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Summer fruit is by far my favorite. Our peach trees produce the sweetest, juiciest fruit that I eagerly await each year. And, I greedily hog the first ones of the season for myself. We have a system here that works out very well for me. K prunes and tends to the trees, watering and patiently taking care of them throughout the season. I am nowhere to be seen during this time. As soon as the fruit comes in and becomes ready to pick, I swoop in and select the best ones.
This year we were on track to get the largest yield yet. Sadly, that did not happen since we had a reverse spring and the weather was all out of whack. Many of the flowers fell off and the few that hung on to turn into fruit turned out small and many cracked since we got a deluge of rain over two days right before picking time. I did not have high hopes for these peaches. Thankfully, I was proved wrong and despite their smaller size and not looking as pretty as in previous years, they were just as sweet and delicious.
We love scones with our morning coffee and a warm batch first thing in the morning is a treat. The addition of fresh peaches makes them even more rich and creamy. I hope you enjoy them as much as we did.
adapted from America's Test Kitchen
Yield: 8 scones
1 ½ cups fresh peaches, diced
8 tablespoons unsalted butter, frozen whole + 2 tbsp melted butter
½ cup sour cream
½ cup whole milk
½ cup sugar+ 1 tbsp for sprinkling
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, plus additional for work surface
¼ teaqspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
½ teaspoon table salt
Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 425 degrees. Grate 8 tbsp of butter on large holes of box grater. Place grated butter in freezer until needed. Melt 2 tbsp of remaining ungrated butter and set aside. Place diced peaches in freezer until needed.
Whisk together sour cream and milk in medium bowl; refrigerate until needed. Whisk flour, baking powder, 1/2 cup sugar salt, baking soda, and lemon zest in medium bowl. Add frozen butter to flour mixture and toss with fingers until thoroughly coated.
Add milk mixture to flour mixture; fold with spatula until just combined. With rubber spatula, transfer dough to liberally floured work surface. Dust surface of dough with flour; with floured hands, knead dough 6 to 8 times, until it just holds together in ragged ball, adding flour as needed to prevent sticking.
Roll dough into approximate 12-inch square. Fold dough into thirds like a business letter, using bench scraper or metalspatula to release dough if it sticks to countertop. Lift short ends of dough and fold into thirds again to form approximate 4-inch square. Transfer dough to plate lightly dusted with flour and chill in freezer 5 minutes.
Transfer dough to floured work surface and roll into approximate 12-inch square again. Sprinkle peaches evenly over surface of dough, then press down so they are slightly embedded in dough. Using bench scraper or thin metal spatula, loosen dough from work surface. Roll dough, pressing to form tight log. Lay seam-side down and press log into 12 by 4-inch rectangle. Using sharp, floured knife, cut rectangle crosswise into 4 equal rectangles. Cut each rectangle diagonally to form 2 triangles and transfer to parchment-lined baking sheet.
Brush tops with melted butter and sprinkle with remaining tablespoon sugar. Bake until tops and bottoms are golden brown, 18 to 25 min. Transfer to wire rack and let cool 10 min before serving.
To Make Ahead: After placing the scones on the baking sheet, either refrigerate them overnight or freeze. When ready to bake, for refrigerated scones, heat oven to 425 degrees and follow directions in step 6. For frozen scones, heat oven to 375 degrees, follow directions in step 6, and extend cooking time to 25 to 30 minutes


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Finding a home for Moe, our black Labrador, proved to be an exceedingly difficult job. I had a lot of phone calls and emails about him, I even had quite a few people come and look at him but once they realized how big he was everyone shied away. Four times I thought for sure I had a home for him. Three times I got last minute phone calls cancelling the deal.
I must admit I also shied away from introducing him to a few people that wanted him but just didn't seem quite right for him. I thought he should be in a home with kids or another dog. He is used to being both indoors and outdoors and I wanted him to be able to continue that. I had one inquirer ask if Moe barks a lot when on a chain. Moe has never been tied up on anything other than a leash; I nearly hung up on the woman.
You may recall that Moe and I have a love-hate relationship. He loves me and I hate him.He barks at night, he sheds a lot, he eats too much. He used to dig and he destroyed my lawn, ate one of my fruit trees, obliterated shrubs and flowers, and stole strawberries and pumpkins from my garden. He tugs hard when on a leash and he likes to take himself for walks whenever he can escape our fully fenced yard. He tried to eat our parakeet and our chickens--unsuccessfully. They lived to tell!-- and he has killed a few crow--not such a bad trait after all. I am the only person in the family that he will obey 95% of the time. I taught him all his tricks. He comes to me for attention and treats.
At the end of May I was at my whits end. We had moved from the house days before and had to leave Moe in the back yard by himself. I was desperate to find him a home and was ready to lower my standards for placement. That was when Tawnya called me. She read about Moe on an email circulated at her work. She came over that night. Of all the people to take a look at Moe she was the first one to inspect him and run him through a few commands. She was the first to spend some time petting him and rubbing his back and ears. These were good signs. She didn't have any kids in the home anymore and she didn't own any other dogs (though her parents are living with her and own a Jack Russel) but she seemed perfect. AND she wanted him that night!
I offered to bring Moe and his stuff to her house that evening. I wanted to give the kids a chance to see where he was going and to feel comfortable with the exchange. It was a nice place with a fully fenced yard and lots of grass and not many shrubs or flowers. The boys set up the dog house and set out the food dishes and handed over the basket of toys and leashes. The girls played with the Jack Russell and Moe. I visited with Tawnya and her father.
Everything felt good there. The kids were satisfied that Moe would be happy and well cared for. We took a picture and said our goodbyes. As we walked out the front door Moe followed us and watched us trudge down the walkway. I turned to take one more picture of him staring at us through the screendoor but just as I snapped the shot his terrier buddy barked to him and he ran off into the back of the house. That made the kids very happy.
|The kids last picture with Moe and his new owner.


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If you've never had the opportunity to visit New York City, I highly recommend it. My wife and I were there for the first time several years ago, and there's just something intriguing about the city.
We saw many, many people along the sidewalks and tourist sites. But the subway stations amazed me the most. Michelle and I joked that you could always tell who the out-of-towners were because they'd say, "Excuse me" when they brushed against you, and many of the New Yorkers said, "Excuse you."
We didn't know much about these people, but they were people of all colors and nationalities who spoke many different languages. They also undoubtedly had very real needs — just like you and me. And most of them were clearly in a hurry to get wherever they were going.
Of course, you don't have to go to a big city to see people. And even in rural America, people seem increasingly hurried due to the busyness of life. Let me challenge you to stop for a few moments and think about this question:
How many people do you see up close in the course of your normal week? Be sure to consider . . .
- Family
- Friends
- Co-Workers/Colleagues
- Shoppers in stores, buying gas, etc.
- Delivery people
- People eating and serving in restaurants
- Parents and grandparents at kids' sporting events
Do you have a number in mind? Write it down.
Think about your number. How many of those people would you guess are involved in a local Bible-believing church? (If you have no clue, for the purposes of this activity, assume they are not involved in church.) Write down your number. How many of the people you see each day do you know are professing believers in Jesus Christ? Write it down.
Now, add your last two numbers together — then subtract that total from your original number.
Don't worry; you're never going to get a completely accurate number. This number simply represents your 'faces in the crowd' — distinct individuals in your path who may not have a saving relationship with Christ. I'm sure you have much more interaction — or potential for interaction — with some of these individuals than with others.
OK, now for the tough question:
Of your number, how many of those people have you told about what Jesus has done for you?
If you're like the vast majority of church-going people, that number is pretty small. Shameful, really. It makes you want to re-think your numbers, doesn't it? Surely there must be an error in the math.
Well, we are, of course, not dealing with scientific numbers but hypothetical ones. And for a number of us — particularly those of us in ministry — our 'faces in the crowd' number was much smaller than it should have been simply because we often find ourselves surrounded by other believers. If we're not careful, we can become so insulated from the world that we have very little influence on it. I'm often reminded that Jesus has called us to be light to a world that is lost and needs to know Him. And flashlights and candles show up most in the darkness — not when surrounded by other lights. Our constant challenge is to be intentional about putting ourselves in places where there are pockets of darkness.
As you go through your week, I encourage you to look around you for opportunities to share the Good News. Pray each day that God will provide you with an opportunity to share Him with someone. Look people in the eye and try to see them as God sees them — beautiful, special, and loved.
Here's a great music video by Brandon Heath to help anchor this reminder in your life:
Can you recall the last time you intentionally stopped what you were doing or changed your schedule in order to respond to someone in need? Share the Gospel? Offer to pray with someone you didn't know?
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Conventional name: Palestinian National Authority
Surface area: 6.170 km².
Capital: Jerusalem
Population: 4,1 millions of inhabitants
Young people under 25 Years: 64 %
GDP/ inhab: 2 900 dollars (in 2008)
Ethnic background: Arabs.
Religions: Muslims 97% Sunni and Christians 3%.
Language: Arabic (Official), English widely spoken and understood.
Currency: 1 new Israeli shekel (NIS) = 100 new agorot
Unemployment Rate: 14.5% (1998).
Year of Independence: 1949
UN member: 1947
Political System: Presidential system with a Legislative Council (elected in January 1996).
Formalities: A visa is required for tourist stay exceeding three months (this authority may be extended by three months on a reasoned application).
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The beauty of Tarangire is that it is easily accessible from Arusha. You drive about 90 km on a tarred road, and then turn off onto a gravel road, but it's only about 7km from the gate. For us coming from Manyara, we headed to Makunyuni and then turned and headed for about 25 km towards Dodoma before looking for the turnoff. We'd thought we'd missed it (the kms on the signpost and in our book weren't very accurate) but eventually found a big sign to the national park at a small village.
We arrived at Tarangire at about 1.30 pm, extremely surprised to find so many cars there (we thought it wasn't a very popular place) – there were about a dozen game drive vehicles. Dru went in to pay, only to be back a few minutes later, saying the TANAPA machine was broken and we'd have to pay in dollars. I'd have been pretty pissed off if we hadn't had any hard currency on us…
As expected, the landscape is pretty dry, with only scrubby bushes and a few trees to interrupt the sand. Luckily we soon came across a waterhole and there we could see in the distance that a small herd of elephants were headed our way to drink. We didn't have to wait long before they got right into the water for a drink, including a couple of youngsters that could hardly control their trunks yet.
There were a couple of other waterholes as well, and we saw some of the antelope present in the park - mainly wildebeest and zebra. Also a bird of prey that came to drink but was constantly harassed by a Blacksmith plover who didn't take too kindly to him being on his turf.
We first headed east of the Tarangire River, but the whole drive was pretty much a waste of time :) Basically the only thing we saw was a group of Marabou storks, but otherwise it was tsetse flies, tsetse flies and more tsetse flies! Again, it got so bad that we had to stop, roll up the windows and try to beat every last one of them to death. It just seemed too far away from the river to support any life, so except for one or 2 antelope, we didn't see anything until we started getting closer to the Tarangire River. Once on the river's edge, we started seeing zebra, wildebeest and elephants all coming down to the river to drink.
Soon after getting to the river we spotted cars stopped in one place - there were enough there for us to know it was a predator :) Sure enough, a lioness was seated about 30 meters away, but the sighting was so poor (just basically a head) that we didn't stay long - we've been way too spoiled by the Serengeti sightings!
So after leaving the lioness, we carried on further down the road, taking the side roads that lead to the river and checking out the scene. We found a side road that actually went through the river and occupied ourselves by photographing the zebra and baboons that had come to drink.
After crossing the river and having a quick stop at the picnic site, we headed for a place called "Little Serengeti"; considering our luck in the real Serengeti, we decided to take it :) And it really is like a little Serengeti plain, with grass everywhere. And we saw plenty of wildebeest on the plain, but unfortunately no predators...
We carried on through it, but suddenly the road seemed to change - instead of normal (somewhat corrugated road), it changed to a bumpy and almost undriveable track. From what it looks like, in the rainy season it's a big of a marsh, and the elephants pass through making big potholes in the road. Now that it has dried, the potholes have remained and it has become so bumpy that we after a while we decided that it was time to turn back. Unfortunately turning around wasn't really an option - the grass on either side of the track is very high, so you're risking getting stuck in a hidden pothole - instead we had to reverse all the way back until the road got better and the grass got shorter.
We were heading back from Little Serengeti to the campsite for the evening, when we found a whole bunch of cars at a turnoff, which from the sign said to the Tarangire Lodge. Of course, a cluster of cars is not to be taken lightly, and we were soon rewarded - leopard in a Baobab tree! Unfortunately (again) it was so far away that you could only make it out properly with binoculars - again, how the guide had managed to spot that was beyond us... So after hanging around for a while, left it to set up camp for the evening.
It was up early, but our morning drive didn't yield anything exciting, so we decided to head to the picnic site and have our coffee there. You also have a nice view of the river from above, so spent some time scanning around. We spotted a Jeep near the river when we arrived, and it hadn't moved in all the time we were there, but I couldn't see anything that they might be looking at.
Then a couple of cars on the other side of the river also stopped, but again I couldn't see anything, even through the binoculars. Luckily there was a guide there with his tourists, and even he was curious as to why the Jeep was stopped. It was him who figured out why - there were a couple of lions down there! It took me a while of him explaining to me, but I eventually saw it - as he said - now he had to explain it to his guests who didn't speak English :)
Of course we headed down there straight away - it took us a bit of time but we finally made our way to the Jeep and found 2 women sitting in there. Dru asked them if they could see the lions - their reply was "What lions?" What is this? They hadn't seen them, and you couldn't actually see them from where they were parked. It was just luck that we thought they had seen something and concentrated on the area. What's more is that they didn't actually believe us that there were lions there!
Pretty soon after they left, not having seen anything... We figured that it wasn't really possible to see the lions from this side, so we had to trek back up the bank and across to the other side, crossing the bridge that has been built for the high season. And there we found them - 3 lionesses lying on the side of the river, with stomachs swollen from eating. They looked like they could hardly move, they were so full :) And indeed they hardly moved when a herd of elephants walked straight past them!
It was back to the picnic site for lunch, which was extremely busy - again, all the tourist vehicles stop there for their packed lunches. There were a bunch of buses there as well, with stacks of school kids in. It's good to see that the guys are bringing in the kids from the surrounding areas and showing them the animals. After all, it's their country and these are the people that will be protecting their game reserves in the future - give them a love of the bush early on! And of course, since you could see the lions lying at the riverbed, it made for a worthwhile stop.
After lunch, we came across a massive herd of wildebeest that were crossing the road to get to the river to drink. Suddenly one of them panicked and started running, which set off a chain reaction - there was suddenly just dust as dozens of wildebeest just ran - you can only imagine the spectacular scene it would be to see the migration doing this - thousands and thousands of them all running at once!
After the wildebeest, we caught up with a whole bunch of cars… it could only be a predator! Sure enough – far, far away on a baobab tree, blending in beautifully was a leopard sleeping on one of the branches. For the 3rd time we marvelled at the eyesight of the guides. It was really far away and difficult to see, yet these guys could spot it as they were driving up. For 5 minutes we heard a guide trying to show it to his tourists; him with the naked eye and them with binoculars - and it took a while for them to eventually see it.
We actually found that the leopard had dragged a fully grown impala up the tree as well. He'd stashed it right against the main trunk, so we could only see the head of the impala if we moved position, the strength in those jaws is absolutely amazing to have dragged it all the way up. Unfortunately; not the greatest photo opportunity, but a great sighting for us.
Back to the lions again and see if they were doing anything more than just sleeping. We got to the river, but they were still just lying around. However, we could see some wildebeest and zebra wanting to come and drink. They were further up the bank of the river and the lions were hidden from view. We could see that the antelope were nervous, as if they knew something was wrong, but not quite sure what. Eventually though, with the wildebeest leading (I don't think they're the brightest of the antelope...) they headed off to drink, probably about 30 or 40 meters from where the lions were sleeping.
Not to miss an opportunity, 2 of the lions immediately went into stalk mode - not taking their eyes off the wildebeest. One hugged the side of the riverbank, while the other one climbed on top of the bank and both attempted to get closer. This went on for about 10 minutes, slowly inching their way forward while the wildebeest moved towards the water. But in the end it was in vain - one of the lions was too eager and showed herself up, setting the antelope off and in a flash they were gone.
A pretty half-hearted attempt in the end but entertaining to watch. In all of this, the third lion however, hadn't moved: I don't think she even lifted her head in the animal's direction - I think she was still struggling to move after her meal :)
After that, the lions settled down again, but in the meantime a small herd of elephants had appeared on the other side. But the matriarch didn't look happy - and her irritation was directed at another elephant - a big female as well by the looks of it. Suddenly, the quietness was broken by trumpeting and the matriarch started chasing the other elephant down the river! They were actually running - quite entertaining to watch J
The poor lions - they were heading straight for them... Even the one who couldn't move during the stalking, was up like a shot and running for cover J The lions jumped up the riverbank and looked on as the elephants ran past. Satisfied that she had chased the other elephant off far enough away from her family, the matriarch headed back and a couple of smaller elephants joined the elephant that had been chased off. We can only assume that it was 2 small herds and the one hadn't taken a liking to the other...
Eventually the elephants moved off and the lions fell asleep again, and we decided to move as well, this time further down the river as we had done the previous day. We hadn't gone too far on the main road, when we came across a massive traffic jam... The road is only wide enough to take 2 lanes of traffic and the banks on the sides of the road are too high to drive on, so we could only wait and see what the cause of this jam was.
After waiting, we finally heard from one of the tour groups that it was supposed to be a cheetah! Great - if only we could see it... We were blocked by an enormous bush right next to us - we needed to move forward a bit to clear the bush - from there apparently we would be able to see it, but unfortunately for us, the car in front of us just wouldn't move... Made worse by the fact that guys that had already seen it were now trying to do U-turns to see it again... this was worse than seeing something in the Serengeti!
Of course, seeing predators here was alot rarer we had been told, so we could see why a cheetah was the cause of such a jam... Eventually we were able to move to the correct spot and there he was - lying on a rock. And what's more, there was another cheetah with him, though we could really only see his head from behind the rock. It was too far away to get any great shots, but was nice to see a couple of these graceful cats. From what we had read, cheetahs were extremely unusual to see in Tarangire, and really only much further south than we were.
We drove down to the river again and saw a couple of cars together - we were heading that way anyway, but soon got stuck as the cars were stuck in the road. We couldn't see what they were seeing but it was pretty close to the car, because everyone was looking down. Suddenly we found what it was when a big male lion stood up and started walking towards us - and then another lion, a female. We were lucky that they both walked straight next to our car and we managed to get one or 2 shots as they walked by, a little close for the big lens :)
But in all the excitement the car in front of us started reversing. I thought he was going to hit us and was desperately trying to find the car's hooter (probably not the wisest thing to do when you have a lion next to you) but luckily his tourists noticed that he was getting too close and shouted at him to stop :) The lions moved between the cars and lay down again, but by this time there were so many cars around them, that it was going to be a mission to get anywhere near them for some photos, so we left them alone and carried on driving.
The rest of the afternoon drive was pretty quiet with us not seeing anymore predators but enjoying the drive along the river. We did spot some vultures circling in the air and wondered if the 3 lions had finally made a kill, but by this time it was getting too late to go back - we wouldn't have time to get back to the campsite by dark. We were pleasantly surprised to find that all the organised tours had gone and there were only 2 cars there - self campers of all things.
So we made our first fire of the trip :) We had 2 bags of firewood that we had carted all the way from Botswana, so decided since it was our last night camping in the parks that we would splash out and use one of them J Dru found a big log from one of the bonfires from the previous night, so after showers we sat around our fire and reflected on our trip - a pretty awesome one is an understatement...
We managed to get up and out before either of the other 2 cars got up. We planned to go down to the river via the main road and couldn't understand why all the game drive vehicles were rushing in the opposite direction - did they know something we didn't? We were hoping that they were making for Arusha or the Serengeti and that's why they weren't driving along slowly, but we were still wondering if we were missing something...
Turns out we made the right decision in the end...
Still, we carried on... Just past the lodge Dru spotted some lion spoor on the road. It was only there for a few metres before it disappeared again, but it was going in the opposite direction. I felt it was going to be a wild goose chase, but Dru wanted to turn around and head into the Linyoni Circuit. After a bit of discussion, we turned round and headed into there - "just to put our snout in" as Dru called it J And it was worth it - a couple of lionesses - nice...
And then saw, not only them but they had just killed a wildebeest and were busy feeding on it! And it was conveniently for once, pretty close to the side of the road! We reckon they must have hunted it down about 20 minutes or so before we arrived as the wildebeest was still pretty much intact, but they soon set about demolishing it. In the meantime a couple of black-backed jackals had arrived and it was entertaining to see how these guys handled the feeding lions - trying to make off with a few scraps every time the lions weren't looking :)
The lions spent about half an hour eating, before one of them got up with the carcass and dragged it a little way away. This gave the jackals the jackpot - anything that hadn't been dragged away was quickly claimed and the two of them disappeared with their prizes shortly afterwards. Eventually there was almost nothing left and both had finished eating, so we left them relaxing, on a high from watching this scene - it was a great way to end our safari trip!
Never getting enough of lions, we decided to head down to the river again and see if the lions from the previous day had moved. Not only had they moved, but they had hunted and killed again and we found one of them feeding on a wildebeest kill - maybe that's why we had seen the vultures circling the day before. Either way, there were plenty of vultures sitting on the trees above the carcass now, all waiting for the lions to be done.
We could only spot 2 of the lions, one was feeding while the other lay in the grass. Unlike the other kill, this one was on the other side of the river and not that close to get good shots, but still a pretty good sighting.
After a while of watching the lions, we decided to see if we could find the cheetah again - it was a long shot, but we'd give it a go anyway for a while. The plan was then to head back to the lions later, once they had moved off, and watch the vulture attack what was left of the carcass - they're always good for a laugh with their fighting for scraps.
No cheetah in sight, so we headed down a bit, but in the end decided to go back to the lions to catch the vultures. By then the tourists had all disappeared, but we were in for a shock - there was a car on the other side, driving off-road and right next to the carcass, having chased the lions off! What was going on? The vultures were still around, but they must have been as confused and pissed off as we were! The car wasn't a ranger vehicle, in fact it had no branding on the side of the vehicle at all - just 2 people in the car. And then the one got out... what?
And started poking around the carcass... Huh? The woman had surgical gloves on, so we can now only assume that they were some sort of research crew, because the next moment she picked up the spine of the wildebeest and put it in a body bag! You could just imagine what the vultures were thinking - all this waiting for nothing!
Finally the vehicle disappeared and a few minutes later, the vultures that were still left waiting in hope descended on the trees and started feeding. It was interesting to watch - it was mainly the white-backed vultures that dived straight in and started eating.
There were a couple of Lappet-faced vultures - much bigger than the other vultures - but they just stood around as if they didn't know what to do. Then the Ruppell's Griffon vultures arrived and proceeded to jump into the fray as well. And on the edges were a couple of Hooded vultures, the smallest of the four species and would have been trampled had they tried to get in there :)
In the meantime, a small herd of zebra had decided to come down and drink. They must of been about 30 metres away from the lion that was sheltering/hiding under the log, and it seemed that she may be interested in them (though they'd eaten for 2 days in a row - was she really gonna go for another?). So we left the vultures (they were thinning out by this time anyway) and drove the 20 or so metres so that we were directly opposite the lioness.
By now she looked alot more alert and interested in the zebra, which seem blissfully unaware of her presence. (Amazing since these lions hadn't moved in 2 days - surely someone would have let them knowJ) We had to point it out to a passing game drive vehicle as well; they hadn't seen the lion at the log either.
They started getting closer and closer, and then a young zebra appeared on the other side of the log, so the lioness was completely hidden. I was completely convinced that this youngster was gonna past the log and head straight to a lion's waiting mouth. But in the end, it was another zebra - right in front of the lion - that got too close and bent down to drink.
The lion was up in a shot and after the zebra, but again she had been too eager and the zebras were gone before she'd made 10 meters. I think if she was really hungry, she could've hunted something down, but it was another half-hearted attempt that was immediately abandoned when it didn't fall into her lap. Still, it was an action packed few seconds, especially with all the tension and anticipation building up.
We headed to where we'd seen the male and female the day before, but they had long disappeared. We did however find a game drive vehicle, who said that they'd seen tree-climbing lions! Oooh! Where? Unfortunately they were on the other side of the river and very far away - and we had to use binoculars to see them - 2 of them lying in a tree. How the guide had spotted that sighting as well is beyond me... We decided to cross the river and see if we could get a bit closer. We did eventually see one of them from the closer, but it was just too bad a sighting to get really excited about it. Still, we had eventually seen our tree-climbing lions :)
From there we headed past the picnic site to where we had seen the leopard in the tree with the impala. He seemed to be gone as did his carcass, but again it was just too far away too tell. Quite a few other people arrived while we were there, also hoping to catch a glimpse of this elusive cat. We both decided that we had now used up all our luck and it was time to head out... but one last goodbye present - the 2 lions that we had seen feeding this morning were now sleeping it off next to a couple of big baobab trees. Of course surrounded by their entourage of about 5 cars - if only they knew what they missed this morning :)
It was quiet for the rest of the drive and we finally got to the gate around 1pm. After filling out the ledger books to say we were going, we started our journey towards Dar. We wouldn't make it all the way, so we had to stop for the night somewhere. Knowing that there is almost no accommodation between Moshi and Chalinze (the turnoff to Dar) except for the dodgy Mombo Motel, we decided to stay over in a place called Marangu.
It's actually the village at the base of the Kilimanjaro mountain, and alot of the climbs up the mountain start from there. We had heard good things about the Marangu Hotel, a family run hotel that organises climbs so even though it's a bit out of our way, we decided to stay there for the night.
After relaxing a while on the grounds of the Marangu Hotel with Kilimanjaro (apparently) in the background, we had ourselves a 5 course meal at the restaurant. We were the only people that weren't involved with the climbing of the mountain - most were either going up soon or had just come down. Soon it was time for bed, since we had a long day ahead of us - the drive would apparently take over 6 hours from Marangu to Dar...
And yes, it was a long one - the road itself is fine, but the drivers are a bit mad and it takes all your concentration to stay on the road without knocking down any people or bicycles...
We turned off at Chalinze and from there it got alot busier. The 110km into Dar took us about 3 hours on a pretty crappy road... Considering this is the main road out of Dar, it's pretty shocking. No potholes, but the road just seems to twist and bump, although you can't see it - it's the strangest thing... And of course, everyone is trying to get in and out of Dar - it's a nightmare...
Still we managed to get there by about 4.30pm - and straight into traffic! Welcome to Dar!!!Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
A truly memorable trip - it took us 20 days and over 6800 km (in a car that already had over 340,000 km on the clock) to get from Gaborone, Botswana to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
We had a fair few dramas, but nothing that seriously threatened the trip. The car held up beautifully - way better than expected... and is still going strong :) All the parks were fantastic and we thoroughly enjoyed each and every one of them, and are planning to get back there as soon as possible J
You'll have noticed we haven't actually added any photos of Dar into the journals - that's cos we haven't actually taken any yet... they will come in due course...
As it stands now, we've been in Dar for just over a month – after 4 different hotels, we've just moved into our own place and trying to adjust to the heat and humidity (the worst is yet to come apparently) and the traffic (which is worse than expected!).
Otherwise, the city itself is very cool - a real mix of modern and African. And of course a coastline to die for with nice warm water to match! Life is getting back to normal and we're settling into our new routines and getting to know people. And of course, trying to plan our next trip J
So here's to Dar es Salaam and Tanzania – our home for the next few years!!


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AMMAN – Three Jordanian intelligence officers and two other security personnel were killed in an attack on a security office in a Palestinian refugee camp on the outskirts of the Jordanian capital, a government official said on Monday.
Jordanian television, quoting a government spokesman, described it as a terrorist attack that took place at 7 a.m. (0400 GMT), giving no further details.
The Baqaa camp is the largest camp in Jordan, where a large percentage of the country's over seven million population are descendants of Palestinian refugees who fled in the aftermath of the creation of Israel in 1948.
Government spokesman Mohammad al-Momani said the attack targeted the intelligence department's local office in the camp that houses over 70,000 refugees. Alongside the three officers, a guard and a telephone exchange operator at the office were killed.
"Security forces are chasing these culprits and investigating the circumstances of the terrorist attack," Momani said.
Earlier this year a large security operation was mounted in the northern city of Irbid in which several Islamic State sympathizers were killed in a shoot out.
The security authorities later said they had carried out a pre-emptive strike against a group of militants linked to Syria who were planning suicide attacks on shopping malls and government buildings.
The kingdom, an ally of the United States for decades and which has close security ties with Israel, has long been a target of radical Sunni fundamentalist groups including both al-Qaida and Islamic State.
Western donors and political analysts warn of growing radicalization in Jordan's impoverished camps and in squalid areas within major cities fueled by poverty and few economic opportunities.
The sprawling Baqaa camp is one of the biggest impoverished areas that has long been a fertile ground for Islamic militancy. Dozens have left the camp to join jihadist groups in Syria and Iraq.


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Zachary Kingsbury is participating in the Winter Program between his first and second semesters at AIU.
Academic ExperienceDuring my first semester, I took Political Science, Japanese 101, Tea Ceremony and Calligraphy classes. I've moved up to Japanese 205 for the Winter Program and I'm taking Introduction to East Asia Studies, as well.
Political ScienceIt was interesting to take Political Science here with students from other countries. Although it wasn't focused on the US, it gave me the chance to look at American politics from another perspective. I tried to explain the US election system to a classmate from Taiwan, and it really made me think about the details. Since she grew up with a different system, our political structure seemed backwards to her and things that I took for granted didn't make sense. I think it would be interesting to take a course on US politics here, because I would love to see how it would be taught to a Japanese audience. Our political systems and attitudes to politics are so different – I'd really like to see how students would react to the comedic treatment we give our politicians, since there is nothing like that in Japan. I think I'd be able to learn a lot about Japanese politics by studying the US alongside Japanese students.
Introduction to East Asia StudiesWhile it's technically a history course, we cover everything from history to economics, politics, and security. But that's what history is – it's the links between all of those things and how they have come to shape society. So studying it this way is much better than just memorizing a bunch of dates.
Extracurricular Activities: ClubsI didn't have many opportunities to participate in clubs in the US, because I was working outside of class, but here I've had time to join the Rock Band Club – where I learned to play bass – as well as Kendo Club and Iaido Club. I've made most of my friends through the clubs and that's where I have the most chances to interact and communicate with Japanese students.
KendoI had always wanted to try kendo, so that was the first club I joined. I have my own shinai [practice sword] and I just got fitted for a custom set of armor, because I needed a larger size. I plan to take it back with me to the US so that I can continue practicing later.
IaidoI didn't know about the Iaido Club until a friend introduced me. I joined him for one lesson – using my kendo shinai, since I didn't have the right sword – and I was hooked. In both clubs, the sensei are really nice and encouraging, but they are tough on us, too. Both speak only Japanese, but we can understand one another. In iaido, our sensei encouraged me and another international student to test for 2-kyu rank and pushed us so that we could succeed. He was really strict with us in the training, which helped when we tested. The judges at the test were serious and intimidating so I was nervous. I thought I didn't do well, so it was a surprise when I passed. I wanted to jump for joy, but that would not have been in character with the setting! I plan to test again for the next rank in April, so I am working closely with my sensei through the winter, as well.
ConclusionI have really enjoyed meeting and communicating with students from around the world here. I find that I often have to come up with new ways to explain concepts that will make sense to someone from another background. Since I want to be a teacher in the future, I enjoy the challenge! I've spent a lot of time talking with Japanese students or students from other countries, and we've always been able to understand one another, even when our language abilities aren't perfect. I would recommend to future students not to be too shy and self-conscious. Everybody wants to communicate and understand one another, so we are going to help each other out to make sure that works!
Zachary Kingsbury is participating in the Winter Program between his first and second semesters at AIU.


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Chennai International Short Film Festival(CISFF) was the brainchild of a group of individuals reputed for their accomplishments and long standing association with the South Indian Short Film Industry. Our festival is nurtured by the patronage of "The Chennai Academy of Motion Picture" - a non-profit trust created with the motive of nurturing young cinematic talent and promoting high quality film to the short- film enthusiasts of South India. The CISFF has a rich history, with the festival growing steadily in stature and eminence in the eyes of both the film fraternity and the general public from the 1st to the 5th Edition.


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We offer friendly and experienced staff to welcome your guests and assist with embarkation and disembarkation. Our multilingual certified guides assist with port lectures, dispatch and hospitality desk. Of course, we have a 24 hours telephone service during the summer season and sufficient staff both in the office and on the quay.
Our hospitality desks, tours, transfers and other arrangements ensure the safety and enjoyment of your passengers. We make certain that all hotels are of the highest quality and that you avoid congestion and crowding on the various venues.
Shore excursions are an important element of a cruise. We constantly design new programs to ensure that your passengers experience exciting and enriching activities on-shore. We offer a broad variation of bus tours, boat sightseeing and guided walkabouts. Some of our most popular half day tours are:
- Old town & City Hall
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- Drottningholm Palace & Garden Area
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Our extensive catalogue also includes tours to the Royal Palace, the Millesgården open air gallery, bicycling in the Royal Ecopark, as well as bus tours through the countryside to the picturesque towns of Mariefred, Sigtuna and the university town of Uppsala. In brief, only your requirements constitute our limits.


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Maryland Vintage Shopping Hot Spot – JoRetro! Havre de Grace, MD
Posted on: April 20, 2017
- JoRetro Vintage Market:
- address: 467 Franklin St., Havre de Grace, MD 21078
- phone: (301) 980-4881
- web: http://joretro.com
- note: Open 7 days a week!
Ever walk into a space and want to just move in, immediately? That's how it was when we first entered JoRetro in Havre de Grace MD.
So cheery! So clean! So bright, so colorful! It was a bit of a sugar-spike to the system, but seriously, this place is a Mod Betty dream.
Authentic and affordable vintage from the 50's, 60's and 70's is what this big bright 2 story shop specializes in. Housewares, records, vintage clothing, collectibles, games, furniture, jewelry and more.
Owner Jolene has collecting in her genes, a background in interior design and a friendly demeanor – all of which are represented in the store. We follow each other on Instagram and Facebook and I was so excited to finally visit the shop in person – nothing beats that.
Jo says she designed the shop keeping in mind all of the things she had run into during her years of vintage shopping and thrifting. And boy does she do it right!
Vintage housewares and kitchen collectible are displayed by "family" and the displays change with the season to show how timeless and useful these items can be.
Why there's even a DOOR on the dressing room, and a mirror (not a curtained off corner).
Vintage clothing is organized by size and color, and everything is laundered before being offered for sale.
As you'll quickly note, Pyrex plays a big part in the inventory here at Jo Retro, and every piece looks factory new. Jo is picky about what she offers for sale, and while she may accept worn pieces as part of a lot, those don't make it to the showroom floor.
Instead (and I think this is awesomeness in itself) she has partnered with jewelry designer Juliet Ames (aka The Broken Plate) to create pendants, bracelets and other accoutrements made with pieces displaying the well known dish patterns.
Pyrex is also the motivation for a twice-yearly Vintage Festival started at the shop, where vintage dealers and fans from all over flock to historic Havre de Grace to shop and swap and show off their collections. Not only Pyrex but all sorts of vintage wares are welcome at this fun event! Follow JoRetro on Facebook to learn the dates of the festival (hint, Spring 2017 is Saturday April 29)
HDG also has a number of antique and vintage shops open year round, and during the festival some offering discounts, so it's a great time to visit this beautiful little village just a hop off of busy 95.
Heck, any time is a good time to visit!
If you're like me you'll have a hard time deciding what treasures you want to come home with – because you'll want them all. But you'll also know that this place is a keeper, and a must stop any time you're heading through Maryland.
Maryland Vintage Shopping Hot Spot – JoRetro!
467 Franklin St., Havre de Grace, MD 21078
About this Location
- JoRetro Vintage Market:
- address: 467 Franklin St., Havre de Grace, MD 21078
- phone: (301) 980-4881
- web: http://joretro.com
- note: Open 7 days a week!
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I played this excellent parkland course near Hawick on 10 June 2010. I'd not thought to book, as village courses are usually pretty quiet on Thursday mornings, but as it was the Hawick Common Riding that day, it was a local public holiday and the course was very busy. A visiting party of senior golfers was about to go out, so the steward/starter very kindly took me down to the 14th tee, where a couple of local members, Gerald and Gordon (both retired school headmasters), were about to start their game. I was delighted to accept their invitation to join them and thoroughly enjoyed their company and the crack on the way round. Minto is a short 18 hole parkland course of only 5393 yards off the yellow tees, with 4 par 3s, 13 par 4s from 255 to 414 yards, and a solitary short par 5 of only 476 yards. The course is only moderately hilly and looked to be in fine condition. There had been heavy rain for the past few days, and my playing partners advised me that the course was playing longer than usual, with very little run off the drives. As it turned out, the course had stood up well to the rain, but the greens were really slow. This was a mixed blessing, since I 3-putted 2 of them from no great distance. On the other hand, their slowness kept me out of trouble when I got out of position, so I'm not complaining!
Since we had started at the 14th, I'll continue from there too. The 14th was a downhill slight dog leg 393 yard par 4, with a blind second shot. I missed the green to the left, but rescued my par with a good pitch and a decent putt. At the 15th, a ridiculously slow downhill putt from just off the green led to a bogey 5. Likewise at the 16th, where I 3 putted from under 20 feet. This is a view of the excellent clubhouse from the 18th green. I'd done the first 5 holes in 2 over par. Could a decent round be taking shape, despite the odd mistake and slow green? The shortness of the holes meant that even a poor drive would not be a serious problem, but I was continuing to hit fairways and greens. I bogeyed the 1st, 3rd and 7th, but even after missing a series of putts for birdies, I was only 3 over for holes 1-9. This is the 161 yard downhill 4th, missed from 15 feet after a good 6 iron. Worse was to follow at the 166 yard par 3 6th, where I missed a birdie putt from under 6 feet. Still, I was happy enough hitting irons well for a change after some struggles earlier in the year with the dreaded unmentionables.
I'd hit a decent straight drive at the 245 yard 10th and had only a flick with a lob wedge to the flag, over a greenside bunker. However, a poorly hit shot left me at the back of the green, with a 30 foot downhill putt that in drier conditions would have been almost impossible to hold short of the bunker I'd flirted with earlier. A poor 3-putt followed for a silly bogey on an easy hole. Still, I was only 6 over after 14 holes. Sadly, I missed my second fairway of the round at the 11th, trying to blast a drive from an elevated tee when a more easy swing would have done. The 11th is a 369 yard steeply downhill par 4, but I bogeyed the hole after finding a bad lie in the rough from the tee. And so to the 12th, aptly named "Everest" a 255 yard steeply uphill par 4. This is the view from the tee, which I'm afraid doesn't do justice to the hill that awaited us. The rough in front of the tiny green is kept long to hold balls on the slope, but from close to the green the upslope is silly steep, with only the top of the flag visible. Thankfully, my lob wedge finished short of the pin, leaving me an uphill 15 foot putt. A 10th par on the scorecard, with only the 301 yard par 4 13th to come. I hit a really good drive and had only a short iron to the green, which I pulled left from an awkward upsloping lie. However, a good pitch to 4 feet gave me a good chance to save par. Gerald and Gordon had similar putts, but we all missed to the right. Still, I'd gone round in 77 in total, with 10 pars and 8 bogeys. I'd had 31 putts, including a couple of 3 putts and made some silly mistakes, as you do on a strange course. Still, It's a long time since I've avoided a double bogey or worse, or a 6 on my card. A net 67, 2 under net par was pretty good. My playing partners had been great company and I'd really enjoyed the course. Minto may be short but you need to find the fairways and stay below the holes. I'd recommend Minto to anyone. It's maybe a wee bit too far out for outings from Edinburgh but I'll still be suggesting this as a possible office golf club outing for 2011.


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Barossa, cellar door, Fino, innovation, Seppelt, Seppeltsfield, Warren Randall, wine news, winery
By Nathan Gogoll
I was only briefly at last week's opening of the renovated Seppeltsfield cellar door and new terraced garden, which doubled as the opening of Fino at Seppeltsfield, but I felt the excitement fizzing in the place.
I have to be up-front and confess I'm a pretty big fan of the Seppeltsfield winery. My dad's first job after he finished at Nuriootpa High School was as a trainee winemaker there. When mum and dad were first married they lived in one of the workers cottages across the road from the gravity-fed winery. They had a black Labrador called Tokay who loved vintage because on the steps next to the old concrete fermenters he could lick up the sweet, purpleness that bubbled through the heading boards.
Anyway, I have some sort of emotional connection to the place from all the stories. But I don't think it would be hard for anybody to become a bit attached because it is a beautiful place and home to one of the greatest stories of the Australian wine industry… founded by a Silesian settler whose son, Benno Seppelt, was crazy enough to seal up a barrel in 1878 and declare it had to sit for at least 100 years before anybody did anything with it.
It's a winery that passed from family ownership, survived a corporate mothballing and has been nourished back to life back in private hands. Its redevelopment has accelerated since another guy with crazy ambitions, Warren Randall, became one of the owners.
So back to the reason for last Friday's party… the cellar door has been re-fitted; a big, empty space of gently-sloping asphalt replaced with a stunning, terraced garden; and the Fino restaurant has found its second home.
As I was walking around, saying g'day to everybody from photographer Dragan Radocaj to part-owner Randolph Bowen, I honestly had a light-bulb moment. This is what innovation looks like. And it's possible to be innovative in a building that dates back to 1866, it just means you have to change a few plans along the way to keep the Heritage Trust happy.
The word innovation is bandied about way too much. It should be saved for projects like this one. I started thinking about all the things I've heard the marketers say lately (people like Stuart Gregor and Angie Bradbury), that cellar door experiences are rarely experiential, they're all formulaic and all the same, everybody has to stop copying each other. The Seppeltsfield renovation is the antidote to those sorts of problems.
I reckon there must have been local builders and sparkies involved in all the renovation, because they were all at the launch. I also met the guy who supplied the slate, he was a bit tired because the building and gardening work only paused for a couple of hours the night before the Friday launch party.
I don't know how the courting process evolved, but Fino at Seppeltsfield is surely the perfect match. Fino will no doubt thrive on the local produce, I'm pretty sure David Swain already had a fair bit to do with the emergence of a Freeling Berkshire pork producer (who supplied the pork that was spit-roasted for the opening and served up on Apex bakery buns, before Nick Ryan stole a head and ate the ears, eyes, brains and all). The restaurant will enhance the reputation of the Barossa as a 'foodie' destination. The new 'pods' in the cellar door are going to enhance the wine tasting experience for both punters and staff.
I thought the Bavarian dancing and bell-playing at the party was a bit overdone, but only because the Barossa was settled by Silesians, the Seppelt and Gogoll families included, not lederhosen-wearing Bavarians. I asked Bob Sloane, the new Barossa Mayor, to say something to Warren about this, but he said he was "out of his jurisdiction" because we were in the neighbouring Light Regional Council. But while I mention regional differences, it was great to see Barossa and McLaren Vale identities rubbing shoulders at the party, there were even a few Adelaide Hills connections there. It is a good thing to see celebrations like this bringing people together. Perhaps a few more projects (and parties) like this could help improve the mood of the whole industry and remind everybody that innovation isn't a word for the boardroom and conference presentations. Innovation requires big dreams. And it takes hard work to bring big dreams to life.
Well done to everybody involved at Seppeltsfield.


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I spent a large portion of yesterday pondering salt. That's right. . .salt. Ever since Monday's news report on the ridiculously high amount of salt in the food of many chain restaurants, I've been thinking it through.
Salt is one of those minerals that is absolutely essential for animal life, including humans. As a primary electrolyte, salt is responsible for helping regulate the body's fluid balance. Of course, the problem with salt is that too much or too little of it causes us problems.
The report I heard yesterday stated that salt is a first-choice seasoning item for food because it is so cheap. That's the part that made me really stop and think.
Jesus compared his followers to salt:
You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men." (Matthew 5:13, NIV)
Regardless how much salt costs, it is clear to me that Jesus does not think of us as cheap. In fact, He considers us extremely valuable. As disciples of Christ, we are every bit as important for advancing God's Kingdom on this earth as salt is for achieving optimal balance in the human body.
I've been thinking about how we as believers could lose our saltiness — that special quality that both sets us apart as well as allows us to enhance the world in which we live. And I've come up with a few ideas. We can lose our saltiness when:
- We fail to spend regular time in Bible study and prayer. Communication with the Father is essential. He is the very source of our saltiness. We must be intentional about spending quality time with Him.
- We fail to demonstrate the fruit of the Spirit in the way we live our lives: the love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, and self-control that comes from a growing relationship with Christ. I would argue that those traits are the very indicators of our saltiness.
- We fail to share the Good News with those around us. I think we should not do this indiscriminately. Such sharing can be a real turn-off. Think of it this way: As with a meal, we do well to taste the food before we add salt to it. Evangelism is best accomplished through building personal relationships with others. As we get to know them, we understand how best to share Christ in ways that are meaningful and relevant.
- We adopt a legalistic approach to Scripture. This is paramount to actually taking the time to count out the grains of salt before we apply it to the food. God's Word serves as a guide for our lives, and there are plenty of do's and don't's within the context of Scripture. Fortunately for us, there is also a generous measure of grace extended to us. We should be imitators of God by extending grace to others as well.
- We try to add to the salt. Sometimes I think we get carried away just a bit. Salt is probably the simplest of all the seasonings. And in right amounts, it accomplishes its purpose. God has given us everything we need to reach people for His Kingdom. We don't have to rely on outside sources to seal the deal. So, forget the allspice. . .forget the cayenne pepper. . . forget the garlic powder. Salt is just fine.
The next time you take a bite and taste the salt, ask yourself how salty you are as a Christian. The good news for us is that even when we fail and begin to lose our saltiness, we can go to the Father who gives generously to all who ask — and He will restore us and send us out again to accomplish His purposes. Jesus said:
You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit — fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name." (John 15:16, NIV)
We're not cheap. We're chosen. And that makes all the difference in the world.


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Florida school superintendents are irate over lawmaker allegations that their districts have misspent millions of dollars on construction projects over the past decade.
The district leaders contend state House leaders misrepresented their spending by "cherry picking" data to make the school systems look bad to taxpayers.
A Jan. 21 House presentation that indicated districts far exceeded state spending caps, was "not accurate, and the methodology used in the report to calculate ... costs is flawed, thereby the resulting conclusions are not sound," Orange County Superintendent Barbara Jenkins wrote to lawmakers on behalf of the state superintendents association.
Some officials suggested the House members might have created a misleading document as a prelude to shifting local tax collections for school construction projects from districts to charter schools. Lawmakers have fruitlessly floated that idea for several years.
"It causes one to question if the Florida House Education Appropriations Subcommittee is now trying to manufacture figures to justify more defunding of public schools in order to fund charter schools," Citrus County School Board chairman Thomas Kennedy wrote in a blog post to constituents.
He and others noted that House Education Appropriations chairman Erik Fresen, who made the report, and Appropriations chairman Richard Corcoran, whose committee heard it, both have family ties to charter schools. Neither lawmaker immediately responded Tuesday when asked to comment on the superintendents' statements.
Fresen complained at the January hearing of a "very disturbing pattern" of construction overspending by districts. Corcoran said districts had practiced "absolutely horrible stewardship of the taxpayers dollars" and alleged they had "robbed" public coffers of money that could have been better spent elsewhere.
Hillsborough County officials pulled together a spreadsheet detailing their district's major construction projects since 1999. They showed that over the years the district has come in under the state cap for each "student station" by an accumulated $635 million.
"I think it's best to be honest and fair and complete in disclosure," said Jim Hamilton, a former Hillsborough top administrator who consults for the district.
If the state wants to shift tax money, he said, "Let that play out. It ought to stand on its own merits."
School districts shouldn't be denigrated to make the argument, Hamilton said.
Senate Education Appropriations chairman Don Gaetz, a former Okaloosa County superintendent, said he is listening to complaints.
"To every superintendent who has said, 'This is unfair, this is inaccurate,' my response has been, 'Provide me with the facts,' " Gaetz said.
Cutting infrastructure costs is an important goal, he said, so long as quality remains. He expected the Senate to ask "hard questions" about that effort, as well as the idea of having capital dollars "follow the student," whether it's to a regular public school or a charter school.
"We don't provide funds for empty chairs," Gaetz said.
At the same time, he said, the zeal to push this concept is not coming from his side of the Capitol.
Senators are paying close attention to the House discussion, Gaetz said. But he hasn't heard any of them "suggest any legislation or any major budget alterations as a consequence of the presentation in the House."
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For companies that generate intellectual property, document-level security is a top priority these days. While RMS has historically been known for protecting Office and PDF documents we've been working with key partners on protecting files our customers are demanding be protected. CAD is one such sector.
In the recent past we've shared with you our ability to protect Siemens JT file (as PJT) thanks to the good folks at Siemens. Today we're sharing with you some incredibly deep integration of RMS into AutoDESK AutoCAD from a partner of ours, SealPath. Organizations can now use SealPath product to protect AutoCAD designs with RMS and share them with others, and then use AutoCAD to work on those protected designs.
If your CAD format is not JT or AutoCAD, please let us know and we'll work with the vendors to get it protected: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RMSforMFG
Here's our interview with SealPath's CEO, Luis Angel del Valle:
Dan: Hello Luis. Could you please introduce us to SealPath and your role?
Luis: Thank you Dan. SealPath offers diverse solutions centered on RMS for corporate clients who require more configuration flexibility. We have recently created a RMS plugin for AutoCAD which we believe will be very valuable to our shared customers. As far as my role at SealPath, I am the CEO and am deeply involved in the definition of our roadmap and the product development strategy.
Dan: Can you tell me more about the RMS plugin for AutoCAD and what is the user experience like?
Luis: The new RMS plugin for AutoCAD offers native integration with the AutoCAD suite (currently v2012 to v2016) enabling the control of the permissions assigned to a specific CAD design. An AutoCAD file can be protected by the user using the RMS sharing app. The user can use either templates or using the assignment of granular permissions. Once the plugin is installed, when the file is protected, the file will change from having a .dwg extension to a .pdwg extension. Then, when double clicking on the file the drawing will be opened in AutoCAD and the permissions associated with it will be enforced (e.g. only view, edit, print/plot, copy and paste, etc.). We have placed the emphasis on the user's experience to ensure that it is very easy to manage and access for users.
Figure 1. Protect and open secured drawing
Figure 2. Permissions restricted by the AutoCAD RMS plugin
Dan: What kind of companies can benefit from this plugin?
Luis: Any company that works with the AutoCAD suite and is concerned about safeguarding their intellectual property can benefit from it. Through the proven and powerful RMS technology and the SealPath plugin, companies in engineering, research and development, manufacturing and other sectors can protect their designs when sharing them both internally or externally as well, with partners, subcontractors, suppliers, etc.
What other solutions can we expect for the future? Can you give us a clue?
Luis: We are actively working on the protection of formats in the industrial area. We soon hope to provide plugins in order to extend RMS to formats for other design solutions such as 2D, 3D, PLMs, etc. Another critical part of our solutions is the integration with document management systems beyond SharePoint in such a way that it is extremely straightforward to protect documents in different documentation repositories.
Can someone trial the AutoCAD plugin?
Luis: Of course. We offer free trials for one month of the AutoCAD plugin. Upon request, we provide the plugin so that it can be tried in a real environment by different users.
Dan: If organisations have questions or want to see a demo, how do they reach you?
Luis: All they have to do is access http://rmscad.sealpath.com and request it using the contact forms or by sending an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com. As such, we can organise demos or analyze specific requirements regarding AutoCAD protection. Regarding licensing, there is an annual price per user that can protect, edit, print/plot a drawing, but you don´t need a license for view only users.
So there you have it, RMS inside of AutoDESK's AutoCAD! Much more to come so, check back with us!
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Bonus 01: Bachelor in Paradise, Lost
Jun 13th, 2017
This is our first ever BONUS Mini-Episode. My special guest, Katie Ward, and I discuss the news of sexual misconduct on the set of 'Bachelor in Paradise' and what this means for the future of the franchise. We also give our take on Rachel's current season and who is really to "blame" for the latest controversy in Paradise. Enjoy and share!
Find my guest, Katie Ward on Twitter @KatieFWard and on her pod site The Enthusiasm Enthusiast
Intro/Outro: "Two Tickets to Paradise" by Eddie Money. 1978 Columbia Records. All Rights Reserved.