Riverwalking 2

Time for the next installment of river pictures I have taken which I am calling "Riverwalking." This time we head to the Mississippi River near LaCrosse, WI and Winona, MN on a beautiful July day in 2010.

A man of wisdom delights in water.

Confucius, Analects

Bald Eagle enjoying a catch.

Barge traffic passing LaCrosse

The wonder of water lilies

Bald Eagle! It deserves center place. Always an awesome sight.

Two Columbus replica ships- the Nina and the Pinta were visiting Winona that day. 

How small they were and the great ocean so large. What an amazing accomplishment his travel was.

As July Nears Its End

Wallace Stevens came to mind as the month nears its end. As a poet he has a way of making sure we know what to look at and for. In a Minnesota mid-summer these words speak volumes:

The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself.

A 45-Year Memory: The Motorcycle Accident

July 29: Bob Dylan is injured in a motorcycle accident near his home in Woodstock, New York. He is not seen in public for over a year.

Great- If It Works

Caught this headline today:

J&J cuts maximum Tylenol dose to prevent overdoses

It seems like there are been too many damaged livers as a result of overdosing on acetaminophen caused by taking more than one medication that contains the drug. So, as a preventive measure Johnson and Johnson is lowering the recommended dose as noted on the bottles.

That makes a couple of assumptions that people:

1) Read the dosing instructions and, more importantly
2) Follow the dosing instructions.

I know far too many people who will believe that the dosing is just a suggestion or worse, irrelevant. You know, if two pills are great for a headache, four will be even better.

Perhaps I am too cynical about human nature, but I have a hunch that this may very well work to some extent, but probably with people who already follow the directions.

When I think about it, those are one that Johnson and Johnson no doubt wants to reach.

Worth Considering

Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are good is like expecting the bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian."

- Dennis Wholey

Fair? Life is fair? Not in THIS life.

And that's not being pessimistic. That's simply stating the obvious.

You Can Tell the Lockout is Over

From NFL.com:

Turns out you're not the only one growing tired of rumors of another Brett Favre comeback.

Bus Cook, Favre's longtime agent, was perplexed enough by recent reports tying the 41-year-old to several NFL teams that he reached out to a Mississippi newspaper on Monday to "clear the air."

"Brett Favre retired in January. He has not talked to any teams, including Carolina Panthers, Philadelphia Eagles, the Arizona Cardinals and the Seattle Seahawks," Bus told The Clarion-Ledger. "He has not talked to anyone about playing football. He's retired, period."

Actually I wasn't even wondering. If he does try to comeback, I won't really care. I didn't even care last year- or the one before that.

But just in case - I was intrigued by humorist Andy Borowitz saying in one of his [fake] news reportings in the Borowitz Report that most football fans would prefer the lockout to continue if "What's His Name" decides to come back.

A Happy Birthday In Memory

Today would be Steve Goodman's 63rd birthday. He will forever be 36.

Here is a wonderful video of Goodman and his friend John Prine with the remarkable poetry of Goodman's song, Souvenirs.

All the snow has turned to water,
Christmas days have come and gone.
Broken toys and faded colours are all that's left to linger on.
I hate graveyards and old oawn shops,
For they always bring me tears.
I can't forgive the way they robbed me of my childhood souvenirs.

Memories, they can't be boughten.
They can't be won at carnivals for free.
Well it took me years to get those souvenirs,
And i don't know how they slipped away from me.

Broken hearts and dirty windows
Make life difficult to see.
That's why last night and this morning
Always look the same to me.
And I hate reading old love letters
For they always bring me tears.
I can't forget the way they robbed me,
Of my sweetheart's souvenirs.

Memories they can't be boughten,
They can't be won at carnivals for free.
Well it took me years to get those souvenirs
And I don't know how they slipped away from me.

Congratulations

Bert Blyleven

Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame today!

You Never Know What You Don't Know

Especially about the future. Then the future sneaks up on you and it all changes. Back in June I mentioned that I was having some lower leg and lower back issues going on. They sent me for tests, MRIs, X-rays, EMGs, vascular checkup. Then a week ago I went to the spine clinic for all the information to be put into a coherent package followed by an appointment with the neurosurgeon who worked on me 2 1/2 years ago.

Somewhere in the depths of my brain I knew that it was not as good as I was hoping it would be. Little hints were there. The one doctor's response to a new reflex in my right leg wasn't encouraging. So after one more MRI (this time in the cervical spine) we have determined that it will be time for more surgery. In fact, probably two surgeries- one lumbar, the other cervical.

Fortunately the cervical is mostly asymptomatic at this point and isn't expected to go south over the next few months. He did warn me, though, that if there is a significant shift I should be in touch immediately. It looks like the lumbar surgery will most likely be in late September and the cervical in January.

I have been bummed all week. Just at the point where I am really working on getting into good shape, my weight is dropping(!!) and all kinds of fun things lie ahead, it's back to the operating room. I am probably going through a grief reaction- losing something that I have been working at getting- and then having to build all over again.

So I have once again, as always, found myself sitting back at that First Step- powerlessness. I am doing what I can do, and trying to let the rest up to God. I am realizing again(!) that there are more things in the world that I can't control than I can. That even includes significant parts of my own life. In the end that is all I can admit to, let it go, and then see what all this can mean.

God grant me the serenity

to accept the things I cannot change;

courage to change the things I can;

and wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time;

Enjoying one moment at a time;

Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;

Taking, as He did, this sinful world

as it is, not as I would have it;

Trusting that He will make all things right

if I surrender to His Will;

That I may be reasonably happy in this life

and supremely happy with Him

Forever in the next.

Amen.

--Reinhold Niebuhr

Boy, Do I Have Power!

The other day I was innocently working out at the gym, doing the elliptical routine, listening to music on my iPod. I glanced at the bank of TVs and noticed that on that day in 1967 the song, "Windy" by the Association was #1.

"Hmmm," I thought to myself, "I know "Windy" is somewhere on this iPod. Wouldn't it be neat if it played now?"

Yes, you know what happened within 5 minutes. The totally somewhat random shuffle of 2500 songs on my iPod played "Windy."

As I rocked to the song my mind started to play some games. I have power. All I had to do was think it and it happened. Maybe that's the secret of life- successful and happy life.

Just ask for it and it will be given.

Then I realized I was talking about that "spiritual" [sic] phenomenon known as The Secret. Just imagine what you want and the world will give it to you. That's the promise and hope of life.

But then my mind went to a passage in Huckleberry Finn about the same subject.

Then Miss Watson she took me in the closet and prayed, but nothing come of it. She told me to pray every day, and whatever I asked for I would get it. But it warn't so. I tried it. Once I got a fish-line, but no hooks. It warn't any good to me without hooks. I tried for the hooks three or four times, but somehow I couldn't make it work. By and by, one day, I asked Miss Watson to try for me, but she said I was a fool. She never told me why, and I couldn't make it out no way.

I set down one time back in the woods, and had a long think about it. I says to myself, if a body can get anything they pray for, why don't Deacon Winn get back the money he lost on pork? Why can't the widow get back her silver snuffbox that was stole? Why can't Miss Watson fat up? No, says I to my self, there ain't nothing in it.

So I guess maybe I was a little ahead of myself. There isn't any such secret. Coincidences happen. And maybe, in some mysterious way, thinking can cause things to change. Quantum physics posits many things far stranger than that. But somehow or another I don't think I should invest my fortune in it.

But then, maybe I'll see what happens the next time I'm working out and a song comes on the iPod that was just hinted at on TV. Then if it happens a third time....

From the Minnesota DNR:

Whitewater State Park is open for day use. The 3 campgrounds and primitive group sites will open Friday July 22nd. Upper, Lower and Gooseberry campgrounds along with the primitive group sites should be open starting at noon on Friday the 22nd. The nature store and beach area will be open Saturday morning July 23rd. Interpretive programs will begin again at 1 p.m. on Saturday July 23rd.

Now I realize that there are a lot of more essential and important agencies than a State Park in the southeastern corner of the state. The nature of nature is that it can survive quite well without humans tramping around. But we as people need to have nature. So it will be good to be able to go to the park on Sunday and get some good mid-summer pictures.

Headlines Make the News

Three headlines caught my eye just moments ago:

Big debt deal gains traction amid chaotic efforts

That is hopeful. We may yet avoid the dreaded default.

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Even more to the point at this stage in the sports year:

NFL lockout: Owners approve new labor deal, conditionally lift lockout

Yes, they have cancelled the Hall of Fame game, but we won't miss the season.

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But let's put all of this into a BIG PICTURE perspective:

Mass Extinction Caused by Deadly 'Earth Burp'

If it happened before, can it happen again?

Beyond WOW!

Eastern Sierra Time Lapse 3 | Milky Way | Via Lactea from Jeff Chen Kuo Chih on Vimeo.

--Thanks to The Awesomer

At Last!

Not sure when. Hopefully before Sunday? It would be great to go over there and see it in person again.

Will It Be Today?

It was getting closer as I posted this early in the morning today. The question marks may be gone before the day is done and Minnesota will be back in business.

YES! The budget battle has ended.
Minnesota will be back in business.

Hot, Hotter

Every winter people in milder climates than Minnesota look at us like we're crazy. When that temperature dips well below 0 degrees F. southern people (anyone south of Rochester to Madison) shake their heads and wonder how we can do it. Garrison Keillor probably has a better answer than I do, but I usually say- "Well, it's not that bad. You get used to it."

Now the tables are turned. We are in the midst of a southern-style heat wave. All the heat and all the humidity. Every time, absolutely EVERY TIME I have gone from air-conditioning to outside my glasses fog up. Every time. We look at the temperature and the "heat index" and hear the weather service issue "Excessive Heat Warnings."

We are now shaking our heads at those southerners. "How do you stand it?" we say as we shake the sweat from our brows. It's awful, oppressive, and impossible.

To which I am sure the southerners just smile.

And stay inside!

Now It's Scary...

Herman Cain: Communities have right to ban mosques

A presidential candidate who has the chutzpah to even think this let alone say it is scary. But that is what he said.

Why can communities do this?

Because Islam is a set of laws as well as a religion.

So is Judaism.

And to listen to many fundamentalist Christians, so is Christianity.

Can you imagine the outcry if any candidate would say that a community has the right to ban a church for these kind of reasons?

What about Freedom of Religion is lost in this?

Which brings to mind a quote (emphasis added!):

First they came for the communists,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a communist.


Then they came for the trade unionists,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a trade unionist.


Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Jew.


Then they came for me
and there was no one left to speak out for me.
--Pastor Martin Niemoeller
Wiki Link

Frightening may be a better word than scary. Potentially horrific for who we claim to be as Americans.

Riverwalking 1

I had forgotten about some river pictures I took a year ago along the Cannon River in Northfield, MN. As I was looking at them I realized that I have done a lot of river picture-taking over the years. So I thought it might be fun to put some together on an irregular basis from some of the Riverwalking I have done. So, without any further delay, I might as well start with those pictures from last summer.

An Old Favorite

This is one of my favorite pictures. I took it back in August 2005 with a group of youth at the Apostle Islands in northern Wisconsin. One of the group was sitting across the inlet on the pier at sunset and it just worked right.

A Quick Thought

A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.

--George Bernard Shaw

The Best of Both Worlds

Wow!

This is a truly remarkable album that is the best of both jazz and bluegrass. On American Legacies, the Del McCoury Band and The Preservation Hall Jazz Band come together to make MUSIC!

I have often described bluegrass as the "jazz" of country music, not because of any particular complexity, but due to its ensemble approach that features soloists improvising in breaks from the melody. The elements of both styles allows for variety that also breaks rules as often as they follow them. Chord changes and shared viruosity bring the listener of either genre into the center of the performance. You begin to listen for the changes, guessing and second-guessing the where the next solo will go. It becomes very participatory music.

The Del McCoury website talks about some of the other reasons why this collaboration is not unexpected. Both styles of music have, they say, "common roots in the rich musical gumbo of the American south in the 19th and early 20th centuries ...[with] a myriad of common influences and musical vocabularies.

More to the point is the joy as this album brings to life some of the songs that have played in both genres for years. "Jambalaya" makes the combination sound so natural. It is almost a pure Dixieland beat. you feel that shuffle so common to the New Orleans style and want to march back down Bourbon Street. But the singers, Del and Ronnie McCoury, by that bluegrass twang, remind us that this was written by Hank Williams, Sr. It belongs to New Orleans and has its home in the country.

Then there's the classic Gospel song, "I'll Fly Away." Again, a song shared by both these and other genres. It starts with a straight-ahead Gospel style, true to its roots. Clint Maedgen of the Jazz Band leads the singing into the first break- a pure Dixieland brass break. Then McCoury takes over in a straight-ahead bluegrass mode leading into a banjo break flowing smoothly yet surprsingly into the clarinet solo. It fits and begins to take the song into new areas as the clarinet bridges it all back to Dixieland Gospel. They soar together to the end.

To hear the different singers take their turns in their distinctive styles adds to the richness of two American musical styles.

But the capper for me is a Del McCoury penned instrumental. "Banjo Frisco," The musical power of each genre is raised to new levels. mixes the musical power of each, and soars into new heights. Brass and banjo together make quite a combination. The brass shines as the banjo drives the whole piece forward to a rousing finish.

It makes me wonder what "Orange Blossom Special" would sound like. I would love to hear the trumpets play those classic fiddle licks as the mandolin and bass parts provide the unique percussion. All we need then is to add a symphony orchestra and we will move into a best of all possible worlds.

Genre purists may scoff but music can surely bring us together in new and enchanting ways. American Legacies is a winner in both genres. It becomes, without putting too much emphasis on it, a capsule of how diversity can bring us somethin new and energizing out of what we thought we already knew. But more importantly, it's just plain fun!

Article first published as Music Review: Del McCoury Band and Preservation Hall Jazz Band - American Legacies on Blogcritics.

Hope!

We are back to the question marks from the closed sign. It looks like a deal may have been reached and Minnesota may re-open.

More thoughts will follow.

Three Weeks Gone- Starting on Four

Today begins the Fourth Week of my fitness challenge/program at the local healthy living center. Over these three full weeks I have lost 9+ pounds. That is little changed from last week thanks to several days of no exercise this past week due to some health issues and appointments. But it also means that I maintained the diet part of the challenge.

I actually continued, for the most part, the challenge of the first two weeks to stay away from processed sugar and artificial sweeteners, to eat more fruits and vegetables, to eat out less and eat healthier when I did. I was a huge success at those. Water has actually begun to taste good as has decaf tea without any sweeteners.

In the exercise part I have done some active spinning (cycling) classes (45-50 minutes each), 25 - 45 minute sessions on the elliptical machine and the regular biking workouts. The strength training part has been a little more difficult, finding the time and actually doing it. But I have managed some. That will be my emphasis in the next week or so.

In short, I am feeling quite good about myself and what I have been doing. I will hopefully drop below the 190 lb. level this week for the first time in over a year!

Plus I am feeling good. Who would have thought it?

Nothing Has Changed

Sunday after church my wife and I went to the little restaurant near that still closed scene over there on the left. The Elba House is in the tiny village of the same name just up the road from Whitewater State Park.

It was all but deserted on a beautiful Sunday morning in mid-summer when the park is usually full and fishermen, campers, and families seek out the local cooking.The wait staff and others stood around looking for something to do and someone to help pay their wages. Over in Rochester and on the road up to the Twin Cities were signs blaming Governor Dayton while some graffiti artist had altered one to urge Dayton to tax the rich. Last week it appeared as if Dayton had made a move toward compromise but that was rejected by the Republicans since it still included tax increases.

Just as things are going in Washington.

Minnesota closing down will have significant impact if this continues much longer. It is already the longest such shutdown in recent memory in the United States-today was day 13.

Washington defaulting? That could have more than a significant impact. That could be a disaster. In the end, I am afraid, any ideology held to with such incredible tenacity and stubbornness is dangerous. Even good opinions are toxic when carried to an extreme that takes them beyond the impact to the particular individual who holds them. Democracy is built on the rule of the majority but also to be free from the "tyranny" of either side. Right now, democracy in the United States is looking less democratic than it has in a long time.

Of course there is tonight a semblance of hope on the national scene as Senate Majority Leader McConnell seems to be coming in the back door- which only makes the conservatives furious. No one will be happy and everyone will blame everyone else. Ah, for a quote from the Bard, this one seems to fit (at least in my mind):

"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,
But in ourselves, that we are underlings."
--Julius Caesar (I, ii, 140-141)

Or in paraphrase:

"The fault, dear Brutus [nation], is not in our stars [opponents],
But in ourselves, that we are underlings."

That People Would Say This....

Slavery had a disastrous impact on African-American families, yet sadly a child born into slavery in 1860 was more likely to be raised by his mother and father in a two-parent household than was an African-American baby born after the election of the USA's first African-American President.

According to The Ticket that language was reportedly part of a marriage vow urged upon GOP candidates by "The FAMiLY LEADER a Christian conservative organization which provides a consistent, courageous voice in the churches, in the legislature, in the media, in the courtroom, in the public square…always standing for God’s truth in order to strengthen the family."

It blames the War on Poverty and says that Gay marriage is harmful to the institution of marriage. It urges the candidates to be monogamous and to remain married.In the paper that goes with it, it sometimes sounds like a pro-women statement, but it doesn't feel all that inclusive in its underlying ideology. They have removed the slavery section, but the underlying meanness toward Obama is staggering in its blindness.

In Memoriam: A Gutsy, Courageous Person

Betty Ford died Friday at age 93. There are many people who would not be alive today if it weren't for some of the amazing courage of this remarkable woman.

Back in 1976 she took a HUGE step by admitting to an alcohol and prescription drug problem. No one did that in those days. Not publicly, not when you are the First Lady. But just like she had done earlier with discussing breast cancer she took the steps out of the shadows. As a result the stigma of addiction and alcoholism began to decrease.

Yes, some of it may still be there. I have newly clean and sober people worry about that stigma all the time. But invariably, after several months, they come to realize that the stigma is just not all that powerful. To be open and honest about our own wrestling with addiction will more often than not get us support and congratulations for taking the needed steps.

Betty Ford did a great deal to make that possible.

Rest in peace, Betty. And thank you.

Birds and Things

No, not back at Whitewater State Park. This time at Target Field. Two pictures in particular struck me. The first was in the game with the Dodgers. When I looked at the pictures I discovered there was this old bird sitting on the field and I got a picture of him as the ball went sailing overhead. (The bird is in the lower right corner.)

And then there was this one from the game with the Brewers. As Pavano was getting ready to pitch a bird came flying over. It looks like a UFO in the upper right in this picture. The camera was focused on a darker part of the field so the bird is overexposed since he was in the sun. Again, I didn't notice until I got home and looked at the pics.

Keep Your Foot From Tapping

I dare you. This is another infectious melody played around the world from the Playing for Change people.

What fun!

Debris on the Trail

Went out for a ride on the Root River Trail on Sunday, two days after some heavy-duty storms went through the area. There were at least 8 - 10 places where debris was major, either along the trail or in the river.  These are three of the worst on the trail itself.

You can tell by the areas along the side of the trail where the grass is tamped down from riding on it that these were all blocking the trail before someone came out and took care of it. Since the State is closed, I assume it was local and not state people who took care of it. Probably volunteers.

Even where the big debris wasn't blocking things, there were many branches and twigs and leave on the trail itself. Quite a ride.

A 30-Year Memory: An Equal Rights First

July 7 – President Ronald Reagan nominates the first woman, Sandra Day O'Connor, to the Supreme Court of the United States.

No Change

Budget negotiations appeared to break down at the Capitol Wednesday afternoon after Gov. Mark Dayton offered Republicans two new offers -- both including tax increases.

House Speaker Kurt Zellers said: "Things went backwards today."

Governor Mark Dayton responded that if things went backward, it was the Republicans' fault.
--Star Tribune

Meanwhile vandals broke into several state parks and another report said that the shutdown is costing millions.

Politics as usual.

Reflections and Shadows: Sunset at the Ballgame

I had two Twins games last week. The first, with the Dodgers, was a fun game - we won. But as I sat watching the evening grow, I was aware of the shadows and reflections. So I made sure I got some pictures. As sunset approached, the colors shifted and the shadows became as much a part of the experience as the light. So here are seven of the pictures. Look at the lines and reflections as they build shadows.

There were some good baseball pictures, too, but I will save them for another day, especially since I have no more games until August.

A 40-Year Memory: Pops. R.I.P.

July 6 - jazz giant Louis Armstrong passes away from a heart attack at the age of 69.

More Than Knee High and Other Items for the Day After

1) Out cycling on Sunday I found the corn more than knee-high for the Fourth of July.

2) In the news, though, was an interesting item from The Week

Do Fourth of July parades turn kids into Republicans?
A recent Harvard study suggests that attending a July 4 parade during childhood increases the likelihood of becoming a card-carrying Republican later in life

Really? I don't think so. At least not in my case. I have always loved 4th of July parades (and parades in general.) I have loved to march and play in them. I have loved to watch them. I have enjoyed putting out the flag on the 4th more than any other holiday. But I am not now, nor never have been a Republican.

In reality all the study really seems to be saying is that the GOP has been more able to appropriate the "patriotic values" embodied in the 4th of July. That's a real shame. Patriotism is NOT party politics.

3) In the latest Darwin Award-type story:

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A bare-headed motorcyclist riding in protest of New York state's helmet law crashed, struck his head on the roadway and died from his injuries, state police said on Sunday.

"The doctor felt that the death could have been prevented if he simply had been wearing a helmet," state Trooper Robert Jureller said.

The inalienable right to not take care of oneself.

3) From the appropriately titled Utah town:

SNOWBIRD, Utah (Reuters) - Bikini-clad skiers and snowboarders wearing shorts filled the slopes at one resort in Utah as a record-breaking snow season left plenty of white powder for Independence Day revelers to celebrate on Monday.

Which is why I for one stayed in tropical Minnesota this year for the holiday.

4) And finally, from across the pond, a story with no connection to anything related to the 4th other than it comes from England.

Harry Potter star says he no longer drinks
LONDON (AP) — Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe said he has given up drinking alcohol after realizing he was partying too hard.

The 21-year-old actor says he began to drink too much while filming "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince," the sixth movie in the Harry Potter series, in 2009.

He said; "I became so reliant on (alcohol) to enjoy stuff."

No more magic potions for Harry.

Happy Birthday for Another year

The wonder of the American march led by an amazing conductor and a remarkable orcehstra.

And one more, with soul. A heartfelt rendition and video that shows the real beauty of America- the people.

Happy Birthday, my homeland, the United States.

A 40-Year Memory: Another Music Dies

July 3 - Jim Morrison is found dead in a bath tub in Paris, France aged 27.

Continuing the Closing

Yes, the State of Minnesota is shut down for the holiday weekend. That means all those who had reservations at the state parks (like Whitewater) left on Thursday afternoon. None are open. Since it is a holiday weekend, some of the government offices would be closed for the weekend anyway. Which I guess is why there are no talks going on in St. Paul this weekend. (At least that's the official word. I hope they are talking privately about the impact that this could have. The papers were already reporting questions and concerns about some issues that may be affected.

I am not on the inside of any of this. on the surface it looks like the same kind of issue that has been plaguing the US for recent years- extreme partisanship. The governor wants to raise taxes on the wealthy (which means himself since he is a multi-millionaire). While the Republicans don't. They want to cut services. Sure that sounds like an oversimplification, but I think it is the crux of the matter. It is a seemingly unconquerable chasm of ideology.

In the end, it will be the people who lose- state workers, state residents, the state's reputation. I am very aware we are in a very difficult position economically and politically right now. But democracy is about working together and finding compromise. It appears to me as if some people aren't willing to do that.

Hint of the Future?

As of 9:00 this morning, there is no agreement and Minnesota is closed. The news media are saying this is perhaps a harbinger of things to come in Washington.

But the news also reported that the owners and players are talking in the NFL. But it only took THEM months.

Let's hope the politicians have more sense than the NFL. (Sorry. Wishful thinking at work.)

Sorry. Closed.

As I got ready for bed Thursday evening, the possibility of a government shut-down in Minnesota was a reality at the moment I have this post scheduled to go live:

12:01 AM, Friday, July 1, 2011.

That would mean the view in this picture:

will be closed.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Will update this in the morning.