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The sister to Peregrine's Antarctic cruise ship, the Ocean Endeavour, Ocean Atlantic is handsomely appointed and newly refurbished.
With spacious suites and a maximum capacity of 198 passengers, there is plenty of room to stretch out and enjoy your time at sea. Complete with a gym, library, polar boutique and medical clinic, the Ocean Atlantic will quickly feel like your home away from home.
About the ship
Technical specifications
- Guests: 198
- Length: 140 metres (460 feet)
- Draft: 5.8 metres (19 feet)
- Beam: 21 metres (69 feet)
- Ice Class: 1B
- Cruising speed: 12 knots (max 15 knots)
- Lifeboats: 6 fully enclosed
- Zodiacs: 20
- Stabilizers: 2 x Electrofin SR-4 (P/S)
- Launched: 1986
- Last Refurbished: 2017
- Registered Bahamas
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- Observation lounge
- Bar with panoramic views
- Restaurant serving 4-star international cuisine
- Pool and jaccuzzi
- Gym
- Sauna
- Library
- Polar boutique
- Medical clinic with licensed doctor
- Elevator (does not access all decks)
- Mud room for storing wet gear
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- Ensuite facilities in all cabins
- Cabins serviced daily
- Hairdryer
- Bathrobes
- Shower gel and shampoo provided
- In-room safe
- Climate control
- Electrical current of 220 volts and standard European (two round pin) plugs
Optional activities
*These adventure options need to be booked and paid in advance. Numbers are limited.
Other inclusions on the Ocean Atlantic
- Expedition boots on loan
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- All meals and snacks on board
- All shore landings and Zodiac cruising according to the daily programme
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- All port charges and taxes
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Conan the Barbarian hit the newsstands in the fall of 1970. Scripts were by Roy Thomas, and the art was by transplanted British artist Barry Windsor-Smith. Although he initially worked in a variation of the Marvel house style, Smith soon developed his own approach. His work became more personal, more intricate, and demonstrated distinct pre-Raphaelite touches.
Thomas's adaptations drew much praise at the time. Smith, too, attracted attention and was soon winning awards from both his peers and his fans. He left the character in 1973 and was followed by several other artists, among them John Buscema, Ernie Chan, and Gil Kane. The shaggy hero continued for decades. The original Conan the Barbarian title ended with the 275th issue (July 1995). The black-and-white Conan Saga ended with the 97th issue (April 1995). These were followed through the late nineties by a series of Conan miniseries. While Conan seems to go on leave from time to time, there is little doubt of his eventual return.
Script: Roy Thomas
Pencils: Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks: Barry Windsor-Smith
- Reprinted:
- from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #24 (March 1973)
- In Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #15
- in Savage Sword of Conan (Marvel, 1974 series) #82
- in Conan Saga (Marvel, 1987 series) #8
- in Essential Conan (Marvel, 2000 series) #1
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Author: Doogie Horner
Publisher: Quirk Books
Published: September 10, 2013
Hardcover, 208 pages
Genre: Paranormal
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Cut two eyeholes into a bedsheet and BOO! You've got yourself a classic Halloween icon. But what happens if you tie the bedsheet in knots? What happens when you set it on fire, hang it from a clothesline, or put a llama underneath it? 100 Ghosts is a brilliantly simple artistic exploration of an icon as familiar as a grinning jack-o-lantern or an arched black cat. It's a delightful gift for adults, kids, and anyone who enjoys spooky design.
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100 Ghosts is an adorable collection of 'spectral portraits' that is imaginative as well as humorous. Doogie Horner depicts every type of ghost you could think of, including R2-D2 to a shopping bag. This is a fun book to look through and is appropriate for every age. Not only did I enjoy looking through it but my kids did also. There is absolutely nothing scary about it. It's just a delightful book that everyone will enjoy!
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A meeting that was supposed to have been held between Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has been cancelled at Peres' request, a member of Abbas' Fatah party said Tuesday.
Fatah Central Committee member Nabil Shaath announced that the meeting had been cancelled, saying Peres had claimed that he had received nothing from Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu that he could present to Abbas.
Shaath's claims come after on Monday, another senior PA official said Netanyahu scuttled a secret meeting last week meant to head off a looming diplomatic showdown at the United Nations.
Yasser Abed Rabbo told reporters Peres asked Abbas to meet to discuss PA plans to seek recognition of their independence in September, but claimed Peres called to cancel at the last minute, saying Netanyahu opposed the meeting. Netanyahu denied this report.
Last Friday, Israeli media reported that talks have been taking between Peres and the PA's chief negotiator, Saeb Erekat. Those talks were reportedly fully coordinated with Netanyahu.
But Abbas' spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh denied the report, saying it was "totally not correct."
Meanwhile, reports continue to circulate about Netanyahu's own initiative. On Tuesday it was reported that the Netanyahu government has confirmed it will accept renewed talks with Abbas, based on the 1949-1967 borders, if the PA scraps its initiative to ask the United Nations for recognition.
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MU Fans Fill Downtown Bars for NCAA Tournament
COLUMBIA - March Madness hit downtown Columbia as fans began filling the bars to watch The University of Missouri's first game in the NCAA tournament against Colorado State Thursday evening.
Campus Bar and Grill was busier than usual for the entire first day of games, general manager Matt Hudson said.
"We've been solid since noon and games started at 11:00," he said.
As time grew closer to the 8:20 p.m. MU tipoff, more people began to fill the bars downtown.
"When Mizzou plays, we're packed," Hudson said.
This sentiment was echoed at Harpo's Bar and Grill, where a recent renovation included installing a new bank of televisions, just in time for the NCAA tournament.
Jerod King, a manager at Shiloh Bar and Grill agrees that Mizzou games draw fans to the bar to watch.
"We want Mizzou to keep winning," King said.
Hudson does worry that the timing of the tournament will mean less revenue from Mizzou students in particular this year.
"It's tough, the first weekend falling on spring break, so we hope Mizzou advances past the first round," Hudson said.
Bar owners and basketball fans alike can agree on that.
Sam Nasci staked out a table at Campus Bar and Grill early with his friends.
"What more to life is there than drinking and watching Mizzou play basketball?" he asked.


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This training course on slips trips and falls has been developed to improve competency through interactive learning. Learners are tested on their knowledge after viewing realistic scenes of workplace situations.
Thousands of people are involved in slip and trip accidents and falls from height at work, from falls from a few centimetres, to many metres: all are falls from height, the most common cause of injury in the workplace but also one of the most preventable when positive steps are taken.
This training course is an easy way to understand how slips and trips are caused, what the effect of accidents of this type are and ways to prevent the accidents happening in the first place. Learners will be become informed through quizzes, videos, animations, case studies and interactive sequences to help deliver the safety message.
Completing this package will help your understanding of slips and trips, but to reduce accidents you will also need to take action in your workplace.
To avoid accidents, this training course looks at:
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WARNING: This programme contains graphic re-enactments of accidents that may offend some viewers.


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You've all had fried pickles, right? If you haven't, you are totally missing out. Not like I'm telling you to go try them
YES! DO!, but they are the bomb. For real. My love affair began in Sanibel, FL, at this awesome little restaurant called the Island Cow. Imagine: A delicious blended margarita, a Jimmy Buffet-esque man strumming on a guitar, and a plate of fried pickles. Pretty much heaven.
After much searching, I found this delicious rendition of fried pickles – baked pickles! All without the artery-clogging fats. Baked not fried, but with all the taste!
Step by Step
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a food processor, combine panko crumbs and dill until well-mixed. Pour bread crumbs onto a plate.
- Break the egg into a bowl and beat.
- Remove a pickle and pat with paper towel to remove some sodium. DON'T SKIP THIS STEP. Seriously. I've tried it and ohmysalty.
- Dip in egg and then coat in bread crumbs.
- Place coated pickle on foil-lined cookie sheet.
- Repeat x9.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes, flip, and bake for 5 more minutes. Broil for 1 minute until they brown, watching carefully.
- Eat. Try dipping in ranch.
- Thank me. I'll wait.
Calories 75.8 Total Fat 1.4 g Saturated Fat 0.3 g Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2 g Monounsaturated Fat 0.4 g Cholesterol 37.0 mg Sodium 544.7 mg Potassium 27.1 mg Total Carbohydrate 13.1 g Dietary Fiber 1.6 g Sugars -0.6 g Protein 2.9 g
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Management story 'Moneyball' swings for the fences
In baseball, a very successful .300 hitter is one who fails 7 out of 10 times. Baseball movies face even longer odds.
For every solid hit like the heroically arced "The Natural" or admirably textured piece of history like the 1919 Black Sox scandal film "Eight Men Out," scores of cartoonish biopics ("The Babe Ruth Story"), sentimental wallows ("Field of Dreams"), sniggering farces ("Major League" and its sequels) and cuddly kiddie tales ("Little Big League") litter the field like so many hot dog wrappers. Even the fondly embraced "Bang the Drum Slowly" and "Bull Durham" pile on heart-tugging contrivances, romantic soupiness and buddy-story cliches.
This week "Moneyball" arrives to try its luck. The film, which tells the story of the Oakland A's 2002 season through the eyes of maverick General Manager Billy Beane, figures to enjoy certain hometown advantages for Bay Area audiences. It tells the story of a local team, with lots of East Bay footage, familiar names (manager Art Howe, shortstop Miguel Tejada) and the authentic voice prints of, among others, announcers Greg Papa and the late and beloved Bill King. The original story is the handiwork of Oakland all-star writer Michael Lewis ("The Big Short," "Liar's Poker"), who told the "Moneyball" tale in his 2003 best-seller of the same name.
Like baseball itself, baseball movies are steeped in certain time-honored traditions and conventions. "Moneyball" is no different. It invokes the specter of failure and adversity that nourish any dramatically satisfying story. It features a gruff manager, a grizzled veteran and a fresh-faced newcomer who must overcome his own doubts and insecurities. The inevitable Big Game that comes late in the narrative concludes with a rhapsodically stylized home run that's straight out of "The Natural."
Even the making-of-the-movie backstory plays into the late-inning miracle conceit. Two years ago, when then-director Steven Soderbergh was set to begin filming, the producer abruptly scuttled the shoot. "Moneyball" appeared to be dead until writer Aaron Sorkin ("The Social Network") and director Bennett Miller ("Capote") strode out of the bullpen to rework and rescue the project.
Familiar as it may seem to those who adore "The Pride of the Yankees" - with Brad Pitt's brooding Billy Beane a 2011 Hollywood superstar answer to Gary Cooper's regal Lou Gehrig of 1942 - "Moneyball" stakes out its own distinctive turf. By placing a cerebrally inclined general manager at the center of the story, "Moneyball" takes an off-field perspective that no baseball movie ever has done in quite this way. Portrayals of upper-level management have tended to settle on owners who are either generically venal ("The Natural," "The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars") or selflessly virtuous ("Damn Yankees," "Ed").
With a Yale-educated prodigy (Jonah Hill) as his unlikely buddy, Beane sets out to transform the small-budget A's by means of complex statistical analysis that flies in the face of traditional baseball wisdom about ballplayers' potential and performance. The screen fills with scrolling columns of numbers while games and players flicker on TV screens somewhere in the distance. A failed outfielder turned genius GM, Beane becomes a wonkish hero more in the mode of Bill Gates or Steve Jobs than Gehrig or Joe DiMaggio. For Beane, the romance of baseball is a solitary obsession, a quest for some perfect, code-cracking abstraction that will transform the game and free it from the thudding dominance of the heavily bankrolled, big-market franchises.
As a meditation on the science and mystery of management, "Moneyball" enters a heady realm. It remains to be seen if a film that marries old-school characters and plot devices to a parable about the risks and rewards of innovation can enter the very exclusive Hall of Fame for baseball movies. If it wins approval, it will have to do so from some finicky and demanding constituents who stand guard over the shrine.
Critics have mused on the daunting calculus of baseball films for decades. "Sports are now. Movies are then," wrote Andrew Sarris in 1980. "Sports are news. Movies are fables." The attempt to mine mythic content from the day-to-day reality of baseball, in other words, is fundamentally flawed. Wilfred Sheed, in his 1989 essay "Why the Movies Can't Play Ball," argued that the game's zen-like subtlety simply can't be captured on the screen. "We smile unpleasantly in the dark," noted longtime New Yorker baseball scribe Roger Angell in 1989, "smug in our knowledge that the sport and its practitioners are beyond imitation."
The Ken Burns documentaries "Baseball" and "Baseball: The Tenth Inning" work because they serve up, in the filmmaker's cozy scrapbook style, the real deal - a time-spanning highlight reel of actual players displaying and discussing their extraordinary skills. The game, as Burns shows, tells its own expansive stories and creates its own distinctive characters. "Moneyball" straddles the baseline, by merging video footage of actual games from the 2002 season with clubhouse scenes and some field action played by actors.
Too sweet to resist?
Despite the genre's low batting average, baseball movies keep coming. More than 200 have been made since the silent film era's "The Ball Game"(1898) and "Casey at the Bat" (1899). Why can't filmmakers keep bats and balls out their hands? Are the idyllic allure and ready-made archetypes of the national pastime just too sweet to resist? Do Hollywood's cynical calculations and its wised-up irony melt away whenever the National Anthem plays and the umpire yells "Play ball!"?
Linda K. Fuller maintains, in her essay " 'Triumph of the Underdog' in Baseball Films" that these movies persist because they "allow us to play out childhood fantasies, teach us to distinguish between the heroes and ... reflect some of our most basic concerns."
Ideal community
Marshall G. Most and Robert Rudd go even further in their book, "Stars, Stripes and Diamonds: American Culture and the Baseball Film." By defining an "ideal community and the ideal citizen within that community," they write, "baseball films are part of the disciplinary project of modern American society. ... These films have sought to teach us the way we, and the world - at least according to baseball - are meant to be."
"Moneyball," which is at once ardent about and bemused by baseball's emotional baggage and bigger meanings, steers clear of ponderous life lessons. With one exception, Pitt's Beane emerges as a singularly driven figure scrubbed clean of sentimentality. But the movie is very serious about one message it means to get across. This, "Moneyball" instructs, is the way you ought to build a baseball team. {sbox}
Moneyball (PG-13) opens Friday at Bay Area theaters.
To see a trailer, go to www.moneyball-movie.com.
Steven Winn is a freelance writer. Send comments to email@example.com.


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KERING North Asia Applications Team Manager
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Kering Technologies is the Kering Group division that provides the smartest solutions for our cross-brands services. In particular, the Kering Technologies division handles all the activities concerning the company's IT Solutions & Infrastructures in order to link the business's needs. As part of the global luxury group Kering, we are committed to 'empowering imagination' in a sustainable manner and encouraging our employees to flourish. Join our passionate journey and fulfil your potential and creativity.
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As part of the North Asia team, you will act as a liaison between Kering technologies and be responsible for building, maintaining and managing relationships with Kering brands to drive and support applications initiatives.
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- Strategy - Accountable for the development and implementation of IT applications in North Asia market. Drive innovation and maximize IT contribution to support market's growth and profitability objectives. Provide technical leadership by recommending solutions leveraging technology to deliver key business initiatives, enhancing employee productivity and improving processes. Optimize IT Total Cost of Ownership by sustaining a modern, high quality and cost-effective IT Project Portfolio of applications.
- Project Management - Lead projects, ensuring that projects are planned and executed in line with business strategy and within established global IT standards, best practices and on-time delivery. Develop and enforce strong project management discipline and ensure adherence to Kering Project Management Framework. Manage IT project resource allocation and utilization, based upon capabilities and capacity. Ensure that qualified IT resources are assigned to projects.
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Not everyone is convinced that a classroom is a place where technology makes sense, and that can be a struggle for administrators who want to move swiftly down a new digital path inside the classroom. If you have challenges convincing your faculty to make the switch, here's some help.
Say it with numbers
Simply cheerleading for technology in the classroom won't do the trick. But if you use data to illustrate why technology makes sense, you'll get a little more momentum. With the right technology and proper implementation, student performance and engagement will soar. The problem is that saying this doesn't always do the trick. Show your faculty why technology makes sense for them using quantitative research.
Use your forward-thinking faculty
Instead of the technology message always coming from administrators, try having your first-movers send the message. Organize a "Digital First" event where faculty members who already embrace digital can share their successes with their colleagues. Faculty are more trusting of each other, so they might be more receptive.
Provide training opportunities
Let's face it. Technology can be a little scary. Sometimes it's even unreliable and teachers face some serious embarrassment if they get in front of their students and don't appear to know what they're doing. And that makes teachers uncomfortable as well. Offer professional development and training opportunities for teachers so they can become more comfortable with using technology.


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Sergei Kowalski (Franco Nero), a mercenary only out for himself and a few dollars, joins up with a Mexican peasant-turned-revolutionary, Paco Roman (Tony Musante), when the price is right. No longer content to toil for the rich and powerful, Roman plans to bring a new order to Mexico by force with his small ragtag group. While Roman and Kowalski are outnumbered facing the Mexican army, they also have to contend with Curly (Jack Palance), a vengeful killer out for blood.
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Well I'll be damned. We're up and running again. For now. How ... surprising. Again, data was corrupted, but at least everyone got a scholarship (thanks, Congressional Black Caucus!). My apologies, of course -- you couldn't comment (how difficult that must have been for you), while we couldn't post (you have no idea). Items are stacked up like cordwood 'round this joint. So, then. Where were we?
Ah. Right.
Angela Hunt, of the Tax-Hike Hunts, posted to her blog earlier this afternoon a lengthy defense of a tax-rate increase in response to Mayor Tom's heated protestations. The council approves the budget tomorrow -- could be quite the showdown, which is why Andrea's packing a lunch and extra battery. Nevertheless, at great length Hunt writes thusly:
We're at the point where further service cuts will damage our city. Our streets are in terrible condition, our parks are overgrown and unclean, and our rec centers, pools, and libraries have been cut to the bone. And that's before the proposed cuts for next year. Continuing on this path will do long-term harm to our city.
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Speaking of things needing a bump desperately: Deadline takes a long, hard look at the crap ratings for last night's Lone Star debut on FOX (4.1 million viewers) and wonders: Where did it all go so terribly wrong for what's actually a very good show? Long story short: Dunno. Lots? But there is this bit of bad news for the locally shot program:
While Fox brass are doing a lot of soul-searching today and not rushing with a cancelation decision, writing appears to be on the wall for a serialized show like Lone Star. Rumors are already circulating that the drama may stop production, at least temporarily, and a move to pull it from the schedule can't be that far away.
For those who missed last night's premiere, it follows. If nothing else it'll give you something to do when our servers decide to stray again.


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The unlikely sage and fashion PR maven Kelly Cutrone takes to the stage of the Bryant Park Reading Room at lunchtime today for a free lecture centered on her book of industry advice, If You Have to Cry Go Outside: And Other Things Your Mother Never Told You.
When we say unlikely sage, we mean that we never thought we'd like the brash, no-holds-barred publicist because she can be, quite frankly, scary. But her words seem to ring true and no one can deny that she knows the business.
Anyone who can orchestrate the circus of a fashion show certainly knows what she's doing, and tonight is your chance to get a piece of that wisdom for free.
Kelly Cutrone at the Bryant Park Reading Room: 12:30-1:45PM in the park on the 42nd Street side. Map here.


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0154 Wheeler Place Copper Mountain CO US 80443
FP310 Foxpine Inn
4BR/4BA | Condo | Ski-In/Ski-Out | Sleeps 14 | Copper, East Village, Foxpine Inn
LocationCopper, Colorado: Foxpine Inn in East Village
What You'll Love
- Incredible Views
- Ski In/Out
- On Golf Course
What To Be Aware Of
- One Parking Pass for Garage.
- Additional FREE parking near by.
Sleeps 14 in all beds (max occupancy) | Sleeps 14 in 'real' beds | 9 total beds (Click for bedroom detail)
- Master Bedroom
- Bunk Room
- Lower Level #1
- Lower Level #2
Key Info
|# Full Baths
|Ski-In, Ski-Out
|Property Type
|Sleeps (max occy)
|Sleeps in Beds (not counting temp beds)
|Getting to the slopes
|Right out the back door!
|Hot Tub
|Other Amenities
|Wifi, Exceptional View, King Bed, HDTV
|Boating, Bowling, Horseback Riding, Outlet Shopping, Paddle Boating, Photography, Scenic Drives, Shopping, Sight Seeing, Walking Paths, Water Sports
|Children Welcome, Minimum Age Limit, No Smoking, No Pets
|Sports Availabile
|Horseback Riding, Cross Country Skiing, Cycling, Fishing, Fly Fishing, Freshwater Fishing, Golf, Hiking, Hunting, Ice Skating, Kayaking, Mountain Biking, Mountain Climbing, Rafting, Racquetball, Rock Climbing, Roller Blading, Sailing, Skiing, Snowboarding, Snowmobiling, Swimming, Whitewater Rafting
|Total Beds
|King Beds
|Queen Beds
|Double Beds
|Twin Beds
-- Ski-in/ski-out condo 100 yards
-- Great for large groups
-- Slope side hot tub
-- Views of the ski slopes
--Golf-in/golf-out on 1st hole
-- Great for large groups
-- Slope side hot tub
-- Views of the ski slopes
--Golf-in/golf-out on 1st hole
Copper Mountain is our home away from home. We love to bring the family together slope side. Copper is affordable, 'down to earth,â and in our opinion has the BEST skiing in Summit County. However, if you want to go to Vail, Beaver Creek, Keystone, Breckenridge, A - Basin, it is a 30 minute drive. Copper is also on a special Summit County bus route so anyone who visits does not need to rent a car.
Our four bedroom + loft condo is a TRUE ski-in/ski-out vacation retreat! Just 100 yards from the Super B Express "six person" chairlift in East Village. Great value for a large group of multiple families! The two level condo has amazing views of the ski slopes!
Two bedrooms on the first floor of condo, one with a king bed. Second bedroom has two double beds plus a full bath attached. Second bath is also on the main floor. Second level of condo is accessed via spiral stair case. Master bedroom has a queen bed with full bathroom. Fourth sleeping area includes a queen bed, set of twin bunk beds and a twin bed. There is also a twin bed in the loft. There is also a fourth bathroom connected to this sleeping area.
The Foxpine Inn has a large slope side hot tub and laundry facilities. There is garage parking for 1 vehicle. Taller vehicles that do not fit in the garage can park out side of the building. All Overflow vehicles can park in the North Alpine Lot. There is no charge for parking.
The Super B chairlift accesses intermediate and advanced terrain. To access West Village and beginner terrain, take advantage of the free "Copper Coach" shuttle service. The Copper Coach will pick you up from the condo and can take you anywhere in Copper Mountain, just give them a call. Another option is to walk to the bus stop in front of Copper Station, about 50 yards away. The bus comes by every 5-10 minutes during the ski season and take you to either Center or West Village.
Early Season Information: The Super B chairlift is used for Olympic training in November and early December. Public assess to this lift is dependent on snow conditions, which can vary early season. Typically public access begins around Thanksgiving, but could be as late as the 3rd week of December. Snow conditions and information about which lifts are currently open can be found by going to the Copper Mountain website.
Extras: Wi-Fi is included with your stay. Copper Mountain Athletic Club is available to guests booking this property providing FREE access to the indoor pool, hot tubs, saunas, and fitness facility. Guests who book this property also receive the benefits of exclusive "SkyCard" program, providing you with discounts and amenities during your stay. Click here for the current list of amenities and details.
Location: Ski-In/Ski-Out
Getting to the slopes: Right out the back door!
Getting to the slopes: Right out the back door!


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Summer of Soccer 2019
With three major international tournaments going on right now, soccer fans and...
NORTH CAROLINA-(BASN)-The censorship of conversation continues.
Plus, the war on words is getting weirder by the moment in this Brave New World.
Just recently, Eastern Michigan head football coach Ron English was fired for saying his team was playing "shitbird football" and referring to them as "quitting ass bitches" and faggot ass motherfuckers." (Read my previous article The Unexpressed Anger of Black Men in America on BASN)
I have heard worst things said to me by my Little League football coach.
Let's not deny reality, we have all seen that VISA Master-card commercial featuring San Franciso's Jim Harbaugh coaching that Pee-Wee football team with him screaming at them.
But, in this Brave New World, every body is so "Dang- gone" sensitive.
Truthfully, English's tirade is what my father would have called a pep-talk a few years ago, especially for a team that was 1-7.
Ironically, however, English's war on words, came after ABC's Nightline conducted an interview with recently fired Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice on Friday, who lost his temper, then his job, after video of his homophobia-laced rant at players went viral. (Read my previous article Public Displays of Anger: Dez Bryant)
Sadly, with all of these cell-phones, camera phones, twitter accounts and low level spies in the lock room, nothing is scared anymore.
Regardless, how ugly or juvenile the act or words maybe.
Now, nobody can say the other "F-word" without apologizing, except rapper Enienm, of course, who some how has become the voice of college football. And recently, joined Brent Musbuger and Kirk Herbstreit in the booth during the Norte Dame-Michigan game, where his bizarre behavior left football fans bewildered.
Enienm, in spirit of Hollywood-weirdness, unfortunately, had to get "tea-bagged" on national television by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen and make a deal with the obnoxious Grammy award winning singer Elton John, who is known to use "so-called" inappropriate language in public himself, in order to walk hand to hand with GLADD.
However, rapper Marshall Matters is back in the spotlight again with his new controversial song Rap God, which contains the following lyrics:
Into the motherfuckin' Rock n'
Roll Hall of Fame even though I walk in the church
And burst in a ball of flames
Only Hall of Fame I be inducted in is the alcohol of fame
On the wall of shame
You fags think it's all a game
'Til I walk a flock of flames
Off of planking
Tell me what in the fuck are you thinking?
Little gay looking boy
So gay I can barely say it with a straight face looking boy
You witnessing a massacre like you watching a church gathering
And take place looking boy
Oy vey, that boy's gay
Honestly, this censorship of conservation and the deletion of words, are creating a underground culture of thought police, who are handing out tickets and fines .
Let's not forget, what happened to Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant who was caught mouthing the "F-word" on the bench of a basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs. (Read my article on BASN entitled Read My Lips Kobe Gets Fined)
And, no I am not talking about the word "Favre."
I am talking about the homophobic slur "faggot."
Seriously, I'm going to get fired or fined for simply writing this word.
I have already used it twice already.
Plus, there is the other word, which no one is supposed to ever say, you know, look around the room before you whisper it in silence, as if you were former Food Network's cooking star Paula Deen.
Yeah, the "N-word."
"Nigga, please."
I know, comedian Richard Pryor said he'll never use the word ever again after taking a trip to Africa.
But, ESPN's sports commentator Stephen A.Smith , who allegedly says the word all the time on television, must've forgotten Pryor's promise to eliminate the word from his vocabulary along with former NFL analyst Hugh Douglas, who allegedly called his colleague Michael Smith, the host of Numbers Never Lie, a "Uncle Tom" and a "House N—-." during an altercation at the House of Blues in Orlando hosted by the National Association of Black Journalists.
And, let's not deny the fact, that the Philadelphia Eagles WR Riley Cooper, who was captured on camera screaming it at the top of his lungs at the Kenny Chesney Concert, should have received harsher punishment from NFL Commissioner Roger Goddell, who pretends to walk around with a big stick, while protecting the shield and the image of the National Football League.
Cooper's outburst, however, seems a little childish compared to the Miami Dolphins Richie Incognito's, who allegedly called former NFL player Warren Sapp a 'nigger' during a game.
Incognito's big mouth and bullish ways, unfortunately, has landed him back in to more trouble this week and made him the face of bullying and hazing in the NFL with his recent beef with team mate, second-year tackle Jonathan Martin, who he referred to as a "half-nigger".
With Icognito's voicemail being leaked to the press, everybody is debating his usage of language, while trying to determine whether it should be classified as hate speech. Or, simply unchecked locker room lingo. (Read my article on BASN entitled: Confession of a Hitman: Linebacker Locker room Lingo.)
It is going to be interesting to see how Commissioner Goodell handles this hot button issue as the world watches and reporters dig for my evidence of more bad behavior.
Former NFL player, turned actor, Terry Crews, who appeared on the Arsenio Hall Show, while discussing the Incognito-Martin incident said that the NFL is like "prison with money"
Why? Because, according to Crews, "there is a totally culture based on intimidation, humiliation, and violence…..Because, they try to keep you under control."
Therefore, I am not surprise, if the "C-word" isn't also part of the vocabulary being shouted in the locker room as well.
You know the one that rhymes with the word punt, which most Black college football teams refuse to do even when it is fourth down and 38 from their own 22 yard line.
But, fortunately, most Black people don't really use it.
And course, there is the "R-word," which, Washington's owner Daniel Synder loves and will die for, fight for, and defend to the end of time. Even though, he knows deep in his heart it is politically incorrect and offensive.
Besides, if former Republican presidential candidate Sarah Palin can get upset about people using the other "R-word," why can't Synder understand that the usage of his team's logo makes the Aboriginal people of this land furious.
He is such a "Retard."
That was a slip of the tongue.
Or, a slip of the pen.
I mean, a typo.
Regardless, I think, I just need to keep my big mouth shut.
I know, I sound like such a "L-word."
No, the other "L-word."
No, silly rabbit.
I am not making fun of Ellen "Degenerant."
Sorry, I mean Degeneres.
Even though, she is really "funny."
Seriously, you know what I mean.
Yeah, this article is going to get me into a lot of trouble.
But, I am not finished yet.
Why? Because, I was told by the Grant Hill and the NBA, recently, that I couldn't use the "G-word."
No, not G-unit!!!!
Sorry, 50-cent.
Now, that's so "gay."
I mean, you know what I am saying. Or, trying to say.
Let me hurry up and finish this article.
Before, I piss-off some more people in my attempt to prove a point.
Never the less, you probably think this article is still pointless.
Why? Because, we still can't use the "B-word."
Unless, you are singer Britney Spears, whose new single is entitled "Working It Bitch!"
But, I don't suggest, that any Black man, who is reading this article, should ever call a Black woman-the "B-word."
Are you kidding me?
That's a death sentence.
Calling a Black woman a "Bitch!!!"
Sorry, I didn't mean to say it, or write it.
However, there is a new B-word, you can't use, as well, that you might not know about.
So, let me inform you.
Because, in 2010, a Pennsylvania school claimed bracelets for breast cancer awareness saying, " I 'heart' boobies" were lewd.
And, unfortunately, the fight to ban these bracelets in school might head to the Supreme Court.
Seriously, I thought "titties" was a bad word.
Besides, this was the main reason the rapper Two Chains changed his name from "Titty Boy" in order to become more acceptable.
But, after hearing all of this, I really don't know what to say.
Really, I am speechless.
Why? Because, there are no other words I can use.
Eric D.Graham, a graduate of Winston-Salem State University, where he received a B.A. in Mass Communication with a concentration in Radio and Television, with a minor in History, with an emphasis in African-American Studies, is currently the Editor and Chief of Black Athlete Sports Network, where his articles appear daily along with his controversial cartoon character Bobbee Bee "The Hater." Graham can be reached at email@example.com


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Self-employment the way to go
I have just read one of the recent articles by Steve Pavlina:
10 Reasons You Should Never Get a Job
I really recommend it but I want to say that it is not as simple as it might look like. Steve is talking about making a living out of blogging and I can tell you right now that if you don't have something really valuable or interesting to tell others which will get many thousands of readers it will not be possible. There are many other systems on the internet that are more easier in my opinion.
I am both happy and proud that I am self-employed with my own company that I started myself. I am even more satisfied when I think of the goal of reaching a full passive income generating system for both my father and me by 2007. Then it will enable me to get back to the writing of my novels and some other interest I want to do such as travelling.
I actually believe I can make it.
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In April 2015 PRANCOR launches new production of LED luminaries. Previously, the company manufactured housings for recessed ceiling light fixtures for external customers. Now on we're starting a full cycle of production of LED lamps. These lamps are the development of PRANCOR and fully comply with modern requirements and can be used in pre-school and educational institutions, offices and the home. Currently the development of industrial and street lamps is being finalized. Launch of production is planned for early summer.
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text: The VA did it again in Alabama, losing a computer hard drive housing personal information on 1.8 million veteran patients and doctors. ConsumerAffairs.com reports that the hard drive was identified as lost on Jan. 22 but, in keeping with VA practices, was not reported. The information included Social Security numbers for the patients, as well as Medicare billing codes for the doctors. Just another example of an incompetent Government, you might say. I won't argue with that, but that's not the end of the story. On December 13, 2006, the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse Chronology of Data Breaches announced the 100 million mark in personal records lost. Barely two months later, and incorporating the latest VA incident, there are 52 more breaches representing 3.6 million additional records lost. The ID theft issue is not getting better, it continues to grow at an alarming rate. Sure, the number of victims was down in 2006, and there is a reason. The heat was on so the sophisticated crooks went underground until it's safe to proceed. Keep your eyes open for a banner year in 2007 for identity theft victims, and don't say I didn't warn you.


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If you could have the perfect ski week in Whistler what would you do, both on-snow and off the slopes? Probably every single thing on this list…
Day 1 – Sea to Sky
Arrive in Vancouver and embark on the 90-minute breathtakingly scenic trip up the Sea to Sky Highway to Whistler.
Check in and then explore the vibrant pedestrian village; home to more than 90 bars and restaurants, and 200 shops.
If you are renting ski or snowboard equipment, get fitted up now. This way you are ready to go first thing in the morning.
7:00pm Enjoy dinner, live music and the great atmosphere at Irish pub Dubh Linn Gate!
Day 2 – Get to know Whistler
7:30am Start off your morning with a yummy breakfast at locals' favourite Pure Bread. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming and the pastries are delicious.
8:30am Spend the day exploring Whistler Mountain, including venturing out to the Harmony Zone, where you will be able to ride the high-speed 6-person chairlift.
11:15am First time at Whistler? Have a local show you around on either the Whistler Orientation, Blackcomb Orientation and/or Blackcomb Glacier tours.
1:00pm Try a calzone on the patio for lunch at Chic Pea.
5:00pm Snowmobile or snowcat to charming Crystal Hut, perched atop Blackcomb Mountain (2240m). Chefs will treat you to a local interpretation of a traditional candle-lit fondue dinner.
Day 3 – Over to Blackcomb
7:00am Grab your equipment, board the Whistler Gondola and head up to Roundhouse Lodge for a delicious, mountain-sized Fresh Tracks buffet breakfast, atop the mountain.
Added bonus: Get your fill of fresh powder or groomed corduroy on the upper mountain before the rest of the world is even out of bed.
After a few runs on Whistler, make your way over to Blackcomb Mountain via the Peak 2 Peak Gondola, a 360-degree window into Whistler Blackcomb's alpine environment.
3:00pm After skiing, carry on your adventure with an exhilarating zipline tour. Ziptrek Ecotours provides both an adrenaline rush and an educational component, offering unique insights into the surrounding environment.
7:00pm Enjoy a fresh pasta dinner at Pasta Lupino, which have offered warm, welcoming service for 16 years.
Day 4 – From heli-skiing to the spa
8:00am Want to take your experience to the next level? Whistler Heli-Skiing has exclusive rights to 432,000 acres of big mountain terrain. There are packages to suit strong intermediates and above.
3:30pm Head to Garibaldi Lift Company Bar and Grill at the base of Whistler Village Gondola to sample the mountain's fine après ski tradition.
5:00pm Relax your sore muscles at the outdoor Scandinave Spa, which offers hydrotherapy in spectacular forested surrounds.
8:30pm After a long day, grab an Australian-style meat pie from Peaked Pies.
Day 5 – Skating, fine-dining and mushing
8:00am Start with a delicious breakfast at Elements, renowned for its eggs benny.
9:00am Mush! Expect an adventure when you travel through Whistler's snow-covered forests on a two-and-half hour dogsled tour. It's fun for the whole family and definitely brag-worthy when you get back home.
5:00pm Experience some of the resort's finest restaurants with Whistler Tasting Tours. During this guided three-hour walk, you will enjoy a four-course dinner; each delicious serving is provided by a different restaurant and expertly paired with fine British Columbian wine.
8:00pm Cap off the evening with a true Canadian experience: ice skating at the outdoor rink at Whistler Olympic Plaza.
Day 6 – BBQ and a tube
8:30am Grab your skis or snowboard and head to Crystal Hut on Blackcomb Mountain for some famous Belgian waffles for breakfast.
1:00pm Enjoy lunch at Dusty's Bar and BBQ, Whistler's original watering hole with legend, lore and finger lickin' BBQ sauce. (You will need to ski down Whistler Mountain to the base of the Creekside Gondola).
4:00pm Head to Base 2 on Blackcomb Mountain to feel the wind in your face as your cruise down the exhilarating Coca-Cola Tube Park. There's no skill or equipment required – just a desire for excitement.
7:00pm For your last night in Whistler, treat yourself to dinner right in the heart of the village, at Araxi restaurant.
Day 7 – Already?
Sadly, it's time to depart Whistler.


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Summer of Peace by Caroline Andrus
– Launch & Giveaway
You never forget your first love.
He was her best friend's brother. The one that got away, and the only boy JoJo ever loved. With her heart in pieces, she tried to move on with her life and forget about Matt Todd and the single kiss they shared.
Three years later, Matt is back, and all of JoJo's old feelings spring to the surface. Sparks fly between them, and for a brief moment, JoJo thinks she might get her happily ever after.
But when someone from Matt's past comes to town with a secret, JoJo is left heartbroken once more.
Will she find her happily ever after, or is she destined for a life of heartbreak?
About The Author
Caroline Andrus was born and raised in the St. Paul suburbs where she lives with her husband, two daughters, and Henry McCoy—a wild cougar trapped in the body of a house cat.
She divides her time between writing, Facebook, designing, and managing her household. Since 2011 she has been second in command for indie press Melange Books. She is head of acquisitions for their YA imprint, Fire & Ice Young Adult books, as well as web designer, formatter, and head of their cover art department. In her minimal spare time she enjoys reading, rocking out to the radio, and binging TV shows on Netflix.
She is passionate about both reading and writing teen fiction, and is pretty sure she will forever be eighteen at heart.
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Caroline is currently working on the first in a brand new YA contemporary romance series.
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- The series takes place in a fictional beach town in SoCal, and each follows a different couple, all of whom are introduced in the first book.
- The book will be published with Fire & Ice YA Books (www.fireandiceyabooks.com).
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Our well appointed, self contained cabins complement the incredible surroundings, making Crystal Cove Beach Resort 'your happy place' in Tofino. From beachfront cabins with private hot tubs, to secluded cabins set in the rainforest, you will be immersed in the beauty that is Clayoquot Sound. Our family oriented, pet friendly resort is located on MacKenzie Beach, 5 minutes from the town of Tofino and 15 minutes from the Pacific Rim National Park and the famous Long Beach.
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How to Build Your Self Esteem after a Breakup ?
We definitely agree there is nothing worse than losing the person you loved and trusted more than anyone else inthe world. It does not really matter that why they left you, which may be because they got fed up or you found them cheating on you etc. However, whatever the reason maybe but it surely breaks you from inside. You feel like you lacked the qualities necessary for being loved or there is something wrong with the way you love. You don't want to meet friends and relatives especially the ones who knew your ex because you fear they might ask about him/her. You don't like using your social media accounts even because they are full of pictures of you two together. You don't need a shoulder to cry on because you fear that shoulder might question you about your ex.
How to Build Your Self Esteem after a Breakup
Ways to Build Self-esteem
How to Build Your Self Esteem after a Breakup
However, this low self-esteem is something you should dump like you dumped your so-called significant other. You deserve to love yourself for being strong enough for being able to put up with someone who didn't know your worth so here are few ways that will help build your self-esteem:
1. Acceptance
You have to firstly accept that it is all over because the sooner you accept the better it is. It won't definitely help checking their last seen on WhatsApp nor stalking their facebook for updates because you don't need toxic people like them in your life anymore. You have to realize they have no place in your heart or life anymore that means you have to move on. This will give you a sense of self-confidence as you will simply accept that things have happened for a reason.
2. Sense of Victory
You have to realize that it is their loss to lose someone who loved them truly while you are at a winning position for letting go of someone who loved just their ego. You need to celebrate the fact that you are finally out of a relationship where you have never been loved the way you deserve to be loved despite giving your maximum.
3. Confide in Someone
The feeling of "I want to be alone" is actually very bad for you and other relations around you. Why punish your loved ones who care for you for someone who didn't? Sharing your feelings with someone doesn't mean you are not strong so simply call your best friends over and cry your heart in front of them. Once when you have flushed the negativity out of your body through tears now there is just room for positivity.
4. Avoidance of Escape routes
Many of us use exactly the wrong ways to overcome our pain which include getting into drugs, going for a rebound or staying overly busy etc. However, this is not at all going to help because you are a human who needs the right amount of love and care and jumping into a relationship or drugs because someone left is foolish. It will lead to greater disasters in future so simply let the positivity help you build your self-esteem.
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008
The tiger, the deer and the tourist
This image from Aditya won the 3rd prize in the Sanctuary Wildlife Photography contest 2008
The Story behind the winning picture - Aditya Laghate
Dark grey clouds were looming over the forest. It was pin drop silent! We entered the Bandhavgad Tiger Reserve with no hope. As we drove slowly on the assigned route, we stopped the gypsy only once to show my campers, 3 Grey Hornbills on a distant tree top. Hope of seeing anything was at a record low! Two small kids with me fell asleep, two uncles & my younger brother were stiff bored. No wind, no bird call, nothing!!
Slowly our gypsy rolled down the slope from where we approached the Rajbehera Meadow. As we came close, we saw a Jackal jumping at the edge on the road near the grass. A sudden rush of excitement to see something in a dead forest, took out our binoculars and examined the area. Our hearts started pounding hard by what we saw. The Jackals had managed to isolate a Spotted Deer Fawn from the heard and were about to make the hunt. On the far edge we saw another Jackal walking towards the fawn. We waited with bated breath wondering what will happen next.
As we were watching in front, our guide softly said, "Tiger..." and we turned around to see the huge Rajbehera male appear from the nala. It was double excitement! I was wondering will the tiger come towards the fawn and the jackal, what will happen when the three confront each other! But as I again turned around to see what was happening with our Jackal and Deer, the Jackal had done the vanishing act! But the fawn was still there standing in a paralysed state.
The Tiger, a fully fed male, with still traces of blood on his face and limbs walked slowly in the meadow and approached a deer herd standing at a distance. The herd, on seeing the tiger ran away. The tiger then started waking towards the gypsy. The tiger was not aware of the deer fawn standing near us, as it was completely hidden by the dry grass.
As the tiger approached us, it saw the deer fawn and ran to capture it. What ensured in front of us was a rare chance of seeing a tiger on the hunt!
During this entire episode,there were only three vehicles at the meadow. One was ours and two of them were van rented by a television crew, claimed to be from Discovery Channel by the guide and driver. One of the vehicles had the filiming crew and the other was the pilot vehicle. The two television vehicles were at the far end of the meadow and had not seen or realised abt the tiger coming out in the meadow. On seeing the herd of Spotted Deer running out the meadow, they realised that the Tiger was on the scene.
The television crew it seems were waiting for two or three days to film this huge male, but were not getting a chance. The pilot gypsy, seen in the picture, was rushing at the scene un-aware of the drama un-folding there. They wanted to stop the tiger from getting into the thicket on the other side of the road. As the vehicle approached us, visual signals from us were not good enough for them to stop. In the photo it can be seen how the tiger was distracted by a moving vehicle, which just managed to screech to a halt!
The photo is a visual proof of how tourism is adding pressure on the forest inhabitants. I would have loved to take this story to the forest officials, but due to inadequate proof, I cannot support all my claims.
I will sum up the entire episode as Sanctuary Asia puts it, "There was no cruelty involved*. In the Jungle, the law is simple - eat or be eaten"
* I add, on part of the animals - no, but on part of the tourists - yes!
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Onge deaths - NDTV report
They want forensic experts to identify the killer liquid and also find out how it reached them.
The Onges knew the difference between alcohol and other chemicals, says the director, Anthropological Survey of India, so they couldn't have had the killer liquid by mistake.
"The Onges, as we understand, are not that primitive. They can speak Hindi; some can even speak English. And they are able to distinguish what is alcohol, what is petrol, what is diesel. We need to understand, we need to know the facts," said VR Rao, Director-In-Charge, Anthropological Survey of India.
"Andaman and Nicobar Islands host four primitive tribes -- the Onges who now number 93, the Jarwas who number 320, the Shompens who number 382 and the Sentinelese, an estimated 100 to 150 -- who have virtually no contact with civilization," said Merriam Ros, Survivors International, NGO.
A Jarwa male was shot dead by poachers recently. The Andaman Grand Trunk Road or ATR that runs through their settlement is also considered a threat.
"As anthropologists we always feel that ATR construction has in fact disturbed the local tribal life. In that way, we say ATR should be closed," Rao said.
For thousands of years the Andaman and Nicobar Islands have sheltered the primitive tribes. But the islands are clearly no longer safe havens against extinction.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
City of Flyovers
|City Of Flyovers
|When I first heard this epithet to describe Delhi's growth aspirations, I laughed it off. But six years on, as I see that vision turning into reality I have frightfully realised how revealing that is of our model of development and how harmful it has been for a vast majority of us....
|Debarshi Dasgupta
The first time – as an undergraduate student in 2002 – when I heard the epithet "city of flyovers" being used by government officials to describe Delhi's growth aspirations, I laughed it off. I credited the uninspiring and dull description of my city to our bureaucrats and their political bosses. But six years on as I see that vision turning into reality – Delhi since then either has or is building close to 80 flyovers – I have frightfully realised how revealing that epithet is of our model of development and how harmful it has been for a vast majority of us.
It tells us the story of an India that skirts problems rather than find sustainable solutions for them in pursuit of rapid development. Of how the country has opted for quick-fix solutions that benefit a few in the short-run but end up being problems for most in the long-run. This has led to a model of urban planning that has largely pre-empted the majority of the city's population from developing any stakes in Delhi's well-being. This is equally true of any other Indian city.
Photo courtesy: delhitourism.nic.in
The government may have now gone ahead with the gradual introduction of low-floor buses but it is too late. Cars and two wheelers have already taken over our roads. Jams are inevitable given the vehicular growth and irrespective of the number of flyovers built. A Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) survey found that while private vehicles account for 67.6% of the vehicles in India and occupy 67.1% of the road width, they carry only 37% of the commuters. Buses, on the other hand, make up 24.4% of the vehicles and occupy 38% of the roads. They, however, carry 61% of the commuters. Likewise, blueprints of rotary mode separators, with traffic separation at distinct vertical axes and designed around the comfort of pedestrians, have not been looked at as an alternative to flyovers by the Delhi government.
So, to enable these private vehicles to run smoothly the government has been on a road-expansion and flyover-building spree. That has pushed the majority among us – pedestrians and slow-moving transport such as rickshaws – off the roads. We cannot walk on them anymore. Pedestrians now are sent either overground or underground to make way for speeding traffic. It doesn't matter if you have to walk nearly a kilometre just to reach the nearest underpass to get to the other side. Or if you are left wondering how to walk to your destination at major flyovers such as the one at AIIMS or Dhaula Kuan. Asinine planning like this means that people forcibly risk their lives daily as they take the easiest route by leaping across road dividers to cross over.
Why can't traffic moving in the heart of the city stop to make way for pedestrians? Probably because the few who benefit the most wish no roadblocks as they hurtle away to superpowerdom, just the way India develops rapidly without any concern for the damage inflicted on either the marginalised majority or the environment.
Encroachment of public space in our cities for promoting private interests is also worryingly picking up. Urban public art – so important to cultivate a sense of belonging to a city – has been used for other interests.
|Photo courtesy: Debarshi Dasgupta
Recently put up at the AIIMS flyover, "Sprouts", an urban art installation made with steel from Jindal, is less of art and more of avarice. To be fair, its dubious artistic merit may be defended by some. But what is certain is that the Delhi Urban Arts Commission – a public body meant to vet urban art – was never consulted before the installation of Sprouts. Why should a public artwork, aimed at celebrating the "arrival of a new India", be put up so undemocratically? Why should scarce green space – used by people to lounge about freely – be pulled down to make way for more steel? And that too if it is was built at a cost of around Rs 4 crore and will be maintained for Rs 1.5 lakh each month.
Even the newly designed bus stops – made again with steel from Jindal – are of little public convenience. They can't seat more than ten at a time. This in a city of over 14 million where the average waiting period for a bus is at least 10 minutes. And if it happens to be in summer, tough luck! Even an empty spot is of no use, lest you are willing to scald your posterior on the burning steel in Delhi's 45 degree Celsius heat. Comparatively, the earlier blue cement bus stops offered more shade – thereby being cooler – and had seating for more than 50.
Photo courtesy: Debarshi Dasgupta
Unfortunately, what they didn't have was space for advertisements. So while the new bus stops are more like billboards with nearly all of the display area dedicated to advertisements, nobody has thought of a map marking the various bus routes telling commuters which bus to take to get where. That makes one wonder if Delhi's bus stops are really meant for the people or are simply developed as revenue generators for the government.
Likewise, the 2010 Commonwealth Games, which should have served as an occasion to marshal public involvement in developing the city, has been reduced pretty much to a private-limited exercise. The games village being build on the banks of the Yamuna is a glorious example of that. The government cares two hoots and has utter indignation about opposition from environmentalists who have been alerting us to the perils of building on the banks of the Yamuna. Even the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute warned against any permanent construction on the riverbed in 2005. That it later changed its position, arguing the construction of Akshardham temple nearby had removed the risk of flooding, leaves us very little guesswork to do.
From the activity on at the site, it would seem all is well but the status of the games village is still unclear as the Delhi High Court is yet to rule whether it should stand there or not. It has appointed another committee to inquire and examine. The tactic is simple: hem and haw till it is too late and then use the India's-prestige-is-at-stake argument to steamroll all opposition.You would have to be demented at the least to believe that if the village, if found to be genuinely harmful to the Yamuna riverbed in a year's time from now, would be relocated! Meanwhile, having acquired land at cheap rates (whether riverbed can be termed as land is another matter of dispute), the real estate developers of the Commonwealth Games village are already advertising and unabashedly soliciting buyers for the flats being built for the athletes. One only hopes the promise made by the government in the bid document of using part of the games village as a students' residence is adhered to.
The signs are ominous. Rather than a legacy that we all can be proud of, the games are likely to bequeath little more than a few richer corrupt officials at Delhi Development Authority, the real estate developer of the village who would have made a killing by selling horrendously expensive apartments, and the rich who will be able to pay for them and live there.
I want to be part of this city's growth but it is being developed rapidly in a manner that doesn't involve public concern or encourage public involvement. Most people are too busy surviving and paying the cost for such short-sightedness. As much as we would like to believe in the spiel of Delhi being a "global city", the truth is starkly the opposite. The way things are today in 2008, Delhi seems more like a medieval fiefdom of the privileged few.
Postscript: The Supreme Court on December 5 stayed Delhi High Court orders stalling constructions in the upcoming Commonwealth Games Village
Friday, December 12, 2008
15 Onges to go back to settlement today
THE DAILY TELEGRAMS, December 12, 2008
15 Onges to go back to settlement today
Port Blair, Dec 11
sixteen Onges were evacuated and airlifted by helicopter from Dugong Creek and admitted in GB Pant Hospital recently as all displayed signs of severe poisoning. The A & N Administration did not leave any stone unturned to ensure that the Onges were given prompt treatment. Unfortunately, one Onge, whose condition was very serious, expired in the early hours of yesterday morning. The other fifteen Onges are responding well and are now considered fit to be discharged from GB Pant Hospital. Accordingly, they will be discharged from GB Pant Hospital tomorrow to go back to their settlement in Dugong Creek, Little Andaman. It is learnt from the hospital authorities that these 15 Onges will get the speed boat tomorrow morning to go to their homes, informed the Secretary, Tribal Welfare, Smt SKP Sodhi here today.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Onge Death toll is now eight
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Andaman Chronicle: Dec. 11, 2008
8 Members of Onge Tribe Die After Consuming Mysterious Liquid In
Dugong Creek
Port Blair, Dec. 10: Eight members of Onge tribe died while 15 have
been admitted in G.B. Pant Hospital, Port Blair after consuming
mysterious liquid on 7th Dec. 2008. The mysterious liquid filled in a
plastic can was found by the Onge members at the beach side in Dugong
Creek. Mistaking it to be alcohol, a group of 23 tribesmen consumed
it late in the evening hours on 7th Dec.
Soon after consuming the toxic liquid, 5 died on the spot while 2
died when they were being evacuated on 9th Dec. 2008. According to
the latest reports, out of 16 members flown to Port Blair, one could
not survive even after reaching G.B. Pant Hospital and the condition
of another patient is critical. He is presently admitted in the
Intensive Care Unit.
The names of 14 surviving members admitted in Medical Surgical Ward 2
of G.B. Pant are: Tana Guru 55 yrs, Thai 55 yrs, Bellai 50 yrs,
Suresh 25 yrs, Prashant 18 yrs, Jain 28 yrs, Dilip 8 yrs, Mohan Lall
50 yrs, Chogagoe 46 yrs, Bharat 12 yrs, Sani 15 yrs, Santosh 28 yrs,
Rakesh 26 yrs and Tata Nagi 55 yrs. It is learnt that Tata Nagi 55
is suffering from vision problem since the time of the incident.
Lt. Governor orders inquiry into the death of Onge tribe: The Lt.
Governor, Lt. General (Retd.) Bhopinder Singh, PVSM, AVSM accompanied
by the Chief Secretary, Shri Vivek Rae, Director General of Police,
Shri Ranjit Narayan and senior officers of the A&N Administration
today visited the Onge settlement of Dugong Creek in Little Andaman
and had first hand information on the incident of death of the Onge
tribal. The poisonous liquid has been sent for chemical analysis.
The Lt. Governor discussed the issue with senior officers and ordered
an inquiry into the incident. Soon after returning to Port Blair
today, the Lt. Governor visited G. B. Pant Hospital and interacted
with the Onge patients who are recuperating in the hospital. He
further directed all the concerned authorities to enforce strict
measures for ensuring the safety and security of all the tribal
people in the Islands so that such incidents do not take place in
Later, a meeting was held under the Chairmanship of the Lt. Governor
at Raj Niwas in which various issues pertaining to the welfare of the
tribal population and measures to be taken for protecting the
primitive tribe from such incidents in future were discussed.
The Lt. Governor has issued instructions to the Police authorities to
ensure strict compliance of convoy system on the ATR and emphasized
that any violation of the convoy system be dealt with strictly by
them. Measures to close the ATR to the tourists in the near future to
protect the primitive Jarawa tribe were also discussed.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
5 Onge die of toxic drink; 15 others seriously ill
9 Dec 2008, 1430 hrs IST, PTI
http://timesofindia .indiatimes. com/Pollution/ Andaman_tribesme n_die_of_ toxic_drink/ articleshow/ 3813023.cms
PORT BLAIR: Five Onge aboriginal tribesmen, whose population has been
dwindling, died and 15 others took ill after consuming a toxic chemical at
Dugong Creek of Little Andaman island of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
"Onge tribals have drunk the chemical mistaking it to be alcohol last
night from a plastic can that had got washed ashore from the Bay of
Bengal at Dugong Creek," said South Andaman district SP Ashok Chand.
A medical team led by deputy director R C Kar had gone to the far flung
island, about 125-km south-west of Port Blair, to provide emergency
medical service to the seriously ill tribesmen.
They would be flown to Port Blair for further treatment as the remote
area lacked proper healthcare facility, Chand said.
With the death of five Onge tribesmen, the island's population of the
tribe has come down to 95.
According to official sources the population of Onge tribals, who
numbered 672 in 1901, had dwindled to 100 recently.
The Ghost of the Mountains
Kalpavriksh and Snow Leopard Conservancy-India Trust (Leh) have published a story book for children titled "The Ghost of the Mountains." The story is based on a true life incident where the life of a snow leopard, an endangered animal, is saved by a young lad in the village of Ang.
Kalpavriksh has been involved (in collaboration with Snow Leopard Conservancy-India Trust) with a locale-specific conservation education programme for children in Ladakh for the past three years. Under the programme localised educational material has been developed, including this story book.
The book has been authored by Sujatha Padmanabhan and illustrated by Madhuvanti Anantharajan
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Monday, December 8, 2008
Hotel Taj: Icon of whose India?
Resilience was another word that annoyed the pundits of news channels and their patrons this time. But the same channels celebrated resilience when bombs went off in trains and markets killing and maiming the Aam Aadmis.
GNANI SANKARAN explores the class biases inherent in the media coverage.
Posted Tuesday, Dec 02 22:58:17, 2008
Watching at least four English news channels, surfing from one another during the last 60 hours of terror strike made me feel a terror of another kind, the terror of assaulting one's mind and sensitivity with cameras, sound bites and non-stop blabbers. All these channels have been trying to manufacture my consent for a big lie called - Hotel Taj the icon of
It is a matter of great shame that these channels simply did not bother about the other icon that faced the first attack from terrorists - the Chatrapathi Shivaji Terminus (CST) railway station. CST is the true icon of Mumbai. It is through this railway station hundreds of Indians from Uttar Pradesh,
But the channels would not recognise this. Nor would they recognise the thirty odd dead bodies strewn all over the platform of CST. No Barkha Dutt went there to tell us who they were. But she was at Taj to show us the damaged furniture and reception lobby braving the guards. And the TV cameras did not go to the government run JJ hospital to find out who those 26 unidentified bodies were. Instead they were again invading the battered Taj to try in vain for a scoop shot of the dead bodies of the page 3 celebrities.
In all probability, the unidentified bodies could be those of workers from
The channels conveniently failed to acknowledge that the Aam Aadmis of India surviving in Mumbai were not affected by Taj, Oberoi and Trident closing down for a couple of weeks or months. What mattered to them was the stoppage of BEST buses and suburban trains even for one hour. But the channels were not covering that aspect of the terror attack. Such information at best merited a scroll line, while the cameras have to be dedicated for real time thriller unfolding at Taj or Nariman Bhavan.
The so called justification for the hype the channels built around heritage site Taj falling down (CST is also a heritage site), is that Hotel Taj is where the rich and the powerful of
It is precisely because Taj is the icon of power and not people that the terrorists chose to strike. The terrorists have understood after several efforts that the Aam Aadmi will never break down even if you bomb her markets and trains. He/she was resilient because that is the only way he/she can even survive.
Resilience was another word that annoyed the pundits of news channels and their patrons this time. What resilience, enough is enough, said Pranoy Roy's channel on the left side of the channel spectrum. Same sentiments were echoed by Arnab Goswami representing the right wing of the broadcast media whose time is now. Can Rajdeep be far behind in this game of one-upmanship over TRPs ? They all attacked resilience this time. They wanted firm action from the government in tackling terror.
The same channels celebrated resilience when bombs went off in trains and markets killing and maiming the Aam Aadmis. The resilience of the ordinary worker suited the rich business class of Mumbai since work or manufacture or film shooting did not stop. When it came to them, the rich shamelessly exhibited their lack of nerves and refused to be resilient themselves. They cry for government intervention now to protect their private spas and swimming pools and bars and restaurants, similar to the way in which Citibank, General Motors and the ilk cry for government money when their coffers are emptied by their own ideologies.
The terrorists have learnt that the ordinary Indian is unperturbed by terror. For one whose daily existence itself is a terror of government sponsored inflation and market sponsored exclusion, pain is something he has learnt to live with. The rich of Mumbai and India Inc are facing the pain for the first time and learning about it just as the middle classes of
And human rights were another favourite issue for the channels to whip at times of terrorism. Arnab Goswami in an animated voice wondered where were those champions of human rights now, not to be seen applauding the brave and selfless police officers who gave up their life in fighting terrorism. Well, the counter question would be where were you when such officers were violating the human rights of Aam Aadmis. Has there ever been any 24 hour non stop coverage of violence against dalits and adivasis of this country?
This definitely was not the time to manufacture consent for the extra legal and third degree methods of interrogation of police and army but Arnabs don't miss a single opportunity to serve their class masters, this time the jingoistic patriotism came in handy to whitewash the entire uniformed services.
The sacrifice of the commandos or the police officers who went down dying at the hands of ruthless terrorists is no doubt heart rending but in vain in a situation which needed not just bran but also brain.
The Kakares and Salaskars would not be dead if they did not commit the mistake of travelling by the same vehicle. It is a basic lesson in management that the top brass should never travel together in crisis. The terrorists, if only they had watched the channels, would have laughed their hearts out when the Chief of the Marine commandos, an elite force, masking his face so unprofessionally in a see-through cloth, told the media that the commandos had no idea about the structure of the Hotel Taj which they were trying to liberate. But the terrorists knew the place thoroughly, he acknowledged.
Is it so difficult to obtain a ground plan of Hotel Taj and discuss operation strategy thoroughly for at least one hour before entering? This is something even an event manager would first ask for, if he had to fix 25 audio systems and 50 CCtvs for a cultural event in a hotel. Would not Ratan Tata have provided a plan of his ancestral hotel to the commandos within one hour considering the mighty apparatus at his and government's disposal? Are satellite pictures only available for terrorists and not the government agencies? In an operation known to consume time, one more hour for preparation would have only improved the efficiency of execution.
Sacrifices become doubly tragic in unprofessional circumstances. But the Aam Aadmis always believe that terror-shooters do better planning than terrorists. And the gullible media in a jingoistic mood would not raise any question about any of these issues. They after all have their favourite whipping boy – the politician the eternal entertainer for the non-voting rich classes of
Arnabs and Rajdeeps would wax eloquent on Nanmohan Singh and Advani visiting Mumbai separately and not together showing solidarity even at this hour of national crisis. What a farce? Why can't these channels pool together all their camera crew and reporters at this time of national calamity and share the sound and visual bites which could mean a wider and deeper coverage of events with such a huge
human resource to command? Why should Arnab and Rajdeep and Barkha keep harping every five minutes that this piece of information was exclusive to their channel, at the time of such a national crisis? Is this the time to promote the channel? If that is valid, the politician promoting his own political constituency is equally valid. And the duty of the politician is to do politics, his politics. It is for the people to evaluate that politics.
And terrorism is not above politics. It is politics by other means. To come to grips with it and to eventually eliminate it, the practice of politics by proper means needs constant fine tuning and improvement. Decrying all politics and politicians, only helps terrorists and dictators who are the two sides of the same coin. And the rich and powerful always prefer terrorists and dictators to do business with.
Those caught in this crossfire are always the Aam Aadmis whose deaths are not even mourned - the taxi driver who lost the entire family at CST firing, the numerous waiters and stewards who lost their lives working in Taj for a monthly salary that would be one time bill for their masters.
Postscript: In a fit of anger and depression, I sent a message to all the channels, 30 hours through the coverage. After all they have been constantly asking the viewers to message them for anything and everything. My message read: I send this with lots of pain. All channels, including yours, must apologise for not covering the victims of CST massacre, the real Mumbaikars and aam aadmis of
Gnani Sankaran is based in Chennai, and has been a journalist for 35 years.


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