night Market.
- Buns - Buns are available all over the city and can be sweet or savory and filled with just about anything. Many places sell packaged buns that we tried to avoid. Pork bun with seasoned or bbq pork were very common and tasty.
- Meat on a Stick - This city seems to love the convenience of putting just about everything on a stick. You can get hot dogs, satay (grilled) meats, chicken wings, octopus, and much more. A meat stick is usually $1-$2.
- Other Street Snacks - In Kowloon vendors selling fresh roasted peanuts, quail eggs, and roasted sweet potatoes are common.
Shanghai Dumplings (Soup Dumpings) - We had these at Cheung Hing Kee, a Michelin Star recommended spot, and wow! These were probably the best thing we tried on this trip. The combination of textures and great flavor was incredible! These dumplings are cooked close together in a pan so the bottom gets crispy, while the top steams. This gives the top the usual soft chewy flavor, while the bottom has a nice crunch. Inside each dumpling is a meatball or shrimp and a delicious broth.
Now if you haven’t had these before you may be wondering how do you bite a dumpling full of hot soup. These are a bit too big to put the whole thing in your mouth, so you really have to bite this somehow; hopefully without squirting soup all over yourself or your neighbor or worse yet, letting the delicious liquid dribble away. No matter what, as hard as it is, I recommend waiting for these to cool down a bit. It is hard to taste when your mouth is scorched. I suggest either pinching a small hole, carefully poking one with a chop stick, or carefully biting one and sucking most of the soup out first, then biting in. This is definitely not fool-proof, but seemed to be the least messy.
This shop is very basic, just a window and a small stainless counter where you can eat. We got the signature pork buns, 4 for 32 HKD (~$4), and the black truffle buns, 2 for 16 HKD (~$2). They both were excellent, but I preferred the signature. We didn’t get any soup here, but assuming it is the same broth they put in the buns, I bet it is great.
Tim Ho Wan - This Michelin Star recommended dim sum place (multiple locations around the city) has a nice easy system where you get an order slip (in English and Chinese) and put a number in the boxes of the ones that you want. Every meal comes with tea, with a 3 HKD (~$0.40) per person cover charge. There was a line when we got there but it moved very quickly. The dishes we tried are all pictured and described below in the same order as the pictures.
Spare Ribs with Black Bean Sauce - These were not at all what I expected, but very tasty. There wasn’t much to them, but the meat just melted. The sauce was great, savory, a bit of salt, a bit of garlic, and a hint of spice. 18 HKD (~$2.30) for a dish
Lotus Cake - This was a combination of minced pork and lotus root pan fried. It was very greasy, a little chewy, and didn’t have much flavor. 25 HKD (~$3.20) for 3
BBQ Pork Bun - This one had nice flavorful pork in a warm soft bun with a crispy top. The top was coated with a light crust of sugar that gave it a nice crunch, but also a lot of sweetness. 23 HKD (~$3.00) for 3
Rice Rolls - This one was stuffed with bbq pork, but didn’t have a ton of flavor and the slimy texture was a bit off putting. 26 HKD (~$3.31) for 3
- Wang Fu - Beijing Dumpling - This is yet another Michelin Star recommended restaurant that specializes in dumplings. These are hand-made steamed wheat flour dumplings filled with meat. This place was nicely decorated and as you walk in you can see right into the kitchen where a lady was making dumplings with the kind of skill that makes it look easy. We had pork and chive dumplings and they were good, but nothing special. It was 58 HKD (~$7.40) for 10 dumplings with dipping sauce.
With only a couple days, we knew we wanted to hit some “regular” places as well as at lest a couple of the affordable Michelin Star recommended restaurants on Stanley and Wellington Street. These are a group of famously budget friendly restaurants where you can get a “top quality” meal for under $10. We fit three in (Yat Lok, Tsim Chai Kee, and Wang Fu) and they were all quite good, but, other than Yat Lok, not miles ahead of other things we tried.
Veggie lovers - In Hong Kong some dishes come with vegetables, but it is common for entrees to just be a protein and starch and a vegetable to be ordered as a side dish. The sides are often Gai Lan (Chinese broccoli) or another similar green, sometimes smothered in oyster sauce. Not a lot of variety, but I find these greens to be delicious just lightly seasoned.
- Yat Lok - This was our first proper meal of the trip and the best one we had in Hong Kong. We got a few different dishes so we could try everything. The roasted meats were phenomenal! We tried the chicken, goose, roast pork, and bbq pork. Goose was my favorite, but roasted pork was a close second. The noodles were not quite as good as Tsim Chai Kee, but still very nice, and the savory scallion broth had nice deep flavor. We got one plate with dry noodles and the others with noodle soup. The dry noodles (dry just means no broth) were nice because they didn’t affect the crispy skin on the meat, but they were lacking the amazing flavor of the broth. The meat is served in the traditional way (on the bone, chopped into pieces), so be careful. The soup dishes were 60 HKD (~$7.70) each with your choice of two meats and the dry noodle dish with two meats was 79 HKD (~$10.10).
- Tsim Chai Kee - This is a noodle shop specializing in hand pulled noodle soup with shrimp wontons, beef, and fish balls. I didn’t find the fish ball or beef to be particularly flavorful, but the noodles were perfect. It was amazing how consistent in size they were able to make them. The texture was nice and soft but al dente in the middle. They had a little dish of very spicy oil on the table and we joked that it was so spicy that it ate the spoon. The menu choices were 31 HKD (~$4.00) for one meat, 37 HKD (~$4.75) for two meats, or 41 HKD (~$5.25) for three.
- Tsui Wah - This was our most expensive meal in Hong Kong and we got all this and a big bowl of rice for 256 HKD (~$33). Our hotel recommended this place and while every dish wasn’t amazing, overall it was quite good. The entrees were all around 65 HKD (~$8.25) and the soup was 36 HKD (~$4.50). The short rib soup had great flavor and the meat melted in your mouth. The noodle dishes were just ok. The veggies were excellent quality and perfectly cooked, but I found the sauce a little too sweet and the noodles were crunchy. The Malaysian curry was amazing, and I would go here just for that. It had a ton of flavor and some heat to it, was velvety and filling. As good as the best ones we had in Malaysia.
- Sai Kee - This was a random shop that we picked based on it being busy with what looked like locals and had an English menu. We had a bowl of congee (23-35 HKD ~3.00-$4.50), turnip cake/paddy (14 HKD ~$1.80), fried noodles (15 HKD ~$1.95), glutinous rice (17 HKD ~$2.20), and greens (18 HKD ~$2.30). The greens were lightly seasoned, perfectly cooked, and delicious, no bitterness. They were hard to eat with chopsticks and no knife, so I probably made a fool out of myself, but I managed. The texture and flavor of the turnip cake was very similar to mashed potatoes. The congee (rice porridge) had a nice texture but not a lot of flavor, but they provided several sauces to customize it to your taste, including soy, chili, and a peanut sauces. We got mixed fried noodles, half rice and half wheat. They were both good, but I thought the wheat ones have better flavor. The glutinous rice was filled with egg and pork and was great. The sticky rice had a comforting texture, and eating it was fun because each bite was a little different. This place offered all different congee and soup dishes, from fish belly, to frog, to chicken, and felt like a local weekday lunch crowd.
- Chungking Mansion - This building holds budget appartments on the upper floors and shops for goods and food on the lower floors. Most of the food is Indian or Middle Eastern and, from what we read and experienced, very hit or miss. We got a samosa (6 HKD ~$0.75) and chicken biryani (35 HKD ~$4.50) at Dewan-E-Khass. The samosa was a mushy microwaved blob. The chicken and rice was tasty and fairly moist; overall, nothing special, but not bad.
Fresh Fruit Juices - Fresh fruit juices, smoothies, and shakes are plentiful. Some places offer sweetened or unsweetened. Street stalls generally range from 15-25 HKD (~$2.00-$3.20).
Soda/Pop - Most standard brands were available, but diet coke was called coke lite. In most restaurants they cost 5-15 HKD (~$.60-$2.00).
Milk Tea - Tea is often served with milk which makes it slightly creamy.
Coffee - Widely available.
Fruit - Fresh fruit is sometimes served as a dessert.
Buns - Hong Kong has a tons of different sweet dessert buns. One popular kind is the pineapple bun which has a sweet crunchy top. This bun may have gotten its name from its appearance, as there is no pineapple in this bun. They can be filled with just about anything, but warm sweet bean paste is my favorite filling.
Egg Tart - Delicate flaky dough and warm rich custard. These were nice, a bit different than Portuguese ones. For me something is just a bit off putting about warm custard, but I seem to be the only person who feels this way, so make sure you try one. They vary, but are usually about $1.
- Egg Waffle - Delicious! This is something you must try here. They come in all different flavors and can even be used as an ice cream cone. They have to be fresh and are nice and crunchy on the outside of each bubble and soft on the inside, lightly sweet and buttery. We tried purple sweet potato at Mammy Pancake, another Mitchelin Star recommended place, and it was good, but my favorite was a plain one from a random stand. They typically range from 10-30 HKD (~$1.30-$3.90). Also sometimes known as egg puffs and eggettes.
Kei Tsui Cake Shop - We stumbled across this shop by accident when we were walking through a market in Mong Kok. We noticed a shop surrounded by so many people we could hardly see past them. We stopped a random person and asked what it was. They graciously explained that it is a famous Michelin recommended pastry shop and recommended a few of their favorites. Make sure you now what you want when it is your turn because they have a lot of people to serve and not a lot of patience. Most people come here and purchase enough for their families and they can be rude if you try to buy just one. We got a mixed bag of 1-2 of several different things and they didn’t give us any issues. For a little more on this place see their YouTube interview. We tried:
Wife Cake - This is a Hong Kong specialty that is worth trying. The story is that a man invented this to buy his wife back from a wealthy man who he had borrowed money from. They are little pastries with sweetened melon as the filling. The ones we had were very dense and the filling reminded me of a fig newton.
Chicken Cookie - We got a handful of these on the suggestion of the local we asked without any idea what they were. They were crunchy, hard shortbread like, with a hint of garlic and a very weird flavor that we couldn’t quite place. It turned out to be chicken. Who would ever thing to put chicken in a cookie? Very interesting.
Red Bean Pancake - This is a flat sticky rice cake with red bean paste. It was gooey, sticky, and sweet. Definitely a little weird, but good.
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David Zwirner is pleased to present an exhibition of new work by artists from the gallery’s program located at 537 West 20th Street, NYC.
The world has never faced such uncertainty: everything from our understanding of public health and racial injustice to our geopolitical order and our social and environmental responsibilities is being challenged and rethought. 2020 may go down as the watershed year when the deck was reshuffled; and while we don’t know the future, our minds are busy speculating, anxiously rethinking and looking for a vision beyond.
Whatever that vision may be—whether it entails a rebirth or set of new beginnings—artists can help us imagine it, since the work they are doing now may contain the seeds of the future we cannot yet see.
Artists include Francis Alÿs, Michaël Borremans, Carol Bove, Toba Khedoori, Barbara Kruger, Shio Kusaka, Yayoi Kusama, Nate Lowman, Kerry James Marshall, Oscar Murillo, Chris Ofili, Raymond Pettibon, Neo Rauch, Dana Schutz, Richard Serra, Wolfgang Tillmans, Luc Tuymans, Andra Ursuţa, Rose Wylie, and Lisa Yuskavage.


IMHO the best Atari ST retro monitor is the Dell 2001FP flatscreen, with the soundbar attachment if no other speakers are used. It's 4:3 and has low latency so fast scrollers still feel quite smooth, although never as smooth as an analog screen would.
It does all three ST resolutions, but you would need a specially made cable (similar to RGB SCART, but using a VGA connector) for low res and then a switch or a separate cable for high.
Do note: Manufacturing date of the 2001FP is important. More information here: http://www.atari-wiki.com/index.php/Flat_Panel_Displays


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– For those wondering, internal communication within WWE indicates that WrestleMania will always be free on the WWE Network, not just this year.
– Emma being called up to WWE TV this past week had nothing to do with Kaitlyn’s departure. There has been talk for a while of bringing Emma and Paige to the main roster.
– WWE officials are hoping to get 75,000 fans chanting “YES!” at WrestleMania XXX. The previous big idea involving the crowd was to do Rey Mysterio vs. Sin Cara with everyone wearing lucha masks but that’s been nixed.
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Chiefs, having overcome minnows Tornado FC in Mdantsane in their opening round clash last month, were again drawn away to another ABC Motsepe League outfit in the next round.
The Magic traditionally play their league games at the Old Mutual Sports Ground in Pinelands, but understandably had to find an alternative venue to accommodate the magnitude of this fixture.
Failure to secure another suitable venue in the Mother City, they have since confirmed a switch to Port Elizabeth's Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.
"Due to unforeseen circumstances, our Nedbank Cup Round of 16 home fixture against Kaizer Chiefs has been moved to the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth," read a statement from the club on Thursday.
"The main reason for the move is that there were no stadiums available to be booked for a match of this magnitude in Cape Town on the weekend in question.
"Magic FC would like to apologise to our loyal supporters for this. We will soon announce some travel options for supporters who want to travel to P.E to consider.
"We would also like to make it clear that SAFA and PSL went out of their way to try and accommodate us to make sure that this fixture could be staged in the Mother City."
The fixture is set to take place next weekend, with an exact date and time yet to be confirmed.

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