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Nonstick Cookware Market
Nonstick Cookware Market (Material - Teflon coated, Anodized Aluminum coated, Ceramic Coating, and Enameled Iron Coated; Distribution Channel - Online and Offline) - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2017 - 2025
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Global Nonstick Cookware Market: Snapshot
Non-stick is the surface which is coated with a synthetic polymer called Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) or with ceramic, anodized aluminum, enameled iron which decreases the ability of other materials to stick to it. The term Teflon coating has become synonymous with Non-stick coating in the market. Hence, the cookware is mostly addressed as teflon coated cookware. Non-stick cookware includes fry pan, sauce pan, and stock pots. Non-stick cookware allows the browning of foods without letting the food stick to the pan.
Online Segment Emerges as Faster Distribution Channel
On the basis of distribution channel, market is divided into online and offline. Purchases are expanding their business globally through online channel also, individual are adopting online purchasing behavior due to lack of time. As result of, online segment is the faster growing segment during the forecast period. There are various types of Non-stick cookware and they are coated with different coating such as Teflon coated, anodized aluminum coated, ceramic cookware, enameled iron coated and others
Surface of the cookware which is coated with a synthetic polymer called Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is known as Teflon coating. Increasing focus on health and safety on overall operations in an organization and demand for improved and new products are anticipated to drive the growth of the Non-stick cookware market during the forecast period. The increasing need of safety and convenient cooking have forced many organizations to manufacture cookware which are coated. Furthermore, high demand for ceramic and Teflon coated Non-stick cookware is projected to increase the demand for Non-stick cookware market. The global Non-stick cookware market was valued at US$ 17,363.2 Mn in 2016 and is forecast to expand at a CAGR of 4.1% from 2017 to 2025, reaching a value of US$ 24,696.0 Mn in 2025.
For a surface to become Non-stick, the underlying layer is first roughened to support adhesion, and a number of layers of PTFE are sprayed or rolled on it. It is this number of layers and the quality of the material used in the coating which determines the quality and durability of the coating on the Non-stick cookware. The better the quality of the materials used, the lesser the chances of the coating peeling off. The better quality helps in keeping the Non-stick property of the cookware intact. In order to make anodized aluminum coated cookware, the aluminum is subjected to very high voltage and lower temperature in an electrolytic solution where aluminum is used as an Anode. This results in a hard and durable coating. In enamel coating, the substrate used for the cookware is coated with a porcelain material by firing the porcelain in powdered form on the substrate's surface at a high temperatures which fuses into a smooth and durable coating on the surface. In seasoned cookware, the surface is coated with a very thin layer of oil and the oil is polymerized to the surface with the usage of high heat for a particular time period. This results in a Non-stick coating on the surface of the cookware
Asia Pacific Market to Witness Promising Growth in Coming Years
According to geography, the market is segmented into five regions namely North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa and South America. Europe led the Non-stick cookware market in 2016 and is expected to grow at a good pace throughout the forecast period from 2017 to 2025. The primary drivers for the growth of Non-stick cookware market in North America region are demand for safe and innovative cookware. Asia Pacific region is anticipated to experience promising growth in the Non-stick cookware market during the forecast period. This is mainly due to high demand for innovative cookware and developing lifestyle of people living in urban areas.
Over the last few years, consumers have changed they preference for cookware than earlier. Traditional approach is getting replaced with new and innovative approach which is cost controlled along with quality and efficiency. This is the main objective of Non-stick cookware market. Major Non-stick cookware market players profiled in the report include Berndes, Scanpan, Le Creuset, Circulon, Calphalon (Newell Brands LLC), Moneta Cookware, Gibson Brands, Inc., Farberware Licensing Company, LLC, Anolon, Cuisinart, T-fal, and All-Clad, NeoFlam, TTK Prestige limited, Tramontina, Regal Ware, Inc., PT Maspion, NuWave LLC, Meyer Corporation, Group SEB, Denby Pottery, Bradshaw International, Inc., Conair Corporation & Hawkins Cookers Limited.
Global Nonstick Cookware Market: Overview
The Non-stick cookware market report provides analysis for the period 2015–2025, wherein the period from 2017 to 2025 is the forecast period and 2016 is the base year. The report covers all the major trends and drivers playing a key role in non-stick cookware market growth over the forecast period. It also highlights the drivers, restraints, and opportunities expected to influence market's growth during the said period. The study provides a holistic perspective on the non-stick cookware market's growth throughout the above mentioned forecast period in terms of revenue (in US$ Mn) and Volume (Mn units), across different geographies, including Asia Pacific, South America, North America, Europe, and Middle East & Africa (MEA).
Global Nonstick Cookware Market: Scope of the Study
The market overview section of the report demonstrates the market dynamics and trends, such as the drivers, restraints, and opportunities that influence the current nature and future status of this market. An attractiveness analysis has also been provided for every geographic region in the report, in order to give a thorough analysis of the overall competitive scenario of the non-stick cookware market, globally. Moreover, the report provides an overview of the various strategies of key players present in the market. Market definition and introduction chapter helps in understanding different trends and services of non-stick cookware along with their applications which are included in the report.
Global Nonstick Cookware Market: Key Segments
The report segments the global non-stick cookware market on the basis of type into teflon coated, anodized aluminum coated, ceramic coating, enameled iron coated, and others. Furthermore, on the basis of distribution channel the market id further divided into online and offline channel. Thus, the report provides in-depth cross-segment analysis of the non-stick cookware market and classifies it into various levels, thereby providing valuable insights at the macro as well as micro levels.
The report also highlights the competitive landscape of the non-stick cookware market, thereby positioning all the major players according to their geographic presence and recent key developments. The comprehensive non-stick cookware market estimates are the result of our in-depth secondary research, primary interviews, and in-house expert panel reviews. These market estimates have been analyzed by taking into account the impact of different political, social, economic, technological, and legal factors along with the current market dynamics affecting the non-stick cookware market's growth.
Global Nonstick Cookware Market: Regional Outlook
In our report, North American market is divided into The U.S., and Canada. Similarly, Europe market is divided into Germany U.K., France, and Rest of Europe. Asia Pacific has been segmented into China, Japan, Australia, and Rest of Asia Pacific. Middle East and Africa covers the G.C.C., South Africa and Rest of Middle East and Africa. Similarly, South American region includes Brazil, and Rest of South America. This report provides all the essential information required to understand the non-stick cookware and its components. Also, the report provides insights related to the policies and regulations according to the various geographical regions mentioned above. These policies and regulations are directly or indirectly influencing the non-stick cookware market. Furthermore, porter's five forces analysis explains the factors which are currently affecting the non-stick cookware market. This report also provides the value chain analysis for the non-stick cookware which explains the participants of the value chain.
Companies Mentioned in the Report
Berndes, Scanpan, Le Creuset, Circulon, Calphalon (Newell Brands LLC), Moneta Cookware, Gibson Brands, Inc., Farberware Licensing Company, LLC, Anolon, Cuisinart, T-fal, and All-Clad, NeoFlam, TTK Prestige limited, Tramontina, Regal Ware, Inc., PT Maspion, NuWave LLC, Meyer Corporation, Group SEB, Denby Pottery, Bradshaw International, Inc., Conair Corporation & Hawkins Cookers Limitedare some of the major players operating within the global Non-stick cookware market profiled in this study. Details such as financials, SWOT analysis, business strategies, recent developments, and other such strategic information pertaining to these players have been duly provided as part of company profiling.
The Non-stick cookware market is segmented as below.
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Sep 18 2009, 01:12 PM
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I just came across this accidentally and don't remember her name ever being mentioned....
In remembrance of 9/11 -- through a window -- an unforgettable scene
In remberance of eight years ago, I thought I would share with all of you a piece that I wrote about what happened on that fateful day when I worked in the editorial department of USA TODAY. I wrote a piece and submitted it to the letters to the editor department of the Indianapolis Star which reprinted it. It is the only public commentary I have ever made about that day. And, even though it has been eight years, it is still a time of apprehension, contemplation and sadness for me. The text is below:
On Sept. 11, 2001, I went to work earlier than usual because my husband and I were scheduled to fly to Minneapolis the next day to visit my parents. The day started quietly, like many days at USA Today. I remember looking out the window at the sky, which was clear, crisp and beautiful. It was one of those days when there was no haze, and you could see for miles. My office window looked out on the Washington monument and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. To the right was the Pentagon, just a few miles away.
The only people who came in that early were the photo librarians, one reference librarian, our fee-based services manager and our indexing staff. The library, like the newspaper, was just starting to gear up for the day. Most of the newsrooms were still empty. My boss, the executive editor, was driving over to the Pentagon for a meeting.
The quiet was quickly broken at 8:45 a.m. when the first plane hit the World Trade Center. As we watched events unfold on live TV, I directed the reference desk to open earlier than normal and alert the editor. We focused the initial research on t he premise that this was a commuter plane accident. I also called my husband to alert him that it was going to be a busy news day.
Then at 9:05 a.m., the second plane hit the World Trade Center. At this point, we knew it was not an accident, but terrorism.
About 30 minutes later, several members of my staff watched another airplane fly right by the windows of USA Today, the tallest building for miles, and plummet into the Pentagon. The plane came so close to us that some people could see inside it. The explosion was so powerful that our building shook. We found out later that its foundation had been cracked.
Because we did not know how many more airplanes were coming, or if USA Today was a target, we evacuated to the street until we could learn more.
The scene on the street looked like a Bruce Willis movie. Ambulances roared by with sirens wailing, and people ran through the street screaming and crying. I managed to call my husband on my cell phone to tell him what had happened and let him know I was OK. He said later that he could not make out my words because the city's phone system was collapsing. All he could hear was a level of fear in my voice that he had never heard before. That was the last time he heard from me for several hours, because all phones in the city stopped functioning due to the increased load.
As we waited on the street, we kept trying to call the newspaper but couldn't get through. Eventually, several members of my staff decided to head home because they were afraid of what was coming. It took them over four hours to get home because of traffic.
Working at a media company, I knew that I had to get back to work and help the newsroom, so about 30 minutes later; I walked back into the building with a sports reporter. Neither of us knew if we would ever walk out alive again. But we knew the newspaper had to publish, and we had to be there. It was the right thing to do.
When I walked through sections of the building, it looked like a ghost town. As I was heading up to the newsroom, several members of my staff met me at the door ready to work. I went up to the main newsroom to locate my boss and the editor. I informed them that we had a skeleton crew at work along with several others who would be telecommuting. I finally managed to get through to my husband and arranged to call him every hour until I was able to come home. I did not return to the house until very late that night.
Our indexing supervisor helped on the reference desk while he waited to hear if his wife was alive. She worked in the Pentagon. He had to wait several hours for news that she was OK.
As we continued to answer reporters' reference questions, we watched military helicopters loaded with missiles circling outside. We could also hear F-15s flying over us, which offered some comfort. The parking garages underneath USA Today were loc ked down, and security guards were put in new places. The only way to enter the building was by showing a drivers license and company i.d.
Later in the afternoon, the editor came to our department to let us know about the increased security in the skies and our building, and to inform us that we were free to leave if we were afraid. No one left, even though the police had evacuated our building except for the newsrooms and was clearing out most of Arlington because of security concerns.
The staff who had arrived in the morning stayed until the night crew arrived. I stayed until late that night because I wanted to be sure everyone was going to be all right. We had worked on difficult stories before, but nothing of t his magnitude. This was the hardest story I had ever worked on during my entire career in journalism.
The next day, we all came to work and continued to work on the story, as we did for many weeks afterward. I have seen many levels of integrity and courage in my career, but I have never been as proud of a group of people as I was of my staff during that event. They worked through tears and fear because it was the right thing to do. And the newspaper had a responsibility to find the truth and explain what happened and why. The Sept. 12, 2001, issue of the newspaper is evidence of that.
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About 30 minutes later, several members of my staff watched another airplane fly right by the windows of USA Today, the tallest building for miles, and plummet into the Pentagon. The plane came so close to us that some people could see inside it. The explosion was so powerful that our building shook. We found out later that its foundation had been cracked.
Isnt the USA Today building north of the pentagon along the river?
If so, Chalk up another witness to the DRA approach.
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Isnt the USA Today building north of the pentagon along the river?
If so, Chalk up another witness to the DRA approach.
I am a bit confused about that...
Weren't they in the process of moving on 9/11/2001 ?
Anyways it is located here today - http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source...mp;t=k&z=19
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USA Today building is located at 1100 Wilson Blvd directly north of the pentagon. More from History Commons.
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Hi everyone!
Well, this Barbara Maxwell statement is interesting. I'm not sure what weight to give to it or whether it is worth taking a harder look at. Here's my considerations:
1. From the location of the USA Today building, ". . . fly right by the windows of USA Today . . . " and ". . . some people could see inside it . . ." it seems we have a whole new "approach" flight path from the North and over Arlington Cemetery that could then link up with and follow the "final" NOC Flight path described by CIT's witnesses.
( a ) This distinguishes between "approach" and "final" paths. We have the CIT "approach" path taking the plane across Washington? Blvd. and over or North of the Annex followed by the "final" NOC path described by their witnesses. Then we have the purported "South Path" with the "approach" taking the plane the plane along the north edge of the expressway and the "final" path through the poles. It seems that this "Maxwell approach" could seamlessly join the NOC "final" path and be consistent with it.
( b ) This seems to be the same path taken by the north landing planes I saw when I was in Roslyn.
( c ) What's the "DRA" approach? That's a new term. Does it mean "down range approach"?
( d ) Here's the important thing. While playing around with the Airport radar data a few months back, I noticed that there were returns that might be consistent with what Maxwell says. I ignored them because they didn't seem to fit any other evidence. And Rob, recall the BWI returns that were outliers to the others and seemed to direct the plane toward Roslyn and over the Cemetery?
2. On the other hand, the Maxwell account has indicia of unreliability and maybe it is not worth exploring.
(a) She says "several members of my staff watched" and "some people could see". It appears that she is not relating what she saw but what others told her they saw. The import of her statement is as evidence to prove what those others say they saw - the plane flew right by the building so close you could see inside and then "plummeted into the Pentagon". This meets the legal definition of unreliable and inadmissible hearsay evidence.
( b ) She lards her account with statements that seemed intentionally designed to have emotional impact or strengthen it. As to strengthening - " . . . (T)he tallest building for miles. . . " " . . . (S)o powerful that our building shook." ". . . (I)ts foundation had been cracked.. I won't bother listing the emotional ones because they are numerous and obvious.
( c ) I sense a motive to get some attention and be part of things. Under those circumstances, we know that accuracy and whether it fits or contradicts the OCT are not important. For her statement to merit any attention at all, she has to get the plane up there "right by the windows".
3. So here's my question. DO you all think it would be worthwhile for me to take another look at those stray returns over the Cemetery, or is this something best left alone?
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i think there is another thing that needs to be given some thought. if the plane committed the official loop:
(the above is hotlinked from rense, BUT i think that path/graphic was officially released thru the moussaui trial)
RADES version of the official loop plotted
(credit: JFK)
if the plane flew in either of the above paths, then there is very little chance people inside the USAtoday building would have been able to keep sight of it, especially so far west:
(i've approximated the rades' returns as close as possible to their proper locations on the googlemap)
furthermore, if the plane really went as far west as its claimed to by the official fdr/rades data, why would ms.maxwell's co-workers even bother watching it after it passed by them at the usatoday building? what was so unusual about this plane that initially drew but then KEPT their attention? were they watching ALL the air traffic looking for "unusual" flight activity? if so, what was so "unusual" about this particular plane or its approach path? this is her exact description of events:
QUOTE (ms.maxwell)
About 30 minutes later, several members of my staff watched another airplane fly right by the windows of USA Today, the tallest building for miles, and plummet into the Pentagon. The plane came so close to us that some people could see inside it.
planes using the DRA (down river approach) always pass extremely close to the USAtoday building (and rosslyn), so there's is absolutely nothing unsual about that. in fact the planes commonly pass by close enough for people in the rosslyn buildings, especially the usatoday building which practically sits at the edge of the river, to (practically if not literally) see "inside" them as they pass by. so what drew maxwell and/or her co-workers' attention to this specific plane?
but regardless of why they were eyeing this particular plane, if that plane performed the much smaller loop, the one fitting with the witnesses (chaconas and middleton), then the occupants of the higher floors of the USAtoday building could very well have watched the plane continuously from DRA approach to loop to "impact".
in cit's map/graphic of the loop, and they have the plane coming in from the west, but im guessing that the very start of that loop is based on logical deduction derived from actual witness recollections - which im not sure - but hopefully craig/aldo can clarify.
i dont think we have yet found a witness for the plane who was located that far north (far = usatoday building) and such a witness would be hard to find. why? because that far north/west, its hard for any plane witness to know exactly which plane they've seen, since every minute or so one passes by - especially if flying in low for a landing - but even if taking off, since all planes use that same general initial heading. yes - they tend to be much higher in the sky than planes on approach for landing, but the point is planes repeatedly pass by rosslyn all day long.
either way, its unclear exactly where the decoy77 arrived from, so perhaps one of ms.maxwell's co-workers may actually be one of the witnesses to that approach. maybe we could find/contact her and enquire about wether or not she (or one of her co-workers) was able to watch the plane commit the ENTIRE loop. if so, then she/they indeed saw the decoy77 AND she/they can substantiate which direction it arrived from.
some pics for referrence (note the 2 similar silver towers, the one labled GANNETT is what i've been refering to as the USA Today building):
full-sized version of the above: http://i35.tinypic.com/28u75l1.jpg
(the above was taken from arlington cemetery)
one last note: if people in the usatoday building did indeed see the decoy77 and they did indeed witness the smaller (contradictory-to-the-official) loop, it presents a seperate issue/dilemma: they probably could have also seen the plane after the flyover, especially if it headed back up the river on its exit. but of course - maxwell makes no mention of that. so maybe someone there is a flyover witness, but for obvious reasons that person or persons are keeping quiet about it...
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HI Paranoia!
Thanks for your Post No. 7. Rather than quote it, I'll just pick up on its themes.
1. Maxwell's Account obviously conflicts with the Official Loop as well as the so called final South Path, which I say is a
2. In the balance she also conflicts with the Chaconas Loop. The USA TOday Building has windows that face south and west. For an observer to watch the plane down to the Pentagon they would have to be looking out those windows. From the plot in your Post, it looks like the plane would pass to the North of the Building and not be visible from the those south/west windows when it went past. Furthermore, at that point, the plane would only be at the start of the loop so it's doubtful that it would be so low at that point to pass right by those windows, if you make the highly warranted assumption that its a descending loop.
On the other hand, I don't think the plot of the Chaconas Loop is intended to be perfectly accurate at this early point, so it's possible the plane could have flown south or west of the building. The difference in position is not that great.
3. You make a keen point about why they would keep watching that plane given that they should be used to the DRA1. The only likely answer is because it was different from the DRA and that made it noteworthy.
When I watched planes on the DRA outside the Rosslyn Holiday Inn on 19th and Moore, they flew low enough and appeared to be on a course that would take them past the west and near the south windows. There would be nothing markedly different from the DRA. The only things I can think of that might still make it noteworthy are: (1) they were aware of the ground stop and thought this was at odds with it; or (2) they thought this approach varied from the south landing pattern in use that day (it looks like they could clearly see and discern the operation pattern if they cared to watch the airport beforehand but it's hard to see any reason why they would do this).
On the other hand, the Chaconas Loop would differ from what they were used to, giving them a reason to keep watching if the plane was heading eastward as it went right by the south/west windows of their Building. It looks like over the next 3 or so minutes they could watch the entire Chaconas Loop and have good reason for doing so. But again, this is totally at odds with and destroys the Official Loop.
4. Both the DRA and the Chaconas Loop are consistent with a North Of Citgo Path in the final seconds before the plane reached the Pentagon. The NOC final path tacks on to the end of a DRA in practically a straight line. Obviously the Chaconas Loop is consistent because it's the how CIT says it approached the final North Of Citgo path.
5. I've never seen any GL trumpet the Maxwell Account and I guess its hopeless conflict with the Official Loop and the GL South Path is the obvious reason for that. The Maxwell Account is totally useless to them. That's too bad for them, because as you note, she relates that witnesses were perfectly positioned to see a fly by/over, so it would help GL's argue that the failure to mention it suggests that it didn't happen.
6. However, the Maxwell Account could be very useful to us. First, as you note, they would also be able to see a fly by/over. Second, they would further support a final NOC path, either on the end of the DRA if the plane flew by from the north to south, or on the end of the Chaconas Loop if the plane flew by west to east.
7. DRA into NOC and Chaconas Loop into NOC are mutually exclusive for one plane so you have to pick one or the other. Let's assume these witnesses can say (a) the plane's direction as it flew past them; and they either: (i) saw a fly by/over; or (ii) saw things that indirectly support a fly by/over. If they say the direction was north to south, you have critical fly by/over support and additional but not critical NOC support but the Chaconas Loop must be tossed. If they say west-east, you get the same two benefits as well as critical support for the Chaconas Loop.
8. Ultimately, it looks like you favor looking giving this a good look instead of discarding it as some kind of over-dramatized attention getting ploy. One rather weak thing that might favor the DRA is some piss poor attempt to make it "look normal" to distant observers with panoramic views, so they wouldn't follow the plane intently through the fly by/over.
1. I asked what DRA means but now I feel pretty stupid because it means Down River Approach, which is something that I knew about but failed to retrieve from memory.
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I know many or most are to say the least circumspect about the government airport radar data. But assuming it to be reliable for this purpose only, I found nothing in it that would be consistent with this woman's story.
There would have to be 2, 3, or 4 returns in the 38.87 to 38.89 latitude, -77.06 to -77.08 longitude box sometime between 9:37:50 and 9:37:25. They aren't there. The returns I thought I remembered seeing are actually north of both the Cemetery and that box and are in Roslyn. Many of them repeat so they seem to be from things on the ground like the tall buildings there, while others are too early.
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(please read thread from the beginning). the bone of contention here is that dubunkers claim the decoy jet aka "flight 77" never flew east of the river and did not approach "down river". here for example is boonedoggled attempting to "explain" it:
QUOTE (Thread: Boone's excuse for Mineta's DRA flight path; selective reading is fundamental)
aldo: Unless you want to show me where Flight 93 was between the USA Today building and Reagan National.
boone: It was never there, Aldo. Belger was watching its projected path on the TSD.
now, if you've read this thread, you understand that real people actually saw the decoy jet and it did not fly the loop that is supposedly seen on the fdr and rades84 data. barbara maxwell and her coworkers at one of the 2 usatoday buildings in rosslyn, were some of those people. and recently i found further corroboration of maxwell's recollection, hence the bumping of this thread...
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Military History Detachment, and Randy Papadopoulos and Senior Chief
Kathy Wright of the Naval Historical Center on 17 April 2002.
... on the telephone and asked if I was watching the events that were on the television. And I said that I was. And he said, Okay, Im going to check a couple of things and Ill be back to you. And it was shortly after I hung up the phone with him that the second airplane went into the building. Well, by that time, he was receiving calls in the 911 center from people in the USA Today building. USA Today was headquartered here in Arlington on September 11th. . . . If youve ever come into National Airport on an airplane down along the river, you know that sometimes, at least pre-September 11, the airplanes are actually below the height of the building. And people that are in the building are looking out or are looking down on the airplanes. So we were receiving 911 calls from people in the USA Today building with a lot of concern about stray aircraft, which was all they knew at the time. Steve and I had a conversation just briefly about what was going on, in a second phone call, including the possibility that clearly this appeared to be now an attack (in nyc), and did we have a vulnerability here, given our proximity to the District, as well as the many government facilities that we have here.
keep in mind the groundstop* had already been issued and executed, so there shouldnt have been any stray (commercial) aircraft in the area. only one plane could have been making that down river approach and passing near the usatoday building around 9:35am - and it was the decoy jet aka "flight 77":
QUOTE (*groundstop fact)
9:21 AM The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) halts all flights at U.S. airports. It is the first
time in history that air traffic has been halted nationwide.
http://www.state.gov/coalition/cr/fs/12701.htm (link defunct)
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What if there were multiple decoys?
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Man, the East of Potomac flightpath would take more than a few "missing seconds" to explain away...
Keep referencing this image of the "official "loop" when reading and listening to these testimonies
Steve Chaconas
William Middleton
Q: Wait, let me ask you for that. You said you saw it circling. Like, where was it circling?
A: Right about here. Right over...
Q: Like halfway up?
A: Right here. It wasn't that high up.[/b]
Q: Ok.
A: And it was going around.
Q: Going around.
A: Right. Like it was coming around through the pattering, to go over to National Airport.
Q: How long, how long did you see it circling for? Like, estimate.
A: Um, 'bout five minutes. It took about five minutes for it to go around.
Q: Oh, so it was a few minutes. You saw it--- Oh, ok.
"I was scanning the air" as he was sitting in his car. "There wasn't anything in the air, except for one airplane, and it looked like it was loitering over Georgetown, in a high, left-hand bank," he said. "That may have been the plane. I have never seen one on that (flight) pattern." Georgetown is a sector of the District of Columbia jammed with shops and restaurants - it is one of the city's most vital tourist draws. Commercial aircraft that are either approaching or departing from nearby Ronald Reagan National Airport do not fly over Georgetown, and rather trace their flight route over the nearby Potomac River, which separates the district from South Arlington, Virginia, location of the Pentagon.
Georgetown (the Pentagon is bottom right of the following image):
Don Scott, a Prince William County school bus driver living in Woodbridge, was driving eastward past the Pentagon on his way to an appointment at Walter Reed Army Medical Center: "I had just passed the Pentagon and was near the Macy's store in Crystal City when I noticed a plane making a sharp turn from north of the Pentagon. I had to look back at the road and then back to the plane as it sort of leveled off.
Washington Post, 9/16/01(Lexis Nexis)
Macy's, Pentagon City:
At what point, from this vantage point, would Don Scott have seen the aircraft anywhere to the north of the Pentagon let alone in a "sharp bank"? Remember that he was driving away from the building towards Washington.
And the official "loop" is entirely to the southwest:
Steve Anderson
USA Today building
From my office on the 19th floor of the USA TODAY building in Arlington, Va., I have a view of Arlington Cemetery, Crystal City, the Pentagon, National Airport and the Potomac River. ... Shortly after watching the second tragedy, I heard jet engines pass our building, which, being so close to the airport is very common. But I thought the airport was closed. I figured it was a plane coming in for landing. A few moments later, as I was looking down at my desk, the plane caught my eye. It didn't register at first. I thought to myself that I couldn't believe the pilot was flying so low.
Joseph Candelario
...a first year student in the Family Nurse Practitioner Program watched from the River by Fort McNair.
"I noticed a large aircraft flying low towards the White House. This aircraft then made a sharp turn and flew towards the Pentagon and seconds later crashed into it."
Second hand testimonies:
Scott Cook
"Later, [we were told that] it was a 757 out of Dulles, which had come up the river in back of our building, turned sharply over the Capitol, ran past the White House and the Washington Monument, up the river to Rosslyn, then dropped to treetop level and ran down Washington Boulevard to the Pentagon"
Tom Hovis
"The plane had been seen making a lazy pattern in the no fly zone over the White House and US Cap. Why the plane did not hit incoming traffic coming down the river from the north to Reagan Nat'l. is beyond me . Strangely, no one at the Reagan Tower noticed the aircraft. Andrews AFB radar should have also picked up the aircraft I would think."
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Bob Hunt (second hand trstimony)
"I talked to a number of average people in route who said they saw the plane hovering over the Washington Mall Area at an altitude lower that the height of the Washington Monument" Hunt stated.
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Front Flip
The front flip maneuver is a basic trick that you can execute safely on your own. Jump up and down a few times and propel your body forward. Tuck your knees to your chest to help you rotate better and land on your feet. You may land on your buttocks to begin with, but you will gradually progress as you begin to feel more comfortable with the front flip. Be sure you have perfected the front flip before attempting more difficult trampoline tricks.
Back Flip
The back flip is more advanced than the front flip, because you cannot spot your landing until you are halfway into the maneuver. The same basics you use to complete a front flip pertain to the back flip as well. Jump high, gain momentum, throw your head and body back and tuck knees into your chest. As with the front flip, you may not land on your feet at first. You may land on your knees, but this is much better than landing on your knees on solid ground. It may be necessary to have a spotter present to help you execute a back flip, until you are comfortable trying it independently.
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After you are comfortable with the back flip, try one without hands. It is the same procedure, only your hands do not touch the trampoline at anytime during the rotation. Jump high a few times before flipping to gain sufficient height. Throw your head and body backward, and try to land on your feet. As you gain strength and confidence, this will become easier.
An aerial is a cartwheel without hands. Cartwheels are the most basic of gymnastics maneuvers and when done without hands, it can impress those watching. Do a cartwheel by stretching your arms above your head and step out with your leading foot, bend entire body downward, place palms on the trampoline, flip your leading foot and following foot over your body and land. To execute an aerial, jump up and down and follow the same procedure as a cartwheel, only keep your hands close to your body. You are likely to land on your knees to begin with, but keep practicing. It is much less painful to fall on a trampoline than a solid surface.
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Lovely little find
20 comments:
- taidyeoriginal said...
I LOVE these! simple. creative. awesomeness!
- January 27, 2011 at 7:01 PM
- mysteryhistorymom said...
These are incredibly darling! Love them!:) Lori
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- The Lovely One said...
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- January 27, 2011 at 10:09 PM
- Sabrina Mix said...
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- GretchenP said...
super cute!! personally i really like them all pink and purpled out. :) your crafty thinking brain amazes me! :)
- January 29, 2011 at 12:21 AM
These are so cute! Love how you saw that craft coming out of that container. I would've just tossed it and never thought twice. Adorable. :-)
- January 29, 2011 at 7:37 PM
- Jenny @ Embellishing Life said...
Clever, adorable idea! I love it! I hope you'll come share this idea at the craft catwalk today! :)
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- Margaret said...
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- Sheena said...
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- January 31, 2011 at 5:21 PM
- Jenny @ Embellishing Life said...
You know I love this! Featuring it tonight :)
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- Jen@eighteen25 said...
those are adorable!!! gotta add them to my valentine's board on pinterest!
thanks so much for sharing!
jen :)
- February 2, 2011 at 8:14 AM
- ScoobyinWY said...
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- February 2, 2011 at 2:30 PM
- Rachel {BubblyNatureCreations.com} said...
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- February 4, 2011 at 12:02 PM
- Cozy Home Scenes said...
How cute and simple to make! And so, so perfect this year since it really is snowing in so many places. Thanks for sharing your snowmen with us.
- February 7, 2011 at 9:53 PM
- Barbara said...
Dang cute! Made 7 of them for my girls at church. I would never have looked at a Mento's container and seen a snowman! You are amazing!
- February 11, 2011 at 10:05 AM
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Just stopping by to let you know that I've featured your craft on Family Fun Crafts! You can see it here:
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- January 26, 2012 at 1:23 PM
These are just adorable! Wish you could buy the containers empty though...
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02 November 2010
Jean Reno?
This guy was part of a football team made of up French firemen - in Monaco for a national game. Some of the players dragged this man forward, teasing him and telling me he looked like French actor, Jean Reno and insisting I photograph him. So I did.
Labels: Miscellany
7 comments:
- Rob and Mandy said...
Reno? Not really... But he looks kind of quintessentially french.
- 02 November, 2010
- Tommy Andre Nekkoy said...
I think this is a good portrait - Well done, and keep up all the good work
- 02 November, 2010
- Leif Hagen said...
Like you really minded photographing a handsome French football player! Oh the sacrifices you make for your blog!
- 02 November, 2010
- Babooshka said...
Not Jean Reno, but you had me at the word Fireman. So pleased you went with monochrome on this as it makes it such a timeless portrait.
- 02 November, 2010
- Gailsman said...
Never heard of him, so I wouldn't know whether it was him or not.
- 02 November, 2010
- Nathalie said...
A much younger Jean Reno !!!!
- 04 November, 2010
- Steffe said...
I don't see the likeness, but it's a fun portrait.
- 05 November, 2010
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Andrew Clayton plays an almost archaic style of rock; blending blues, soul, and folk within a coating of warm tunes and compelling stories. The album, Fire In The Milky Way, unlike so many other folk rock acts (especially debut albums), does not stick to one style or genre or even a single thought, instead meandering as a river through a whole host of sub-sub genres of American folk. There are quick songs, some so fast you would swear he has two mouths, some grooving straight-forward rockers, and some soulful tunes that almost bring a tear to your eye. It's a smorgasbord of styles and themes - all of which are neck deep with a vocalized story.
Here's where Andrew gets preferential treatment as being my friend; I am going to give an account of the entire album, song by song, just so I can point out the excellence within. Long-time followers of The Guide will recognize that I only do this when the songs are notable - either extremely good or extremely bad - and Fire In The Milky Way is no exception.
"James" - My favorite track, this is the fast one that I mentioned above. I swear I don't know how he doesn't garble this one or at least bite his lip or tongue repeatedly. The first track that is ultra-heavy on story (not that "Fire In The Milky Way" doesn't have a story, it's just overshadowed by the numerous instruments and great musicians playing on it (more of my friends)).
"Shadows of This Town" - A slow, melodic, if somewhat-dark song. It's a stark contrast to the previous songs, and reminds me of a 90s alt-rock song. I'm not saying it's real poppy or anything - the opposite is true actually - but just a voice and a guitar, and the melody reminds me of some songs of my childhood. As I said, this is another song that revolves around Andrew's guitar and voice, but this time there is a haunting backing vocal (which is actually Mr. Clayton, with an insane octave), which really gives the song depth and a eerie feeling, as if it was actually the 'shadow of the town' singing to you.
"Cottonwood" - A twangy dual acoustic-guitar piece, with a drum-set backing, "Cottonwood" reminds me of a late 60s/early 70s folk rock song like James Taylor or Simon & Garfunkel. This one come off a bit more 'poppy' then "Shadows of This Town" did, but it works great. A short chorus and equally short verses keep the song moving along, and hey, there is even a trumpet, not something you hear every day.
"Cool Waters" - Recorded in one take, "Cool Waters" is a beautiful guitar piece. While not my favorite track (I prefer the 'rocking' songs instead), you can't deny the effort that is being displayed here. Andrew Clayton is showing off his prowess as a singer/songwriter, able to combine numerous different styles within a forty-minute album and none of it seems out of place. This one is for the ladies, fall in love with it and show your girlfriends.
"Lord Silas" - Close second for my favorite song off the album, for this one Andrew goes into a deep baritone to make his point. Another song that relies almost entirely on the strength of the man's voice, to tell the story of Lord Silas. I love the verse of this one, which reminds me more of one of the classical epics, such as the Iliad or Odyssey, then a simple rock song. While not as blatant as "Back East," "Lord Silas" does strike me as another outlaw song, about a man who carries a 'sawed-off shot gun' and has God cry out 'my son, what have you done?' really strikes me as the kind of song where some foul play is afoot. Hell, if you follow the lyrics, it's implied that the man massacres most of a town, calling them sinners, that is some deep/dark shit; and I love it! This is the number one song that get's stuck in my head, mostly for the slowness of the vocals (when compared to "James" that is) and the deepness of it all. An easy song for any rock/metal fan to get behind, even if I'd never call it truly metal.Strikes me more as the 'dark acoustic' term I've been throwing around lately, like Dax Riggs or the new Wino album; not quite metal, but we love it anyway.
"1, 2, 3" - Andrew's 'road traveling' song, I could easily see "1, 2, 3" being used for an opening soundtrack to a movie or TV show. It's another song that stands out a bit, being set on the off-beats, and yet another that has a host of instruments and sounds hidden within; trumpet, double bass, concertina, drums and guitar - electric and acoustic - quite the collection. I like songs that are focused on the off-beat, of pretty much any genre, so this one evokes something primal within me.
"Tell Me" - Much akin with "Cool Waters," another slow, soul-driven beautiful piece. A good, calm story, elegant and exposing (in a metaphysical sense), another that brings a tear to your eye. Again not my favorite, but it proves the elegance of Fire In The Milky Way.
"White Lace In Shackles" - Continuing on the themes begun with the previous track, "White Lace In Shackles" is much more appealing to me. The music, while present, fades into the background, forcing the vocals and story into the foreground. Of the mournful collection ("Cool Waters," "Tell Me," and "White Lace In Shackles"), this song is by far my favorite. It also closes the album, bringing a peaceful end to a stellar album
The following two were included in my advance copy of Fire In The Milky Way, but have sense been knocked off the album's playlist. These songs are available for free download off of Andrew Clayton's website, so I urge you all to go and pick them up, to get a taste for the magic within the album itself.
"In My Time of Dying" - A tried and true cover, more akin to the original blues version then the Led Zeppelin version of fame (and the one that 99% of people know). I actually contributed some of the backing vocals for this one, being one of the drunken mob for the "well, well, well"'s, although you would never be able to pick my voice out of the masses. The vocals are purposelessly a bit under-produced/fuzzy, with the backing chorus likewise afflicted, giving the song a 'bar room' feel. As if a group of friends are just jamming while having a drink, or a live performance in a tiny venue. It took me a couple of listens to get that aspect, which is why I'm spelling it out here. Don't damn the seemingly-low production, for it's there on purpose, instead praise the creativity of the project. This track isn't officially on Fire In The Milky Way, instead it is offered for free download off of his website, but I'm including it, because I think it deserves to be so. It's a strong representation of the song, and is amazing to hear the man sing it live.
I have listened through the entirety of Fire In The Milky Way at least three times now, with my favorites being played more often then that. I will confess that I initially did this to get a better feel for the album, wanting to put more time into my best friend's record then some random band I found interesting. But on the way, I discovered that I did truly enjoy this release. You listen to a friend's music once or twice to be nice and say you did, anything more then that and you are listening just for yourself, because you've really enjoyed it, not because he's a friend. This is what happened with Fire In The Milky Way; I listened initially to give my experience and opinions, but I kept listening because I found these songs stuck in my head hours after I had heard them - often with two or three other albums heard in between. The album is my best friend's, and so it got to jump ahead of many others, but it has continuously stayed within the lead playlist on my computer because of it's quality, and that is saying something.
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What are some of the best memories you have of writing?
The New York Subways! The early '80s, just watching your pieces go by, those are my best memories. It doesn't get better than that, you know. The 'Glory Days' is what I call it.
Does the way you started out, doing graffiti on trains, compared to what you do now?
Not at all, it's history; it's something that you'll never live again. There's no way you could do that now. You can paint trains now, but it's not going to run through the city, it's something that'll never be captured again, especially in New York. Maybe in other countries – like I was in Rome and I saw the subway system bombed over there. That shit was crazy, I was trippin' off that shit, I was like "I gotta come back here and get busy!"
What do you think of newer styles of writing?
It's cool man, it's amazing! I see all these new styles of writing all around the world - it's too much - I can't understand it sometimes (laughs)! It's crazy how graffiti has evolved. I'm like the second generation of New York writers, before me you've got the first generation, old school writers like RIFF170, TRACY168, PHASE2. To see it evolve from that: STAYHIGH149 to motherfuckers like, DAIM, CAN2 and SWET in Europe and MODE2, all these dope writers from Europe, it's amazing man, it's just fucking crazy! I don't understand it sometimes. It's really an amazing art form, graffiti!
What about characters?
Well, I'm not in to characters much. I mean I used to do them back in the early '80s on the subways, and characters are important especially if you're doing a wall, but not even. You can do a burner, and it can all just be about letters and style, but if a dude is down for doing characters, it'll hook up the wall, flava up the wall, or the train. Characters are important sometimes, especially if you do some dope b-boy characters, like my man, SERVE; and this kid AROE from England does some nice characters; CAN2 has his own style of dope characters. Characters are important especially if you want to add flava to a burner.
What are the differences between bombing and legal walls? Do you think there is a fundamental difference? Are legal walls 'getting up'?
The difference is that bombing is illegal; it's the 'real' way of doing things. Graffiti was always illegal and I still bomb illegally. I can't as much as I used to, I'm older now; you get into beef with the law, and I can't really afford that, but I guess people have just got to do what's best for them. I do everything; I paint canvases, and I still paint subway trains, I'm versatile. I do walls, I do legal walls, I go bombing, illegal and trackspots, I don't care, I do it all. Legal walls are if you just want to paint somewhere without hassle, you can ask the owner, and you know, just get busy!
What do you think of graffiti being co-opted by the corporate world?
I think it's cool man. In reality, you know, the world turns and if an artist is going to get paid a lot to do some artwork for a company, you're going to take it. I don't care who you are. If you're not going to take it you're an idiot! Times are hard and at the end of the day you got to pay bills, and you got to put food on the table. You got to make your money, man. When you're young it's cool to be wiling out, bombing everything, but when you're my age and nearly 40 years old already, you can't be doing that too much. I live off graffiti, it might not be good for other people; there are other graffiti artists in New York that have good jobs, their own companies; I live off this, this is my living. So if a corporate company wants to hit me off for my artwork it's all good, and now especially I have a manager, it's only right. I'm going to make my money.
Do you think it lessens the power of graffiti?
No, not really because, where I was a hardcore, legendary bomber of New York, now I'm more into making money. However, there are kids younger than me who I speak to, who are doing what I was doing, so everyday there is a newborn, hardcore graffiti bomber. A lot of these hardcore writers, they're always like, "damn, I hope some day I can come out with a sneaker, or do some canvases and sell some paintings". The way I see it, you've got to make money, man. That's what it boils down to. Who cares if they say, "you're selling out". You've got to make your money, man, live your life, and do what's best for you.
Is graffiti art?
To me it's the best style of art because it goes in so many directions. Graffiti goes from hardcore, illegal to legal, to corporate, to subways. Of course it's art. You can call it what you want, 'vandalism', etc… it comes in all shapes and forms. That's how it is.
What do you think about graffiti in the fine art world, for example galleries, museums, etc?
I think it's cool, you know, like I said, I'm into canvases, SEEN is into canvases, a lot of writers: DAZE, you've got BANKSY - he's not a graffiti artist, he's more of a street artist, but you know he's making his money – and OBEY, but again these guys are more 'street art guys'. You've got graffiti artists like, SHARP, T-KID and SEEN doing canvases, and making a living off of it. I think it's cool. They should open a museum for graffiti artists. Why not? Have some of the old dinosaur graffiti artists from back in the days. I think that would be dope to have. Because graffiti comes in all shapes and forms, combining all different concepts, at the same time you have an artist doing a show at a gallery, you have a kid down the block bombing buildings, bombing trains. That's why to me it's the best art form. Not only because I do it, but because it's not just one art that only stays on canvas, or only stays on trains. It's versatile, it's everywhere, look at it, you've got it on Adidas, and probably down the block you have it on the side of a building. That shows you how powerful and amazing graffiti art is.
What do you see as the distinction between the artist, Banksy, and yourself?
I don't know, man, I'm more of the 'real deal'… I represent graffiti art - trains and bombing. Banksy's not really a graffiti artist. To me he's just a street artist. Everyone is different though, which is cool, because it balances things out. He has his audience of fans, and I have my audience of fans; some people like his stuff, and some people like mine, and maybe some people like both of our styles. Maybe we do a show together, it would be amazing! Graffiti art, original graffiti art, by one of the best at graffiti art, and one of the best at stencil art, or street art, whatever the fuck you want to call it!
What do you think about using stencils in graffiti?
To me using a stencil, it's not that real, but I'm not going to knock it. I mean I could go around putting up COPE stencils, and adding a little mouse to it or something. What's amazing is the amount of money Banksy makes off of it. You've got to give it to him, he's making his, and I've got to make mine, but I still keep it pure and real. If you see my sneakers you see the real graffiti, GRAFFITI KINGZ, you see the COPE throw-ups. KILLER DOGZ. KINGZ DESTROY.
What do you think about the Internet in relation to graffiti? What about magazines, zines, etc.? Is the internet part of getting up?
I remember 10-15 years ago there used to be graffiti magazines everywhere, now there's only a handful from certain countries because of the Internet. You take a flik of a piece today, and put it on the internet, already the whole world knows, the whole world has seen it. Today a lot of writers use the Internet for the purpose of getting up. I think that's kind of a short cut to fame. Some kids don't pay their dues, they'll do a burner or a throw-up and put it on the Internet, everyone sees it - they heard of the kid already, but if you look into the background of the writer, he didn't do anything, he didn't pay his dues, he hasn't been around. So it's kind of like a quick, short cut to fame, but you know that's what it is and you've just got to go with the flow.
If you could go back in time knowing what you know now, and use all the time, effort and dedication that made you so famous in graffiti for a different purpose, would you and if so for what?
I always wanted to be a boxer because as a kid, growing up in the South Bronx, in the projects, I was always getting into fights. I took up boxing for a while, but then I had a kid at a young age so I had to start working, and not only that, but getting high and drinking beer, hanging out with the wrong crowd, I stopped going to the gym, but, I love boxing. I actually got Mike Tyson tattooed on my arm - he's one of my idols. I've been watching Tyson since, like, '85. You know, just watching him fight, he was explosive. I love boxing as a sport - it's my favourite. If I hadn't been a graffiti artist, I would have loved being a boxer, a world champion though. You know, pure blood line, you don't get no purer than me. I'm not trying to be egotistic or anything, but you know, I'm the purest. I come from the Bronx, and that's what it is. I ain't none of these fake phoney Joes or nothing, I'm the real deal!
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Eight people were killed and 26 injured in a road accident early on Wednesday in a Chhattisgarh village, where they had gone to attend a wedding party.
The victims were from state capital Raipur.
The incident took place at Gunarbore, in Durg district, located on Bemetara-Simga road, some 125 km north of Raipur.
Police said the mini-truck turned turtle when the driver lost control while negotiating a blind turn on the way back to Raipur after the marriage ceremony.
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Adventure and cruising would seem the most mismatched pair of words you could come up with – that is if you are one of those people who still thinks a holiday at sea is just a pastime for the well bred and nearly dead.
It is true that cruising can be a sedate way to see the world, with crew to wait on you hand and foot and coach tours to show you the main sights when you arrive in port.
But it doesn't have to be like that. Adventure lovers can have fun in Alaska, discover that there is more to the Persian Gulf than Dubai and visit the Viet Cong tunnels in Vietnam.
You can cruise to little-known places such as Trabzon and Batumi in Turkey and Georgia in the Black Sea, Benghazi and Al Khums in Libya and Mangalore or Trivandrum on India's west coast.
Organised excursions will be laid on at all these stops, which might not be hugely adventurous but they are a good way to get to know remote places in a short time – and at least you can be sure that you won't be battling to see the sights with another ship load of passengers.
Choose to cruise and you can also get right off the beaten track, to remote places such as Antarctica, the Arctic and Galapagos. There are no coaches in these destinations - indeed there are no ports either, so the only way on and off your ship is by inflatable Zodiac.
Things to remember
- Expedition-style cruise ships are older vessels, employed by cruise lines to go off the beaten track because they are small and can get in and out of remote ports, rather than for their luxury on-board facilities. Book for the places you'll see, not the ship, and you won't be disappointed.
- These cruises attract mostly retired passengers, mainly because they can spare the time and money for the longer itineraries, so don't expect lively ships with a buzzing nightlife or glitzy entertainment. Instead, they will have on-board guest lecturers so you can learn more about the out-of-the-way places you are visiting.
- Older ships were not built with disabled people in mind so they have very few wheelchair-accessible cabins. Lifts are often small and may not take wheelchairs, so getting around could be a problem. Always check before making a booking.
- In many destinations, you will need to be able to get in and out of Zodiacs or ageing coaches with steep stairs. An asterix or anchor by the name of a port on your itinerary means you will have to tender ashore. Some ships use lifeboats, which are sturdier than Zodiacs, but again you will need some mobility to get in and out as health and safety rules limit what help the crew can give. Some liners can offer specialist help for disabled passengers, including staff members that can lift wheelchair users in and out of Zodiacs.
Expect to pay...
Expedition cruising might not be luxurious, but getting off the beaten track doesn't come cheap.
Prices vary hugely; you can expect to pay from £3,500 to more than £8,000 per person for 18 nights in Antarctica, although that does include flights and transfers. Spirit of Adventure's Amazon River cruise is a similar price.
Black Sea cruises cost from about £2,500 per person and you can get the price down more if you cruise from the UK to the Norwegian fjords and Iceland.
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Voyages of Discovery
Voyages's one ship, Discovery, visits some of the world's most remote destinations, from Antarctica in the south to Iceland and the Arctic Circle in the north. It also visits unusual ports in the Black Sea and Libya, and next year it will be cruising around South Africa and in the Indian Ocean.
The ferry-cum exploration cruise line started cruising the Norwegian coast, which is not very exotic, but has branched out to Antarctica, Spitsbergen and Greenland cruises, which is about as unusual as it gets.
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Rwanda Blog 3: Beverly Thompson, Alumna '17
My experience in Rwanda is life changing. It was heartbreaking, yet inspiring to listen to stories and testimonies of the people on how their Christian president uses knowledge, gender equality, unity, and forgiveness to heal wounds that could have left many hearts bitter. Instead, they pull together for the better. Their stories may have started with separation, pain (emotional/physical), and anger, but as they turned each chapter I could see forgiveness and love working together as they (the survivors and the perpetrators) united in rebuilding their country.
As a minister of the gospel and a registered nurse, my duties and responsibilities were to work in four different communities for two days ministering to their health needs and giving different gifts to the children. We served 472 adults in screening for high blood pressure and diabetes. This resulted in the findings of 20 adults with very high blood sugar and fifteen with very high blood pressure, and they were advised to see their physician as soon as possible. Many were recommended to go immediately. Two hundred and thirty received reading glasses. It was incredible to see the brightness in the eyes as the villagers gave their testimonies on how they could read their Bibles immediately.
We served two hundred children in the villages, donating toothbrushes, tubes of toothpaste, pens, pencils, pencil sharpeners, erasers, and other treats. We also visited the children unit at the hospital where we gave pens, pencil, pencil erasers, and treats. There were over fifty children in an overcrowded unit with two kids in one single bed. This was devastating for me, but the children's smile and their "thank you" brightened the moment. I was so amazed at the love that I experienced and the appreciation that was shown to us (ABSW students Kwee Say, Peter Ngong's wife and myself).
You should have been there. Please plan for the next trip, next year; I will see you there.
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Seminole, OK – Early this morning, eight individuals blocked construction of a pump station for TransCanada's controversial Keystone XL tar sands pipeline on Seminole land-by-treaty by locking on to equipment in the largest action yet by the Great Plains Tar Sands Resistance. The group took action today, physically halting the construction process, as a part of an effort to prevent the Great Plains from being poisoned by inherently…
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Charity Water is a website I stumbled over a year ago and I was instantly inspired, not just by what they do, but also how they present what they do.
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They have set a new bar in not-for-profit marketing, and I'm inspired to respond to the challenge at Compassion
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I'm a thinker, and as such I have many thoughts on various topics, and I figured it might be fun to throw my thoughts against the blogging world wall and see what sticks. I'm not sure if I can be committed to adding something new daily, but I'm going to do my best to keep things up to date. Hopefully some people will find the thoughts presented intriguing and maybe at times inspirational.


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All of us produce waste each day, and what you or I consider waste might not be worthless to someone else. But have you ever wondered where our personal, household, and office wastes are being disposed? Have you ever asked where your waste goes, what happens to it once you throw it out and what are its consequences? I had the opportunity to find out when I got to go and inspect an open dumpsite that was the subject of several complaints in Cavite City.
Owned and operated by the Cavite City local government, the Cavite City dumpsite was investigated by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) who deemed it "stinky" for a number of reasons. Acting on a tip, a team from Greenpeace Southeast Asia, EcoWaste Coalition, Cavite Green Coalition, and an ABS-CBN TV crew from the show Bistado paid a surprise visit to the area to investigate the perils posed by the open dumpsite that sits right along Manila Bay.
When we arrived at the dumpsite, we were welcomed by the unbearable smell of decomposing waste that made us want to stay in the car. The awful whiff was caused by a cocktail of mixed wastes--from plastic bags, rotting food, to shavings of pigs' hairs. Clearly, it's a huge mess with both biodegradable and non-biodegradable wastes all muddled together. As I got nearer and walked through the jumbled refuse, I asked myself, if this comparatively small dumpsite owned and operated by the local government can be grossly mismanaged and liable to so many environmental and sanitary violations, how are other bigger and more notorious dumpsites operating in Bulacan, Navotas, and Rizal-which are causing misery to the people and the surrounding environment-being managed?
In DENR's report, dated December 2013, the Cavite City dumpsite was found in violation of the following laws:
Greenpeace, EcoWaste, Cavite Green Coalition and Bistado confronted Cavite City Mayor Bernardo "Totie" Paredes about his city's dumpsite. He declared that the city is actually too small compared to other Cavite cities to initiate waste segregation. Clearly, he is not enlightened on the matter as his quick-fix solution was to either burn the waste (which releases toxic emissions), or to transfer it to another place, far from his backyard.
We told the Mayor that he should uphold the laws in his small municipality and strictly implement the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act particularly the provision on segregation at source. Separating the biodegradables from the non-biodegradables already takes care of 50% of the waste. Further segregation of recyclables is likely to take care of another 40% or more, leaving only 10% or less that needs to be managed and lasting solution found.
We also suggested that the city government train and invest on waste-pickers to educate them on how to properly handle waste. This will not only uplift their morale, but will also ensure their health and safety. EcoWaste Coalition and the Cavite Green Coalition are already working with waste pickers in the area for their eventual retraining, so that they can become part of the formal waste management system in their communities.
The Cavite City dumpsite is just one of the many dumpsites that Greenpeace has investigated and taken action on.
In July 2013, the EcoWaste Coalition, Greenpeace activists and the crew from the ship the Greenpeace ship Esperanza, attempted to close down Pier 18, a notorious dumpsite operating along the shores of Manila Bay. Aside from violating environmental laws mentioned earlier, the dumpsite's geographical site goes against the Writ of Continuing Mandamus to clean up, preserve and rehabilitate Manila Bay.
In June 2009, Greenpeace and other environmental groups blockaded the Taytay, Rizal open dumpsite on the shore of Laguna Lake. It was reiterated that appropriate and genuine clean up shall be made and wastes shall not merely be covered up by soil.
And back in August 2008, Greenpeace twice halted the Angono, Rizal dumpsite's operation by putting a barrier at the entrance, declaring the Laguna Lake Dumpsite closed.
Metro Manila has a population of almost 12 million. The wastes situation in the metropolis will continue to worsen if people refuse to help out and do their share in proper segregation. In fact, we have the power to do something proactively about it same as the very people who sit in power.
My simple challenge to the public is this: Can we cut down dramatically on waste generation by refusing plastic bags and other extra packaging? Can we put that food wrapper or tetra pack in the right segregation bin instead of littering? My bigger challenge to policy makers is this: Can you muster unwavering political will to implement environmental laws and to sponsor social entrepreneurship projects through waste recycling and composting in your respective communities?
Dear friends, let's act together for the sake of our city, our country, our planet!
Diah is the Media Assistant for Greenpeace Southeast Asia based in the Philippines. Follow her on Twitter via @DiahAbida.
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I think that we have to educate everyone about what garbage can do to the environment and us too. It's something we never really think about as kids and when we grew up we pass the same ignorance to our young ones. This is not a problem that can be solved in a year might not be solved in a decade just because we really don't care. I don't want it in my house i throw it outside! i don't want it in my car I throw it outside. Education is the solution
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Myself, I use them all to get where I want to go and see what I want to see. If I have a choice in the matter I prefer lightly traveled back roads, however there times when hitting the super slab is the thing to do. For instance, I seldom see any reason to stick to surface streets when encountering large cities. It is usually safer and easier to just get on the big road and get it done. Also, sometimes time is of the essence and for that, the interstate is hard to beat.
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