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Suarez set to play for Liverpool, Chelsea confident of signing Wayne Rooney & No Ronaldo United return
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Quote of the day: "Cristiano Ronaldo is the most important player in this team. He has the best quality. He is always working to do his best every time. When he does we will have a great opportunity this season. As I said he is the most important player of Real and his future will be at Real Madrid. There is no question about this." – Carlo Ancelotti.
Runner-up: "They can think what they want to think. It doesn't matter to us. What matters to us is the way that we work. Trust me, we will work very hard. It's a huge challenge to all of us and it is one we are looking forward to. I hope it will be the same this time [as last season] as I want to win more this time. The club wants to win more. Last year we won the league and that was great but this time we want to win the league and more as well. I don't let things get in the way," he said. "I want chances every day, every session, every game. I just see big opportunities. I still have more years left and it's not like I am saying: 'Yeah, we won the league so that's me done'. I want more now. It makes me even more hungry. I was very hungry last year but now I am more hungry. We have a great bunch of players so we can win more and do better. I always try to do better than the day before so, yes, I can do better than last year." – Robin van Persie.
Suarez set to play for Liverpool
In at the deep end Down Under! Reds to play Suarez for first time since biting Ivanovic (Dominic King, Daily Mail) Luis Suarez is set to pull on a Liverpool shirt for the first time since biting Branislav Ivanovic on April 21 in Melbourne on Wednesday. Having arrived in Australian on Saturday night for the second leg of his club's pre-season tour, it had been expected Suarez would be eased back into things but Brendan Rodgers has chosen to spring a surprise. Liverpool's manager is prepared to give the unsettled Uruguay striker some kind of run out against Melbourne Victory at the MCG, before which he hopes to speak to Suarez about his future plans.
Luis Suárez set for crunch talks with Brendan Rodgers over his Liverpool future (Daily Telegraph) Luis Suárez will discuss his Liverpool future with Brendan Rodgers during the next 24 hours after reporting for pre-season training in Melbourne ahead of the club's arrival in Australia. Suárez, handed an extended summer break by manager Rodgers after representing Uruguay during last month's Confederations Cup in Brazil, arrived in the city almost 12 hours ahead of his team-mates, who flew in from Jakarta following a 2-0 victory against an Indonesia XI on Saturday. The 26-year-old joins up with the club's tour of Australia and the Far East after repeatedly stating his determination to leave Anfield since the end of last season, claiming to have lost patience with his treatment at the hands of the English media following a 10-match suspension for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic.
Chelsea confident of signing Wayne Rooney
Chelsea confident Wayne Rooney will NEVER wear Manchester United shirt again (Martin Lipton, Daily Mirror) Chelsea believe it is a only matter of time before Wayne Rooney is their player. But the Blues are resigned to not landing Rooney in time for him to return to Old Trafford in a Blues shirt on August 26. The Stamford Bridge club will table a second bid of £24million this week and feel they can get their man for around the £30m mark – despite Manchester United's insistence the England man is not for sale. Jose Mourinho has made Rooney his prime target, with the Chelsea board confident the Scouse ace will not wear a United shirt again. If the Reds are successful in their ongoing quest to land Cesc Fabregas from Barcelona, Chelsea expect United will be able to 'sell' his arrival as an 'upgrade' to justify the departure of Rooney to SW6.
Mourinho impressed with Lukaku
José Mourinho impressed by Romelu Lukaku as Chelsea defeat Malaysian XI (Dom Fifield, Guardian) José Mourinho has been impressed by Romelu Lukaku over the early weeks of his second stint in charge of Chelsea and has suggested he would be happy to start the young Belgium striker in the first team when the Premier League campaign begins next month. Lukaku, who spent last season on loan at West Bromwich Albion, scoring 17 goals, followed up his match-winning penalty in last week's victory over Singha All Stars in Bangkok with another reward and assist in the 4-1 win over a Malaysian XI on Sunday. The 19-year-old had initially envisaged spending the forthcoming campaign gaining experience via regular football elsewhere in the division but Mourinho has since made it clear he wishes to retain the forward in spite of his on-going pursuit of Manchester United's Wayne Rooney.
No Ronaldo return to United
He's Bourne to Ron (Antony Kastrinakis, Sun) Manchester United were last night told they have no chance of signing Cristiano Ronaldo. Real Madrid's £80million star, who has yet to sign a new deal, fired a stunning double in a 6-0 win at Bournemouth. And new Real boss Carlo Ancelotti warned United: "I don't think there is a chance that he will leave.
Higuain holding out for Arsenal
Gunners' Hig-cups at Raf raid (Mark Irwin, Sun) Arsenal target Gonzalo Higuain has asked for 48 hours to think over a £30million move to Napoli. The Real Madrid striker — who has already agreed personal terms with Arsenal — wants to see whether the Gunners will raise their offer before committing himself to a move to Italy. But Arsenal are unwilling to be drawn into a bidding war after believing they had agreed a £23m deal with Madrid. Especially as they know the Spanish giants are planning to use the Higuain money to outbid them for Liverpool hitman Luis Suarez.
Soldado to Spurs?
Tottenham and Liverpool given August 3 deadline on moves for Roberto Soldado (John Cross, Daily Mirror) Valencia president Amadeo Salvo has turned up the heat on Tottenham and Liverpool over Roberto Soldado. Salvo has insisted that any interested club must meet Soldado's £25m release clause by August 3 – or forget about signing him this summer.
Harford to take over from Pardew at Newcastle?
Mick Harford talks leave Alan Pardew's position at Newcastle United in doubt (Jeremy Wilson, Daily Telegraph) Fresh questions have been raised about manager Alan Pardew's role at Newcastle United after it emerged that Mick Harford is in talks over a position at the club. Harford is understood to have held discussions over a role working alongside new director of football Joe Kinnear, whom he played under at Wimbledon. Kinnear and Harford are regarded as close allies, with Harford having begun his coaching career at Wimbledon before following Kinnear to Luton and then Nottingham Forest. He later became a manager in his own right at Rotherham, Luton and Queens Park Rangers. Harford's 13 months as assistant to Karl Robinson at MK Dons came to an end last month, and it was later announced he was to take up a coaching role at Millwall.


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It's that time of year. Coworkers are out sick, kids are missing school, and friends are posting on social media about all the nasty stomach bugs going around. In addition to over-the-counter solutions, many of you may be turning to all-natural remedies, including essential oils. But what would they have used in the 18th century?
"Influenza" was a word in use by the late 1700s but it was more commonly called the "contagious catarrh." Robin Kipps and Sharon Cotner from the Apothecary explained oils were not in use then because there was plenty of fresh material readily available." Today it is harder for some people to get access to such material which contributes to the contemporary use of essential oils," Robin explains.
Many of you may use your oils in vaporizers especially to treat congestion. Interestingly, research from the period does show advice for breathing steam. Specifically, one treatment required you to pour boiling water over rosemary leaves and then inhale the steam.
Here are other ways colonists would have treated their symptoms.
Fever: Peruvian Bark and Willow Bark were used to treat fevers. There were experiments taking place in the 18th century using thermometers to test a possible correlation between temperature and fever. But most doctors checked for an elevated pulse and warm skin to make their diagnosis.
Cough: Licorice (made into lozenges) and hot chocolate (made with spices) were both used as cough suppressants. Garlic syrup was also used as an expectorant to help break up "phlegms of the chest." Today, we know garlic has a bonus benefit in that it acts as a weak antibiotic.
Hoarseness: Syrup of Marshmallow Roots was the way to go if all that coughing made your voice raspy. Also called "Althea," the root is still used in modern medicines to help treat coughs.
Sore Throat: Honey, lemon, and sugar candy (equal parts) were mixed together and eaten to soothe the pain of a sore throat.
Runny Nose: Lozenges of Sulfur were prescribed to help get your sniffles under control.
Upset Stomach: Mint was mashed with sugar into a paste and was used as a way to treat nausea.
There's also evidence in both domestic and professional books from the 18th century that elderberry was used to treat colds. Modern science, of course, shows this botanical has some anti-viral properties.
In addition to these prescriptions, the doctor would also try to regulate the patient's activities. It's a regimen physicians still recommend to this day! Resting, staying in a warm bed, and eating foods that are easily digestible. The best suggestion? Chicken soup! It turns out, chicken soup has been the go-to remedy from as far back as the 12th century.
Again, a special thank you to Robin and Sharon for taking time out of their winter training in the Historic Area to help us with this post!
A reminder the Apothecary studies 18th-century medicine and encourages you to always discuss all of their medicines (including supplements) with your pharmacist before self-treatment. All natural does not mean it is always safe for everyone as some of the herbal treatments have side effects and can interact with prescription medications.
Special thanks to Fred Blystone for the pictures used in this post!
How do you treat your cold symptoms? Any family secrets passed down from generation to generation? Please, share them with the rest of us!


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The properties of the polariton modes associated with a resonance in the dielectric function of an optical fiber are derived. Particular attention is given to the surface polaritons, whose energy densities and power flows are concentrated close to the interface of the fiber core and its cladding. The results are illustrated with a range of dispersion curves for the two most important cases, when the fiber dielectric function has the reststrahl and plasma forms. General expressions are given and illustrated graphically for the power flow and the power density. It is shown numerically that the energy velocity, or group velocity, can have opposite sign to the phase velocity of the surface polariton.
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CreditCards.com Senior Industry Analyst Matt Schulz spoke on Monday, May 25, 2015, with Bob Moon of Bloomberg Radio about the results of the May 2015 Fraud Alert False Alarms survey. The interview and transcript are below.
Bob Moon: This is a Bloomberg Market Minute. It has happened to the President of the United States and countless others.
Cashier: I'm sorry your card is declined.
Moon: Almost 70% of Americans who have been notified of possible fraud got at least one of those alerts in error, according to CreditCards.com. And half of them, like President Obama at a press conference, say the block charges were legitimate purchases that were wrongly flagged.
Obama: I guess I don't use it enough. So they thought there was some fraud going on.
Matt Schulz: Nobody cares as much about your money as you do so it's important to check your credit card statement regularly.
Moon: Matt Schulz is Senior Analyst at CreditCards.com.
Schulz: It's really all about patterns and the banks keeping an eye out for anything that's unusual and out of the ordinary.
Moon: False alerts are inconvenient, but Schulz says the new vigilance is a good thing.
Schulz: It means that your bank is looking out for you, and it may be more likely to notice when the bad guys really do strike.
Moon: You can help avoid false alerts. Call your bank before you travel or make a large purchase. With the Bloomberg Business update, I'm Bob Moon.


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Similarly to our conversation on artificial intelligence, it's safe to say that the first to fully create controllable quantum computers will be thousands of years ahead of his counterpart. One of the problems is that the very people that we do not want to have this type of power are the only ones who can afford the technology right now. Imagine the power that Google will have access to with the exponential growth that they are experiencing in the field of quantum computing. Match this with their advanced technology in the field of artificial intelligence and you have a match made in heaven. As our Machine Learning group has mentioned: we will have to face the fact that there will be a considerable number of jobs that will be replaced by artificial intelligence. To add to the issue, with the advance of quantum computing technology, this is a problem that we will have to address much earlier than we expected. If the only thing machines require to complete any given task is time to learn the task you have given it, which could be accelerated with the computational speed of a quantum computer, then how long will it take before there are machines working in hospitals operating with little to zero percentage error? Or even imagine if the power and speed of quantum computing was used to advance the field of gene therapy how fast could we engineer the perfect human that never dies?
The beneficial implications and uses of this technology are innumerable, but anything of such reward comes with a high level of risk. Longer life expectancy leads to overpopulation, which is a problem that we are not ready to face. We have also never faced any being of superior intelligence to us, which will be an issue of its own. We must make sure that this technology is placed in the right hands and is used for the beneficial advance of humanity. This has to be done appropriately the first time around because any slight error could threaten human existence as we know it.
Speaking of, Temporal Defense Systems recently purchased one of the most powerful quantum machines available and they will help build the basis for the security systems that will be necessary when this technology arrives on a larger scale in the near future. With quantum technology, they will be able to take security and defense to the next level with device to device authentication, increased speed of threat detection and real time security level rating. James Burrell, exclaims that there are considerable benefits associated with this technology, which are mainly their ability to solve more complex computational problems. This allows them to increase security on pace with the ever changing operational network.
As you may recall from previous posts, quantum technology works on an exponential scale. Because the basis of this technology is currently being made a reality and put into practice, progress will only rise exponentially from here. Remember all of the issues that we brushed off because they were too far ahead of their time? Well the reality is that these problems will be in our face before we know it and we must be prepared to take them on with viable solutions once they are here.


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It can't be him; the pic is in colour.
I seen (saw?) some soldiers marching yesterday doing what I'm guessing is the new combat force test. They had issued small packs attached to 64 pattern jump frame (like in Gaps pic). I still can't quite understand what was going on there.
Where was that at?
So how do we get soldier loads closer to these prescribed weights?
2. Make kitlists come from the bottom and not the top.
1. Aftermarket kit2. Make kitlists come from the bottom and not the top.
Troops can be dumb and carry dumb things. Can't fix the kit weight gap fast (ie use new tech in short timeframe) so how about a unit make a kitlist that makes sense and allows for some variability due to role/posn and leaders lead and do inspections and ruthlessly culls kit not required.
A few years ago we were in Pet for IBTS. During the time there, we moved out of the biv into the woods for two nights to give the younger soldiers some experience in sleeping under the stars. While watching my Sect pack, I noticed a young lady packing her hair dryer and curling iron into her ruck. I quickly stopped her and had another young lady with more experience help her re-pack. The look on her face though when I asked her where she intended on plugging in her hairdryer was priceless.
That's awesome. I suppose she thought there were currant bushes in the training area?
We're going to need a new thread just for puns if this keeps up...MM
It'd probably just unravel.
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What is the difference between the Altec 511 / 811B sectoral horns?
What is the difference between the Altec 511 / 811B sectoral horns?
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511 is larger. Other than rare E-suffix 511 units, all I've seen (811 and 511)
are two bolt 1" inlet horns. Check out the Library section here...
The two horn types are of very similar design; the main difference is that the 511 loads the driver to 500Hz., while the 811 loads the driver to only 800Hz. Both horns need a crossover points of these respective frequencies (or higher) to protect their drivers. The 811 was made earliest, and replaced the H-808 multicellular horn in Altec's lineup.
There are variations within type. The original 811 (1952) was a one piece casting and had mouth fins that bowed outward. It was soon replaced by the 811A, a two piece welded design. Later the A was replaced with a cost-reduced 811B, thinner and lighter in weight. As far as I know the first 511 was the 511A, later replaced by the lighter weight 511B.
Both designs are basically radial horns, though they have initial throat sections that create some on axis beaming of high frequencies. Many people feel that the 511 series sounds quite a bit better than the 811 series, even apart from its ability to load down to 500Hz. These are all cast aluminum horns, and benefit sonically from damping of their exteriors. A couple of ziplock bags of sand placed on top is a good start.
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OROVILLE — Several years of declining crop values turned around during 2017, according to the Butte County Crop Report for last year, which was released Tuesday.
The gross value for agricultural production in 2017 was $696,563,214, up about $776,000 from 2016. The number is an estimated gross value that doesn't reflect production cost or the income to the growers.
Walnuts remained the No. 1 crop in the county by value at $255 million, an increase of about $20 million from 2016. Rice moved into second, from third in 2016, with a value of $145.5 million, an increase of about $23 million.
Both increases were due to a price boost. The amount of the harvest was down for both crops, but walnut prices climbed from $1,700 to $2,132 per ton from 2016 to 2017, and rice was up $275 to $354 per ton.
Almonds on the other hand saw prices drop $1,000 a ton to $4,656. That translated to a $50 million decline in the almond crop value to $138 million.
Prunes were fourth at $35.2 million, a rebound from $18 million in 2016, when weather resulted in an emergency declaration for the crop.
Nursery stock was fifth at $13.9 million, an increase of more than $2 million from 2016. Asked if the increase might be due to the 192,000 plants Floral Native Nursery provided to the Hamilton City J Levee habitat restoration project, Deputy Agricultural Commissioner Katharine Quist said she couldn't go into that kind of detail, but said there were 40 more acres in nursery stock from 2016 to 2017.
Harvested timber also saw a big increase, which was up from $8.5 million to $13.5 million, good enough for sixth. The timber harvest was up 40 percent from 2016 to 2017.
Crop values have been dropping in Butte County since 2013, when they peaked at almost $870 million. In that period planted crop acreage also dropped from 472,478 acres to 416,987 acres, according to the report. Most of that has been a decline in field crops, which lost 58,000 acres to about 309,500 acres. Orchard land is up about 4,000 acres to 101,409 acres.
Walnut and almond acreage were up slightly from 2016 to 2017 to 49,832 acres and 39,575 acres respectively. Rice acreage was down about 1,600 acres to 93,444 acres.
"Agriculture is still the number one industry in Butte County and contributes to our economy in the form of employment, labor income and value added," said Butte County Agriculture Commissioner Louie Mendoza in a press release. "About one in five jobs in our area is attributed to agriculture."
Butte County agricultural exports to other countries did experience a slight decrease in 2017. Export destinations range from Algeria to Vietnam, with 63 countries and 10 states importing Butte County agricultural products. Indications at this point are that the number of agricultural exports will continue to stay resilient as products remain in demand.
The 2017 Crop Report is available online at: http://tinyurl.com/buttecrop2017.


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Zion Evangelical Church
June 25th, 2007
Located at the corner of W. 14th St. and I-490. In January of 1867, forty German immigrant families living in the section of Cleveland, then known as University Heights (now Tremont), met with Rev. Stemple, pastor of West Side Church. Many of the families had been attending Rev. stemple's church, but with the great walking distance and increasing German population in this area, they decided to start a church of their own. In the spring of the same year, a corner lot on College Avenue and Tremont Street was purchased for $400 so a permanent church building could be constructed. The cornerstone was laid on May 12, 1867, marking the date we have come to regard as Zion's birthday.October 6, 1867, was a day for double celebration as Rev. A. Bauer became the church's first minister and began his ministry with a service to dedicate the new building. Rev. Bauer remained with the church until August 1868 when he was succeeded by Rev. G. Bochert. 1872 was a year of expansion for the church. The congregation purchased the track of land on the corner of Branch Ave. and Jennings Road (W. 14th St.) from Sarah and Francis Branch. The church was moved from College Ave. to the new site in July. At the same time it was renovated and enlarged. At that time the church was a frame building capable of seating 600 people. Lighting was provided by oil lamps fastened to the sidewalls with brackets. It had a small hand pump organ in the balcony at the rear of the church. Mr. E. A. Seidle was the first organist and was paid $25 for six months service. In September, 1872 Mr. Hahn was hired as schoolteacher and organist for $50 a month. In the same year the Ladied Aid Society was founded. In November 1873 a small church was purchased and moved to the site of the church and remodeled as a schoolhouse with three whitewashed rooms and a kitchen.
In 1874 the church joined the German Evangelical Synod of North America. In 1927, the word, German, was dropped from the Synod title. At that time the name of the church was changed to Zion Evangelical Protestant Church. During this time a men's organization called the Krankenverein (Sick Insurance Society) was formed. In 1884, the Zion Young Ladies Sick Benefit Association was organized.
The congregation continued to grow and the need for a new and larger building became evident. On June 18, 1884, ground was broken and the cornerstone was laid on June 20, 1884 on the site of the former schoolhouse. The new church was dedicated on February 1, 1885.
In 1890 the West Side of Cleveland was rapidly expanding and some members were moving out of the community. Members liv ing at a distance found it difficult to attend church and Zion donated $1,500 in order for them to obtain a site to erect a new house of worship. This church is the present Bethany United Church of Christ on the corner of West 41st Street and Storer Ave.
In 1897, Zion's membership was over 1,000 and a new parsonage was built. In 1906 a new schoolhouse was built at a cost of $20,000. In 1911 electgric lights were installed in the church. Rev. Benjamin Wulfman, who was selected as pastor in November of 1916, introduced the transition from the use of German to English with an occasional English service in 1916. By 1919 one service a month was in English. Renovation of the church was started in 1921 and completed in 1922. During this time a well-menaing custodian destroyed the books containing the records of baptism, confirmation classes, weddings and funerals prior to January, 1888 because "they were full and of no further use." At this time also an English Bible was purchased for use in the church.
One of the most improtant events in the history of Zion Church was the union of the Reformed Church in the United States and the Evangelical Synod of North America. On the evening of June 16, before an audience of two thousand people, the merger was consummated.
The south and west migration of members by 1941 brought up the question of relocation. Results of balloting indicated that 94% of members were against this relocation. Christ Eve service was held at 10:30 pm for the first time in 1945 and on Sunday, August 4, 1946 at Lakewood Park, an 11 am worship service was held with games and recreation in the afternoon.
The 90th anniversary of Zion was celebrated on May 15, 1957 with almost 600 persons attending the special service and a capacity crown of 400 attending the Anniversary Dinner. On June 25, 1957, the union of the Evangelical and Reformed Church and the Congregational Christian Churches was concluded in Cleveland which resulted in the formation of the United Church of Christ, to which body Zion now belongs.
In 1963 the Elders were requested to make a study of the future of Zion after the first plans of various highways to be built close to the church were released. Results of the balloting of members indicated a majority preferred to continue in the current location. The 100th anniversary was celebrated on May 14th, 1967 with a centennial supper.
The 1970's saw an increase in crime and vandalism in the neighborhood. It was at this time that the parsonage was torn down and a parking lot was created. Theykey word for the 1980's became "involvement". Involvement in "Food for Needy" campaigns, invovlement in summer tutoring programs for children, donations, church handicap accessibility, and other programs were initiated.
Zion celebrated their 125th Anniversary with a special worship service on May 3, 1992. In 2000 Zion was blessed wsith a generous anonymous donation to replace the floor tiles in the office area of the School Building and back hall. On December 12, 2000 a windstorm severely damaged the steeple and blew tiles off the roof. Insurance funds could only repair the roof and temporarily patch the steeple. Currently the roof and steeple are in good shape and the steeple is lit for all to see. Many challenges continue to face Zion, both financially and in numbers of parisioners as is true with other parishes in the surrounding neighborhood.
****As a special note: The Chelsea Apartments across from Zion was built in 1898 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. It supposedly was the first "high-rise" in Cleveland and had the first elevator in the state.
Special thanks to Zion website, "Sacred Landmarks", Tremont West DevelopmentCorp. for the picture.
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Fire officials said low humidity, hot weather and wind could cause the fire to flare again in the parched forest.


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Our most picturesque tour of Denali and the Alaska wilderness featuring rarely seen vistas, spectacular mountain passes and glaciers galore. This tour offers abundant marine wildlife viewing opportunities during the day boat cruise across Prince William Sound.
Unique to this tour:
- Deluxe Dome Railcar from Talkeetna to Denali
- Explore Denali with a 7-hour Tundra Wilderness Tour
- Visit an Iditarod Sled Dog Musher's kennel for a private tour
- Gold panning at historic Gold Dredge #8
- Riverboat cruise and city tour of Fairbanks including a stop at the Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline
- Prince William Sound boat cruise
- Tour the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
- So much more...
Special Benefits To Norwegian Cruisetours:
- All tours are fully escorted by local Alaskan guides
- 12- and 14-day Cruisetours include a visit with an Iditarod Sled Dog Musher
- Guaranteed animal sightings
- All tours feature travel on the rails of Alaska Railroad
14-Day Denali-Valdez Explorer - Southbound Cruisetour
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Air Arrival Day Into Anchorage
Welcome to Anchorage. Whether you're exploring Alaska's largest city or the wonderful amenities your hotel has to offer, get ready for an unforgettable journey in the days ahead fully escorted by a local Alaskan guide. Please note the standard hotel check-in time is 3:00pm. Guests who arrive earlier may have to wait to occupy their rooms. Enjoy the rest of your day at leisure.
Overnight: Anchorage
* The transfer from Airport to Hotel is included when arriving flight information is provided to Norwegian Cruise Line at least 10 days prior to tour start date. Transfer is offered only on the starting date of the tour. Guests who do not provide flight information within the guidelines forfeit this service. Unused transfers are nonrefundable.
Your Norwegian Cruise Line Tour Director will greet you at your Anchorage hotel this morning. Today you'll ride along the rails of the world-famous Alaska Railroad from Talkeetna to Denali with 360-degree views from your deluxe dome railcar seats. As the gorgeous scenery of Alaska rolls past, be watchful for wildlife, as well as glimpses of Mt McKinley, or, as local Alaskans call it, "The Great One." Full bar and meal service are available for purchase during your rail journey. Open evening for optional activities such as whitewater rafting, helicopter flightseeing, hiking, or one of the park service programs.
8:00am Depart for Talkeetna via motorcoach
Overnight: Denali
More than just the mountain, Denali National Park is six-million acres of wild land. This morning, your tour will take you into this pristine region of Alaska on the only road into and out of the park. Along the way, enjoy a fully narrated ride learning about the flora and fauna of the area while looking out for the wild animals that roam freely and call this park home. While in this beautiful area, set aside time to experience the solitude and tranquility that vast wilderness can provide.
During your included Tundra Wilderness Tour, you will travel 53 miles into Denali National Park, enjoying the incredible scenery and some of the best opportunities to see wildlife in its natural setting. A light snack is included on the tour. Tour duration is approximately 7 hours. Upon your arrival in Alaska, your Tour Director will advise you of your tour time. Open evening for optional activities.
Overnight: Denali
Today's itinerary includes the morning kennel tour. Learn about the Alaska state sport of dog mushing with an included stop at a local Iditarod sled dog kennel. You'll be amazed to learn about this fascinating sport, the musher, the dogs, and even get to hold a future champion puppy in your arms. After this authentic visit, we won't be surprised if you are ready to run "The Last Great Race" yourself. In the afternoon, continue north to Alaska's Golden Heart City, Fairbanks, on your deluxe motorcoach.
8:30am Iditarod Sled Dog Kennel Visit
Overnight: Fairbanks
This morning, enjoy a visit to the historic Gold Dredge #8 where you will get the chance to do some panning just like the early pioneers of Alaska. Afterwards, board your deluxe motorcoach for a city tour of Fairbanks before stopping in historic downtown for lunch on your own. This afternoon enjoy a ride on the Riverboat Discovery, a three-hour journey that will take you into the heart of Alaska. Operated by a family who has made the Alaskan rivers home for five generations, you'll witness a Bush Pilot take off and land beside the boat, and hear stories of flying into remote Alaska firsthand. Halfway through the experience, you'll be immersed in frontier living with a guided walking tour of a recreated Athabascan Indian village. See cabins made of spruce logs, along with other indigenous dwellings that have allowed the strong Athabascan people to survive for thousands of years in this harsh environment. Open evening to explore Fairbanks or take an optional tour.
9:30am Gold Dredge #8
Overnight: Fairbanks
Today's journey travels south along the Richardson Highway to Valdez, the terminus of the Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline. Enjoy spectacular vistas of the Alaska Range over one of the rarely utilized highways in Alaska. Enjoy your free evening in the beautiful port community of Valdez.
7:00am Depart Fairbanks
Overnight: Valdez
This morning you will cruise through the majestic Prince William Sound and along the 3-mile face of Columbia Glacier, keeping a watchful eye out for wildlife, including seals, sea otters, birds, and even whales! View the Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline Terminal where supertankers are loaded with crude oil from Prudhoe Bay as you leave the harbor. Continue your day long journey to the port community of Whittier. Light meal included on-board. Upon arrival in Whittier, board your deluxe motorcoach and make a stop at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center to view large animals found throughout Alaska. You'll get up close to moose, bears, musk ox and other indigenous animals of the region. Taking in orphaned animals and providing quality animal care year-round, the Conservation Center is dedicated to the protection and preservation of Alaska's wildlife. Animals that cannot be released back into the wild are given a permanent home at the Center.
Continue towards Seward where you will board Norwegian Jewel for your 7-day Sawyer Glacier cruise.
7:00am Depart Valdez on Prince William Sound Cruise
|Seward, Alaska (EMBARK)
|9:00 pm
Seward, Alaska
Best known for its beautiful parks and mountain scenery, Seward, Alaska is not to be missed. There is nearly an endless variety of outdoor activities to enjoy in Seward, from mountain biking and climbing, to rafting, sea kayaking, and dog-sledding, and even skiing, fishing or white water rafting. Explore scenic hiking trails or have a picnic among the pristine landscape. There's no shortage of enjoyable pastimes in Alaska's City of Seward.
|Cruise Hubbard Glacier
|Icy Strait Point, Alaska
|9:00 am
|6:00 pm
Icy Strait Point, Alaska
Venture "where the north wind doesn't blow." Known for this famous saying, Icy Strait Point is the ideal landing spot for adventurers seeking a new experience. Breathtaking and exciting, Icy Strait Point truly takes you where the wild things are. It's one of the few places in the world where wildlife outnumbers the human population. A trip here certainly satisfies your taste for adventure. Take a cruise from Icy Strait Point and enjoy Alaska's awe-inspiring scenery and the many excursion options that Norwegian Cruise Line has to offer.
|Juneau, Alaska
|7:00 am
|1:15 pm
Juneau, Alaska
Juneau has been called "Alaska's peak experience," certainly due in part to its unparalleled glacier viewing from such places as Tracy Arm Fjord, the Juneau Icefields and Glacier Bay National Park. Kayak up one of the area's many protected waterways, go flightseeing, tour historic downtown or try your hand at panning for gold. The majestic Mendenhall Glacier lies nearly 12 miles outside Juneau, a treck worthwhile.
|Endicott Arm & Dawes Glacier (Cruising)
Endicott Arm & Dawes Glacier (Cruising)
This is why visitors come to Alaska—to see glaciers as magnificent as Dawes—and getting there is half the excitement. From Stephens Passage, your ship will turn into the glacially carved fjord of Endicott Arm, the southern sister fjord to Tracy. However, Endicott is special. It's the fjord less travelled, and at its head, Dawes Glacier. But first, the 31-mile fjord. Sheer granite walls. Plunging waterfalls. Spruce and hemlock trees clinging to the steep sides. It is the definition of pristine. Look for "bergy bits," floating chunks of glacial ice, some looking more like sculptures, some with resting seals on top. Keep an eye open for bears, mountain goats and whales, too. As we approach the glacier, listen for thunderous cracks and have your camera ready. Dawes is an active tidewater glacier that recedes daily causing calving, where huge hunks of ice plunge into the sea. At 600 feet tall and a half-mile wide, this blue-hued, powerful glacier may be the highlight of your Alaska cruise.
|Skagway, Alaska
|7:00 am
|5:00 pm
Skagway, Alaska
In a single year from 1896 to 1897, this remote town along the Inside Passage grew from a few tents to a city of 20,000 gold seekers. Today, travelers come in search of other riches – to experience yesteryear along Skagway's charming boardwalk lined with buildings that replicate those Gold Rush days.
|Ketchikan, Alaska
|1:00 pm
|8:00 pm
Ketchikan, Alaska
Its Tlingit Indian name, Kach Khanna, means "spread wings of the eagle." Chances are you'll see one of these magnificent birds perched atop a Sitka tree. Thanks to its abundant rainfall, Ketchikan is surrounded by some of the world's most lush wilderness.
|Cruise Inside Passage
Cruise Inside Passage
Get ready for amazing views and wildlife like nowhere else as you sail through the islands of Alaska's Inside Passage.
|Vancouver, British Columbia (DISEMBARK)
|7:00 am
Vancouver, British Columbia
Positioned between the snow-dusted North Shore Mountains and the rich, blue waters of the Pacific Ocean, Vancouver blends big-city sophistication with small-town charm. Don't miss Queen Elizabeth Park – a 130-acre civic arboretum accented with sculptures by modern artist Henry Moore.
Please Note:
- Disembarkation usually begins 2 hours after docking.
- Due to security reasons, all guests must be on board 2 hours before sailing.
- Itineraries are subject to change at any time without notice.
- Check your specific sailing for exact departure and arrival times. All times are local to the port.


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