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Early on the morning of December 25th, the muckraking journalist Tetiana Chornovil drove out of Kiev toward her home, outside the Ukrainian capital. Chornovil, who is thirty-four, had long been an irritant to the government of President Victor Yanukovych, and she is a leading figure in the mass protests that have dominated central Kiev since late November. As Chornovil drove along a stretch of empty highway in the dark before dawn, her car was chased down and forced off the road by a black Porsche Cayenne, whose passengers then emerged and beat her senseless.
The assailants broke Chornovil's nose and gave her a concussion before throwing her into a ditch. But she had captured a video of the car chase on her dashboard camera, which post-Soviet citizens use to protect themselves against extortion by traffic police. The license-plate number of the Porsche and the faces two of the men who assaulted Chornovil are visible in the footage, which, fleetingly, generated hope among Ukrainians that the attackers could be brought to justice.
And, indeed, arrests were made. But last Thursday, the government declared that the investigation was over, and the office of Ukraine's Prosecutor General announced that Chornovil's beating was, essentially, just a road-rage incident. She had provoked the men in the Porsche with her erratic driving, and they had responded with an act of "hooliganism." This is a relatively minor infraction in the Ukrainian criminal code, but it is also well known to the politically aware as the charge typically levelled by the government against those whom it would rather not prosecute at all. Case closed.
Episodes like this, which have received relatively little attention in the West, express, for many Ukrainians, what is truly at stake in the country's ongoing political unrest, which is now entering its fourth month. There has, however, been considerable reporting about events on the Maidan—the central Kiev square where crowds first gathered, in late November, to protest Yanukovych's spurning of a trade deal with the European Union in favor of close ties with Russia. That small protest swelled into a larger movement after November 30th, when the authorities sent in riot police to brutalize the peaceful demonstrators. The protestors are now in control of a significant part of downtown Kiev, around which they have erected barricades against further police incursion.
On January 16th, the government rammed a package of laws through Parliament that essentially criminalize protest, and, on January 19th, the demonstrations, which had until then been peaceful, turned violent. There are photographs of the subsequent street fighting between protestors and police—images of ragged brawlers hurling Molotov cocktails at riot squads, and of priests in full regalia wading through heaps of burning tires. Five protestors have been killed so far and hundreds are missing, and the government seems to have resorted to desperate tactics in an attempt to maintain its precarious grip on power.
What has been lost amid the competing explanations for the chaos in Ukraine is the story that precedes these developments: for more than a decade, Yanukovych has gradually become toxic to huge numbers of his own people. For Ukrainians, the current unrest isn't about whether the country will once again submit to its traditional hegemon, Russia, nor is it about closer alignment with the E.U., or about putting Ukraine's underwhelming political opposition into power.
The central issue, for the protestors and their supporters, as well as for many other Ukrainians, is that, since the Soviet Union fell apart and the country became independent, it has been run by a succession of marauding criminals, Yanukovych chief among them. For the country to have any chance at reform, they believe, these "bandits" have to go. This view does not allow for much equivocation or compromise. The energy of the protests comes from those who believe that life in Ukraine has grown intolerable, which may make a negotiated settlement that leaves the current regime in place nearly impossible.
From 1997 to 2002, Yanukovych was the appointed governor of Donetsk province, a Russian-leaning industrial region characterized by a particularly violent and unreformed variety of post-Soviet patronage politics. He then served as prime minister for two years, at the end of the corrupt Presidency of Leonid Kuchma. But Yanukovych first attracted attention outside of Eastern Europe as the goat of Ukraine's 2004 Presidential election, which he tried to rig. His opponent at the time, Viktor Yushchenko, was dosed with dioxin in an apparent assassination attempt, which left his face permanently deformed. After Ukrainian society rose up against this attempt to usurp power, Yanukovych reportedly favored using the Army against the peaceful protestors who flooded central Kiev. It is not hard to imagine that, in another country, Yanukovych might be behind bars. Some Ukrainians, in fact, have long referred to him as the zek (convict), a reference to the time he served in prison, as a young man, for robbery and assault.
Still, many of his detractors may have been willing to consign these unfortunate incidents to history, had Yanukovych not begun, after his election, in 2010, to systematically outrage many of his countrymen. In 2011, his most prominent political opponent, Yulia Tymoshenko, was jailed on trumped-up charges, about which even Vladimir Putin, Yanukovych's patron, expressed skepticism. Yanukovych also pushed through substantial changes to Ukraine's constitutional order after assuming office, transforming the country from a parliamentary republic into a centralized regime under a powerful Presidency. This was a radical move for a politician whose base of support was largely concentrated in the country's Russia-leaning south and far east—places with cultures very different from those of Kiev and western Ukraine.
In the same period, many Ukrainians had the sense that their country was becoming an even more brutal and lawless place. These days, protestors can measure the legitimacy of the government by the increasing number of Bentleys, Rolls-Royces, Ferraris, and Maybachs gliding through the streets of Kiev, carrying the élites, whose fortunes have multiplied under Yanukovych's rule, past pensioners who subsist on a few hundred dollars a year, past buildings with crumbling façades (from which chunks of masonry fall and occasionally injure pedestrians), and past steep, icy sidewalks that the state lacks the will or the wherewithal to clear.
Violence, much of it politically motivated, is almost never punished in Ukraine. Last spring, in broad daylight in downtown Kiev, a pack of thugs in tracksuits beat up two journalists working for one of the country's beleaguered opposition news outlets as policemen stood by and watched. This attack was captured on video, which, like Chornovil's footage, briefly raised hopes that the assailants—"anti-Fascist sportsmen," as they were described in the residual Stalinist language of the state media—might face justice. Instead, they received pro-forma slaps on the wrist. In 2012, public outrage erupted after an eighteen-year-old woman in the southern city of Mykolaiv was gang-raped, strangled, and burned to death by three men, two of whom appeared to have connections to the ruling party. At first, the local police let the two men go free, but protests eventually forced Yanukovych to intervene and have them arrested—a happier outcome, but one that confirmed that justice was circumscribed by the caprice of the ruler.
Disgruntled Ukrainians can tell these stories for hours, but they suggest that, even before the attack on the Maidan protestors on November 30th, the legitimacy of Yanukovych's rule was in doubt for many of his constituents. Since then, however, the government's acts of violent retribution have only become more dramatic. The international media have reported that at least five protestors have been killed, including a young man from Belarus, who was shot during a clash with riot police in late January, and a middle-aged seismologist, whose tortured corpse was found in the woods outside the city. But these stories, however gruesome, may understate the systematic campaign that is under way against supporters of the protest movement. Since the violence on the streets escalated on January 19th, more than a thousand protestors have been admitted to hospitals in Kiev, and police have seized the opportunity to take the wounded directly from their beds. At least thirty-three protestors have simply disappeared as a result: Yuriy Verbytsky, the seismologist whose dead body turned up in the woods, was kidnapped as he sought medical treatment.
Dmytro Bulatov, an organizer of the so-called Auto Maidan movement—in which activists drive up to the houses of officials and élites who are connected to the government and stage peaceful protests at their gates—was kidnapped and held for more than a week. When he was dumped in a forest outside Kiev, on January 30th, his face was covered in blood. Bulatov said that men with Russian accents had literally tried to crucify him, attempting to nail his hands to a door. He has now fled to Lithuania for medical treatment. Another Auto Maidan organizer, Serhiy Koba, fearing reprisal, announced on January 23rd that he, too, had left the country; by February 1st, he was on the Interior Ministry's wanted list for inciting civil unrest.
Nights in Kiev became even more fraught in late January and early February; gangs of thugs roamed the city, destroying cars. Thirty vehicles were reported to have been set on fire on the night of January 31st alone; another seven were torched the following evening. This vandalism was apparently random—an attempt, perhaps, to spread terror in a capital whose cosmopolitan, Europe-leaning residents largely despise Yanukovych—but a few of the vehicles targeted for destruction belonged to opposition politicians and to Auto Maidan participants.
The government's escalating violence has encouraged the spread of protests throughout the country, most significantly in Russia-leaning eastern Ukraine, which has long been Yanukovych's most solid base of support. Reports from the eastward cities of Zaporizhyia and Dnipropetrovsk indicate that many people are afraid to leave their homes because pro-government street fighters—known as titushki, after the name of one of the men who thrashed the two journalists in Kiev last year—have been out on the streets, working shoulder-to-shoulder with the police to violently disperse peaceful demonstrators. In Kharkiv province, also in the east, the governor appointed by Yanukovych declared in a tweet that the authorities would deal with today's "Fascists"—the opposition—in the same way that Ukrainians had dealt with the invading Germans, in 1941. (Politicians loyal to the regime regularly denounce the protestors on the Maidan as Nazis, terrorists, and okupanty, a reference to the German occupiers of the Second World War.)
On January 31st, the news site Ukrainska Pravda published an official document indicating that Ukraine's interior minister favors using flamethrowers as a tool in the maintenance of public order. And, this weekend, news emerged that the Ukrainian pop singer Ruslana, the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest winner and a leading Maidan supporter, had been facing threats of violence since January, when she travelled to several European capitals to advocate for sanctions against high-ranking officials in the Yanukovych government. She says that thugs have gathered around her house and followed her car, and she's been getting phone messages that "they'll do to me what they did to Dmytro Bulatov."
A negotiated settlement between Yanukovych and the opposition might be the best means by which to steer Ukraine toward a decent political order, but such an outcome seems unlikely. Talks involving Western diplomats in Kiev, who are attempting to piece together a financial and political deal to end the standoff and provide aid to a new, technocrat-led Ukrainian government, could lead to some resolution. But, the trouble is, for the protestors still behind the barricades in Kiev, there can be no end to the crisis—and, in their view, no future for Ukraine—until the regime departs.
Antigovernment protestors in Kiev. February 8, 2014. Photograph by Alexander Koerner/Getty.


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Bill Fine is the president and general manager of Boston's WCVB-TV Channel 5 news station and ABC affiliate. A summa cum laude graduate of Boston University's College of Communication, Fine graduated with a bachelor of science in broadcasting and film. He began his career on-air as a sports reporter/director and then sales account executive at WPTZ-TV (1977-1980), owned by Hearst Television in the Burlington VT/Plattsburgh NY market. After a stint at TeleRep, Inc., as an account executive (1980-1981), Fine joined WCVB in the same capacity and during the next 11 years was promoted through the sales management ranks at both WBAL and WCVB, ultimately assuming the position of vice president/general sales manager at WCVB in 1996. In November 1998, he was named president and general manager of WBAL. In August 2005, Fine returned to Boston and the award-winning WCVB as the station's fourth president and general manager in the station's 40-year history.

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Trastevere food tour will start in Rome's historic food center, Piazza Navona. The culinary journey will take you to to other important food areas in Rome: the Jewish Ghetto, Campo de'Fiori and Trastevere.
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Opened 9 years ago
Last modified 6 years ago
#1460 reopened bug
Non-English keyboard layouts have problems for commonly-used commands on SDL and OS X
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Description (last modified by takkaria)
See e..g
- http://angband.oook.cz/forum/showpost.php?p=54149&postcount=7 (norweigan)
- http://angband.oook.cz/forum/showthread.php?t=4426 (german)
- http://angband.oook.cz/forum/showpost.php?p=54306&postcount=6 (german)
I think this is because the frontend code is assuming stuff about keyboard layouts that it shouldn't but I'm not sure how.
Change History (14)
comment:1 Changed 9 years ago by takkaria
- Description modified (diff)
- Summary changed from Non-English keyboard layouts have problems for commonly-used commands to Non-English keyboard layouts have problems for commonly-used commands on SDL and OS X
comment:2 Changed 9 years ago by magnate
- Milestone changed from 3.3.0 to 3.4.0
Postponing to 3.4 per IRC
comment:3 Changed 8 years ago by takkaria
Please also see http://angband.oook.cz/forum/showthread.php?t=5046
comment:4 Changed 8 years ago by magnate
- Status changed from new to confirmed
comment:5 Changed 8 years ago by PowerWyrm
Finally sorted this out. The "cannot suicide", "cannot perform inscribe" and "'@' acts as '0@'" are all the same problem, related to this code (see main-sdl, probably in other main-xxx too):
/* have these to get consistent ctrl-shift behaviour */ case SDLK_0: if (!ms || mc || ma) ch = '0'; break; case SDLK_1: if (!ms || mc || ma) ch = '1'; break; ...
The same code was present in main-win for 3.3.x, it's not there in 3.4 so I suppose the problem got fixed along the way.
comment:6 Changed 8 years ago by magnate
- Status changed from confirmed to pending
A link to a fix on github is in the first post of http://angband.oook.cz/forum/showthread.php?t=5219
comment:7 Changed 8 years ago by magnate
Er, that fix isn't actually intended for global consumption (being specific to German keyboards as noted in the thread). Instead there's a possible solution in http://angband.oook.cz/forum/showthread.php?t=5233 - thanks again to Tobias.
comment:8 Changed 8 years ago by PowerWyrm
Unfortunately this doesn't work for me (french AZERTY keyboard). Alt-Gr is interpreted by SDL as KMOD_RALT | KMOD_LCTRL and not KMOD_MODE.
comment:9 Changed 8 years ago by magnate
- Resolution set to fixed (in master)
- Status changed from pending to closed
Fixed by takkaria, now in both master and v4-master.
comment:10 Changed 8 years ago by takkaria
- Description modified (diff)
- Milestone changed from 3.4.0 to Future
- Resolution fixed (in master) deleted
- Status changed from closed to reopened
This doesn't work for PowerWyrm? so re-opening.
comment:11 Changed 8 years ago by PowerWyrm
Another related problem on SDL: with an AZERTY keyboard, keys '0' (0x30) to '9' (0x39) are accessed using SHIFT + key; with the current code, these keys are not processed because MODS_INCLUDE_SHIFT() in ui-event.h reports them as requiring SHIFT. To fix that, MODS_INCLUDE_SHIFT() should include range 0x30 to 0x39:
#define MODS_INCLUDE_SHIFT(v) \ (((((v) >= 0x21) && ((v) <= 0x60)) || \ (((v) >= 0x7B) && ((v) <= 0x7E)))? FALSE: TRUE)
comment:12 Changed 7 years ago by myshkin
- Keywords sdl mac added
comment:13 Changed 7 years ago by takkaria
- Milestone changed from Future to 3.5.0
Assigning still-open bugs from Future to 3.5 for fixing.
comment:14 Changed 6 years ago by takkaria
This has been partially worked around on OS X; we need a similar thing for SDL now. See #880.


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In response to NIH's solicitation of comments(www.federalregister.gov) on a draft National Pain Strategy document developed by the Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee, the AAFP sent a letter this week offering its feedback.
The National Pain Strategy(iprcc.nih.gov) is a comprehensive, population health-oriented plan based on a 2011 report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) that offered recommendations "to increase the recognition of pain as a significant public health problem in the United States."
In the May 20 letter(2 page PDF) to Linda Porter, Ph.D., program director for systems and cognitive neuroscience at NIH's National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and a co-author of the draft document, the Academy expressed its support for the draft National Pain Strategy and its strong agreement that additional education and training is needed to help physicians better treat their patients' pain.
"The AAFP agrees that provider education and instruction in the use of multimodal pain management strategies, to include safe prescribing practices for opioid analgesics as one component of a comprehensive pain management plan, is needed and urges medical schools and family medicine residency programs to integrate into curricula and provide during training (this information)," said the letter, which was signed by AAFP Board Chair Reid Blackwelder, M.D., of Kingsport, Tenn.
Story highlights
- In response to NIH's request for comments on a draft National Pain Strategy document developed by the Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee, the AAFP sent a letter this week offering its feedback.
- In its May 20 letter, the Academy expressed support for the draft document and the need for additional education and training to help physicians better treat their patients' pain.
- The letter also explained that the AAFP continues to oppose any action that limits patients' access to physician-prescribed pharmaceuticals and reiterated the Academy's opposition to mandating CME as a condition for prescribing any medication.
In 2008, the Academy joined the Association of Departments of Family Medicine, the Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors and the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine in developing recommended curriculum guidelines(10 page PDF) to teach family medicine residents how to care for patients with chronic pain. Those guidelines were revised in 2011.
The letter also explained that the AAFP, along with other major professional physician organizations, continues to oppose any action that limits patients' access to physician-prescribed pharmaceuticals.
"The AAFP is committed to maintaining family physicians' rights to treat their patients efficiently and effectively," the letter said.
Furthermore, stated the letter, the Academy is adamantly opposed to mandating CME as a condition for prescribing any type of medication.
The AAFP continues to work with the FDA and other government agencies to support education and physician self-regulation regarding the FDA's risk evaluation mitigation strategy process, said the letter. "By collaborating with stakeholders and interprofessional groups to address the pain epidemic, the AAFP remains an active partner in processes surrounding physician self-regulation."
The letter concluded by saying the AAFP plans to continue to collaborate with key organizations and government entities to improve the management of pain, as well as to combat drug addiction and opioid abuse.
Related AAFP News Coverage
HHS Lays Out Multifaceted Plan to Combat Opioid Abuse
Focus Will Be on Prescriber Education, Naloxone Use and Medication-assisted Treatment
'Red Flag' Document Offers Guidance on Prescribing Controlled Substances
AAFP Joins Physician, Pharmacist Associations, Retail Chains to Create Resource
Opioid Studies Mark Slowdown in Abuse, but Work Remains
More Research Needed to Fine-tune Prescribing Practices, Combat Abuse
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When it comes to identifying and securing the most suitable funding for your business, a commercial finance broker can be a huge help. But choosing the right one to support your business can be challenging.
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by Rosa Albanese, Watershed Stewards Project Member
When I was asked to organize the 2014 Frog Docent Program at MMWD to get people on board with protecting Mt. Tam's very own foothill yellow-legged frog (Rana boylii), I was excited because, simply put, frogs are really cool and definitely worth saving. Here are just a few reasons why:
- They are one of earth's best indicator species. Their ability to breathe through their skin and their reliance on clean water and clean habitat free of toxics and pollutants means that they are extremely sensitive to changes in the environment. It should be a warning sign to all that if frogs are not doing well, then something is wrong.
- They serve as a critical part of the food web. Not only do frogs provide a meal to other animals like fish, birds, dragonflies, beetles, and snakes, frogs also prey upon insects such as mosquitoes, which may be vectors for nasty pathogens such as West Nile virus and heartworm.
- They provide medical researchers with the potential to improve human health. Many pharmaceuticals used to save millions of lives have come from the skin secretions of some very special frog species. Some examples include medicines that help block HIV transmissions, reduce high blood pressure, and treat antibiotic-resistant staph infections.
The sad part is that on a global scale one-third of the world's amphibian population is diminishing. On a local scale it is just as depressing. The foothill yellow-legged frog population has disappeared from more than 45% of its historic range in California and Oregon, in part due to habitat loss, pesticide use, introduction of exotic predators, disease, water impoundments, logging, mining, and grazing in riparian zones. Kermit was right when he said, "It's not easy being green." The current drought conditions are certainly not making matters any better for wildlife. All is not lost, however. There are many things you can do to give frogs a break and make it easier for them to survive and reproduce.
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While Dr. Williams was growing up in the tiny community of Epworth Georgia, she could only dream that after attending Young Harris and North GA Colleges, and finishing with a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, she'd be accepted at the prestigious Medical College of Georgia in Augusta and someday be able to return to her home to practice medicine. But following her Pediatric residency at LeBonheur Children's Medical Center in Memphis Tennessee, that is exactly what happened.
While in Memphis, she also had the invaluable experience of working at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Since she returned to her home in Blue Ridge with her husband Van and two daughters, Abigail and Emma, she has enjoyed the great beauty of our area and rekindled her love for our community.
As for her medical practice philosophy she says, "I love the challenge of figuring out the correct diagnosis! I have always wanted to be a detective so pediatric medicine is a great fit for me." "But most of all, I enjoy getting to know the children and the families. When I am able to connect with a frightened child and get her to smile it makes my day! It is absolutely heartwarming to see a child who came in frightened or lethargic walk out with a spring in her step. Pediatric medicine is to me a calling, and the very best medicine of all is love!"
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Dr. Amanda Newton attended Fannin County High School where she excelled at both academics and basketball. After graduating from high school she chose not to pursue scholarships to continue her basketball career, but rather chose to do what had made her a great basketball player in the first place: She kept her eyes on the goal. Dr. Newton says, "My dream from the time I was a little girl was to become a doctor." So she attended Shorter College in Rome Georgia on an academic rather than a basketball scholarship where she obtained her Bachelors of Science Degree in Biology.
After Shorter, Dr. Newton worked at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, GA gaining valuable insight and experience while applying to various medical schools. Dr. Newton chose Mercer University School of Medicine to be her Alma Mater. After receiving her medical degree, she completed her pediatric residency at The Children's Hospital at Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah Georgia. During her residency, she distinguished herself receiving numerous prestigious awards among which were:
• Outstanding Pediatric Resident 2 years in a row (chosen by her peers).
• Deborah Sims Fulmer, MD Resident Excellence in Teaching Award (chosen by the residency teaching faculty).
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Now bringing her dream back to a full circle, Dr. Newton has brought her love of children and her love of Fannin County together by returning home to provide pediatric health care to her community.


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A royal region that bears the magnificent and imposing reminders of kingdoms that vied for a spot in the area, Rajasthan is definitely the Land of Kings where royalties have lavish palaces and grand forts built, once as a reflection of their status but are now remnants that make up a realm that can only be considered fabled and unreal, yet very much tangible.
Top 10 Places to Visit When in Rajasthan
Rajasthan is more than just its maharajas and what they have left behind. This Royal state of India is more about its people, colours, culture, cuisine and festivals. Here are 'Top 10 Places to Visit When in Rajasthan.
1. Jaipur, Rajasthan
The capital of Rajasthan is also its largest city that was built by Sawai Jai Singh in the 18th century.
Jaipur is part of the Golden Triangle, along with Agra and Delhi, which tourists from all over the world visit for a lot of reasons.
When the city was first built, its buildings were originally painted pink, an imitation to the architecture of Mughal cities that are mostly made of red sandstone.
This is why Jaipur is also referred to as the Pink City. The pink-colored buildings are no more, but the most important tourist attractions remain. These include the Amber Fort, City Palace,temples, gardens, monuments, museums and venues for activities and entertainment.
2. Ajmer, Rajasthan
Popularly known as the resting place of the Sufi saint Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishty, Ajmer is first and foremost a famous pilgrim site for both Hindus and Muslims. But there is more to this vacation destination than a pilgrimage area. After all, it serves as the gateway to Pushkar and its temples, ghats and bazaars, and as links to Delhi and Jaipur.
It is also home to a man-made lake called Ana Sagar with a garden and marble monuments nearby. It provides the perfect venue to relax or for a boat excursion. To make the most of your visit in Ajmer, you should also go on a camel safari.
3. Pushkar, Rajasthan
India is home to many holy cities, and one of them is Pushkar. It is famous for its Brahma temple and ghats that will make any vacation feel profound, or with just a touch of contemplative element.
There are eight temples in Pushkar, but two of the must-see are the Brahma Temple and Savitri Temple. The former is one of the very few temples that are dedicated to Lord Brahma, while the latter is built in honor Lord Brahma's wife, Savitri.
Reaching the top of the Savitri Temple requires a climb of the 650-step stairs, which can be very tiring but very rewarding once you get an unobstructed view of Pushkar and the lake.
Pushkar town is also known for 'The Pushkar Fair' held annually during november. It is one of the world's largest camel fairs. Locally called 'Pushkar ka Mela' it is a five-day camel and livestock fair held in the town of Pushkar
4. Udaipur, Rajasthan
Udaipur may seem familiar to you, especially if you're a fan of James Bond, as it was the location of the movie Octopussy.
The capital district of Mewar is home to gardens, palaces, forts, temples, lakes and romantic venues. It is also where you will find Udaipur City Palace, where you can stand in the middle of it and be surrounded with small and big palaces built with grandeur and majesty.
Away from the palace complex, you can enjoy a refreshing experience in three of the lakes in Udaipur that are not only peaceful destinations but are part of other tourist attractions worth seeing.
5. Bikaner
Dominated by a stretch of desert as far as the eye can see, complete with a camel-safari scene, Bikaner is the closest you can get to living it like the Bedouins of Arab nations.
The town, however, isn't all about the swirling dust and almost inhospitable landscape, as it also has interesting tourist attractions that you can explore aboard a rickshaw instead of a camel.
These include the Junagarh Fort, Laxmi Niwas Palace, Jain Temple Bhandasar, and the Devi Kind Sagar.
6. Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Rajasthan's very own Santorini, houses in Jodhpur have blue-colored roofs or are painted with shades of blue, which is why it is also known as the Blue City.
Located at the edge of the Thar Desert, it is also the gateway to a world you might not dare to venture, except that it could give you a one-of-a-kind experience, so venture you shall.
One of the highlights of the city is the Mehrangarh Fort, the largest in Rajasthan and quite literally visible from different areas of the town. Combined with historical and natural sites, and temples, Jodhpur is one vacation destination you should not miss when in India.
7. Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
Home to a living fort that takes on a golden glow when the sun shines on it, the Golden City, is the perfect example of a travel destination that will give you a priceless experience.
Jaisalmer is a tourist town for good reasons, with the Ghadsisar, Jaisalmer Fort, Jain Temple, and the Havelis that serve as tourist magnet.
Make sure you check Suryagarh, a hotel built in the middle of a desert complete with pools, fountains and gardens that literally makes it an oasis.
With its proximity to the Thar Desert, going on a camel safari is the perfect way to explore the city and a few areas of the desert.
8. Mount Abu, Rajasthan
Rajasthan's only hill station, Mount Abu forms a distinct rocky plateau that provides the perfect venue for a wide range of sightseeing and activities.
It is surrounded by the Nakki Lake with other natural wonders found nearby. Its highlights include a beautiful Jain temple, Dilwara Temples, carved of white marble; the highest peak of the Aravali range Guru Shikhar, and Trevor's Tank.
9. Chittorgarh, Rajasthan
With a history that is as long and intricate as the Chittorgarh Fort, along with the circular road leading to the fortress and the water tank nearby, Chittorgarh is a very interesting travel destination with plenty of stories to tell.
It has associations with the most famous female Hindu spiritual poetess, Meera Bai, and as the last bastion of Rajputs clan during an invasion.
In addition to the famous fortress, it also boasts of temples, the Gaumukh Reservoir, and the Fateh Prakash Palace.
Move to the outskirts of Chittorgarh and you will discover other popular destinations, such as Bassi Wildlife Sanctuary, 16th century fort Deogarh, Sanwariyaji Temple, and the ruins of the Babaroli Temple.
10. Alwar, Rajasthan
Surrounded by the Aravali Hills, Alwar is a magical paradise that is home to both natural and man-made wonders.
The Jaisamand Lake was made by the King of Alwar. The tiger sanctuary of Sariska is one of Mother Nature's most famous gifts to India. Add to these the Bala Quila Fort, Government Museum, City Palace Complex, and Bhartari Hari, and Alwar is definitely worth a visit.
What is even better is that the city is one of the less-travelled roads in Rajasthan, which means it will be free of the pressing crowd that you will have to deal with in other tourist destinations. It is a refreshing vacation destination that you can explore at your own leisure.
With these many places to visit in Rajasthan ( Top 10 Places to Visit When in Rajasthan ), your trip to this side of India will be packed with fun and excitement.
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HOLLAND — The recognition, on its own, is certainly nice.
But Sally Laukitis hopes to turn a national honor from a mere boost for hometown pride into a distinct advantage in promoting Holland as a vacation destination.
The designation from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, naming Holland one of "America's Dozen Distinctive Destinations," will soon show up on tourism brochures and other promotional materials. Holland Area Convention & Visitors Bureau staff also will begin looking at ways to incorporate the designation into future marketing materials.
"We're just going to leverage the heck out of it," said Laukitis, the bureau's executive director. "This is one more 'Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval' I can tack onto Holland."
Holland is the only community in Michigan and just one of two in the Great Lakes region to make the National Trust for Historic Preservation's third annual list.
The National Trust cited Holland for its Dutch heritage and annual Tulip Time Celebration, as well as for having "plenty of quaint cafes and unique downtown shops," the preservation of historic buildings and a scenic lakeshore that makes the town "the perfect setting for a weekend getaway or a family vacation."
Holland and the other communities recognized as Distinct Destinations represent what National Trust President Richard Moe calls exciting alternatives to "the homogenization of many other vacation spots."
"Holland represents a truly distinctive slice of America's past," Moe said. "It is my hope that more American cities and towns will follow Holland's lead in preserving their own spirit of place."
The recognition that comes with the designation provides a unique opportunity for tourism-related business in Holland as they compete for the tourist dollar, both immediately and in the long run, Laukitis said.
The media attention, including a spread on the 12 "distinct" communities in a recent issue of USA Today, may help to put Holland on the map of more people as they plan a weekend getaway or vacation this summer and next. In the long run, incorporating the designation into future annual marketing campaigns will help to promote Holland in a growing niche within the industry — cultural tourism, a segment of travelers who are drawn to a destination by its unique history, heritage and culture.
"There are a lot of ways it could play out," Laukitis said of the designation's potential benefits for the local tourism trade. "It'll be interesting to see where it goes."
A report earlier this year from the Travel Industry Association of America found that people who travel to a destination for cultural and historic interests tend to stay longer, spend more money while they are there, and are slightly older than other travelers.
History and culture "are now a significant part of the U.S. travel experience," association President and CEO William Norman said in announcing the report's results last January.
Laukitis sees the benefits from the designation lasting for some time. She believes the National Trust's list, which is only in its third year, will become more significant as cultural tourism grows.
"It will only grow in stature and recognition," Laukitis said.
Beyond tourism, the National Trust designation also can pay dividends for Holland in the area of economic development.
Quality-of-life issues are becoming increasingly important criteria in recruiting and retaining businesses, as well as in helping employers recruit talent, said Chris Byrnes, president of the Holland Area Chamber of Commerce and the Holland Economic Development Corp. The designation provides one more tool for employers to use in promoting the community to the type of workers they need, Byrnes said.
"It's tangible evidence of the intangible things in how we try to sell the community," he said. "That's recognition that it is a community that people may want to be a part of."
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Holland was among 12 communities nationwide named to the third annual list of "America's Dozen Distinctive Destinations" by the National Trust for Historic Preservation (www.nationaltrust.org). Here are the others:
- Asheville, N.C.
- Butte, Mont.
- Fernandina Beach, Fla.
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Five flowers for "green" Gondwana Lodges
- 19. novembre 2016 - Gondwana Collection
Eco-friendliness comes naturally at Gondwana's lodges. Their efforts to save water and electricity and their responsible waste disposal have once again been acknowledged with the highest seal of approval in the Eco Awards and was accepted with joy. The Eco Awards 2016 were handed out at the Gala evening of the Hospitality Association of Namibia HAN on 18 November.
All the Gondwana accommodation establishments which were reassessed after two or three years scored the highest number of points and were awarded five desert flowers each. They are Canyon Roadhouse, Canyon Lodge and Canyon Village, as well as Etosha Safari Lodge and Etosha Safari Camp. Hakusembe River Lodge participated in the Eco Awards for the first time and instantly achieved an environmental compatibility rating of four desert flowers.
The water recycling plants were a decisive factor for the results scored by the lodges. Recycled water is used for the gardens, cutting water consumption by more than half. As far as possible the lodges' grounds have been planted with indigenous trees, shrubs and succulents which thrive on small quantities of water.
Waste disposal also scored high marks: waste is sorted into different materials, and efforts are made to dispose of it in an environmentally sustainable manner. Furthermore, Gondwana introduced glass crushers which enable the lodges to recycle their glass waste in a sustainable way. The glass sand can be mixed with cement and used for smaller building projects and for making bricks or decorative items.
The Eco Awards experts and panel were also impressed by Gondwana's staff training initiatives and they praised the social responsibility shown by the group of lodges. As examples they mentioned the variety of Namibian products in the lodges' souvenir shops and the cooperation projects with local communities. The lodges are also closely integrated into wildlife and landscape management.
Participation in the Eco Awards is voluntary. Lodges that register for evaluation receive an extensive catalogue of possible measures for introducing eco-friendly ways to their operations. Participants are free to decide which steps they want to take. An independent evaluator inspects the lodges and sends his report to the panel who then decides on the evaluation. Similar to the grading with stars for accommodation establishments, up to five desert flowers are awarded under the eco seal of quality.
More lodges of the Gondwana Collection will be reassessed for the Eco Awards next year, awaiting the visit of an evaluator. They are Namib Desert Lodge, Namushasha River Lodge (5 desert flowers each) and Damara Mopane Lodge (4 flowers).


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The snow is falling as I write this. I am looking forward to it warming up again and the snow melting off. In late April and May, we go mushroom hunting for morels. Two elderly sisters living near the creek used to hunt for the mushrooms at night when they thought they popped up. They would put on dark caps and go into the woods with flashlights.
In 1981, when my parents bought this place with all the accompanying junk, cars, and land, it was a shell of a long abandoned log home. In those days, a meadow of bluebells stretched out in front of the house towards the road to town. There was furniture left at the wood's edge and it smelled wet in the springtime night.
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Today, two New Hampshire tech organizations joined forces to create abi HUB with the goal of building a stronger platform to support entrepreneurship in The Granite State.
NH-ICC, which was developed in partnership with UNH, was New Hampshire's Seaport area focused innovation hub with programs running in Portsmouth and Durham. The abi Innovation Hub was centered in the Manchester area and had a ton of back from Dyn, a company that plays a vital role in pushing NH entrepreneurship. As one entity, the newly formed abi HUB looks to make an even greater impact on the state's growing technology and innovation ecosystem.
Mark Kaplan, who was brought in from Maine's entrepreneurial community to run the ICC last year, will head the program and the abi Innovation HUB's COO Michele Petersen will take on a similar role in the new organization.
Kyle York, Chief Revenue Officer at Dyn, and Jamie Coughlin, former CEO of the abi Innovation HUB, will play important roles as members of abi HUB's board of directors. Coughlin is currently helping to build and promote a third innovation hub in the state with Dartmouth College in the Lakes/Mountains region. Additionally, Marc Sedam, the Executive Director at UNH Innovation, Dick Cannon, the VP of Finance & Admin at UNH, Dyn's COO Gray Chynoweth, and Allan Kline from the NH-ICC wil join Matt Rightmire, the Managing Director at Borealis Ventures and Peter Lachance, a Partner at Howe, Riley & Howe, from the abi Innovation HUB on the board.
As Dyn's York said of the new entity's leadership, "The joint board is energized about this merger which brings leadership and resources that can further advance New Hampshire entrepreneurship."
In a press release announcing the formation of the new organization, Kaplan explained, "The merger of the two organizations, first broached with me by NH-ICC board member Gray Chynoweth when I was interviewed, provides an opportunity to leverage everything each brings to the equation and broaden efforts to support entrepreneurship across southern New Hampshire."
"Taking advantage of the momentum built by the abi over the past three years, and the significant commitment by the NH-ICC, UNH, Dyn, CDFA, and others," Kaplan said, "this merger provides an exceptional opportunity to enhance the network of resources available to entrepreneurs through more programs, mentorships, and events."
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Dennis Keohane is the Senior Writer for VentureFizz. You can follow Dennis on Twitter (@DBKeohane) by clicking here.