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Chuck Osborn, Managing EditorIt may not have been the first sandbox-style open world game, but Grand Theft Auto III was for me. My favorite memories aren't about any particular missions or cutscenes; they're of just driving around aimlessly, chuckling along to the hilarious talk-radio channels, and marveling at how a game as massive as this was even possible in 2001. As much as people focus on its over-the-top violence and lurid content (I was too much of a goody-goody to bash a prostitute's head in for cash after being "serviced" – even a virtual one), people seem to forget just how legitimately funny GTA III is, especially its laugh-out-loud radio commercials and billboards.
Chris Carle, Entertainment Editorial DirectorGTA: San Andreas ended my career on the games side of IGN. I used to head up the Guides, FAQs and Cheats team (for six years!) and San Andreas was the straw that broke the camel's back. I started out loving the game, but nothing will kill a person's enjoyment of something more than having to dissect it in excruciating detail. That's what I did for 16 hours a day two weeks in a row to get that guide ready for launch. By the end, I was an anxious mess and my exodus from strategy guide writing was solidified. Although I love the franchise, I haven't played a GTA game since.
Tal Blevins, VP of ContentThe week after GTA: San Andreas came out, my wife and I headed off to Hawaii for vacation. She started laughing at me when I packed my PS2 slim and GTA in my carry-on bag. "When are you going to have time to play that?," she kept asking.
Over the course of the next 10 days rain poured down in what seemed like biblical proportions. While my wife sat around our rental place bored, I was happily playing San Andreas until 4am every morning. Who had the last laugh then, huh? Yes, I'm a horrible husband.
Luke Reilly, Editor/AustralianIt's virtually impossible to pinpoint a favourite moment in a series I've been playing religiously since 1997. The macabre humour associated with your first bizarre 'GOURANGA' bonus for running over an entire procession of Hare Krishna in GTA. Realising the Dodo in GTA III could fly if you could finesse the controls in just the right way. The perfection of stepping into your first car in GTA: Vice City to hear Billie Jean on the radio. Leaving Los Santos and cruising into San Fierro in GTA: San Andreas and realising just how vast the world really was. Protecting Phil Collins in GTA: Vice City Stories long enough to hear him launch into In The Air Tonight's stabbing drum fill. Realising you've just spent an entire evening in GTA IV driving a bus the wrong way down the freeway simply to poke the simulation and see what happens. No missions. No Achievements. Just emergent fun. I'm cheating, I know. But I can't choose a single moment; there are too many.
Marc Nix, DatabaseThere's a lot of game to game in the world of Grand Theft Auto, it's not easy to see it all. But if you don't play every one of these games all the way through, you probably won't believe the crazy s*** that you missed. The one that trips me out to this day is the in-game Phil Collins concert. You might be asking, "Wait, there was a freaking Phil Collins concert in GTA?" Sure is. Several hours into GTA: Vice City Stories, you are on stage with Phil in his Su-Su-Sussudio prime, trying to stop assassins from interrupting the greatest drum solo all of '80s rock.
And you think about it, that in this PSP sequel to an under-performing handheld game by a then-second-tier development group, Rockstar & Rockstar Leeds still went to the trouble of getting Collins as a character and licensed "In The Air Tonight," that they custom-rigged its animation system just to have accurate drumming, all for a mission so deep in a spin-off game that a good portion of the audience would never play it, but there it is -- you killing thugs while Phil Collins performs live for you in a video game. That's GTA to me. There's passion for making sure that these games deliver moments you've been waiting for all your life."]
Destin Legarie, EditorVice City is probably my favorite Grand Theft Auto ever. Sure GTA III was the first to do the 3D open world thing, but Vice City added Ray Liotta and motorcycles! I have fond memories of driving around on a dirt bike in that Hawaiian shirt doing tricks off walls and occasionally landing on an unfortunate pedestrian. The soundtrack, including Flock of Seagulls, was also an incredible choice, but it was the return of the fabulous radio banter that I really enjoyed. To date it's the only Grand Theft Auto game that I've been able to play through to completion. The stories twist and turns combined with the countless hours my friends and I would go on mini-rampages gave me countless memories I'll always look fondly back on.
Marty Sliva, Editor and Beard ExpertWhen I look back on my time with the GTA series, I can't help but gravitate towards my own dynamic moments of musical brilliance. It's no secret that Rockstar has transformed the act of curating licensed music into an art-form, but it's in the way that those soundtracks are married with my own interactive narrative that sticks with me.
Driving through the neon hell of Vice City while listening to The Outfield's "Your Love," trekking across the countryside of San Andreas to the tune of Ice Cube's "It Was a Good Day," and ending my white-knuckled escape from the Liberty City Police Department in a burning mess while Kanye West's "Flashing Lights" comes to a crescendo are just a handful of moments that are both wholly personal and completely unforgettable.
Mitch Dyer, Associate EditorMy mom was mortified by GTA III when I was something like 13. She wouldn't allow it in the house, and the local shops were thorough about asking for ID from punk kids looking to get their M-rated gaming on. So my best friend had his older brother buy it for him, and we all dove into Liberty City for the first time, totally enamored by its sprawling space, intricate detail, and excessive profanity. This was a crime film you could play. We could do whatever we wanted! Few moments in my gaming life have the lasting impact of GTA III's freedom -- even if it doesn't hold up quite as well compared to its successors.
Justin Davis, EditorGrowing up, GTA was the ultimate party game. Sure we dabbled with games like Goldeneye, Smash and Guitar Hero. But GTA is the game my friends and I always came back to. We took turns passing around the controller, holding ad-hoc contests to see who could wreak as much havoc in Vice City as possible. Even though you didn't get a chance to play very much, it was still awesome. GTA is one of the rare games that's almost more fun to watch than it is to play. Shouting instructions to your friends, telling them to jack the police car, or try to find a boat. Good times.
Jon Ryan, EditorThere are two things that always stick out in my mind - either 1. finding surprisingly endless enjoyment in riding a motorcycle off the top of the Empire State Building (or whatever it's Liberty City title was), finding out just how many flips you could do before you turned into a streak on the pavement below and sometimes being lucky enough to defy science and survive; or 2. attempting to master the Dodo in Vice City. It took hours of practice, but I finally managed to fly for more than 30 seconds without slamming exploding over the ocean...or a playground.
Sean Allen, Community ManagerGTA III was the first game I had seen that was truly open world. I remember my friend Sean McGrath and his brother bought a copy, and we all stayed home from school the day it came out to play it. It was one of those mind blowing "I can't believe this is even possible in a game" experiences where your imagination just runs wild with all sorts of new possibilities. The whole day was filled with "What if we parked this car here and then did this?" or "What would happen if we climbed this with a bunch of Molotovs." Those experiences with games have become increasingly more few and far between as our expectations get higher and higher, but I'll always remember that initial experience with GTA III.
That's a lot of memories. What stands out in your mind? The GTA IV wedding? Tommy Vercetti's shirt? Stealing your first car? Let us know in the comments below, and for a lot more on Grand Theft Auto V, stay tuned to IGN.
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This is the new Downrange Tomahawk released last month by Gerber.
Designed as a complete breaching tool and featuring an axe head, prybar and hammerhead, the Down Range Tomahawk is build in Portland, OR of 420HC steel (Cerakoted) and desert tan G-10. It comes with a MOLLE/PALS-compatible sheath and Kydex blade cover for ease of carry and rapid deployment.
"It's a little less for going through logs and a little more for going through doors," laughs Andrew Gritzbaugh, Marketing Manager for Gerber, but while that may be technically correct I can attest to its effectiveness. We had a tornado and some very high winds in my neck of the woods night before last. It provided perfect tomahawk fodder (although it did not take me long to switch to a chainsaw). I have not yet had a chance to use it on a proper door, though of course I really want to. Until then I'll pass it on to some of the locals who will do a fine job trying to tear it up for me.
"We collaborated with guys from a SWAT team in Nevada, active and prior service SF Soldiers, current and former NSW personnel and...other professionals," Gritzbaugh continues. "This helped us develop a tool that accomplishes a number of forced entry tasks while reducing the number of tools carried."
This obviously lightens the load, if you're humping it on a pack, and helps minimize clutter and frees up space if you're using it while mounted. Gerber reports strong initial sales and exceptional response in the marketplace, having already received a large number of unit and departmental orders. This is reflected in a lot of good end user feedback in social media.
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Triple-Purpose Ax Head There's no arguing with a tomahawk. This is largely due to the Downrange's three-tiered approach to tactical breaching. The axe head's beveled edge is capable of chopping through drywall and turning walls and doors to splinters. The backside of the ax head functions as hammer for getting through hinges, locks, doorknobs and anything else that's there to slow you down. The third threat is a pry bar at the end of the handle, controlled by a cutaway grip in the ax head.
Serious Pry Bar Opposite the business end of the Downrange Tomahawk is a hefty pry bar. With a solid marriage of physics and force, you can confidently pry away using the cutaway handle in the ax head for leverage. The 420HC steel body with Cerakote™ will not bend or break, and the desert tan G-10 handle has integrated scales to keep the tool firmly in your hands no matter the conditions.
Packs Like a Pro Tomahawks don't exactly fit in your pocket, so it comes with a sheath that's as practical as the tool itself. No matter what line of duty you serve in, if this tool is going to make it to where the action is, it has to be easy to carry. Which is where the MOLLE-compatible sheath comes into play. It readily attaches to your pack, standard webbing or body armor, so it goes where you do.
- Overall Length: 19.27" (48.9cm)
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Cornerstone OnDemand survey finds U.S. employees believe work overload to be biggest hindrance to productivity, hoping wearable technology and flexible schedules can help
SANTA MONICA, Calif., November 10, 2014 – The unemployment rate may have decreased over the past year as more people are entering the workforce, but that doesn't mean the workloads of those already employed are easing up. A new Cornerstone OnDemand (NASDAQ:CSOD) survey, conducted in collaboration with Kelton, reveals that 68 percent of U.S. full-time employees are suffering from work overload, a 14 percent jump from the 2013 study. And more than half (52 percent) of these employees say their work overload – where the amount of time they need to complete their assignments on a daily basis outnumbers the hours in the day – has gotten worse over the past 12 months.
While some workers are also overwhelmed by information (40 percent) and technology (27 percent), more than six in ten (61 percent) workers believe that work overload is most harmful to their productivity. This amplifies the frustrating paradox of today's hyper-connected workforce: the more overworked people are, the more they have to work longer hours; the longer they work, the less productive they become; and the less productive they become, the longer they must work. And at a time when technology tethers people to work like never before, more than a quarter (26 percent) of those surveyed said they feel like they can't turn off their job outside of work hours or even while on vacation.
Productivity Killers – and How to Combat Them
Conducted for a second year, Cornerstone's "The State of Workplace Productivity Report" examines how the ways people work, where they work and the tools they use for work impact their abilities to be productive and successful in their roles. The findings indicate that the tools and management styles of today are not enabling employees to be the workforce of tomorrow. However, the results also point to potential solutions – such as flexible work schedules, the right work environment and wearable technology – that may hold promise for those trying to combat the most exasperating productivity killers in their work lives.
Key survey findings include:
- 9-to-5 Is So Last Century. Having some freedom would likely help employees accomplish more. Sixty-five percent of workers think a flexible and remote work schedule would increase their productivity. The same number of respondents agrees that, given the right technology, in-person meetings could be completely replaced. However, only 19 percent are currently being allowed to work remotely by their employers.
- Don't Bother Me. When it comes to workplace distractions, 43 percent of employees say that impromptu visits by coworkers are the biggest productivity killer. It's no surprise then that the top work environment that employees feel fosters the most productivity is an enclosed office (37 percent), followed by partitioned cubicles (23 percent) and open desk layouts (19 percent).
- Putting Wearables to Work. Wearable technology is a seemingly underutilized productivity aid. While only 12 percent of those surveyed use wearable tech for work, a little over seven in ten (71 percent) wearable tech users say that it has helped them to be more productive. That small number of users is expected to grow; 72 percent of employees believe that wearable tech in the workplace will eventually become standard. The demand is there, as 66 percent of workers would be willing to use wearable tech if it helped them do their job better – a 7 percent increase from last year.
- The Quantified Employee. Eight in ten full-time employees would be motivated to use company-provided wearable tech that allows employers to track their health and wellness data. Some would be enticed to do this in exchange for benefits such as extra 5 percent end-of-year bonuses (67 percent), reduced health insurance premiums (57 percent) or discounts to exercise programs (36 percent). Nearly the same amount of employees (76 percent) would be willing to do the same for wearable tech that tracks job performance and productivity. In exchange, respondents would be open to receiving and extra vacation day for each month's data (54 percent), a flexible and remote work schedule (46 percent) or a work week reduced by 5 percent (41 percent).
Comments on the News
- "We now live in a world where physical presence is optional, lines between work and life are increasingly blurred by tech, and flex schedules are viewed by employees as a right, not a perk," said Adam Miller, founder and CEO of Cornerstone OnDemand. "Employers who empower their people to get their work done in the best ways possible, whether it is through policies, resources or workplace culture, are best positioned to attract and retain top talent. Fortunately, cloud and mobile tech is making it easier to intertwine physical and virtual workspaces in ways that still encourage collaboration and connectivity."
- "Workers say they are feeling overloaded and unproductive, but the bigger question is whether their employers know they're feeling this way," added Miller. "The survey results emphasize how critical it is for organizations to have a better pulse on their workforce, whether it is gaining the right insight, having the right conversations or enabling the right levels of transparency. The ability to help employees tackle productivity roadblocks and thrive in their roles not only helps businesses to stay competitive but also can increase employee engagement and loyalty."
Additional Resources
- To access the survey results or download infographics, visit www.csod.com/sowp14.
- Read additional commentary about the survey results on the Cornerstone blog at https://www.cornerstoneondemand.com/rework/cornerstone-survey-finds-workers-overwhelmed-productivity-killers.
About the Survey
Cornerstone OnDemand's 2014 The State of Workplace Productivity Report survey was conducted by Kelton, a leading global insights firm, between August 21 and September 8, 2014 among 2,009 Americans ages 18 and over who are employed full time, using an email invitation and an online survey. Results of any sample are subject to sampling variation. The magnitude of the variation is measurable and is affected by the number of interviews and the level of the percentages expressing the results. In this particular study, the chances are 95 in 100 that a survey result does not vary, plus or minus, by more than 2.2 percentage points from the results that would be obtained if interviews had been conducted with all persons in the universe represented by the sample. The margin of error for any subgroups will be slightly higher.
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Cornerstone OnDemand is a leader in cloud-based applications for talent management. The company's solutions help organizations recruit, train, manage and engage their employees, empowering their people and increasing workforce productivity. Based in Santa Monica, California, the company's solutions are used by over 1,900 clients worldwide, spanning more than 16.6 million users across 191 countries and 42 languages. To learn more about Cornerstone, visit csod.com, twitter.com/CornerstoneInc and facebook.com/CSODcommunity.
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2.b.2. Physics, wrinkles of time and timeline
Here, the timeline corresponds to the subjective concept that we have seen in the beginning while discussing the theory of time. It is a timeline of a philosophical nature but trying to situate it within its real dimension and making a possible approximation with the language of mathematical formulas from the relations with love in the generic or universal sense.
Our brain needs a reference to work and not go crazy, so the personal timeline will always be in reference to a hypothetical timeline, straight or corresponding with absolute, constant or objective time.
Space, time, and love are the essential elements of life.
Time is the fourth dimension and of a different nature than the three spatial dimensions; it makes up the concept of life in the broad sense together with love for any one of them. I am lost and I do not know where; it must mean that I am on the right track.
Speaking of poetic licenses and poetry time…
Space and time could be abstract concepts or mental constructions and, in turn, the mind as a construction of love or the final reality.
Love is that desire or feeling of life while traveling together in space and time.
From the Equation of Love, it comes to that, when the distance in space is zero or time is infinite, Love is infinite. Seen in reverse, when Love is infinite, then life is eternal.
We believe love affects subjective time and makes wrinkles in the personal timeline. Better said, its speed or with even more precision, the changes in its speed or acceleration; this is not new in History since Albert Einstein had declared it to explain its concept of relativity and relativistic time in Modern Physics. The difference is that it seems that he said it as a metaphor; and we think of it as a reality, although this is Metaphysics, I do not see love in any of his equations!
Going back to the prose of science…
We have all noticed the effect of love on the timeline wrinkles, even children have noticed it, or perhaps they notice it with higher intensity. In our opinion, they are not changes in the perception of absolute time but instead real variations or wrinkles in time or in subjective time that make up the personal timeline.
Let us look at some examples that we believe show real and subjective variations of the speed of time and, therefore, the definition of the proper timeline:
Children are somewhat accelerated or, in other words, their time goes much slower, or their timeline is more curve regarding adults. To a greater or lesser extent, we all feel that time passes us by more and more quickly and, simultaneously, we are more at ease with it. As children, occasionally time seems to last almost an eternity.
We are referring to something that we feel but that we do not manage to comprehend because it is one of the mysteries of life, although we are getting closer bit by bit.
At times, while playing tennis or a similar sport, it seems as if the player will not get to the ball; but, suddenly, it is as if time stopped and miraculously the person manages to return the ball.
In this case, the spectators have also perceived something, they do not know very well what, but they ponder: "I thought for sure he wouldn't get it on time"; moreover, it is not about the fact that they do not know the player because they repeat the praise every occasion. Timeline curves to almost stopping player's time.
This example is contrary to that mentioned previously; the physical activity does not create a reduced perception of time but the complete opposite. It is as if the focus of perception were on a different scale.
The explanation for the player's situation should consist in that, using the change of his subjective time or of his timeline, he will obtain a critical perspective of each movement of the ball as well as of his muscles. So the player optimizes movements incredibly for a normal process.
Another element to comment on is that the change in speed in the subjective time or wrinkle in time implies the unconscious taking control of the movements. The player's consciousness is, to put it another way, like an observer outside from himself with reduced power, given that a significant part of or the power operates directly under automatic mechanisms.
The spectators' ruminations are due to the same reason of improbability because, in their opinion, the process was normal, given that they have not experienced the variation of the subjective time or timeline of the player. That is, objective time is the same for everybody, and it is an absolute concept by design.
The figure shows how the absolute time or objective time is the same for everyone at all times. On the contrary, the individual temporal scale is different as shown by the wrinkles of the timelines. It is as if the subjective time had folds throughout the objective or absolute time. What we want to say is that it is not possible to stretch or make the player's timeline straight and thereby placing him in the future of the hit.
A glass falls on the floor
When a glass suddenly moves and begins to fall to the floor, it changes our concentration, our perception of the outside world; it seems that there is only one object moving in the air, we can observe how it moves as if it were a slow-motion movie, it is a beautiful thing! With luck, we can manage to stand up and avoid it breaking. Also, not like in the other example, we can call it glass love!
We could say that our life rhythm altered, our perception by a unit of time has accelerated, the time has stopped, or the timeline has curved; although it is not always equal, they are similar ways of saying the same thing.
Another way of explaining what happens with concepts of General Physics is to imagine that we are driving a car at 100 km per hour. If we want to focus more on the houses or the trees that are on the side of the road, we can do it by going slower. That is, reducing the speed –space multiplied by a unit of time–, or increasing the speed of time –time multiplied by the unit of space–, given that the last concept is the inverse of standard speed.


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photo by Ann Maddock
Erika Gates is co-founder of the Ecotourism Association; a published writer; and a Cacique award winner!
Her column Bird Talk will enlighten and educate us about birds of The Bahamas, as well as the importance of habitat conservation.
Please enjoy the following articles.
|2018 Grand Bahama Christmas Bird Count - January 2019
JANUARY 2019- For the past 18 years Grand Bahama has participated in the Audubon "Christmas Bird Count", a census that began on December 25th 1900 in the United States. (Read more)
Grand Bahama Island Birders' 2018 Fall/Winter Events - Fall/Winter 2018
FALL/WINTER EVENTS 2018- For One of the autumn highlights for GBIBs was Cornell University's "Big Day" event on October 6th where more than 17000 birders in 146 countries observed 6136 species of birds during a 24 hour period. This number represented more than half of the world's species and was the highest count for a single day of October birding ever! With so may endemic species in our region, (Read more)
Grand Bahama Island Birders' Summer 2018 Activities - Summer 2018
SUMMER 2018- Members of GBIBs supported the "March for the Ocean" and thereby demonstrated that eliminating beach and marine debris is vital for the survival of marine life as well as shore and seabirds! (Read more)
17th Annual Grand Bahama Christmas Bird Count - Jan 21, 2018
17th ANNUAL BIRD COUNT - For the past 17 years Grand Bahama has participated in the so-called "Christmas Bird Count" (CBC), a census that began 116 years ago in the United States and now includes all the Canadian Provinces, the Caribbean, Bahamas, South America as well as several Pacific Islands. On a chosen day between December 15th and January 5th birds are counted within a 15 mile circle from sunrise to sunset. (Read more)
Grand Bahama Birders enjoying a busy May - Jun 16, 2017
GLOBAL BIG DAY is a celebration of birds. By bringing people together in observing and counting birds, this day showcases the wonderful birds from all regions of the world – helping bring awareness to birding and conservation globally!
Birds are inspiring creatures. Their amazing migrations and behaviours capture our imagination and their global presence lets us appreciate them wherever we are in the world. The power that birds have, to bring people together across cultures, languages and international borders is truly exceptional! (Read more)
Annual Grand Bahama Bird count involves visiting and local birders
For the past 16 years, Grand Bahama has participated in the so-called "Christmas Bird Count", a census that began 116 years ago in the United States and now includes all the Canadian Provinces, the Caribbean, Bahamas, South America as well as several Pacific islands. Last year's count shattered records and resulted in 2408 counts where 71659 observers recorded over 66 million birds of 2403 species! Between December 15th and January 5th on one chosen day, birds are counted within a 15 mile circle from sunrise to sunset. In the Bahamas four islands participated this year - Abaco, Andros, Grand Bahama and New Providence. (Read more)
Grand Bahama Birders visit Inagua
A group of Grand Bahama birders recently travelled to Inagua to observe a number of birds that are ever or rarely seen on other family islands. The trip was organized by Erika Gates, Delores Kellman, Martha Cartwright and Judith Dawkins. The group was met on arrival in Inagua by three certified, professional birding guide: Tarra Lindo, Casper Burros and Vivian Moultrie. These three would guide the group over the next three days. The guides were certified under a 1 ½ year training program organized by the Bahamas National Trust and the American Audubon Association. Although Tarra, Casper and Vivian had guided individual birders before, this larger group would be hallenging their guiding and birding skills! The Grand Bahama Birders had sent a list with their target species they hoped to see on Inagua and were not let down as the list was not only met but exceeded! (Read more)
Lucaya International School receives Wildlife Habitat Certification - Jun 25, 2016
These wildlife habitats become places where students not only learn about wildlife species and ecosystems, but they also hone their academic skills and nurture their innate curiosity and creativity.
To meet the criteria for certification the students had to create a Wildlife Habitat that provides a number of specific elements for each of the followings habitat essentials...(Read more)
Grand Bahama Birders participate in Global Big Day - May 20, 2016
The Bahamas was one of 144 countries from around the world where birders went into the field all day on May 14th counting and recording birds and submitting them to eBird, the world's largest ornithological data base.
On that day, globally, 15767 participants recorded 6230 species. The Bahamas recorded 120 species for the day which represented an encouraging increase of 40 species over last year. The honour of having observed most species...(Read more)
Grand Bahama Birdcount unites local birders and visitors - Jan 29, 2016
The primary objective of the annual count is to monitor the status and distribution of bird populations across the Western Hemisphere. When results of the count are entered into the Audubon database we begin to gain a clearer picture how bird populations have changed over the years...(Read more)
Grand Bahama Birding Group visits Freeport Sites - Dec 8, 2015
At the Ruby Golf Course a new bird for most of the participants was a Savannah Sparrow, a small seed-eating migrant that may begin its fall journey as far north as Alaska or the arctic circle and travel all the way to Southern California, Mexico, Florida and the Bahamas to spend the winter. Everybody had a good view of this long-distance traveler as it perched comfortably in a small bush for the longest time. 16 species were observed at the Ruby...(Read more)
Fall Migration in Full Swing at Garden of the Groves - Nov 13, 2015
Among these enjoyed by the group were the brilliant-yellow Prothonotary Warbler, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Hermit Thrush while the Black-throated green Warbler can be seen on Grand Bahama all winter long...
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Birding – Better in the Bahamas - Sep 25, 2015
For the first time in 51 years Woodstorks were seen on Grand Bahama Island! Another rarity was the Roseate Spoonbill. Both species enjoyed the rain-filled wetlands at the Freeport Pine Ridge Landfill. They were first observed by Lou Carroll, the General Manager of the facility who is making sure that birds and their habitat are respected by his staff and given a wide berth by heavy equipment! (Read more)
Grand Bahama Birding Group following Spring Migration - May 29, 2015
The May fieldtrip of sixteen birders from the Grand Bahama Birding Group led by Erika Gates, resulted in 34 species and mixed emotions about several of the birds observed during their trip to the eastern part of Grand Bahama.
Their first stop at the Pelican Point settlement evoked excitement as many in the group had not seen the striking male Bobolinks which travel in flocks from their wintering grounds in the Argentinian grasslands and grain fields to the Northern U.S. and Canada to raise their families. They only linger a few days on Grand Bahama, passing through to rest and feed on seeds and berries, their favourite food easily crunched up with their conical bills. The birders were able to observe a mixed flock of 35 males and females. (Read more)
Birding Fieldtrip to West Grand Bahama - Apr 9, 2015
The first stop was the mangrove wetland between Paradise Cove and the Westend Highway where 14 species were observed. A Reddish Egret and a Tricolored Heron were exciting new species for several of the birders... (Read more)
Grand Bahama Bird Count unites local birders and visitors - Jan 21, 2015
The primary objective of the annual count is to monitor the status and distribution of bird populations across the Western Hemisphere. When results of the count are entered into the Audubon database we begin to gain a clearer picture how bird populations have changed over the years. The information is also vital for conservation. (Read more)
Garden of the Groves concludes International Migratory Bird Events of 2014 - Dec 31, 2014
Garden of the Groves celebrating the annual miracle of bird migration - Nov 20, 2014
It has become a tradition over the past six years at Garden of the Groves to host a variety of events during this time and Mrs. Marilyn Laing, coordinator, states: "We want to share the message of bird conservation with the Grand Bahama community and we offer bird and conservation related activities for all ages throughout the month whereby we focus on education, fun and exercise!" (Read more)
Over the past 13 years more than 150 residents from the Grand Bahama community have participated in these most enjoyable and educational classes. The program is sponsored by the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Grand Bahama Nature Tours and yours truly will be the instructor. Classes begin Nov. 1st and run for five consecutive Saturdays, beginning at 8 am with two hours theory, followed by two hour fieldtrips.
The primary focus of our birding class is to master the challenge and the process of bird identification. In a classroom setting, the proper...(Read more)
Birding at Grand Bahama's "Delightful Dump" - Sep 18, 2014
Of course one of the most abundant species that you can find at most landfills is the Laughing Gull, a resident of the Bahamas. These birds surround the tractors which distribute delectable edibles for them. When you look up along the high elevation created by years of garbage and now covered by grass...(Read more)
Love Bird Talk? To see a full list of articles click here!
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Welcome to our second week of celebrating the amazing
In today's post, we're taking a look at the Texas series, as well as five little-known facts about RJ. And all the way at the bottom is another chance to win one of her books!
First up, The Heart Of Texas
Riley Hayes, the playboy of the Hayes family, is a young man who seems to have it all: money, a career he loves, and his pick of beautiful women. His father, CEO of HayesOil, passes control of the corporation to his two sons; but a stipulation is attached to Riley's portion. Concerned about Riley's lack of maturity, his father requires that Riley 'marry and stay married for one year to someone he loves'. Angered by the requirement, Riley seeks a means of bypassing his father's stipulation. Blackmailing Jack Campbell into marrying him "for love" suits Riley's purpose. There is no mention in his father's documents that the marriage had to be with a woman and Jack Campbell is the son of Riley Senior's arch rival. Win win.
Riley marries Jack and abruptly his entire world is turned inside out. Riley hadn't counted on the fact that Jack Campbell, quiet and unassuming rancher, is a force of nature in his own right.
This is a story of murder, deceit, the struggle for power, lust and love, the sprawling life of a rancher and the whirlwind existence of a playboy. But under and through it all, as Riley learns over the months, this is a tale about family and everything that that word means.
"What d'you want, Riley?" He shifted himself and scooted up the bed, encouraging Riley to move with him until they lay side by side, heads on soft pillows, legs twined together, Jack hard against his lover. With his hand closing around Riley, he found a rhythm and finished him off with no more than a few twists and pulls of his clever fingers. He didn't give Riley time to say a word, or even to breathe. He wanted to come when he was kissing Riley, wanted to lose it as he tongue fucked his husband's mouth, his need for touch and taste overwhelming. He didn't know what was pushing this. Even as he felt Riley finally come, arching hard and stiff against him, hot and wet between them, he wanted to taste and rut and feel. He heard Riley's breathing in his ear, harsh, quick, and words of love and thanks, and he lost it, coming so damn hard he saw stars. Riley reached for the towel he'd been wearing after his shower, wiping them and pulling Jack back close to cuddle.
"I know something is on your mind. Talk to me," Riley demanded softly.
Jack groaned inwardly. He was so going to come out of this sounding like some huge girl.
"We didn't arrange to renew our vows," Jack finally said. Great, he'd said it now, it was out there, and yes, he did sound like a girl, all kind of hurt and worried. Riley, for his part, was silent, and Jack lifted his head, expecting to see Riley's wide grin and reassurance in hazel eyes. Instead he saw a face twisted in a frown and closed eyes. "Riley?" he asked.
This really wasn't going how he expected it to go. Riley slid out from his grasp, moving to sit on the side of the bed, twisting and pulling at the sheet that pooled around him and then slumping in defeat with a huge sigh. "Riley?"
"We don't have to, you know," Riley finally said, his shoulders stiffening as Jack embraced him from behind.
"What do you mean?" Jack asked softly, even though he knew damn well what Riley meant.
"You can change your mind, you know. We can leave it at the year," Riley finally offered.
"I knew that was in your head, Riley, and I say again, I love you, I want this to go past a year, two years, ten years, twenty, even more if we're lucky."
Riley looked up, a hopeful light in his eyes "So we could do it properly."
"Us. That's all we need, the family, and words we mean— maybe out by the paddock with your land laid out in front of us, at dusk?"
Riley sounded so wistful, and it was all Jack could do not to smile a sappy smile in return to his husband's words. He didn't need to say anything else. He hoped Riley could see he wanted this and could see the remainder of his life spread out in front of him with Jack in his life.
"Beth and Steve get married in three days," Riley finally said. "I want to renew our vows sooner."
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Second in the series, Texas Winter
Riley's past comes back to haunt him both professionally and personally.
His dead brother left more than just bitter memories for Riley to deal with. The FBI get involved and suddenly it is more than his good name that is on the line. Jack is always there for him but how much more can Riley's husband reasonably be able to understand?
Especially when Riley finds out on his delayed honeymoon that he has an eight year old daughter he never knew existed...
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In the third spot, we have Texas Heat
Against the backdrop of twenty half naked models on DD land, and in the midst of fighting the oil establishment that just won't give Riley a chance, Texas Heat is the story of one hot summer in Texas with a Gay Rodeo, humor, angst and a love between two men that just grows stronger every day.
Jack hires Robbie, a man recovering from a great loss, to be his right hand man. Meanwhile Riley's mischievous photographer friend, Eli, decides the DD is the perfect backdrop for a cowboy themed model shoot. Eli has secrets not even Riley knows about but despite what he is hiding he falls in lust with Robbie at first sight. Everyone except Robbie can see how perfect Eli would be for him.
What happens when secrets spill and lies are discovered? And just how far will Riley and Jack go to play matchmaker?
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Fourth in the series, Texas Family
Jack and Riley Campbell-Hayes begin a journey that will change their lives forever.
Set against the backdrop of the Double D, the cast of the Texas books face changes that won't leave a single one of them untouched.
Jack and Riley want to extend their small family of three. Their first choice is surrogacy with Jack as the father and when all this begins smoothly both men can't help but contemplate at what point would things go wrong. After all, their lives are far from normal and nothing is ever smooth.
Add a small four year old boy in foster care into the mix and suddenly things become a whole lot more complicated.
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Next up, Texas Christmas
Six men with lives linked to the Double D... Danger comes to the Double D from Liam's past and threatens everything Jack and Riley hold dear.
Centering on Jack and Riley, parents, lovers and friends.
Eli and Robbie have their home on Double D land. Their love is rooted in the Texas soil and they weather as many storms as can be thrown at them.
And Liam, a young man with a head full of dreams and sleep full of nightmares, finds that all things are possible when Marcus decides to interrupt his solitary existence.
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At the number six spot, Texas Fall
Jack is focusing on building an equine therapy school for children with special needs and works hard along side his normal horse training and breeding program. He and Riley have settled into a softer, quieter, kind of family life, but that doesn't stop them using the barn with the door to the fullest!
But the lull comes before the storm.
Riley and his new assistant travel to Laredo, and across the border into Mexico as part of an exploratory team and things very quickly go to hell. Riley is caught in some serious Cartel problems and suddenly everything Jack holds dear is threatened.
Add in Vaughn and Darren's story, revisiting Robbie, Eli, Liam and Marcus, alongside Sean and Eden and the wedding that never was, and this story promises you everything you wanted from a Texas series book.
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And what appears to be the last book in the series, Texas Wedding
Sometimes Riley and Jack have to be the ones to fight other people's battles and stand up for what is right.
Faced with the life changing prospect of a yes vote from SCOTUS on the issue of same sex marriage, Riley and Jack realise they have decisions to make. Add in some distressing family news and the very real possibility that old secrets may resurface, and this last book in the Texas series pulls together as many threads as the boys can manage to handle.
But through all the ups and the downs, children, family events, laughter, and tears, there is nothing as special as the forever love between these two men.
They lay there for maybe thirty minutes, then laughed and joked as they collected the trail of clothes. It was only as they got dressed that Jack recalled something he'd meant to do before. They could do that something, seeing as they were this side of the ranch.
"Can I show you something?"
Riley twisted his hands around Jack's neck and locked them in place. "You already did," he smirked. "Wanna go again?"
"I'm not sixteen anymore," Jack said, but he kissed Riley and enjoyed the feeling of holding and kissing.
"So what did you want to show me?" Riley finally asked.
Jack climbed onto Solo's back, and Riley followed suit onto Alex. Together the two men left their little haven of loud sex, and Jack joined a trail up and over to the acres beyond. They came to the stone building quite suddenly. Over a rise in the ground, nestled in a grassy hollow, was the house Jack had called the Ghost House when he was young. He'd done that to freak out Beth, and only because Josh had done the same thing to him, but the Ghost House was what it remained.
"What is it?" Riley looked left and right. "This is still DD land, right?"
Jack tied off Solo. "Yep, all ours." He waited for Riley to dismount. "Let's go look."
The house looked as solid as Jack remembered. "It has its own access road of sorts," Jack explained with a wave to an overgrown area to the front of the house. "It was the original ranch, or so we think. I'm pulling the records to find out for sure, but it would be way back before the land belonged to my family. Me 'n' Josh called it the Ghost House."
"Does it have a resident ghost, then?" Riley teased. "A grizzly old cowboy with chewing tobacco and a six-shooter?"
"We only did it to tease Beth. Didn't want her up in all our boy's business when she was little."
Riley huffed a laugh. "Seriously? Poor Beth." He stepped closer to the nearest wall and examined the stones. "Seems to me this would be exactly the right place for a ghost." He looked through the space where there had been a window. "It's kind of spooky." He wiggled his fingers at Jack and let out a ghostly wooh, edged with laughter. Jack couldn't help himself, he immediately pulled Riley close and held him tight. When Riley laughed and teased, Jack fell more in love with his husband.
Riley got with the plan, closing his arms around Jack and holding tight. They stood that way in the place for the longest time until Riley released his tight grip and kissed Jack deeply. They kissed and hugged, and Jack relaxed into Riley's embrace.
"You okay?" Riley murmured.
Jack nodded. "Just an awful lot of memories in this place, y'know. Sometimes Dad would come out to find us, back when we were real tiny, and he'd play cowboys with us. I remember those days as happy."
"Before he…."
"Yeah," Jack finished. "Before the Hayes shit got inside his head and wouldn't leave him." Riley stiffened next to him and Jack immediately regretted his words. "I didn't mean to say that."
"Yeah," Riley began softly. "You did, and it's true. I wish there could be a way I could rewind everything and make it right."
Jack frowned. What he and Riley had? That was making it right. All of it.
"Riley, we made it right the minute you said you loved me."
Riley said nothing for the longest time, but when he finally spoke, his words were filled with emotion.
"If there had never been a Hayes-Campbell feud, we wouldn't be together."
They kissed again, and this time Jack pushed Riley back against the solid wall and made the kiss mean way more than I love you. He pressed his weight against Riley and felt the exhalation of Riley's satisfied sigh against his lips. When they finally separated, Jack was so hard, it was like they hadn't just made love under the trees. He wanted more, and it seemed like Riley did too, judging by how hard he was.
"I can never get enough of you," Jack said.
Riley cradled Jack's face. "And I can't get enough of you." He looked down at the ground around them. "We could…."
Jack grimaced. "I like the idea of a mattress this time."
Riley snorted a laugh. "Thank fuck. I was wondering how my knees would survive."
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Five little-known facts about RJ Scott:
This is a difficult one, I think I probably over share on Facebook. LOL.
I was born in Singapore, because my dad was in the Royal Air Force and he was posted over there not long after he and mum were married. I have never been back there, but will do one day.
I have an addiction to reading, and it's a real addiction. If I don't read something each day I start to feel edgy.
Which leads me nicely onto the third fact, I am addicted to writing as well. To not be able to get my stories down on paper would kill me I think. Writing gives me a peace that only other writers would probably understand, because we are weird people!!!
Hmm, fact four. I once made Jared Padalecki fall off a chair. Now some of you out there may already know this story, but imagine this. It's the year of the bird flu outbreak in the UK, and my first ever fan convention, with Jensen and Jared both attending. So I may have had a couple of drinks, and I may be feeling a little stressed at meeting these guys… anyway, I get to the position, and I am overwhelmed. I mean, I am standing in front of JARED FREAKING SEX GOD PADALECKI (Yep, I was and am a Sam girl). So I lean right into him, intending to tell him that I loved him as Sam, and all that comes out is.
I love you.
Just that, nothing else. He is startled and nearly falls off his stool. I am horrified but does it stop there? Nope, of course it doesn't.
I turn to Jensen and say, 'I kind of like you too'.
*Mortified*. I had to explain to security that I was leaving as they moved toward me – LOL. I then spent the rest of the weekend trying to apologise, including one very weird moment when I caught them after they came out of the bathroom.
Seriously, don't ask.
So, how can I top that one with my last fact? I don't think I can.
*asks husband*I really hate crinkled up sweet wrappers. I don't know why, because I love paper (I have a stationery fetish and I'm not ashamed to admit it). But seeing a crinkled up sweet wrapper, or crisp bag, just makes me feel super uneasy and sick. Go figure.
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Willing or not, parents commit errors in raising and educating the child. Eventually and mistakes are an experience of life from what we must learn the lesson. The important thing is not to commit them every time. Here are, according to the Reader's Digest specialists, the most common mistakes parents make with their children:
1. Parents are not consistent. Especially when they're young, children like very much the routine. They do not feel secure if they are taken by surprise. So it is better to impose them about the same hour meal, sleep time and mainly the same kind of punishment / reward for the same behaviors.
2. Parents neglect their child. Even if family fun is very important, young children feel the need to have a one-on-one moment with each parent separately. Thus book at least half an hour a day to dedicate it entirely to him.
3. Parents cuddle their children. Parents should not fall in the other extreme in which the child does not do anything by himself because you are always willing to help him. Let him put his shoes on even though he puts his foot in the wrong shoe. As long as an action is not threatening his life, you should let him go to the end whatever the results he gets. In addition, the child will never get to learn from his own experience if he does not find solutions to the problems he faces.
4. You give him baby food. Children must learn to chew, to eat solid foods in other words not to be treated like a baby. Put him in the dish what you eat it, but without filling in the bowl with the exaggerated pretend to eat it all, otherwise you will provoke an adversity towards that dish.
5. Parents hurry to change his cot. There are parents that once the child begins to walk they change his baby cot with a 'normal' one. This can take him by surprise and put him to sleep disorders. Usually between the age of two and three years he will require to change his baby crib.
6. Parents hurry with the 'sit on the toilet'. Some parents are obsessed with the idea that the little one does not poop / pee in the toilet, forcing him to sit on the toilet even if it is not ready for it. First show him the toilet and explain him how to use it. Do not force him if he is not interested in using the toilet and ask him to let you know when he wants to use it.
7. You let him too much at TV. A child who stays too long on TV may have problems later with the lessons. Moreover, no baby under two years is allowed to watch TV. Find other ways to distract him: read him, draw him or just talk.
8. Parents try to stop the attacks of hysteria. All children are tantrums in public and all parents are trying to stop it. The most effective way to get rid of it is to ignore him completely and not thinking about what people say. Rather than tell him to stop crying / rolling, distract his attention.
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Finally, try to consider these nine mistakes parents make in the children's education and try not to commit them.


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More Jazz MapsAuthor: Mike Thibault 2 comments
Since my post about E. Simms Campbell's A Nightclub Map of Harlem, I've talked to many people about where the original might be, as well as other jazz maps that have been created over the years. The first one that popped into my head was a vague recollection of a jazz map of the United States, with cartoony drawings of all the old greats. For days I couldn't remember where I had seen it, until I realized it was in a book that I own.
Drawn by Jim Flora, who is famous for his jazz album covers in the 40′s and 50′s, I found A Jazzman's Map of the World in the accompanying book of one of Time-Life's The Swing Era LP sets. These sets are actually pretty great for their books, if not for the music itself. This one comes from the 1938-1939 volume, titled "Where Swing Came From." This drawing does a good job of showing just that: most of the bases are covered by Flora on jazz's early influences. He did a pretty good job of reproportioning everything on his map of the world; it reminds me of the old drawing of a sensory homunculus, which represents a human with body parts resized according to how much space in the brain is concerned with its sensory perception. In our view of the world, we only perceive jazz, right?
The next two maps I came across are modern jazz maps, courtesy of Marc Miller at Ephemera Press. Marc was the curator of the Smithsonian's Louis Armstrong: A Cultural Legacy exhibition that contained A Nightclub Map of Harlem in 1996, and was so inspired by it he had illustrator Tony Millionaire create two amazing maps centering on Manhattan and Queens, NY.
In Harlem Renaissance: One Hundred Years of History, Art, and Culture, Manhattan is represented in a map of Harlem with sidebars representing Broadway and downtown. This work is packed full of information, and while not as fanciful as Campbell's drawing, it would definitely be more suitable for a walking tour of Harlem. In The Queens Jazz Trail, we see the homes of dozens of legendary jazz musicians with their exact addresses. It is similarly full of great information about the different neighborhoods in which they lived and looks appropriate for a driving tour of Queens. Both of these maps are posted with permission from Ephemera Press and can be ordered directly from their website.Posted in Music
2 responses to "More Jazz Maps"
Marc Miller March 16th, 2009 at 11:21
Nice job.
As for E. Simms Campbell's Harlem map. Try reaching his daughter Elizabeth Rollins through the Gottlieb archives at the library at Boston University. She may be in touch with the Calloway family. I checked the photo of map that I reproduced in my Louis Armstrong catalogue. I was surprised to see that it was also cut off at the edges. That is not the way I remember the photo I got from Liz. I think I have a copy of the photo and will try to locate it.
Thank you for the plug.
More Jazz Maps @ Mike Thibault – just great!
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