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Ouachita Baptist University is one of 12 colleges and universities nationwide selected this year to participate in the prestigious National Genomics Research Initiative.
Since 2008, almost 1,700 students at 40 colleges and universities have spent a year discovering organisms hidden in the dirt. As part of an innovative course from the Science Education Alliance (SEA) of Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), the students have isolated at least 1,400 soil-dwelling bacterial viruses, called phages, and analyzed the DNA sequence of almost 100 different phages.
In addition to Ouachita, other universities among this year's SEA members are: Brown University in Providence, R.I.; Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore; Ohio State University in Columbus; and the University of Florida in Gainesville. Another 14 schools will join the alliance as associate members.
"We are very pleased with the recognition from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute," said Dr. Tim Knight, Ouachita's J.D. Patterson professor of biology. "To be selected as one of only 12 from the entire country in this year's cohort acknowledges the quality of our program and places us in position to enhance what we are already doing.
"We have traditionally made student research a part of the experience for juniors and seniors," Knight added. "This program enables us to move that experience to the freshman year. This is not only good for our freshmen, but will significantly impact the quality of research that those freshmen will be capable of as upperclassmen."
According to Dr. Ruth Plymale, assistant professor of biology, the course can help Ouachita students build their skills as creative thinkers. "Students come to college thinking that they have to memorize information from books," she said. "We're just really excited to see how this course improves the ability of the students to think on their own, to really unearth information and discover it."
HHMI established the Science Education Alliance in 2007 to develop resources that enable undergraduate science educators to present innovative courses and programs. Since then, participating faculty have worked together to roll out the course and bring the excitement of experimental research to students in a novel, collaborative way.
"This experience makes excellent students that much more excited," noted Sean Carroll, HHMI's vice president for science education. "And it makes students who weren't sure about their degree of interest in the life sciences a lot more engaged."
The National Genomics Research Initiative is the alliance's first program, and HHMI has committed $4 million to the course. With the addition of this year's schools, the course is now being taught in 29 states and Puerto Rico. "I feel like the tide is continuing to roll, that the SEA is really branching out," said SEA director Tuajuanda Jordan.
Participating schools typically offer the course as a substitute for their introductory biology laboratory. In the first term, students isolate phages from locally collected soil. Given the diversity of phages, each one is almost certain to be unique, and the students get to name their newly identified life form. They spend the rest of the term purifying and characterizing their phage and extracting its DNA.
Between terms, the DNA samples are sequenced at one of several research centers across the nation. In the second half of the course, students receive digital files containing their phage's DNA sequence. They then learn to use bioinformatics tools to analyze and annotate the genomes.
In the first two years that the SEA course has been available, students completed the process for 37 phages and deposited the DNA sequences into the national GenBank database. At least 50 more will be completed this year, Jordan added.
The 12 schools joining the SEA, chosen through a competitive application process, will offer the course beginning in fall 2011. HHMI provides training and staff support as well as research and laboratory materials for participating schools.
"These schools are very diverse with respect to their resources and their size," Jordan pointed out. "Just reading their applications, you can feel the enthusiasm and you can see that they are thinking ahead to the potential impact."


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I apologize for disappearing. The marathon took a lot out of me and I'm still recovering. I plan on being back in action in another month or so. I'm working with a awesome physical therapist that is leaving lot's of bruises, but working hard to put me back together. I'm only doing short easy runs right now and those are leaving me in a lot of pain. I'm following my PT's instructions to the letter, so I can heal quickly and be ready for my half marathons at the end of the year.
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Oxford Bibliographies
- Global Health Diplomacy by Ilona Kickbusch and Thorsten Behrendt
Other Bibliographies
- Universal Health Coverage: An Annotated Bibliography, Global Health Programme and Rabin Martin, May 2014
- Universal Health Coverage: Annotated Bibliography 2.0, March 2015
- Universal Health Coverage: An Annotated Bibliography 3.0 - The New Health Economy, May 2016
General Overviews
Globalization has changed traditional ways of conceptualizing and organizing the medical, economic, political, and technological means to improve health. The rise of health as a foreign policy concern reflects this development and the challenge of moving toward a new global social contract for health. Global health diplomacy can be seen as a process of social involvement of a wide array of actors at different levels of governance. If well conducted, this process leads to better population health outcomes for all countries.
For this purpose global health diplomacy seeks to position health in foreign policy negotiations with the aim of creating new forms of governance that either stimulate progress within the global health system (global health governance) or help to improve health through the actions of actors in other global policy-making arenas (global governance for health). The general overviews presented here take this two-fold governance challenge into account when describing the intersectoral and interdisciplinary nature of global health diplomacy as well as discussing its value base. They are only exemplary of the extensive literature that is now available in this field.


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AMD is ready to let "Puma" roar.
At the 2008 Computex conference, June 4 in Taipei, Taiwan, AMD will officially unveil its new laptop platform, formally code-named Puma, as the chip maker looks to gain a bigger share of the red-hot notebook market.
Just as it did with its recently released desktop platform, AMD is offering Puma as a complete package that includes the company's own processor, the dual-core Turion x2 Ultra, 7-series chip set and ATI Radeon HD 3000 series graphics.
AMD is mainly targeting the platform at consumers, who are continuing to choose notebooks over desktops, which is one reason that IDC predicts that 71 percent of consumer purchases and 66 percent of commercial buys will be laptops by 2011.
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The company also designed the platform to appeal to small and midsize businesses, which are also switching to laptops, and specialized markets such as government and education.
"The notebook provides an opportunity for IT to reduce support and maintenance costs," said Scott Shutter, a brand manager for AMD. "In the public sector they tend to have older infrastructure. However, they can update their client technologies and have the latest client devices and still extend the life of that infrastructure by having modern clients without increasing the complexity of the network."
AMD Beats Intel to Notebook Market
AMD is releasing Puma at a fortuitous time as the company looks to bounce back from a series of missteps in 2007. Before the Computex show kicked off, Intel told its customers that it would delay releasing its Centrino 2 laptop platform after the company discovered problems with the chip set's integrated graphics. There were also problems with the licensing of Intel's WiMax technology in the United States.
This means that AMD will bring its laptop to the market first, which some analysts believe will give it an edge, especially when it comes to back-to-school and holiday sales later this year.
Rob Enderle, an analyst with the Enderle Group, said that Puma, for the first time, gives AMD a chance to compete with Intel in the laptop market. While Enderle believes that AMD still can not compete against Intel when it comes to power efficiency, he does think that Puma's graphics, both integrated and discrete, are better than what Intel offers with Centrino.
"Their [AMD's] advantage is with graphics," said Enderle. "Companies have been specifying that an increasing number of notebooks have discrete graphics. It's still not the prevalent way of doing things, but it's a growing trend so that might indicate that AMD may have an advantage with regard to this trend. However, most folks are still buying [integrated graphics] Intel."
For the most part, the integrated and discrete Radeon graphics are meant to offer consumers options such as being able to download and watch high-definition video or support Microsoft's DX10 graphics API. AMD also packed a number of power-saving features into Puma to appeal to commercial buyers and to try to close the gap with Intel's offerings.


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14 August 2007
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Espoo, Finland - Nokia today issued a product advisory for the Nokia-branded BL-5C battery manufactured by Matsushita Battery Industrial Co., Ltd. of Japan between December 2005 and November 2006. This product advisory does not apply to any other Nokia-branded battery.
Nokia has identified that in very rare cases the Nokia-branded BL-5C batteries subject to the product advisory could potentially experience overheating initiated by a short circuit while charging, causing the battery to dislodge. Nokia is working closely with Matsushita and will be cooperating with relevant authorities to investigate this situation.
Nokia has several suppliers for BL-5C batteries who have collectively produced more than 300 million BL-5C batteries. This advisory applies only to the 46 million batteries manufactured by Matsushita between December 2005 and November 2006, from which there have been approximately 100 incidents of overheating reported globally. No serious injuries or property damage have been reported.
Consumers with a BL-5C battery subject to this advisory should note that all of the approximately 100 incidents have occurred while charging the battery. According to Nokia's knowledge this issue does not affect any other use of the mobile device.
While the occurrences in the BL-5C batteries produced by Matsushita in the time-period specified are very rare, concerned consumers can request a replacement for any BL-5C battery subject to this product advisory.
It is important to note that the BL-5C battery is not used in all Nokia products and that only a portion of the Nokia BL-5C batteries in use are subject to this advisory.
How to identify a BL-5C battery manufactured by Matsushita during the relevant period
In order to determine if a battery is subject to this advisory, it is necessary to remove the battery from the device. A Nokia battery will have "Nokia" and "BL-5C" printed on the front of the battery. On the reverse, the Nokia mark appears at the top and the battery identification number (consisting of 26 characters) is found at the bottom. Consumers should refer to this identification number to determine if their battery is among the batteries manufactured by Matsushita between December 2005 and November 2006. A comparison of that number with those subject to this advisory will determine a consumer's ability to obtain a replacement free of charge.
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The BL-5C is one of 14 different battery models used in Nokia products. As with many of its components, Nokia has a multi-supplier strategy for batteries, including the BL-5C. Matsushita is one of several suppliers Nokia has for the BL-5C battery.
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The UN estimates more than 350,000 people have fled Abidjan
By John James BBC News, Abidjan
A bitterly disputed election result in the Ivory Coast is pulling the
country apart and has left the country divided.
The thick mahogany doors of the mansion stand ajar as young children
run in and out.
A trail of odd junk litters the yard. A small upturned table here,
papers there. The walls blackened by fire. A palatial home, ransacked
earlier by youths.
The police had been there already, eyewitnesses said - not to stop the
theft, but to load up their vehicles with the loot.
An estimated 20 homes belonging to government ministers and their
supporters were attacked last weekend in Abidjan.
The mistake these politicians made was to win November's election, and
then to insist that winning a vote meant you get to take over.
The former president did not like that. The new government may be able
to shelter under UN protection at a lagoon-side hotel, but their
homes, cars and families are fair game for the old government.
Destructive rage
This was a part of Africa that did not need handouts to develop, just
a few decent politicians.
Anger is rife on the streets of Abidjan
Instead it has seen a race to the bottom for power at any price, with
the very real threat of a return to civil war.
Ivorians witness the destruction with shock and incredulity.
My friend Bernard's work is linked to the port. He has lost his job -
as has everyone at his company - because almost nothing is being
shipped anymore.
Another friend, Aude, has lost her job running a restaurant - few
people eat out any more, in what was once one of Africa's culinary
capitals. The central bank closed a month and a half ago, private
banks two weeks ago.
The destructive rage is almost a madness.
Attacking mosques in a country roughly divided half-and-half between
Muslims and Christians who until now were living peacefully side by
Emptying the army ammunition stores to hand out Kalashnikovs to
unemployed youths whipped up into anger by their patrons' propaganda.
Each side is using foreign mercenaries, then accusing the other side
of using foreign support.
At one of the city's many checkpoints, I am ordered out of the car as
young men with guns search for weapons.
They say they are doing their civic duty by blocking the flow of arms.
But I have never heard of them finding any and the only civilians
illegally carrying arms I have seen were the ones running the
Both sides have burnt their victims alive. "You burn one, we'll burn
10," said one Gbagbo supporter at a barricade in Yopougon. A
generation ago if you asked a West African to think of a country that
meant stability and prosperity, the answer would have been Ivory Coast
In one chilling video, a pile of bodies writhe in pain after a
beating. Burning tyres and tables are placed on top of them to form an
evening bonfire. The police - clearly in shot, actually help out the
Images of the violence, taken with mobile phone cameras, are everywhere.
At the moment the internet offers up a daily collection of horrors
from Ivory Coast - the families burned during an attack on their
village, the women out protesting peacefully for change mown down by
canon fire from a convoy of government vehicles leaving seven dead,
armed youths threatening death to the other side.
Tens of thousands have fled Ivory Coast, as the pro-Ouattara forces in
the north start to move south.
In Abidjan, an armed group in the northern suburb of Abobo, nicknamed
the "invisible commandos", has made the district a virtual no-go area
for the national security forces, which are still publicly loyal to
Laurent Gbagbo.
This so-called "autonomous republic of Abobo" is a telling sign that -
even with far superior weaponry - the pro-Gbagbo forces struggle to
control their own main city.
The UN says at least 200,000 have fled the district, many taking
shelter with families elsewhere, others in churches and mosques.
A generation ago if you asked a West African to think of a country
that meant stability and prosperity, the answer would have been Ivory
At one prayer meeting I hear a woman cry out to God for a return to
the times when this was a land of hospitality and peace.
This is the country where I work, but it is also now home. I have
lived here for more than three years.
My wife is Ivorian, and only recently I picked up my own Ivorian
passport. At the same time I bought a house.
This remains a place of friendly people, amazing fresh fruit, long and
unspoilt tropical beaches, and, yes, it ought to have a bright future.
But at the moment, the place is being held hostage, and there seem to
be more atrocities committed every day. I wonder when my family should
evacuate. The dark clouds seem to be gathering.
Ivorians wanted one president but they got two, they wanted peace and
they got war, they were promised debt relief, but instead the country
defaulted on its debt, they wanted prosperity and the economy shut
There is an important word here that I have never found the equivalent
for in English - "Yako". It is a deeply-felt way of saying, "I'm so
Ivory Coast, "Yako".


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experiment with categories
|I have experienced with one method of using del.icio.us for Blogger categories (explained here). It's a Java script (bookmarklet?) that makes tags for Technorati and del.icio.us, to which the categories then pile up and link back and forth to Blogger.
When you write your next blog post, click on the tagmaker bookmarklet, enter keywords that refer to the post (separated by a space only), click OK when you're done. The bookmarklet will automagically select the code for you to copy, & then you can paste the resulting code into your post.
The category links that I have in the side bar to the left I've just done directly to the Blogger template; there seems to be scripts for more technically savvy ways to do it, but by now I'm fine with that.
Now I have one question to native or near-enough-native speakers of English: is at the correct preposition to have in "Categories at del.icio.us/hunjang"?
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Alrighty! Buckle, I am gonna make this sharp, concise and to-the-point!
Open you cmd.exe.
type --> nslookup facebook.com, below is the output
nslookup facebook.com
Server: UnKnown
Address: 10.0.0.1
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: facebook.com
Addresses: 2a03:2880:2110:df07:face:b00c:0:1
ok so let me explain the above stuff to you guys. Non-Authoritative answer means - I don't have any specific DNS server configured in my windows machine so my request was sent to the free DNS available on the internet. The answer is there but it's the best effort. The addresses 2a03:2880:2110:df07:face:b00c:0:1 is the IPV6 address for the Facebook, however we are not interested in that we are looking for the IPV4 address. And there it is, 188.8.131.52.
Copy this IP address and jump into Whois.net and copy this over there in the search box. You will find something like this in the results --->
Can you guys look at the CIDR value? Yes that's the whole subnet block dedicated to facebook today.
There you go, now you can use this process to get the IP block info about any of the big orgs like facebook. Now it's up to you how you guys use this info! Take care!!!
NetRange: 188.8.131.52 - 126.96.36.199 CIDR: 18.104.22.168/18 OriginAS: AS32934 NetName: FACEBOOK-INC NetHandle: NET-173-252-64-0-1 Parent: NET-173-0-0-0-0


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Corsair are entering the SSD market
Along with memory maker Kingston who just made a splash into the world of SSDs with its SSDNow E and M series drives, it looks like Corsair is also entering the solid state disk market with what it calls the Storage Solutions family.
What's a little odd is there's practically no information whatsoever listed on the web about these new drives, let alone a product announcement; this despite the fact an aussie distributer lists them as becoming available in the near future.
All that we know about the Storage Solutions SSDs so far is that a 128GB capacity model will be the first to get released and is rated with sequential read/write rates of 90MB/sec and 70MB/sec respectively; so it's safe to say these are likely MLC drives.
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The Cavs organization must have been reading our mock draft last night because they took the same player we took with the number one pick, Andrew Wiggins. No wonder the grade for that pick is so high. Although we didn't take Joe Harris with our 33rd pick in the mock draft, writers are pretty high on him too.
The head draft expert at ESPN, Chad Ford, awarded the Cavs an A. He didn't give out an A+ to anyone.
[The Cavs] took the player with the most upside and showed a willingness to let him develop into the best player in the draft. I think Wiggins is a better fit for the team anyway. He brings defense, he can play the 2 or 3, and he won't need the ball in his hands to make an impact on the team.
Wiggins has as much or more talent than Kyrie Irving and, in time, will be the guy they build around.
Harris is a shooter and is tough as nails. Though he's not a great defender, he brings great effort.
Wiggins and Kyrie might be having some words over that assessment of talent, but they are going to make things work because Wiggins can roll with any situation.
Mary Schmitt Boyer at The Plain Dealer captured that attitude with Wiggins' answer about pitching something to LeBron James to get him back to Cleveland.
"I want to win," Wiggins said with a big smile after the Cavs made him the No. 1 pick in the 2014 NBA Draft on Thursday night in Barclays Center. "If he wants to win, we'd be good together."
Ben Golliver at Sports Illustrated has also taken the stance that Wiggins is a winner by placing the Cavs in the group of winners for this draft along with the Bucks and the death of competitive basketball games, the 76ers.
Given yet another shot at the first pick, Cleveland did well to avoid over-thinking things, tabbing Wiggins to fill its major hole on the perimeter. He is the total package — physical gifts, upside, love for the game, solid character, no injury risks — and he's ready to help right now. Let the excited countdown to Summer League begin.
Rob Goldberg at Bleacher Report continues the positivity by awarding the Cavs an A- rating, and Matt Moore at CBS Sports awards the Cavs their highest draft grade for Wiggins, an A+.
The best overall prospect and they don't need him with the ball early with Irving and Waiters. The future is now.
His coworker, Zach Harper gave the team a B+.
Some people will pick nits with the decision of Andrew Wiggins with the No. 1 pick, but I just don't think the Cavs could have screwed that up. Wiggins is a potential star in this league and he'll immediately help transform a franchise direction being led by David Griffin and David Blatt. They could have gone Jabari Parker but Wiggins is a fantastic decision too. What keeps them out of the A's is the Joe Harris pick in the second round. He's not a bad pick. He can shoot the lights out and he makes the right play a lot of times. I just feel like they missed a chance to add another definite rotation guy early in the second round.
Harper raises a very good point about taking Joe Harris. Glenn Robinson III and Jerami Grant, the super freak who might become a top defender at the three spot, were still on the board. What troubles me with the Harris pick is the conflicting reports about his defense. Ford is down on his defense, but others such as Scott Sargent at Waiting For Next Year are touting it. Who knows? He could be Sergei Karasev complete with defense.
As far as how Wiggins fits together with the team, Mike Mayers of Fear the Sword has that covered. Offensively:
[to address Wiggins' inability to shoot]The good news is that Blatt's system involves much more than just guard penetration. There's also a lot of cutting, in the style of the Princeton offense under which Blatt played in college. (To learn more about Blatt's system, watch this incredibly helpful video by SB Nation's Coach Nick.)
This is where Wiggins could be able to thrive from day one. At Kansas, he was often criticized for standing still too often on offense. That won't be an option in Blatt's system, and his athleticism should allow him to be very good at cutting and moving without the ball.
Defensively, there are not nearly as many questions about how Wiggins will fit. Whether he plays the two or the three on offense, his size and athleticism should allow him to guard the opposing team's best wing player. It may take him some time to learn how to play defense in the NBA, but once he does, he's going to make a huge difference on that end. Wing defense was one of the team's biggest needs, and Wiggins fills it.
The bottom line of the draft is that the Cavs did good. The team is performing at an A level for the practice exam, and the fans will have to wait to see how the team performs during the real test of an NBA season.
During the final test, one key player is going to be missing. Alonzo Gee is going to Charlotte for Brendan Haywood and Dwight Powell, the 47th pick/center from Stanford. Bob Finnan says, "[Haywood] will make $2.2 million this season. His deal for $10.5 million in 2015-16 is not guaranteed." He could be a great piece for a trade to a team looking to cut money.
Alonzo Gee has been a player for the Cavs for four years and averaged 8.2 points to go with 3.8 rebounds in 25.4 minutes per game. He has had some dunks that made me scream and once fouled on two three point shots in one half during a game last season. I screamed then for different reasons, but I'm still going to miss him.
I hope Gee continues to "Throw The Hammer Down" for years to come. Speaking of thrown hammers, check out why the Cavs drafted Wiggins with highlights of his private workout, last week.
The conference to introduce Wiggins started late as most of these things do, but Wiggins came in ready for business. His flashy draft suit was replaced with a calm grey one and a tie with yellow stripes.
Some of the highlights:
Andrew Wiggins on what he will do for the team:
I just want to come in, create an impact right off the bat, offensively and defensively, bring the teams to the next level and just be a good teammate.
Wiggins on defense:
It all started when I was young. My father always really emphasized that fact. Defense. Everyone knows defense wins games. I really took it personally among me. I tried to set goals every game about the person I'm guarding and just trying to lock them up. I don't like when my man scores, even when I'm on the bench and he scores, that makes me mad. So it's always been a big priority of mine.
Wiggins on his dad never losing to him:
He never lost because he stopped playing when he got older.
Well, one of Andrew's greatest qualities is that he can play both ends of the court. And there's always minutes for a guy that does that.
Wiggins on chemistry with his fellow Canadians, the #canadiancontingent, and the Cavs.
I tried to learn a lot about the different organizations that were looking at me. At this team having interest in me, closely, I knew Tristan from the AAU circuit. We're from the same area. And I knew Anthony from the national level, knew him for years. I think the chemistry is there for those guys, and I know I'll get along with everybody else.
David Griffin also mentioned that the number one pick was not close to being traded. However, he does seem open to making moves in the coming weeks during free agency because of the "bandwidth" ownership lets him work with. Griffin even got in a few digs about Andrew's suit last night to keep the mood light.


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When we thought of this theme we had visions of you making ATC of what you loved. For me (Wendy)that would be cute faeries, but also my family , my boys, my dogs and making art,nature, chocolate the list could go on and on . So is instead of saying just "open" theme I'm going to call it
" Things that you love" so I don't have any pictures to inspire you today. I looking forwards to seeing what you come up with , I know you will not disappoint me with your insight and wonder... remember have fun.
Hugs Wendy
Friday, October 29, 2010
Theme for November "Open or you could say "things you love"
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The Basics
The Secular Buddhist Association (SBA) is a grass roots gathering of fellow practitioners and interested parties, providing mutual support and feedback. We invite you to join in the conversation so that, together, we can begin to discover what Buddhism may become in our contemporary culture.
We're not teachers, and make no claim to having any kind of authority in determining what is best for you in your learning, practice, and actualization of the results of your own efforts. We are here to encourage one another, tell our stories, and share our perspectives about what our experiences and personal understandings have become through our own journeys.
This is a young effort, and we're going to have growing pains in this collaborative examination of teaching and practice. We're taking an inclusive stance, seeking to find what works best for everyone regardless of ideological stance or traditional affiliation (or none), not just those who identify as Buddhists. There are many ways to view and come to secular practice, which provides a wonderful strength of diversity for those who find this of interest.
And, should this secular approach to Buddhism not resonate with you, we wish you the very best as you move to what works for you!


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Birgunj, Oct 7: Member of Parliament from Parsa constituency no. 1 Rajendra Bahadur Amatya has provided Rs. 200,000 from the MP's fund to the CCTV project run by the Safer Birgunj programme.
The campaign was initiated by the Birgunj Chamber of Commerce and Industry with the support of the local administration.


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Hi Sabine
I trust this email finds you well. I dont even know how to put in words what a star you have been. I recently booked a passenger through you to visit Madagascar by herself, she had a fun filled itinerary exactly as what she requested and delivered on her request. During her stay in Madagascar, she was mugged and they stole everything, her money passport and numerous other items of a personal nature. For a tour operator you have shown so much compassion for your passenger, and phoned the consulates on her behalf, fought with airlines and did everything in your power to assist her.
Thank you for keeping me in the loop, I almost felt useless seeing that you had everything under control. With a situation that warranted panic, you handled it professionally and efficiently. She was suppose to return on the 10 of April, with air Madagascar's numerous flight changes we thought they have done the last of the changes, but they rescheduled her again this time putting her on a airlink flight back to South Africa. This schedule change affected her return trip from Johannesburg to Durban. With all her possessions lost including her house keys, we both did not want her to be stuck at the airport on the evening on the 10th of April. You did not just assist her with getting her travel documents and talking to consulates, but you also opened your home to her so that she can have a place to stay and get the early morning flight back to Durban, picking her up from the airport.
As a Travel consultant it gives me great comfort to use you as an operator, you went above and beyond the call of duty. In all my years of being in the travel industry I have never seen a tour operator so committed to their passengers. My passenger is now back home safe and sound, and we are working on claiming some of her expenses back from the Travel Insurance she has taken out.
Thank you again and I look forward doing business with you again
Kind Regards
XL Astra Travel Pietermaritzburg April 2010
Good day to you, Sabine.
Sure Lowveld Travel (Urna Stephenson) made contact with you and made all the arrangements for my wife and I to holiday in Madagascar for 10 days. We returned on Monday after an absolutely fabulous holiday on the island. We knew what we wanted – taste of Tana, forests for lemurs etc and time on a beach to relax and that's what we got – and more.
Thank you to yourself for getting everything sorted out with Urna – everything was in place. We were met at the airport by Guy who took us to town, fetched us and took us to the forests and arranged for guides in the forests etc. He contributed greatly to the experience. He was gentle, informative, had very good contacts and relationships with people wherever we went, knows his birds extremely well and cared about us as his clients. He set the topne for our whole holiday. We thanked him but would ask that these sentiments, please, be passed on to his superiors / employers in Madagascar.
The accommodation turned out very, very well. La Varangue in Tana was stunning and a good launch pad to move around Tana by foot and vehicle. Vacona Lodge is a paradise and worth the extra travelling from the lemur park. Moving hotels to La Crique was also the right move and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay there. This lodge was where Brenda and I felt at home and we were able to make contact with the local people, enjoy the food, swimming, beaches and saw the whales etc. Not knowing French did cause some interesting situations during our stay and a few good laughs. You can certainly recommend La Crique to people. Joseph manages a very good ship and relates well to his guests. The staff are gracious and friendly.
Thank you to AnimalTracks for a fabulous 40th wedding anniversary experience.
Bless you
Don Williams. September 2009
By Craig Scott from Orca Trading and Dive Store
http://www.orca..co.za/ who will be leading a set group departure in September 20 to 27 2008
for more information contact Craig at firstname.lastname@example.com or us at Animaltracks Islandventures. email@example.com
It was awesome (as usual) with 5 days of spearing in crystal calm warm waters; pigging out on platters of crayfish, prawns, crab, fresh fish and oysters; lazing on the beach sipping ice cold 'rum-blanc' with fresh vanilla; and generally having a really stunning time….if you know what I mean? Tough. Very tough. But someone had to do it…….
We got off to a great start at OR Tambo, no one late or missing, just a delayed departure. When we arrived at 'Tana all went well…except for the fact that Glenn's bag did not arrive! With very little time to get things sorted out we had to catch our connecting flight to Nosy Be, so off we went. We finally arrived at the beautiful Sakatia Lodge nestled in it's small calm bay at 10pm that night. After a welcome drink and meal we all headed for the sack so we could be in good shape for the next days diving.
After a late start and getting all the gear sorted and prepped, we headed out to sea to a ledge known as '7 little sharks'. The Lodges new 8.5m boat was a pleasure to be out at sea on and was very comfortable getting on and off of with it's 2 'wet-decks' at the stern. The lads and lass, all on their first Mad trip with me, were all very excited to see the clear calm fish-filled waters we were going to spend so much time in. We got out to the drop-off and set up the 'mermaids line'. This is a line we set up, anchored in the deep 60m water off the drop-off with a large buoy and trailing grab line that allows one to hover over the edge for hours on end while the strong incoming current pumps past, exciting the millions of bait fish, and thereby attracting the large roving game fish to cruise the edge of the drop. The mermaids line worked extremely well and we were able to hang above the ledge effortlessly and wait for the big boys to come cruising in. It wasn't too long before Piet had a small couta on the spear. Then Glenn, in all his loaned dive gear, managed to spear a nice 17kg couta. Although we had seen small doggie's (dog tooth tuna, which is really what we were targeting), none were coming in close enough to spear. When the tide stopped coming in and the current stopped, the fish went off, so we packed up and headed back in towards the shallows. Working shallow water at dusk is a great time for finding GT's (Ignoblis kingfish) and we were not disappointed. Piet swam into the shallow water reef and plugged a beauty of 22kg's. This fish ran him into the shallow water and resulted in 'knitting' him into the shallow water rocks and gullies with all the floatline….but the fish was landed. It then became too dark to continue spearing so we headed back to the Lodge for some well deserved R&R and a few drinks to celebrate our first days successes.
The next day saw us head back to the drop-off to continue working the edge and hunt for those big elusive doggie's. The sea seemed to be different that day as there was not much around at all. The clear clean and calm water was still fantastic and the diving amongst the millions of fusiliers and unicorn surgeons was breathtaking. The fish we were waiting for arrived, about a 50/60kg doggie, that came cruising in underneath us. Stanley was first in position, with reel gun in hand, and after assessing his chances with a clear shot in hand, decided (wisely or not?) to not take the shot fearing the loss of his gun with this big powerful fish. Glenn then attempted a long shot but it was by now already out of range and the opportunity had passed! Other than 'rats & mice' that we used to chum with, we returned after a full day out at sea with nothing to show for our efforts….other than big smiles of a satisfying day out at sea and the promise that the 'big boys' were around.
We decided to give the ledge a break the next day and headed way up north to a massive 40m deep table top reef about 10 km's off shore and 32 km's north of the Lodge. This is where we have encountered schools of couta and wahoo before, as well as sailies and marlin. We had about 30 metres viz that day (normally top to bottom) so the reef was just not visible. Other than small fish and the occasional small couta and seapike, there was not much happening up there that day. We tried 2 other well-known reefs on the way back to the Lodge, unfortunately without success of anything big presenting itself. We headed back to the Lodge for a well-deserved siesta. Fish or no fish, it was still a great day out at sea.
The next morning we headed out to a very shallow coral bommie in the bay as we had time to kill before the tide was right to head back out to the ledge. There were some pretty reef to dive on and an opportunity to pick up some chum, but not much big happening there. We then headed to another ledge on the inside of our drop off and Piet successfully landed a small couta shot very deep in the crystal blue water. When we got out to our ledge around 1pm, the water was already starting to flow strongly. With the aid of the mermaid line we were able to work the ledge for hours. We picked up smaller fish which we used for chum, and sighted a few doggies that were keeping their distance, but it was only in the late afternoon that the action started hotting up. We had a school of large (bigger than I've ever seen or shot before) Rosy Jobfish come up out the deep and pay attention to our chum. After shooting a few of these, between 6 and 8kg's each, we kept sighting 30/40kg doggies working the ledge deep below the Rosy's and soon left them in hope of getting closer to the real target. They unfortunately remained elusive and out of reach, but it was a memorable hour of high activity at the end of another perfect day out at sea.
Our last and final day of diving was going to be a determined effort to lure these elusive doggies up into range. The motto for the day was 'chum', so after being let loose on a large unvisited reef we quickly loaded up about 50kg's of bottoms which were chopped up into chunk size for a concerted effort of chumming. We all had great fun filling our chum bucket and then headed out to the dropoff to start calling the 'dogs' in. We had some nice size couta come in, as well as the occasional smaller doggie, but they unfortunately remained elusive, with only 1 decent 30/40kg doggie coming in but staying deep. Yet another really "terrible" day in paradise!
With diving done for the trip we then headed into 'Hellville' which is the shopping capital of Nosy Be where a good morning was spent doing the tourist thing. After a pizza and a beer we headed for the airport to catch a flight back to 'Tana where we were overnighting before the flight back to Jozi the next morning. We went out for a great meal at one of the quaint French restaurants in 'Tana that night. After a traditional 'continental' breakfast the next morning it was off to the airport where we boarded the plane back to Jozi .
Overall it was a fantastic group that went along on this trip and I believe one that was certainly enjoyed by all. I can't wait now for September to get back there … Are you keen to join me on the next trip to Magical Madagascar? If so, please let me know soonest so we can make this upcoming trip happen. If you are spearing or scuba, hop on board and come spend a week of 'hell' in an untouched paradise….not to be missed!!
May 2008
Hi Sabine
here are our comments on the trip
We chosed to go to Ile St Marie, " the vanilla island", because it seemed to be a relatively non-commercialised and not very exploited island. We noted though that there is quite a lot of construction going on so in 5 to10 years it will probably look different. So, in other words, if you are thinking of going to Madagascar/ Ile St Marie this is the right time to go!
We stayed in Masoandro Lodge in a bungalow overlooking the Indian Ocean and the Madagascar coast in the distance. The drive up to Masoandro was very enjoyable. You pass through many charming villages and everywhere you are met by friendly faces. Our first impression that the Madagascans are very friendly, warm and helpful was proven to be right over and over again. It is also a people that is very proud of their island. Suddenly the driver shouted excitedly " Il y a un baleine!". A large humpback whale just crossed the water surface less than 50 meters from the shore! We had only been at the island for 10 minutes and already seen our first whale!
One of the highlights was a daytrip by foot crossing the island from the west to the east coast. Pascal, our guide, was excellent in finding well hidden chameleons in the lush vegetation and pointing out rare orchidées. We passed rice fields and small villages and eventually after 8 km we came to an unspoilt beach on the east coast by a pirogue. The lunch consisting of seafood was delicious as was the food overall during the stay!
August and September is the best time to see the humpback whales and their babies close by. We were lucky, we saw whales very close to the shore from Masoandro Lodge and you can also go on safari by boat for a couple of hours and see them even closer.
A daytrip to Ile aux Nattes is highly recommended! You reach this beautiful " Robinson Crusoe island" by crossing a turquoise lagoon by pirogue. The island is what you imagine a tropic island to be! Palmtrees hanging over white sandy beaches, turquoise-blue clear water with coral reefs excellent for snorkelling. So start planning your holiday!
Very few people speak English so if you don´t speak French or Malagasy learn some basic phrases in either language and you will impress the "Ile St Mariians" and have some good laughs together!!
Bon Voyage!
Magnus and Anna, Sweden
September 2007
Sabine, thanks for all your patience with us in making flight arrangements! Attached, letter sent to Karin I include more pictures for you
—– Original Message —–
From: Annette Hoek
To: karinmurray
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 3:51 PM
Subject: THANKS A MILLION
To everyone
We were the very, very lucky prize winners of a trip to Madagascar sponsored by Airlink and Sakatia Lodge (Men's Health magazine, March 2007)
Sabine Bultemeier from animaltracks was a star! From our first phone call to Sabine for arrangements for flight bookings, etc Sabine was there with all the info we needed.
Our flight captain to Madagascar was Gorge Gourgiotis, first officer Tammy Vouros and flight assistant Orquidia Montes with a quick stopover in Bairo for fuel and we even could get off the plane! With our return flight our stopover was in Pemba and even then we could stretch our legs and visit the airport building. Both flights were fantastic with a very personal touch and friendliness.
Jose &Isabella Vieira, Jacques (diving instructor) and all the staff of Sakatia Lodge are wonderful people and we had a unforgettable time with them. Isabella's three course dinner every night is the best, our diving course was an experience never to forget, we went deap sea fishing and my husband Chris caught a 30kg beautiful sailfish, our excursion to Nosy Komba and Tanikely where we snorkelled and not the least, Hell Ville was 'cooking'!
A holiday to Nosy Be is a must and left us with unforgettable memories. We are definitely going back next year and will also recommend Airlink to each and everyone.
Airlink will also be our airline to support from now on!
Airlink we just wanted to say THANKS A MILLION for such a once in a lifetime prize!
Hi Sabine
Sorry its taken me almost two weeks to send this, but I just wanted to say thank you so much for arranging and booking our stay at Sakatia Lodge. It was a very special holiday and thoroughly enjoyed by the whole family.
It is a magnificent island and Isabella and Jose where wonderful hosts, and all their staff were happy, friendly and accommodating.
We will all, highly recommend Sakatia Lodge as a preferred adventure holiday destination.
Thanks for the recommendation on the Quad biking that was a huge hit!
Keep in touch if you ever have any exciting special destinations on offer.
Many thanks
Kind regards
David, Fiona, Natalie & Cara Browne
17 may 2007
South Africa
Dear Sabine
We would like to thank you for the most enjoyable time you organised for us at Sakatia Lodge. We really enjoyed the break and were very well looked after and cared for by Jose, Isabella, Jacques and their staff.
The complete separation from all the complications of the"rat race"allowed us to rest properly and get in touch with nature again. Isabella's wonderful meals kept us healthy and active and the beautiful surroundings stimulated our interest. We even went snorkelling, a first for both of us!
Thank you again for a very special opportunity to enjoy an exclusive holiday, we would recommend it highly to anyone else. Sakatia Lodge is undoubtedly the most exclusive lodge of its kind in the area. True to its meaning it certainly refreshed our love life !!!
(A thank you card is on its way to you)
The Meirings
12 april 2007
South Africa
From: Jane ORROCK – MD
Sent: 11 December 2006 02:56
To: Sabine Bultemeier
Subject: Feedback on Madagascar trip
Hi Sabine
As promised, I did undertake to give you more feedback on the Madagascar expedition, which was thoroughly enjoyed by the two of us.
Please to report that all flights were very much on time, except the flight to Ile St Marie, but we were notified in good time by local agent, which avoided a wait at an airport.
The camping in Fort Dauphine was superb. We traveled well in a 4 X4 to a Reserve, which sees perhaps 600 visitors per year. You are aware of your remoteness, but the unspoilt beauty remarkable. We were accompanied by a driver, guide and very capable cook, We had an easy walk into the campsite, luggage was carried for us, tents erected and food prepared was plentiful and very satisfying. Just a tip, good to take lots of extra water as does get quite hot up in the mountains. We camped up next to a lake, meals taken under trees with a chameleon to watch over you. Good lemur siting in the am and pm.The lake does supply more mosquitoes, but the necessary precaution taken, we have not been affected adversely! The plan was to spend the second night in the dryer region but suggestion by the guide to return to the camp in transitional zone as the other camp very dry this time of year. We did a day trip to the rain forest on the third day—beautiful trees but the wild life a bit disappointing—perhaps the time of day? Our third night was in Nohampoana Reserve—highly recommended(perhaps even more so than nearby Berenty reserve mentioned in travel books) Lovely beaches in Fort Dauphine –well worth the visit, just a lot of vendors trying to sell their wares.
The visit to Perinet lovely-we did manage accommodation in Feon y nala(?sp)—welcomed due to the rain. The guide there(he knows you, Julyan)-was great, such an enthusiastic sharer of knowledge.
Then the trip to Ile St Marie—a good relax was had, and yes we did have a seaside view, as to all the rooms. Of interest, it seemed possible that we could change hotel to Masoandro/ Napolean at Ile aux Nattes(same hotel group) if we wished(ie voucher interchangeable)
I will certainly like to return to other parts in the future, just wish a could buy more leave!
Again, thanks for the help. Seasons greetings.
11 December 2006
South Africa
Hi Jose and Isabella
What a great few days we had in Madagascar and I just had to write and say thank you for making our stay so special. I thought the Malagasy folk were terrific. They have so little but give so much of themselves and just walking around the island and the village etc made me realise how lucky some of us are.
I've come back to a busy time. Very involved in our local Hospice and soon my family arrives from both the UK and New York which will be hectic but fun. We worried about you Isabella and hope now you are fully recovered from your dose of Maleria….I took the pills but stopped as soon as I got home, they can make you feel so awful so will just be aware for the next couple of months.
We loved staying at your lodge, loved the feel and realised even thou' well in our sixties we can still have fun!!. Your worked so hard in the kitchen Isabella and spoilt us with fabulous meals from morning till night.Had some folk around this last weekend and everyone admired my tablecloth…..thank goodness I remembered our shop debts and the pocket money you so kindly gave us Jose otherwise you might have lost out!!!!
Anyway just really wanted to say we had a fabulous time. Lots of happiness over the festive season, enjoy your trip in January and more than anything luck and success in your business.
Fond love…..Audrey
23 November 2006
South Africa
South Africa
Sabine hi there,
Just a quick note to thank you so much for organizing our trip and stay at Sakatia…we had a fabulous time and did as much as we could as per your suggestions…. even went quad biking, deb was a bit nervous..We shared a double bike and I drove like a cowboy up and down the hills and through the dongas (great way to see the interior)
Visited 'Lokabe' reserve – were met by not Jean Robert but his grandson Jean – Julio ( 16 years old) and very knowledgeable and a great guide , saw lots of Boa's and Lemurs– the paddling on the pirogue( sp?) was quite and experience too ( phew!!)
The snorkeling was fantastic and we spent a lot of time in the water…and drinking (the beer is great)
Gin and Tonic standard every eve…. we had a great waiter called Tina ( whom I am sure you know) and he took great care of us…and brought us coffee to our room every morning ( which I am sure was not part of his job description)
Jose and Isabelle were very kind to us and made us feel totally at home…
Our room was divine and romantic
Thank you once again…if you do ever come to the Garden route please let us know, it would be great to meet you
Warm regards
26 September 2006
South Africa
Hi Sabine,
All back now yes and into the swing of things!
Had a good time in Madagascar, too short but good. As a quick review for you:
Our driver Guy looked after us well and was quietly considerate. Thumbs up to him.
The first night in La varangue wasn't great, the room was a bit shabby and we couldn't get anything to eat. It may be the norm for Tana though, no big deal but not particularly hospitable. Breakfast also wasn't great.
The Vakona was a good base, looked after us well with decent food and accommodation etc. Our guide was pretty good too. He really seemed to go a bit further afield than other guides so it was nice not to be walking in the footsteps of other tourists all the time. I was surprised at how busy the areas were though, what I would say is that going off the beaten track to get away from the crowds on some days would have been a better option. The primary forests were definitely better than the other NP areas though, really unforgettable.
Night walk not very interesting as I didn't realise but you aren't allowed into the forest, even with a guide which is strange as there are no dangerous animals really – just walking up and down the main road with a torch. OK for insect lovers, but I guess it's too noisy for much else.
St Marie was fun. The Soanambo was basic but friendly and a pretty good place to stay. After the initially cheesy "package tour check in" feeling, we got settled in and it was a good base. Food was good too. They were very nice, helpful and friendly. We had food at the Masoandro and Princesse Bora which were definitely nicer but not so cosy really. I think for us the best bit was getting a motor bike and seeing the island, without it there wasn't a lot with easy walking distance. On check out I did have to wrangle with them for a while to explain we'd paid DBB, not just BB. They didn't even seem to know what DBB was! If I hadn't checked the bill it would have been a lot over. Perhaps have a word with them about that, but I sorted it in the end.
Whale watching was also very good, the best I've ever seen really. Highly recommended.
Pirate cemetery, also quite cool.
All in all then very good, just a couple of rough edges to knock off but things went pretty smoothly so thanks very much for your efforts. The wife might even let me buy a motor bike now as I managed not to kill us on St. Marie!
Tim – UK
19 September 2006
Dear Sabine,
As the moon rose over the bay last night and poured a golden avenue of wonder all the way to our dinner table, I thought I must send you a word on our time here at Sakatia Lodge.
Firstly, thank you so much for recommending it to us. Not only is it in an exquisite setting, but Isabella's cuisine reflects fabulously on her Italian ancestry (blended with a tropical flair) while Jose is the warmest of hosts. The accommodation is not only comfortable but charming and authentic (Jose has gone to great lengths to impart some of the Malagasy culture in a contemporary style) while the atmosphere of Sakatia Lodge is very much being part of the family.
Yesterday we went off to nearby Nosy Tankaliy and spent the day lazing on the beautiful beach, diving in transparent waters festooned with coral gardens and a multitude of fish. Whilst I don't dive (my ears give in at pressure), some of our party did so at the island and were mesmerized. On our way back we passed a pod of bottle-nose dolphin to complete a spectacular day.
Prior, we had spent our first two days lazing at the Lodge's beach, exploring the house reef and walking along the beach past the village where we bought some gorgeous Malagasy flax table-clothes, one of which is embroidered with blue island figures.
By six we are always ready for a cocktail at the bar,share some island camaraderie and watch the lemurs in nearby trees before settling in for Isabella's culinary skills!
Today we have decided to explore the nearby town of Hellville for some gifts and tomorrow are going on a quad biking expedition into the interior of the island, through ylang-ylang plantations and up into the forests which surround a mountain lake. Of course it will be too soon and we will be back on the plane having bid farewell but keeping the memories of Sakatia Lodge firmly in our minds just as the ebb and flow of the Indian Ocean brings its own special feeling of peace & wonder on this exquisite island.
Fran & Marc Le Chat
13 July 2006
South Africa
Hi Sabine
Are back and had a wonderful time in Madagascar. The coastal area is really great and will definitely be back there again. I did get zapped by the sand flies, but did not get sea sick and hopefully no malaria and chikunge or whatever it is called!! Thanks again for all your organisation and will be in touch for our next trip there.
Cheers for now
17 June 2006
South Africa
Hi Sabine,
Here's the response that I got from Chris!!
Hi Philippa,
I was actually meaning to drop you a line.
We had a fantastic time – Vanila was excellent – very relaxed/ rustic
but luxuriant at the same time. Prestige suite was fantastic – Very nice
to have the extra space.
We did quite a lot whilst we were there – diving, snorkling, hiking etc.
The hotel offers there own tour guides/ activities groups who were good
but the better (and more reasonable) option was the guide that Sabine
mentioned in her pack. His name was Jean Robert. We mentioned this to
him and he asked if I would pass on his contact details to you to pass
to Sabine. On that advise, you/ Sabine may want to contact him directly
in order to arrange trips/ excursions. He really was very good and
His details are:
Mr Jean Robert
PO Box 97
Nosy Be
032 02 51385
Thanks very much for organising a great trip – we will definitely be
going back
May 2006
South Africa
Dear Benjamin and Annelie – You may know me as part of the "Ketso G… group" which was a loud and lovely group of 15 Americans joined by my South African husband Ketso!
Thanks to Sabine's wonderful planning, our trip to Madagascar was truly memorable. Sabine was the face of so many other people who made truly heroic efforts to ensure our trip went so smoothly. And I suspect given the realities of Air Madagascar, you two are probably at the very tip top of that list. I am not sure exactly what to thank you for but I am guessing a lot things – breaking the rules, telling other people what to do, being totally focused on the quality of our experience.
So even if we didn't see your efforts, we acknowledge them….thank you so much for doing everything you did to ensure we saw the very best that this special country has to offer and for making our guests feel that it was a once in a lifetime experience.
Dear Sabine – I hope you are keeping well. I wanted to share that David Toovey, one of our guests on the KetsoG.. Madagascar birthday trip last year, has published several excellent articles about the trip …in Rwanda where he lives! The first was in the Rwanda Air travel magazine and the link below is for an article in the largest English daily newspaper. He is doing his part to promote Madagascan tourism!
Sabine – it's Danny from the Iskander/Ketso group.
An EXCELLENT trip in every way. Everything was perfect, down to how all the hotel staff handled our changing travel plans.
Thank you.
I can definitely understand why you fell in love with this kind people and beautiful country! I could live there easily! (I even left with a vangovango;)
Here are a few fotos for you.
Thanks again!
Please add Ashley and my thanks Sabine. It was such a special trip.
On Sep 7, 2015, at 5:06 PM, SonalShah wrote:
Sabine, a huge thank you for everything. Trip was amazing and flawless. Thank you for making it work despite the challenges.
Best always,
On Sep 7, 2015 2:37 PM, "Louise Melling" wrote:
Thank you so much, Sabine. The trip was amazing. Just amazing. What a star you are for managing that transport. Thank you again.
On Monday, September 7, 2015, wrote:
Dear Sabine – a HUGE thank you from the Madagascar birthday bunch for an amazing week! We were all bitten by the "Mad" bug and loved the people and the country. We even survived the Air Maybe adventures because of your heroic efforts on our behalf! Thanks for everything!!!!
P.S. Some people in the group want to share some pictures with you!


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Ever since blogging hit the internet, it has increased in popularity over the years. Blogs can be anything from a simple suggestion or statement made by one person for others to view.
As blogs have spread across the internet, blogging as a way of advertising has become one of the most preferred internet marketing tool. Businesses around the world have discovered the world of blogging as a use to market themselves.
By commenting on other corporate business blogs, they greater increase their chances of traffic to their websites which promotes a more successful outcome to their own future world of business.
A successful blogger should update their blog anywher from daily to weekly in order to provide readers with unique material and understanding of what they are advertising.
Blogs reach millions of people everyday so it is no wonder that market advertising would have staked a claim in this ever growing world of popularity. Another good reason blogging is a means of good advertising is when you have others seeking answers which you just so happen to have the answer to, you can direct them to your blog.
This will then generate word of mouth advertising. One person sees your blog and tells their friends who then tell their friends and so on until you reach a point of successful marketing.
Blogs can direct a lot of traffic to your website without the outrageous out of pocket cost that one would have to pay for traffic generators. Many websites will allow you to post your blog for free which is another price saving step in the world of advertising.
With finances slowing down in the economy, out of pocket costs are harder and harder for businesses to come by so being able to advertise to millions of people for free is a very resourceful tool. If you are willing to implement some spending into your blog and have it posted on popular search engines such as yahoo and google, this adds even more potential traffic to your website.
With the correct knowledge on blogging, you can create a corporate blog which will enable visitors to provide feedback on your prodcuts or website. This will allow you to see what others think of your website.
Consumers will also be able to ask questions which you can then answer in or add to your blog in order to clarify to those you are trying to advertise to in order to better promote yourself or your product to the viewer. When commenting on other blogs, make sure that you are commenting with a relevancy to your own website without sounding as though you are trying to sell yourself.
It is considered spamming if you jump around from blog to blog and link to your own blog when it does not pertain to the subject at hand. You want to avoid this kind of look for yourself as it would inevitably harm you and drive people away from your website.
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Of all of the providers who will help you set up a blog, the three that are among the most popular are Google, WordPress and Myspace. The three of these sites reach millions of people all day, everday. Setup, service and maintenance is generally free through all of them. Myspace gives you the option of setting up numerous types of accounts whether they be personal, business, music, etc. Small bands or businesses just starting out advertise through Myspace by sending requests for friends across to other users who might be interested.
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So if you don't already know, I got myself the latest 32GB iPod Touch. It was late by the time I got back, and I thought to myself, my word, I'm gonna have to stay up all night at this rate with the hundreds of apps I'm gonna fill my iPod with.
About 5min after plugging my iPod into my computer for the first time, realization hit me.
I don't know where to start on the App Store.
So I enlisted the help of some Touch-owning friends, chiefly Daniel because the rest said something to the effect of "Just download games lor." Thanks guys.
One thing I noticed though, is that without 3G or GPS, a huge huge number of apps are almost useless, unless you have some reliable WiFi. Which I don't in camp. I am really REALLY tempted to get M1's MiFi, except that it charges on Micro USB, and I don't wanna risk the people up there finding fault with a mini-to-micro USB converter cable. Plus it will cost me. But FINALLY. WIFI IN CAMP. I AM MY OWN MASTERRRRRR!
Here are some useful apps I've found so far.
If you don't already know, 1-Click Wireless@SG is a must have for Touch users, to ease the trouble of logging into WSG hotspots. Facebook and eBuddy are pretty standard apps too, but alternative mobile IM apps are Fring and Palringo.
The best guitar tuner you can find for free is the... well Guitar Tuner app. It only gives you the pitch of standard-tuned strings, but since there is no in-built mic in the Touch, there really isn't a point paying for chromatic tuners. Some of which are really good, by the way, if you have an iPhone. And while we're on the subject of guitars, the Planet Waves Chordmaster application looks to be one of the best chord guides you will find for free. The paid version will give you access to variable positions of the chords, but I think the free version is more than enough.
There's an app for possibly the most famous currency conversion site, XE.com, and it saves conversion rates so even without connectivity you can get a rough gauge of how much X costs in your local currency or vice versa.
The Holy Bible app by LifeChurch.tv looks to be the best with select downloadable versions and much more versions available subject to WiFi or 3G. And while we are on reading, here's the most useful app that I have discovered by myself so far.
Wattpad is an app for the e-book repository of the same name. There are classic and self-authored works there, and if you search hard enough, you might also find what you want.
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Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi seems one confused soul. A day after he made a U-turn and told the Supreme Court that he had never accused Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as an institution that killed Mahatma Gandhi, Gandhi tweeted "I stand by every single word I said."
He also said that he will never stop fighting the hateful and divisive agenda of the RSS.
I will never stop fighting the hateful & divisive agenda of the RSS. I stand by every single word I saidhttps://t.co/bUWzTHrgHW
— Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) August 25, 2016
Earlier in July, the Supreme Court had told Congress vice-president that he must either apologise or face trial for his remarks accusing that the RSS was responsible for Mahatma Gandhi's assassination.
In May 2015, the Congress second-in-command had moved the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the Bombay High Court order dismissing his plea for quashing a defamation case against him for allegedly blaming RSS for the assassination of The Mahatma.
At a rally in Bhiwandi, Maharashtra, ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Gandhi reportedly took on the RSS saying that "RSS people killed Gandhiji. They opposed Sardar Patel and Gandhiji".
As Dinesh Unnikrishnan points out in this Firstpost article, Gandhi's lawyer, another veteran Congressman Kapil Sibal told the Supreme Court that Gandhi never blamed the RSS but the 'people associated with it' for the assassination of the Mahatma. The purpose of Gandhi's U-turn logically was to get the defamation case slapped against him by RSS activist Mahadev Kunte, quashed.
With his recent tweet, Gandhi seems to have dashed all efforts of Sibal in increasing the chances of the case being quashed. Earlier on Thursday before Gandhi came up with his tweet, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu said wisdom has prevailed upon the Congress leader and although it may be a "U-turn", it was a "good turn".
Interestingly, senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Thursday dismissed suggestions that Rahul Gandhi has done a U-turn in the Supreme Court on the RSS and said the party vice-president stands by his assertion that the person who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi was from the organisation.
No U Turn by Rahul Gandhi on RSS. He stands by what he said. Person who killed was from RSS.
— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) August 25, 2016
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FROM: Brett West, Head of Modernisation and Business Practice
TO: All Directors and Heads of Service
The implementation of the Agile Stationery Strategy has been impressive and with 93% of ordering officers now trained by Piers, Gaveston, Edwards, the small teething problems over ordering should now be a thing of the past. However, the next quantum leap is to change the nature of our relationship with stationery. On our transformational journey towards the paperless office, OCC should have far less need of hard copy stationery.
Early indications are that our expenditure on stationery is some 62% above what an agile modern organisation of our size should need. Moreover, as some units have been complaining that they are unable to execute orders, overcoming these technical blips will mean expenditure on stationery orders strays further from the optimum. An admittedly impressionistic impression is that stationery reserves are still more extensive than we need, indicating some orders are unnecessary and that valuable space is being employed in a suboptimal fashion. Consequently consultants commissioned from A4Page will be visiting offices during the next five weeks to scope the size of stationery reserves in all directorates.
FROM: Hamish Carpenter, Senior Transformational Excellence Officer
TO: Kenneth Spotlessnob, Assistant Chief Executive and Director of Transformational Excellence and Strategic Vision
Yesterday Mike and Reema came into the office and found a man with a visitor badge apparently stealing stationery. They blocked his exit and called security who arrived and summoned the police. The police have now informed us the man worked for A4Page and was employed to check stationery reserves. I subsequently had a rather unpleasant call from Brett West saying I should have knowwn about this and we've undermined the partnership relationship with A4Page.
I dodn't know we had a relationship with them or that a stationery check was in process. Is that correct?
FROM: Kenneth Spotlessnob
TO: All transformational Excellencew and Strategic Vision
I thought you should know about the spot checks described by Brett West in the attached memo. This is a milepost on our Agile Stationery Strategy journey.
FROM: Brett West
TO: All Directors and Heads of Unit
Following the checks carried out for us by A4Page, it has become clear that current stationery reserves in all Directorates and Enhanced Capability Units except Chief Executive's exceed levels set in the Agile Stationery Strategy by 29 - 104%. Ed has therefore agreed to place a stop on all stationery orders for the next six months except for Chief Executive's and Member Services.
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Here is an article I published on my website about taking care of your digital camera. I hope it'll be useful to some of you in this forum.
How to Take Care of Your Digital Camera
by Gary Hendricks
Are you having trouble taking care of your digital camera? A digital camera is a very delicate piece of equipment. The camera body, especially the lens, can be easily damaged through rough handling and scratches. Ive owned a Canon S300 camera for a long time, and it still works fine. Why? Because I do put in effort to take care of it. Here are some tips for taking care of that precious camera of yours.
Lens Care
The lens of your digital camera is its eye or window to the outside world. It is easily the most important component in any camera. To take care of the lens, make sure that you never, ever touch directly with your fingers. Also make sure that you put on the lens cap when not shooting pictures.
If you really need to clean the lens, use good lens cleaning equipment. Investing in such equipment is really important. Always use a good lens brush, lens blower and lens cloth to do the job.
The other thing to look out for is the temperature under which the camera is stored. You should always keep the camera out of sun. One mistake that newbies always make is to store the digital camera in the extremely hot temperatures (e.g. the car boot). Dont ever do that. Its also important not to store the camera in extremely cold temperatures either.
When storing your digital camera, you need to keep it away from magnets of any form. Magnets will affect the circuitry of your digital camera and should not be placed near it.
Another point to note is to use silica gel to combat condensation. Many electronic products come with silica gel capsules. Keep these and put them in your digital camera storage box. It will prevent condensation.
The batteries of the camera should also be removed if you intend to store the camera away for a long time. The reason is that batteries can have corrosive leaks over time.
Protect Delicate Components
You also need to protect those delicate components. In particular, watch out for the memory card (whether it is a CompactFlash, SD or MMC card). Handle them with care because they are small and delicate.
Camera panels are also very delicate. In my Canon PowerShot S500, the panel for the USB connect and the battery is a tad flimsy. I make sure I handle it with care whenever I open it.
You digital camera costs a lot of money and it pays to take care of it. Remember to apply the above tips to preserve your camera and itll last you a long, long time. Good luck!


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As one of the official Partners, you can take advantage of a unique tailor made Hotelier Partnership package with its own individual set of benefits that includes marketing opportunities, usage of the WebClick logo, an enhanced image & standing within the Digital Marketing Community and prominent listing in Hotelier Partners section of our Website & Documentation.
Benefits of Becoming one of our Hotelier Partners
- Gain direct exposure of your brand to senior industry executives and major sector players within various industries as well as high numbers of visitors and delegates
- Increased brand awareness by inclusion in pre, during and post event marketing efforts
- Enhance the profile of your brand by association with our prestigious industry events
- Get access to our high quality events with complimentary press passes
- Benefit from having your logo promoted on key WebClick event materials and on event website
- Generate quality content for editorials at our conferences
- Secure the opportunity to distribute your profile at our events
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- Hotel Owners can organize locally any of our workshop or seminar for staff
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- Recognition during WebClick and on the social media websites we have a presence
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- Hotelier partners should make their facility available and accessible for WebClick events as agreed
- Hotelier partners may promote the event hosted as part of creating awareness especially for contest and non-profit events
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Hazardous Waste Generators Agree to $56.4 Million Cleanup of Former Texas City, Texas, Waste Disposal Site
Parties Will Pay $3.1 Million for Environmental Restoration Projects
WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today an agreement with over three dozen companies and government agencies that will result in a $56.4 million cleanup of the "Malone Services Company" Superfund Site in Texas City, Texas, a former waste-disposal site near the shore of Galveston Bay.
"Cleanup under today's settlement will address the threat from more than a quarter of a million cubic yards of contamination left behind by the site operators in tanks and in a large unlined earthen basin," said Robert Dreher, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources Division. "Through this agreement, the parties have avoided costly and time-consuming litigation and expedited a cleanup that will protect the health and safety of citizens of Texas City and the coastal environment along Swan Lake."
The settlement, which is subject to court approval, requires a group of 27 companies to clean up the site, pay EPA $900,000 towards past and future costs, and reimburse the state of Texas for $796,726 in past costs. Among the companies doing the clean-up work are BP Products North America Inc., Pharmacia (formerly Monsanto), Marathon Oil Company, Exxon Mobil Corporation and BASF Corporation. Seventy-six entities, including the United States and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) are resolving their liability by paying cash to the group of 27. The United States, which shipped 1.62 percent of the waste, will pay $1,490,029. TCEQ, which shipped 0.00545 percent of the waste, will contribute $6,766. (EPA previously completed four rounds of administrative settlements with approximately 230 relatively small contributors of waste, so-called "de minimis" parties, collecting approximately $8.4 million. EPA will make at least $4.5 million from these and other recoveries available to the group of 27 companies carrying out the cleanup.)
"Once approved by the court, this settlement will reinforce the 'polluter pays' principle that is central to the Superfund program by obtaining a commitment for funds for cleanup work from the responsible parties at this site," said EPA Acting Regional Administrator Sam Coleman. "This settlement ensures the cleanup of this site will continue, further protecting public health and the environment."
The federal and state natural resource trustees for the site — the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Department of the Interior represented by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, TCEQ, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas General Land Office — determined that natural resources associated with upland-woodlands habitat, freshwater-marsh habitat and saltwater-marsh habitat, were injured by contamination. The parties that shipped waste to the site will pay the trustees a total of $3,109,000 to implement environmental restoration projects, which will be selected in the future by the trustees and described in a restoration plan on which public comment will be solicited.
The Malone Service Company operated a disposal facility for waste oil and waste chemicals between approximately 1964 and 1996. Hundreds of entities sent a total of approximately 481 million gallons of waste to the Site. Approximately 260,000 cubic yards of contaminated oily sludge is present in above-ground storage tanks and a multi-acre earthen impoundment. The consent decree requires that the oily sludge be solidified and placed into an on-site RCRA-Subtitle C-equivalent cell, along with contaminated soil. The groundwater will be monitored to confirm that the remedial action is preventing offsite migration.
The proposed settlement was lodged today in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The settlement is subject to a 30-day public comment period and final court approval. A copy of the proposed consent decree is available on the Justice Department web site at www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html


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With the building hype of Disney's Wreck-It Ralph let's not forgot another new animated twist on retro characters is scheduled for release in September just in time for Halloween. Hotel Transylvania brings together classic monsters like Dracula, Frankenstein, a werewolf, a mummy and and the invisible man.
Hotel Transylvania looks to be a modern take on Mad Monster Party starring Adam Sandler, Selena Gomez, Andy Samberg, David Spade and Kevin James. Sandler has been stinking up the box office with his last couple of movies so hopefully this will be a rebound. I love these classic monsters but wish Universal Studios was releasing this with the familiar versions of the characters.
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Using call options in gold miners, Google and especially in Facebook are among my most profitable trades this year. I've had losers too of course, like my put options in JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs.
Almost every time I mention something I learned from Jim Cramer, I get a bunch of angry comments from readers. And let me be clear — Cramer's writings and seeming often daily flip-flopping on his stock picks and market calls and what not drive me crazy too. And Cramer and I don't talk anymore because he got mad when I went to Fox Business and became a TV guy myself. Anyway, I learned a ton of stuff from Cramer and I'm not shy about using lessons I've learned no matter where I learned them or from whom I learned them.
I had this email dialogue with a friend of mine, a guy who helped build up one of those Silicon Valley companies to the point that it became so powerful as to be investigated by anti-monopoly departments around the world. One of the smartest guys I know and one of the most tuned-in tech guys I know.
Cody Willard writes the Revolution Investing investment newsletter for MarketWatch and posts the trades from his personal account at TradingWithCody.com He is the founder of WallStreetAll-Stars.com and the principal of CL Willard Capital. Cody serves as an adjunct professor at Seton Hall University and is on the University of New Mexico Alumni Board. He was an anchor on the Fox Business Network, where he was the co-host of the long-time #1-rated show on the network, Fox Business Happy Hour. Cody, a former hedge fund manager, and his stock picks and economic outlooks have been featured on NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, ABC's 20/20, CBS Evening News, CNBC's SquawkBox, Jon Stewart's The Daily Show, as well as in the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and many other outlets.
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