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by: saucemaster
68 pages
atlanta, ga
we don't see any thing that resembles the campsite of last night. the canal is a dead end, and there is no building or fire pit around the landing. i remember that the trail marked on the map went across the island. i had assumed that this meant we would be paddling through a canal, but the scale of the map was too small to show it. now i get the idea that they waterway stops on one side of the island, and we are expected to carry our stuff over land to continue in the next waterway.
we decide that it is best if we walk down the path and find our destination before we start hauling our canoe through the woods. i get our canteen; beth takes her bug spray. the path is pretty straight and level. i wave a tree branch in front of us as we walk, destroying all the homes of the spiders who live along the way. we soon pass an outhouse, but we don't inspect it. the trail is seeming to be a bit long for hauling a canoe across, when, through the trees, i spot a building. i point it out to beth, declaring that i remember reading about a hunting cabin that is on one of the islands. this must be it.
the campsite is sweet. there is a huge circle of benches around a nice big fire pit. the cabin looks nice and dry. there is nice picnic table, too. this place is great. we both agree that floyd's island is far superior to canal run. i say that i want to take a look inside the cabin in which we are going to be sleeping tonight. as i reach for the handle of the screen door, i can not help but notice that there is a spider the size of my hand on it. i kick the door, hoping that it will fall from the handle. it doesn't; instead, it runs up the door and through a crack that leads into the house. great. i look inside, but i definitely do not want to enter without my flashlight. i turn back to beth and ask if she is ready to bring our stuff up to the site. she is.
as we are walking back to the canoe, a deer suddenly bursts into action in the woods to our right. we did not see it as we approached, and it either did not see or hear us, or it was waiting to scare the hell out of us. it waited until we were about 10 feet away, then it leapt up and ran through the faster than i could follow with my handicapped eyes. it took us a few seconds to realize what had happened; in the meantime, i was still waiting for the bear's paw to crush my face.
when we get to the canoe, we decide that it would be easier to drag it while it is full of stuff than it would be to carry our stuff, then come back for the boat. we try to push the canoe; it doesn't work. we try to pull the canoe; it doesn't work. it is tough to haul something that is as long as a car, but only two feet tall; my back already aches from rowing, and bending down to pull a boat is only more aggravating. we stumble along the way, barking our shins on the canoe and tripping over stumps and stones. i remember that it was suggested that we bring some rope for pulling the canoe; i had ignored this suggestion.
now that i see the wisdom of the advice concerning the inclusion of rope in the supplies. i look through our stuff to see what may be of use. i take the life jackets out of the boat, and i pull the straps from the loop. then, i tie the straps around the frame of the canoe. now, we can lift the boat by the straps, using the nice padding of the life jackets to prevent our hands from being cut by the nylon straps.
this works for a little while; we are making good progress until one of the straps breaks. i give the other one to beth, so she can pull, while i push the boat from behind. after a dozen or so rest stops, beth tells me that she can't pull anymore; what i don't tell her is that i am just as exhausted from pushing. we decide to switch places. after twenty seconds, i see why she couldn't pull; i imagine that she is simultaneously wondering how i managed to push.
finally, we get within sight of the cabin. as soon as we reach the clearing, we drop the boat and have a little cool down stroll around the site. not wishing for a repeat of yesterday's vomiting episode, i drink as much water as i can. after checking the underside of the table for spiders and other critters, i lay down on it. the stiff, filthy wood feels great.
our next task is to find out where we are supposed to go the next morning. i have trouble seeing where the continuation of the trail might be, so we walk along the edge of the clearing, looking for the most likely place. we find a promising spot; there is a long stretch of open trail leading straight in the opposite direction from where we entered.
swinging our tree branches against any spider webs that my block our path, we saunter down the path. it soon becomes a path less direct than its beginnings. we find ourselves wandering around bushes and stepping over fallen trees. eventually, there is no longer a trail before us. we don't see how we could have gone the wrong way. we both agree that there was no other path leading from the camping area. we admit that we must have missed something along the way, so we turn back. we follow the familiar spider webs that mark the trail, but we never see anything that looks like another path.
on the way back to the campsite, i see something slide across the path. my eyesight is too poor to determine what kind of snake it was; our plan is just to treat it as if were definitely poisonous and not go anywhere close to the place it had slithered. we safely cross the obstacle and continue towards the campsite. i hear something rustling in the trees to our right. i tell beth to stop and listen; we don't hear anything. we walk a little bit further, and i hear it again. i am positive that it is something to my right, but i can't see anything. i tell beth to direct her superior sight into the woods, expecting her to find a black bear charging us. there is nothing there.
when we get back to the campsite, we look back towards the path. it still appears to be the only possible way out of the campsite. we decide to give the search a rest for a while and walk around the cabin. i see an old water pump behind the cabin, and i go closer to inspect it. as soon as a grab the handle, swarms of mosquitoes attack us. we run back to the front of the cabin, seeking an escape. when we turn to see if we have evaded them, we find the other trail. it is not across the clearing as we had thought, it is practically behind the little building.
grabbing another branch for spider-protection, we stroll down the path. we are pleased to find that the distance from the cabin to the water's edge is only a few dozen yards. seeing that everything is under control, we walk back to the campsite to set up for the evening.
the first thing we both want to do is inspect the cabin. i remember that it is a hunting cabin that was built in the 1920's, when this island and the swamp were privately owned. it looks to be in remarkable shape and also looks very comfortable for a 'cabin'. however, i have never been in a log cabin before, but i imagine, though, that if you are rich enough to own the okefenokee swamp, you must be rich enough to have a decent cabin built.
we kick open the door, so any spiders that may still be hanging around the area may have the chance to flee. i shine the flashlight around the door jamb, searching for the missing spider. it seems to have vanished, for the time being. we creep inside for a closer look; we are pleased with what we find. the entrance room contains a huge fireplace and a substantial amount of shelves built into the wall. there are three doorways leading to other rooms. the room on the right has a nice big table; the room on the left has more shelves and a rack for hanging various things. the room in the rear of the cabin has a door to the outside and a door to another room full of junk.
the place is very dark and stuffy, but also very clean and solid. i don't imagine that many animals hang out inside the cabin. we look through the rooms, then decide that they best choice for a sleeping room would be the room on the left. i can't wait to sit in the main room, though, in front of a roaring fire of burning trees or brooms or tables or whatever dry wood i can find in the swamp.
we find the sign in sheet, and we make up a phony arrival time and departure. we were supposed to have left floyd's island this morning, and we should be arriving at canal run right now. i am actually happy that events ran backwards. i don't know what i would have done if we got stuck at canal run from noon until night; we would have gone stir crazy. looking at the other dates that people have stayed at the cabin, we can see that august is indeed a slow month for the okefenokee; we are the first group to stay here in weeks. heat? insects? people are weak.
we go back outside to arrange our piles of crap. for me, the main goal is to dry out everything as much as possible. here, we have almost infinitely more space and resources than we did last night. i tie some of the pink nylon string, which i had originally bought for a library project in junior year of architecture, to a couple of trees. i hang our various articles of soggy clothing along the line; the sunlight is still filtering through the trees enough to perhaps do some good towards drying them.
there are a number of wheelbarrows located around the site. i push two of them to spots which are about six feet apart. across them, i place a long wooden pole that was lying on the picnic table. i unfurl the sleeping bag and drape it across the pole. on the side of the clearing, there is an odd wooden structure that resembles the monoliths at stonehenge; the mystery is not the same, though, for i can tell by the carvings that this monolith was built by the boy scouts of america. it appears that the structure is meant to hold paddles when they are not being used for canoeing. this is certainly a waste of wood, but i can't fault their benevolent hearts as i hang my tent from the ridiculous thing.
as i step back to survey my handiwork, i have an epiphany. i look at all the carts and wheelbarrows around the site, and the fingers snap inside my head. these carts are for carrying gear from the campsite to the water and back! i had originally thought they must be here for some maintenance or construction on the cabin, but now the purpose is clear. when i begin to tell beth this, i find that she is the process of having the same realization.
i curse. if the previous users of the carts had left them near the boat landing, we would have known what to do with them. instead, we don't see them until we've already carried our stuff and our canoe half a mile through the woods. i curse again.
this is the greatest place i have ever been.
now that i have plenty of time and plenty of space, i am ready to cook like a son of a bitch. i take all my cooking told from the bags and spread them across the table. the mess kit is still full of pancake residue, so i place it on the ground, hoping that ants will clean it for me, like they did a certain turtle shell that i placed near and oak stump in our backyard at woodbridge trail. today, though, my father is not around to destroy the turtle shell or the mess kit with the lawnmower.
today's lunch menu consists of cous cous and hummus and bagels. there was supposed to be a course of vegetables, but i forgot to put them in my bag, so i am afraid that they are rotting in the trunk of the car back in stephen c. foster park. i feel that we have enough other stuff, though, to keep our bellies full and our hearts content.
i have already mixed the cous cous with the essential herbs and spices; i neglected to include the sun dried tomatoes that i was advised to bring, mainly because there is nothing redeeming about that which sun dried tomatoes offer to a meal; they create a horrible feeling in my mouth and an even worse taste. as if these abominations are not enough, i have from a reliable resource that they are poisonous.
beth wants to make an attempt at putting together the pieces of the stove, and i do not make any attempts to stop her. i change this policy, though, after waiting ten minutes for her to finish with it, only to find that she has made no progress towards completion. since i would like to eat this afternoon, i take the stove from her and piece it together properly and expediently.
i set the flame alight, then position a pot of water on the top of the burner. as expected, the water is boiling within seconds. i stir the cous cous into the water and fit the lid onto the pot. i watch the pot expectantly; i have never been able to cook cous cous to my satisfaction. about half of the attempts i make at cous cous end with a pot full of undercooked kernels. the only thing i can imagine to do in this situation is to add more water, but all this accomplishes is gummy cous cous in a pool of starchy water. the other half of the attempts end on the other side of the scale; some of the cous cous in the middle of the pot is tolerable, but the majority of it is burned and fused to the sides and bottom of the pot. these are the failures that i must endure under the familiar conditions of the kitchen. sitting in the woods with a stove that i have no idea how to use seems to me to be a course for certain disaster.
i figure that the best thing i can do under the circumstances is to leave the cous cous to its own devices. i bring down the flames of the stove and take my hands away from the project. i turn my attention to the hummus instead. what we have is a bag of powdered instant hummus; this is a most vile concoction, a true mockery of the ideal, but it is the best suited for the conditions in which we find ourselves. in the security of my home, i have tried many recipes for homemade hummus; i found all the results to be lacking. i feel that the pivotal factor in the preparation is the food processor, a tool that i lack. i have had to substitute blenders and hand mixers; none of these tools are able to from the chickpeas into the proper consistency.
today, we have the detestable powdered version. all it requires for completion is water, oil, a fork, and a powerful wrist. putting all of these elements together, i create a passable substitute for real hummus. my foresight enabled me to perform a few acts that would provide us with a hummus superior to the mud they expect us to eat from the box; before we left the city, i slipped a few of my own secret ingredients into the mix. i taste it; it worked.
when i can be patient no longer, i lift the lid from the cous cous pot. the sight now beholden is an amazing one. i am looking at a cloud of cous cous, a thunderhead that is ready to burst from the copper pot. water pours from my mouth. i turn off the heat and grab my fork. i shovel a few bites of cous cous onto beth's plate, then i abscond with the rest of it.
it is a fabulous treat to enjoy. i have never encountered cous cous this perfect. every grain is an entity unto itself; none cling together. every morsel is consistently moist; none are under or overcooked. the secret ingredients are strategically located throughout the mass; none overpower the others. we both agree that i have made the perfect cous cous.
we finish the scrumptious meal and destroy the mess that we had made. i motion that we should gather all the things that we are not going to use later today and move them into the cabin. this should keep them safe from rain, bears, and any other invaders to our domain. we take most of our things and hang them on the racks in the room that we plan on using for a bedroom tonight. while i am hanging the bags, i hear beth in the other room. i hear her say that something is 'sad', so i go into the next room to see exactly what it is. she is pointing to a sign over the fireplace. it is difficult for me to read without my glasses, but i interpret the sign as 'don't stand at my grave and cry; i did not live, so i did not die.' i do not think that it sounds too 'sad'; the dead person who is apparently doing the speaking here is clearly concerned with folks being too broken up about his death. he leaves them this poem so that they can feel better, knowing that he does not want them to grieve too much. it might be a little sad that he 'did not live', but that is a sadness that pretty much all the humans in the world have to face.
while we are in the room, we take a closer look at it; we must determine if sleeping in the cabin is really what we want to do. of course, we'll have to sleep on the hardwood floor, but this can be no worse that the ground outside. i don't know about beth, but i am quite content to sleep in the floor; i have done so for at least half of the nights of the past three years. apart from the floor, the only real question is that of spiders. the ceiling is high above our heads; it is too high for me to view anything definitively , but beth assures me that it seems to harbor several spider webs of no inconsiderable size. we must ask ourselves if this is going to be a problem. surely, the woods outside are just as rife with spiders, but at least out there, we won't be cooped up in the same room with them. outside, the spiders have a whole world in which to play; in this room, the only thing they have to do at night is climb down the walls and across the floor and over our faces and into our ears and mouths. i vote for sleeping outside.
if we are going to be staying outside, someone might as well construct the tent. we share the task, i drive the stakes into the ground and push the poles into place; meanwhile beth fits the poles together. with two people working on it, the task only takes about twice as long as usual. i lay our sleeping bag on the floor and roll around on top of it. as i suspected, there are stumps and roots and rocks poking into my back, despite my efforts to find a comfortable spot to place the tent.
it is not quite time for bed, yet; there are still a few hours left to pass before sunset. part of the beauty of today's canoe trip was its brevity. we left canal run at about 9.30am, and we arrived here at floyd's island before noon. it was a true delight after yesterday's trip 10 hour voyage through hell. the only problem with today's trip, though, is the lack of activities on the island. we have been everywhere around the site, and neither of us is prepared to go on an expeditionary voyage into the unknown part of the island. i would be willing to try it if i had my glasses, but as it is now, i can't see three feet in front of my face, let alone three black bears in the same location.
so we busy ourselves with trips to the bathroom. beth and i walk down to the outhouse for a further investigation. beth waits on the ground while i climb the platform for a closer look. i open the door, keeping my foot against it, preventing an alligator-sized gap between door and frame. i peek through the crack. there are no wild animals lurking near the toilet, so i step into the room. the interior is fairly clean, but one thousand and one flies are swarming about the room. i look into the waste hole, wondering if there are any snakes waiting to bite someone on the ass, it is too dark to determine with any certainty. i grab some tissue paper from the stack and i run out of the outhouse. i am perfectly willing to take my chances in the woods; i will let beth decide on her own location for urination and defecation. she hears about the flies and darkness and she makes the decision to avoid the outhouse.
i ask beth to stay where she is while i go for a walk. i stroll down the trail to a point about half way between the campsite and the water. i duck under some branches and make my way through the bushes to an opening several yards away from the trail. i kick the leaves and branches out of the way, then i scratch a little pit out of the earth. i am afraid that it is against the refuge rules to relieve oneself in the swamp, but i don't know if this rule applies to the islands, too. regardless, i drop my pants and squat over the hole i had dug.
i remember being in stone mountain park with my father and one of his mistresses about eight years earlier. we were visiting the park on this particular day because it was time for the annual chili cook off. after tasting all the chili samples we could handle, we all decided that we would walk up the trail to the restroom. walking along the trail, i noticed some movement in the woods to our left. i looked up the hill to see two women stumbling through the trees; i saw them in just enough time to see one of them pull her pants to her knees, exposing her womanhood to everyone with the acumen to keep their eyes on the world around them. she proceeded to squat to the ground, presumably to do some business. i turned my head, my tender eyes having seen enough.
when my own business is finished, i stand and pull my pants to my waist. i kick some dirt and leaves over the pit. i don't want to leave the paper lying in the woods, so i set it on fire with my remarkably reliable lighter. everything looks to be in order, so i stroll back to the campsite.
without revealing to many gory details, i try to explain to beth what is involved in the process i have just performed. i mention the digging hole and the burning of the paper and the burying of the remains, but i leave her to figure out the rest on her own. she leaves the table, then walks behind the cabin. i don't know what happens next.
now that our business is done, we are at a loss for something to do next. fortunately, nature takes care our problem for us; it starts to rain. beth runs to get the sleeping bag from the tent, and i pull our clothes from the line. carry our things to the cabin, and throw them onto the covered porch. we stand on the steps for a while, watching everything get soaked. most of our stuff has already been put in the cabin; the only things left outside can stand to get wet.
when the lighting begins to strike, i notice the proximity of the aluminum canoe to the cabin. thirty seconds later, i am dragging the canoe back down the trail, placing it as far from the cabin as i can carry it. for good measure, i flip the boat to prevent it from filling with water.
since i am already getting drenched, i decide to make an attempt to get the tent to dry land. i pull the stakes from the ground and put them into my pockets. i try to lift the tent, but it twists and flexes in my hands; i can't get it off the ground. the damn water bag is the tent. alone, the water bag is almost to heavy to carry; when it has nothing to support it but a flimsy nylon tent, one might as well be floating lead balloons.
i have the tent in my hands, and i've gone through the trouble to pull up the stakes, so i might as well finish the job that i have started. i drag the tent twenty or thirty feet across the ground. when i get to the porch, beth pulls on the top of the frame while i try to lift the water bag from the bottom. i can't find it, but i hear it raking across the rough floorboards of the porch. the images in my head consist of nylon being shredded and water bags bursting.
despite the dangers, we manage to get the tent on to the porch. i climb the steps and get under the shelter. we tie some cord around the columns that support the roof. i hang the clothes again, but i have very strong doubts that they will ever be dry again. they are so dirty, that i don't plan on wearing them anyway; trying to dry them seems to be my last attempt at remaining civilized.
we spend the next couple of hours sitting on the porch, watching the rain and lightning. we read and reread all the brochures reading the same brochures thirteen times begins to bore me. i pick up my wretched body and walk around the porch. i play with the water that is falling over the edge of the roof; i use it to fill my canteen, telling beth that i plan on drinking it later. she is disgusted and disapproving; she tries to warn be by reminding mm of the outcome of my last experiment with drinking from this canteen. i tell her that she'll be singing a different tune when she runs out of water and begins begging for mine. i stroll into the cabin, hoping to find something fascinating that i might have missed before. i examine the shelves in the main room; all i find is a huge can of beans and a box of crackers. the crackers have been opened, and all but a couple of broken pieces have been eaten; actually, even the pieces that have been left are currently being eaten by some kind of mold or moss. i throw the crackers to the ground.
i move to the room to the right. the only thing in the room is the table. i look on the underside, searching for the omnipresent spiders. i do not find any, so i find that the table is suitable for use. i drag it to the doorway, only to find that it is too wide to fit through it. if i want to take the table outside, i'll have to place it on its side and have beth help me twist it around the corner. i decide that it is not worth the trouble, especially as i don't have any specific purpose for taking the table outside anyhow. i leave the table where it is.
i pass through the main room on my way to the back room. there is some nasty rope in the floor; the floor is where i leave it. i peer into the very back room, looking over the piles of junk . most of it defies description or imagination. i have no idea what most of the stuff is, and even if i know one of the item's purpose, i don't know why it is on this island. my hope had been the discovery of something amazing, something that no one had realized they had left behind. all i see, though are twisted curtains rods, split bowling balls, and bent tire irons; there is nothing that i would carry home with me.
the back room has a door that leads outside. i open it and look to see where it leads. i find a small brick platform with a little roof; it looks nice and dry, so step onto it. the view is of the backyard. i can see the mosquito-breeding water pump and the trail that we must take tomorrow. i look through the window and see that beth is still sitting on the front porch, facing away from me. this seems to be as good as time to make water as any, so i open my pants and go to it. while i am answering the call of nature, i notice a bucket on the side of the platform. i cover up myself and carry the bucket to the front porch.
i try to use a combination of the bucket and life jackets to create a comfortable seat, but i find it is impossible. the only purpose for which the bucket is suited is covering my shoes so that no spiders or scorpions try to make them into a home when i am not looking. this is no way to allow my shoes to be open to the fresh air, but i would rather have stinking shoes than feet ridden with spider bites and scorpion stings. no matter how i arrange the shoes in the bucket, i am always afraid that there will be a tiny crack through which a spider will squeeze, as it intentionally seeks its way to my shoes in a deliberate attempt to bite and kill me. beth says that i am being paranoid; i accuse her of wanting me to be stung.
i take our food and wrap it in the plastic bag. i carry it into the main room of the cabin, where a rope hangs from one of the rafters. i pull the rope towards the middle of the room, so it will be away from the walls and any critter that may be capable of climbing them. i lash the rope to the cords around the food bag. it holds pretty tightly; again, the only concern i have is with spiders crawling down the rope.
when the rain has stopped for a while, we venture out into the clearing. the rain as left as quickly as it arrived; there are almost no clouds in the sky. i think that it is safe to move the tent back to the ground. before we place it, though, we perform an extremely intensive search of the ground to make sure that there are no rocks or roots or obstacles of any sort. this is a waste of time, i am certain, for as soon as we lay down in the tent, we are sure to find ourselves laying on a tree branch or something equally uncomfortable.
the sun is getting pretty low in the sky, but there are still a couple of hours left until the light disappears. i tell beth that i am going to lie in the tent for a while, not because i am tired, but because i am tired of the flies that are swarming around my head. the rain seems to have tripled their populations; these flies must replicate in water, the same as gremlins. beth has other plans; she intends to visit someplace behind the cabin. i don't ask any questions. instead, i climb into the tent and lay down; objects of all sizes poke into my body.
beth returns after a little while. when she gets close to the tent, i hear her shouting. i hop from the tent to see what is happening. beth is pointing to something behind the tent. i turn in time to see an armadillo scurry under the cabin. beth is beaming with pride because she found a wild animal in the swamp. i do my best to deflate this pride; i tell her that i have seen plenty of animals, but i didn't feel like pointing them out to her. i add the idea that if she had not forced me to ride in the front of the canoe, i wouldn't have lost my glasses, in which case i would have discovered even more animals. she ignores me.
we both get into the tent. after i murder all the mosquitoes who flew through the door when it was open, i lay down on the obstacle course that runs under the tent. i write back and forth, trying to mold my body to fit the contours of the debris on which i am forced to lay. not to my surprise, i can not do it; i remain as uncomfortable as i can possibly be.
while i am rolling around the tent, i hear a thunderous noise. something makes me believe that the food has fallen from the cord and hit the floor of the cabin. i tell beth that i am going to check on it, and i leave the tent. i kick open the door of the cabin and shine my flashlight into the building. i don't see any raccoons or possums messing with our stuff, which is still hanging faithfully from the rafters. i enter the cabin to examine the cord and knots. it didn't fall, but is could have fallen; that is the problem here. i start tugging on the cord, to see if it is holding well; i fear that every tug weakens the knots, so i have to tug again. just when i begin to think that i may be in the cabin all night, checking and double-checking the food stash, i get the feeling that i need to leave the room.
i have never been gripped with fear before, but whatever is happening in the cabin sure seems like this is what it would feel like. there have been periods of time when i have been concerned, worried, shocked, fretful, wary, nervous, or intimidated, but this is the first time that i have ever had a sense of general terror in every part of my body. i quickly look about the room, but i see nothing of which i should be frightened; regardless, i have a remarkable desire to get the fuck out of the cabin. i let got of the food and move towards the door. i do not move too quickly, as that would reveal my fears; i stride casually to the door, every step terrified that something, i don't know what, but it will be horrible, is about to happen to me. i open the door and bolt out of the room. i jump off the porch and tumble on the ground; my body is hurtling too quickly for my feet to keep up, so i land on my knees. clawing the earth with my hands, i scramble to my feet and sprint across the clearing. when i reach the tent, i turn and look behind me; there is nothing there.
i brush myself to get rid of the excess dirt and leaves, and i crawl into the tent. the only thing i tell beth is that the food is fine; i do not tell her about the episode in the cabin. if i do ever tell her about it, it will be long after we have put this island far behind us. i don't care what happens to the food now; i am not going into that cabin alone ever again. i lay down and close my eyes, because that which i can not see cannot hurt me.
if i filter out the right layers of noise, there are some pretty interesting sounds coming from the woods around us. the first thing i can hear is the fly that is circling our tent; it knows that we are hiding inside, and it is trying to find the weak spot of the tent to attack. it is flying circles around the tent; i hear it buzz loudly by my head then softly by my feet. it keeps this up for twenty or so circles, then it stops for a rest. it waits until beth and i assume that it has given up or died of exhaustion, then it begins a whole new round of sorties.
the next layer of sound is that of the water falling from the trees. the fall is so constant and so concerted that it sounds like something is barging through the bushes. the water hitting the ground near the tent makes me thing of footsteps. after the debacle of my last visit to the cabin, one of the last things that i want to hear outside the tent right now is footsteps. perhaps this reference created by the sound of falling water is what inspires me to hear the voices.
i am certain that i can hear a woman's voice coming from outside the tent. i am inclined to imagine that it is coming from somewhere on the other side of the cabin, near the water pump. i ask beth if she hears anything; she listens for a while, then reports that there is nothing that she can hear. there is no way that i am going to leave the tent. there is something out there, either deadly ghost women or vicious harpies or murderous amazons. what ever poor protection this tent provides, it is more than i would have if i were to expose myself; by staying in the tent, i can pretend that they, being supernatural, are unfamiliar with what they see and will stay way from it. i fall asleep still hearing the women calling.
as i should has expected, beth wakes me in the middle of the night. once again, she hears something rummaging around the campsite, and she is terrified. i think that we are too far away for it to be an alligator, and i don't think that bears have any interest in bagels or pine nuts. i left the mess kit on the picnic table, hoping that the rain water would help clean out the crap that is stuck inside the pan; i tell beth that there is probably just a raccoon or possum who can smell kit messing around the table. she seems to believe this.
right when i think that i will be able to get some sleep, something comes crashing through the bushes near our heads. beth practically stands up in the tent; i try to remain still and quiet. we hear what seems like a series of snorts. my guess is that it is an feral pig, which we read about in our guide to the wildlife of the swamp. i don't know how feral pigs behave, but i secretly wish that this one would charge and ram our tent. it would be a better demise than whatever is waiting for me in the cabin. whatever is out there, though, is not in the mood to be hateful; we hear it peaceably pass our tent and return to the woods.
my next awareness is of daylight. it is after seven a.m.; we have made it through another wonderful night in the swamp. we peek through the screen windows; there is no doom awaiting us, so we exit the tent. we part for a little while, so that we may have some privacy to do what everyone has to do for the first thing of the morning. when we meet up again, there is nothing to do but eat breakfast.
today's breakfast selection is oatmeal. it is much more palatable than the last time i made it. i am well aware of why this happened, now. today, i used the last of the oatmeal in the bag; all of the sugar and cinnamon and secret ingredients had settled to the bottom. the first day, i got nothing but unseasoned oats; today, i get nothing but mouthfuls of sweetness. we finish eating, then clean our dishes by rubbing off the food in the same manner than an old roommate of mine used to do. he probably still does, actually.
i don't tell beth why, but i ask her to get her stuff together as quickly as possible. i want to get off this island before it kills us. we go into the cabin together and pick up everything at once. we carry it to the porch and drop it. i pull a cart to the side of the porch, and we start heaping things upon it. we try to keep everything as packed as possible; i don't want a five minute rain to drench everything again. as though the clouds heard our thoughts, they begin to drop rain onto us. i throw our ponchos over the backpacks, and we climb the steps to wait under the shelter of the porch roof.
the rain seems to only be a reminder of what may happen later; it only lasts for about ten minutes. after it blows away from us, we haul our stuff to the edge of the land. naturally, i have chosen the worst cart for the job; it is already so big, that i am too short to lift the handles far enough to get the feet of the wagon very high above the ground. the cart hits every root and branch along the way, jerking itself from my hands each time. regardless, it is a better experience than having to carry all the crap on our backs and in our arms and over our shoulders. we leave the cart by the water, and we go back for the canoe.
we flip the canoe back to its proper position. we pick up all the trash that has fallen out of the boat and we throw it back in. pushing the canoe when it is empty is a breeze. we practically run down trail, pushing an pulling the canoe along the way with ease. again, i curse all the forces that made us unaware of the carts when we arrived yesterday.
when we get the canoe to the water, neither of us can think of a reason to go back to the cabin for anything; i certainly can't. we load our stuff into the canoe, then i tie the poncho around it in an attempt to defy the rain that i am sure is awaiting our departure. i leave the cart where it belongs, on the bank of the canal, where people can see it and use it as soon as they arrive. beth again insists on taking the rear position, i grumble and stumble into the front seat. beth pushes against the bed of the canal with her paddle for several minutes before finally launching our boat.
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mun, 22 Mar 2014i want to buy mmx canvas 4 A210.is it gud? Help me out plz.m in dilemaIts not only good, its awesome. I'm married to it. lol
Canvas4 is an excellent phone but only segment where i am disappointed is camera .camera of canvas 2 is much better than canvas 4
manish, 21 Mar 20141st slot supports 3G n 2nd slot sports 2Gu r wrong,i use canvas 4 last 5 months,i use 3g frm 2nd slot which is vodafone sim,
ayush, 22 Mar 2014can anyone suggest me,why internet is not working after reset my phone i think settings not installed
Canvas 4 is very good comparing to any other android phones, bcoz it doesn't get heat or hang at any instance like while browsing or downloading large size data & while playing games that made me very comfortable...Ultimately this phone made for multitasking, it has 13 Megapixel Sony made sensor for its camera lens all good but we must be hv patients to take snaps ...
I am using micromax canvas 4 since 1 month. I am very happy with its performance. I didnt faced any problems till today. Camera clarity is superb including secondary cam . hd video recording is also gud. Its best in its price range.
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This day was kind of…shall we say…freaking spectacular!
From dawn to morning to afternoon to dusk to past twilight the sky kept drawing me out to take pictures…so many pictures.
So I made a video…like I do. Continue reading
This day was kind of…shall we say…freaking spectacular!
From dawn to morning to afternoon to dusk to past twilight the sky kept drawing me out to take pictures…so many pictures.
So I made a video…like I do. Continue reading
There was a murder out on Astaak Point yesterday morning, November 14. Biggest flocking together of crows I'd ever seen. Noisy too.
It was one of those spectacular mornings that made me get up from the computer every 15 minutes or so and take a ton of pictures. I hate editing and trying to choose just a few to share on social media so I fell back on my old standby method of dropping the whole shoot into the movie maker and picking a song to go along.
So enjoy a morning on Astaak Point at my new home above Clam Bay, Nova Scotia and listen to Boy George and Culture Club perform one of their most lovely songs. Continue reading
Morning and evening in Clam Bay.
I once again took all my images and put them in a slideshow. Editing is hard!
The music selection doesn't have anything to do with the imagery, I just hadn't listened to Elvis Costello in a long time. Continue reading
I love the ocean. I love to surf. I love waves.
Getting back into surfing has been a challenge. More of a challenge than learning the first time, which was the most difficult thing I ever accomplished. It's been frustrating and demoralizing at times to want to do it so badly and to just not be able to. I won't give up. I can't. Continue reading
I don't know what's up with me lately. I feel like I've been walking around in a fog.
I even thought I saw a white rainbow…a fogbow? Continue reading
A Saturnalian Rhapsody
Saturday at my home in Nova Scotia. Continue reading
Another in my ongoing series of photographic explorations of the pristine area of coastal Nova Scotia where I am now lucky enough to own a home and spend part of the year just wandering about and taking photos to attempt in my futile attempt to share it's breathtaking beauty with others. Continue reading
Shooting sunsets is hard. They keep changing! You think you've got a great shot, then the colors and shapes all change in an instant, and you have to, just have to, take another one…and another one. Continue reading
I'm coming to this post via a sort of backwards completion process. Only the reverse of that. LOL.
Backwards completion is the method of visualizing your end point or goal and then figuring out how to get there. I did the opposite to come to the insight I hope to share in this post and this video compilation of images. One step in front of the other until I realized where I was. Continue reading


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My hair is starting to fall out. It happens every time I have a baby. The good thing about long hair is I can pull it back in a ponytail. The bad thing about long hair is I can pull it back in a ponytail. Being almost FORTY and having a ponytail just doesn't go together real well. I just wish I had a lot of money and could afford a complete make over. You know, like on those TV programs where they take you to some posh salon and totally make you look fabulous. I also need a personal wardrobe shopper, because I have no fashion sense whatsoever. I wear jeans and a T-shirt and call it a day. I would love for someone with fashion sense to take me shopping. Any takers?
After I wrote that paragraph, I went to Marie Claire and gave myself a virtual makeover. It was so much fun.
So, you like?? I am digging the haircut and color. Let me know what you think.
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IDC's worldwide quarterly ethernet switch and router trackers show modest, continued growth for fourth quarter and full year 2017
Via IDC
Mar 6, 2018
Worldwide Ethernet Switch Market Increased 3.2% Year Over Year in Fourth Quarter of 2017; Router Market Up 2.4%
FRAMINGHAM, Mass., March 5, 2018 – The worldwide Ethernet switch market (Layer 2/3) recorded $6.9 billion in revenue in the fourth quarter of 2017 (4Q17), an increase of 3.2% year over year. For the full year 2017, the market recorded more than $25.7 billion in revenue for a year-over-year growth rate of 5.4%. Meanwhile, the worldwide total enterprise and service provider (SP) router market recorded just under $4.0 billion in revenue in 4Q17, increasing 2.4% on a year-over-year basis. For the full year 2017, the router market finished at $15.2 billion, an increase of 4.0% over 2016. These results are according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Ethernet Switch Tracker and Worldwide Quarterly Router Tracker.
From a geographic perspective, the 4Q17 Ethernet switch market recorded its strongest growth in the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) (APeJ) region, which increased 11.1% year over year in 4Q17 and was up 11.3% for the full year 2017. The China market, which makes up the largest share of the regional total, crossed the $1 billion mark for the first time in a single quarter after growing 17.8% year over year in 4Q17 and 16.1% year over year for the full year 2017. Indonesia, although being a smaller market, saw robust growth: 34.1% sequentially from the third quarter of 2017 to 4Q17; 19.7% for the quarter on a year-over-year basis; and 12.1% for the full year 2017.
The Western Europe region grew 2.8% year over year in 4Q17 and 6.5% for the full year 2017. Germany saw especially strong results in 4Q17 after growing 7.8% year over year and 10.8% quarter over quarter. Germany was also up 11.2% year over year for the full year 2017. The Middle East and Africa (MEA) region had mixed results in 4Q17, growing 12.3% sequentially, but declining by 0.8% year over year. The region finished the year up 5.2% compared to 2016. On a country level, the standout performer in MEA was the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which grew 16.7% year over year and 19.2% for the full year 2017. Latin America declined 2.4% year over year but was nearly flat for the full year, growing just 0.3%. The United States, which is the largest worldwide market, was down 5.3% quarter over quarter in 4Q17, but up 0.6% year over year. For the full year 2017, the U.S. increased 2.9% year over year.
"The Ethernet switching market continues to rapidly mature with customers quickly moving to higher 100GbE speeds, especially in datacenter deployments," said Rohit Mehra, vice president, Network Infrastructure at IDC. "While different regions are in varying stages of maturity viz-a-viz public and private cloud growth, the market is clearly looking to capitalize on new infrastructure rollouts, which is helping to drive vendor revenue growth."
100Gb Ethernet switch revenue continues to grow rapidly as adoption by hyperscale cloud providers and large enterprises accelerates. 100Gb shipments reached more than 1.3 million ports and $661 million in revenue in 4Q17. 100Gb now accounts for 9.6% of total market revenue, up from just 4.8% in the same quarter a year ago. 25Gb/50Gb Ethernet switch products continue to gain traction. Shipments exceeded 1 million ports with $124 million in revenue in 4Q17. Growth in 25Gb, 50Gb, 100Gb continue to negatively impact the 40Gb segment. 40Gb port shipments decreased 6.9% year over year and revenue was down 11.2% for all of 2017. The 10Gb market continues to see healthy growth but pricing pressure is holding back revenue increases. 10Gb shipments in 4Q17 grew 37.2% year over year while revenues decreased 2.7%. Meanwhile, 1Gb remains the primary connectivity technology for enterprise campus and branch deployments, driving 1Gb port shipments to 112.6 million in 4Q17, growing 5.4% year over year with market share remaining steady at 66.7% of all ports shipped. In terms of revenue for 4Q17, 1Gb was up sequentially 0.5% but decreased 4.0% year over year and was down 0.5% for the full 2017 year. For the full year 2017, 1Gb made up 42.4% of the overall market's revenue while 10Gb accounted for 34.7%.
The worldwide enterprise and service provider router market grew 2.4% on a year-over-year basis in 4Q17 with the larger service provider segment rising 1.4% and the enterprise portion growing 5.3%. For the full year, the combined market increased 4.0% with the service provider segment driving 5.7% growth and the enterprise segment declining 1.1%. This will be a market to watch closely over the coming quarters as software-defined architectures start to take hold across the WAN with the potential for SD-WAN to disrupt traditional routing and WAN optimization architectures and WAN transport services markets.
The combined enterprise and service provider router market saw a varied regional performance in 4Q17, with APeJ buoying the market, up 44.1% year over year and up 29.3% annually. MEA increased 4.9% year over year and 8.4% annually. The U.S., which is the largest worldwide market, had a rough quarter with year-over-year revenues down 20.0% in 4Q17 and down 7.9% for the full year. Western Europe was also down 4.3% year over year in 4Q17 and 2.9% for the full year.
Company Highlights
Cisco finished 4Q17 with a 1.4% year-over-year decline in Ethernet switching and market share of 53.0%. For the full year 2017, Cisco switching revenues rose 1.5% over 2016 while recording 54.9% market share (compared to 57.0% in 2016). In the hotly contested 10GbE segment, Cisco is still the market leader, but it's losing share. Cisco held 47.6% of 10Gb revenues, which is down from the 52.7% share it held in 4Q16. Cisco saw its combined service provider and enterprise router revenue decrease 10.5% year over year in 4Q17, while its market share came in at 36.7% in 4Q17, down from 42.0% in 4Q16. For the full year, Cisco's combined router revenues finished at $6.2 billion, a decrease of 5.8% from 2016.
Huawei continued to perform well in both the Ethernet switch and the router markets. Huawei's Ethernet switch revenue grew 8.1% year over year in 4Q17 for a market share of 10.3%. For the full year 2017, Huawei's Ethernet switch revenues grew 24.5% leading to a market share of 8.3%. Huawei's enterprise and SP router revenue increased 53.9% year over year in 4Q17 to reach 28.2% of the total router market in 4Q17 compared to 18.7% in 4Q16. For the full year, Huawei's combined router revenue of $3.6 billion was an increase of 40.3% from 2016, giving the company a market share of 23.8%.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) had a strong quarter with its Ethernet switch revenue up 21.8% year over year in 4Q17. HPE's market share stands at 5.9% in 4Q17, up from its 5.0% share 4Q16. (Note: HPE and H3C are tracked separately as of 2Q16).
Arista Networks continued its strong performance with Ethernet switching revenue rising 40.9% year over year and market share of 5.9% in 4Q17. For the full year 2017, Arista grew 44.5% and recorded market share of 5.6%.
Juniper's Ethernet switch revenues declined 7.0% year over year in 4Q17 but rose 12.9% for the full year. Juniper's service provider router revenues declined 21.8% year over year. The company finished 2017 with 18.0% market share in the service provider routing market, down from 20.2% in 2016.
"The Ethernet switch market continues to exhibit healthy growth, driven by network refreshes and investments in the fast-growing campus and datacenter segments. In the combined service provider and enterprise router market, vendor dynamics are beginning to shift as end users look to capitalize on higher-speed cloud connectivity," said Petr Jirovsky, research manager, Worldwide Networking Trackers.
The Worldwide Quarterly Ethernet Switch Tracker and the Worldwide Quarterly Router Tracker provide total market size and vendor shares for the Ethernet switch and router technologies in an easy-to-use Excel pivot table format. The geographic coverage for both the Ethernet switch market and the router market includes eight major regions (USA, Canada, Latin America, Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan), Japan, Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, and Middle East and Africa) and 60 countries. The Ethernet switch market is further segmented by speed (100Mb, 1000Mb, 10Gb, 25Gb, 40Gb, 50Gb, 100Gb), product (fixed managed, fixed unmanaged, modular), and layer (L2, L3, ADC). Measurement for the Ethernet switch market is provided in vendor revenue, value, and port shipments. The router market is further split by product (high-end, mid-range, low-end, SOHO), deployment (service provider, enterprise), connectivity (core, edge), and the measurements are in vendor revenue, value, and unit shipments.
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Hello. If you haven't gathered, my name is Isaac Martin. I'm a designer who aims to combine logic, efficiency, and aesthetics in order to solve problems. I currently work in Austin, TX at Razorfish. When I'm not working, I spend time with my beautiful wife and new baby boy. We enjoy being outdoors, particularly hiking and camping. Check out where we've been. For a more detailed professional summary, look over my résumé at your leisure.


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Our first ultrasound appointment was on Friday (6/15). I drank my 32 oz. of water like a champ and walked into the doctors office feeling full but not in too much pain. Then we waited....and waited ...and waited. Apparently they were running late. No one told us and I was starting to lose it. I was cranky because I was anxious to finally see Little M and because I really really had to pee. 20 minutes later she called our names. I laid down and she got to work. Bless this woman for not bothering to talk to me and then do the ultrasound. She must have seen the desperation in my face.
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I still wasn't convinced everything was okay so I didn't fall in love until she said, the heart rate looks good. *Cue Huge Sigh of Relief* Then she said another magical line-" let me check that the bladder is okay so you can go to the bathroom and come back and enjoy the ultrasound."
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Hallelujah! It's like she read my mind. I ran to the bathroom, had a "League of their Own Moment" and then headed back in.
Ready for my next shocker....She was asking me how far along they thought I was. I came in for a screening ultrasound so I was right around 12 weeks. Or so I thought.
"Have you had any spotting?" Not that I knew of. "Well, it turns out you did."
Immediately my mind went to the worst place. I was picturing seeing that little baby and then finding out that I messed it up somehow and something terrible happened. I know- dramatic- but I am not always a positive person. As my mind was racing she exclaimed, "You are actually farther along than you thought."
"Yeah by the looks of it, you look like you are about 15 weeks, 3 days." Wow- many thoughts went through my head. First I looked over and Tim is stunned but beaming. I then try to figure out when my new due date is. She says December 4th. I get excited that I avoided having to possibly be in labor at Christmas. Then I get nervous because things will be moving faster than planned. My darling husband came to the rescue and said, "Think of it this way. You basically skipped a month ahead of being pregnant."
Yeah...I guess I did.
Overall, it was a great appointment. She even had a guess at the sex but that will be confirmed on July 20th so we will keep it off here for now.
*So now you are all caught up! We go in tomorrow for our anatomy ultrasound. So excited to finally confirm the gender so we can avoid calling the baby it. We will definitely share the good news and plans for the nursery. So far feeling good. Getting bigger and overall really excited for the coming months!
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Schlumberger Announces Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2017 Results Conference Call
November 30, 2017 11:45 KST
HOUSTON--(Business Wire / Korea Newswire) November 30, 2017 -- Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB) will hold a conference call on January 19, 2018 to discuss the results for the fourth quarter and full year ending December 31, 2017.
The conference call is scheduled to begin at 8:30 am US Eastern time and a press release regarding the results will be issued at 7:00 am US Eastern time.
To access the conference call, listeners should contact the Conference Call Operator at +1 (800) 288-8967 within North America or +1 (612) 333-4911 outside of North America approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call, and ask for the "Schlumberger Earnings Conference Call."
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About Schlumberger
Schlumberger is the world's leading provider of technology for reservoir characterization, drilling, production, and processing to the oil and gas industry. Working in more than 85 countries and employing approximately 100,000 people who represent over 140 nationalities, Schlumberger supplies the industry's most comprehensive range of products and services, from exploration through production, and integrated pore-to-pipeline solutions that optimize hydrocarbon recovery to deliver reservoir performance.
Schlumberger Limited has principal offices in Paris, Houston, London and The Hague, and reported revenues of $27.81 billion in 2016. For more information, visit www.slb.com.
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Do you dream of studying abroad? Well the time is now! This Travel Scholarships Guide for Latinas & Women of Color was created with three words on mind: Educate, Empower and Explore. In the US, colleges & universities offer travel scholarships and financial aid for students to study abroad. Non University based scholarships have deadlines in March for summer and the following academic year. It is important as Latinas and Women of Color to keep ourselves informed and know what opportunities we have available.
The best way to find Travel Scholarships for study abroad opportunities is by not only researching online for scholarships and financial assistance, but by visiting the Scholarships office at your college. A scholarship, changed our founder Olga Maria's life and inspired her full-time travel career. I hope that traveling can also inspire your lives. Go abroad – Travel and Study! It will change you forever.
Here is a guide with some Travel Scholarships for Latinas & Women of Color studying abroad. This is an ongoing list. Message us if you know of any other opportunities.
Traveling Mercy
Traveling Mercy is a 501(c)(3) organization that facilitates international experiences for historically marginalized people. It was founded in 2017 by Alexis Coleman. In the increasingly globalized world, it is important not to forget about the historically marginalized. Traveling Mercy helps to foster self-awareness, interconnection, and peace through facilitating international experiences for historically marginalized groups.
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
About Gilman International:
The U.S. Department of State's Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship is a grant program that enables students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad, thereby gaining skills critical to our national security and economic competitiveness.
The Gilman Scholarship Program is open to U.S. citizen undergraduate students who are receiving Federal Pell Grant funding at a two-year or four-year college or university to participate in study and intern abroad programs worldwide.
Lucha Latina
A great support for Latina High School Seniors to pursue higher education, which push them towards a better future internationally.
About Lucha Latina:
Lucha Latina is an organization that prides itself on promoting the importance of having an education and pursing a higher, collegiate level degree. While it is understood that everyone comes from different socio-economic and cultural backgrounds, Lucha Latina also understands that encouragement goes a long way. With that being said, a scholarship portion was developed to help alleviate some stress that may accompany Latina high school seniors (and their families). Since the inaugural year, 11 women have been sponsored and have gone off to in-state universities, Ivy Leagues, and community colleges.
PINC International
Professional Immersions for Networking & Connections – Make Memories Abroad. Build Your Resume.
About PINC International:
PINC International designs and organizes internships & study abroad programs to Spain for young women in college. Our mission is to help bridge the gender gap by giving young women a competitive edge on their resume with international experience. PINC International programs provide language learning, cultural immersion, career development, and access to executives in various fields. PINC International is the only female-focused program in Spain and has been working with students from over 22+ universities across the United States since 2013.
Abroad with Disabilities
Dr. Natalia Gómez Passport Scholarship
This covers the cost of passports for students with disabilities that want to study abroad
The Dr. Natalia Gómez passport scholarship was established to empower persons with disabilities to go abroad and offset the cost of essential items. Individuals who have been accepted to volunteer, intern, do a gap year, or participate in a study abroad program are encouraged to consider applying. Dr. Gómez, a former faculty member at Grand Valley State University in Michigan motivated, inspired, and encouraged AWD founder, Juanita Lillie, to pursue her passions and follow her dreams which lead to the creation of Abroad With Disabilities in 2014. Dr. Gómez's unwavering support, dedication, and guidance since inception are why she is the scholarship namesake.
HACU IES Abroad Scholarship
Open to students who are currently attending a Hispanic-Serving Institution that is a member of Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities.
Anyone can go from here to there. But for us, study abroad is about the journey we create—an exhilarating challenge of academic and cultural immersion, plus a whole lot of fun. Learn more about the IES Abroad Difference.
Diversity Abroad
Engage the world – Map your future
The Overseas Ambassador Program is a initiative created for currently students or recent graduates who are planning to study, intern, volunteer or teach abroad. The Overseas Ambassadors will serve as an overseas correspondent, sharing their experiences to motivate other members of the DiversityAbroad.com community to go abroad. By writing insightful articles, sharing inspiring videos and pictures about your new surroundings, cross-cultural observations and personal growth, your words will inspire other diverse students to go abroad and challenge them to rethink how study abroad experiences can be for everyone.
Rainbow Scholarship
The Rainbow Scholarship awards deserving lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) students who aim to participate in high-quality, rigorous education abroad programs. To be considered for the Rainbow Scholarship, applicants must self-identify on the Fund for Education Abroad (FEA) scholarship application.
Hostelling International USA – Explore the World Travel Scholarships
At HI USA, we think travel should be as much about making a difference in the world as it is about seeing it. That's why we've created Explore the World Travel Scholarships. Recipients receive $2,000 to help finance their international trip that includes an educational or service component.
Study Abroad Scholarship for Students with Disabilities
Michigan State University
This scholarship recognizes recipients of the Study Abroad Quality Funds Scholarships for participation in an MSU study abroad program. The scholarship is funded by a grant from the MSU Quality Funds. The grant recognizes that few students with disabilities participate in study abroad programs or international travel, activities that lead to acquisition of important personal skills and knowledge resulting in a more competitive resume for a future job market. Students participating in the program who are selected to receive this scholarship will be awarded $2,000. While applicants to any MSU study abroad program are eligible to apply, priority is given to applicants who have been approved to participate in the Disability in a Diverse Society program.
Named in honor of David Porter, who has served on the IES Abroad Board of Directors since 1995, this scholarship is open to students of diverse cultural backgrounds who have been traditionally under-represented on study abroad programs. It is open to students who have been traditionally under-represented on study abroad programs. This group includes, but is not limited to, students identifying by a certain race, sex, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, age, marital status, national origin or ancestry, ethnic origin or veteran status.
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SA left-arm wrist spinner Tabraiz Shamsi says he can make a big difference to his team's chances at the Cricket World Cup in 2019.
Wrist spin is in vogue, particularly in limited-overs cricket, and Shamsi feels his style of bowling adds another dimension to South Africa's attack – something that could come prove handy in the World Cup, starting in May next year, and something that South Africa missed during the ICC Champions Trophy 2017, when he was excluded from the squad.
"I feel sad that I missed out on the Champions Trophy because I've never been to an ICC event before," Shamsi said in an interview with ESPNCricinfo.
"My ambition is to put in consistent performances and go to the World Cup and do some damage in England.
"I don't want to just participate, I want to be somebody who makes a big difference in a big game and win it for South Africa. I firmly believe I will do something special at the World Cup, if I get picked."
The 28-year-old has been impressive with the white ball, be it in domestic cricket, T20 franchise leagues or in international cricket. In the 2017-18 season, he was the top wicket-taker in both the one-day as well as T20 domestic cups in South Africa.
"It was very pleasing for me, personally. It was nice to see that I did well in conditions that didn't suit my style of bowling," he said.
"The World Cup is coming up in England next year and the pitches don't really spin much there as well. Being the top wicket-taker (in the domestic competitions) has given me so much confidence."
Shamsi is also working on new tricks to stay ahead of the game.
"In addition to the conventional leggie, wrong'un and the slider, I work at changing my angles in the crease and changing my lines smartly," he said.
"Those are also variations. Switching pace from slower to quicker is also part of the learning."
Spin bowling is catching on in South Africa, where pacers have historically ruled the roost, and Shamsi said spinners were now carving a niche for themselves.
"The spin department in the country looks much better than it has been before at any point. (Shaun) von Berg, and Tahir are leg-spinners. I bowl left-arm wrist spin, Keshav (Maharaj) bowls left-arm orthodox, and there's Senuran Muthusamy with the A team, who also bowls left-arm orthodox.
"There's a lot of variety – it's all about utilising them well. Over the years, South Africa have always relied on fast bowlers, and maybe we didn't have as many good spinners back then. But now I see a shift with many good spinners coming up."
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Visits to Twinned Towns
Cultural Trip to Salon
Huntingdon Youth Theatre visit to Wertheim
Huntingdon Riverside Gala 2017
Wertheim Russian Choir
Visit by German Delegation to Huntingdon & Godmanchester
Mayor of Szentendre visit 1st/2nd April
Italian Weekend 5th/6th March
Szentendre - Twenty years of twinning
Christmas Party
French Market 18th April 2015
Christmas Lights Switch On 2015
Hornblowers 5th-7th June 2015
Hungarian Visit 6th-9th March 2015
Christmas Light Switch On 2014
Remembrance Service 2014
Musical Evening Friday 5th September
Riverside Gala 2014
Wertheim Trade Fair
Salon 40th Anniversary
Christmas Light Switch On 2013
Godmanchester Christmas Fair
Christmas Dinner Dance 2013
Annual Business Meeting
Music Night
Chairman's Garden Party
Germany Visit September 2013
Gubbio Charter Signing
Gubbio Charter Signing Weekend
Riverside Gala 2013
Irish Tasting Evening
Twinning Christmas Dinner Dance
Christmas Light Switch On - November
Salon De Provence Holiday Trip September
Gubbio - Visit by Students October
Godmanchester Gala Celebrating 800 years & Olympic Torch - 7/8 July 2012
Chairman's Summer Garden Party - 26th August 2012
Wood Green Fun Day - 16th September
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Annual General Meeting 30th May 2012
Medieval Food Tasting 28th April 2012
Italian Tasting Evening Feb 2012
Coffee Morning March 2012
Christmas Lights Switch On
Christmas Dinner Dance
Super September
The Cromwell Lecture
Chairmans Summer Garden Party 2011
Riverside Gala 2011
Wertheim Holiday 2011
St George's Day 23rd April 2011
Tasting Evening Saturday 26th February 2011
Gubbio Visit - Young People's Festival, April 2011
Annual General Meeting, 11th May 2011
Visit by Mario Pirovano 26th September 2010
Big Switch On 28th November
Business Meeting Gubbio 11th December
Malcolm Lyons honoured by Salon de Provence
German Work Experience Award
Garden Party August 2010
Godmanchester Gala July 2010
Visit by Musikkapelle June 2010
Heritage Weekend June 2010
Riverside Gala June 2010
Wertheim Trade Fair May 2010
Visit by Wertheim Nurses May 2010
Annual Business Weekend February 2010
Cromwell Home Summer Festival 11 July 2009
Szentendre Choir Visit
Ten Pin Bowling 17 April 2009
Salon Holiday Trip April 2009
Gubbio – Visit by Students October 2012
Ten 'A Level' students from St Peters and Hinchingbrooke accompanied by two teachers and two Hgta members (Malcolm & Trish) took part in an educational trip to our (soon to be) twin town of Gubbio, Italy.
The visit was over 5days during October and local families hosted the students with teenagers of a similar age. As part of the programme students attended a local school and observed the big difference in the style of teaching and number of subjects studied.
The students also had a guided tour of Gubbio by pupils studying English, travel and tourism and later went on to visit the nearby Franciscan town of Assisi. On another day a visit to Perugia and tour of the ancient buildings, churches and Etruscan relics was undertaken.
Overall the students had a packed itinerary, learned much about the history of the region and by staying with local families discovered a different culture in which religion, family and food played a vital part.
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The History of Japanese Board Gaming
Join a small panel of Japanese board game aficionados and historians as we look back over Japanese board game history…way back! Sure, Japan's made tons of video game franchises we know and love today, but did you know Nintendo started as a playing card maker? Ever shouted "riichi" at a table of four? We'll be covering some of the classics (the REAL classics) all the way to some of Japan's modern board game wonders like Love Letter.
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Adobe has announced Adobe Acrobat 5.0, its revised Portable Document Format (PDF) authoring application.
Version 5.0 offers new features aimed at corporate and networked offices. It includes 128-bit password encryption to limit access to documents, and will control which actions - if any - viewers of an Adobe PDF file can take. Acrobat will also let authors prevent others from printing, repurposing or changing its contents – including comments.
Acrobat 5.0 can share content between users. PDF files can be saved as a Rich Text Format (RTF) file in order to place the text into reports and presentations. It's also possible to extract images from PDF documents and save them as TIFF, JPEG or PNG files.
Working on the Web Workgroup members can review and add comments to PDF documents from within a Web browser. Acrobat tools are built in to the browser, through which text can be highlighted, struck through and underlined. Also, documents can be digitally signed.
Version 5.0 will also build electronic forms with fields that change dynamically depending on the data inputted. A Web Capture command can convert single Web pages or sites into PDF files, preserving the URL links.
Other features include batch processing, customizable toolbars and spell checking. Adobe is tightening integration between all its applications, and Acrobat 5.0 will convert transparent objects created in Illustrator 9.0 and Photoshop 6.0 into Acrobat PDF files without losing any formatting. PDF files can also be opened and edited in Illustrator.
Acrobat 5.0 will automatically print oversize documents on multiple A4 pages. It can also rotate pages, and it supports ICC colour profiles. It will cost £205, upgrades cost £75.


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Long awaited family visit — 14 Comments
What a wonderful time! :D
there's no place like grandmas house
Look at how politely you both sat waiting for treats! Since you said you were "starving" I am sooo impressed! Glad Mitzi turned out not to mind you being in her house and Emma is just adorable!
Hey Guys,
I can't believe your Mum starved you!! How terrible!!
Just as well Emma was there to give you some food – she sure is super cute!! :)
Wags to all
Your pal Snoopy :)
I LOVE family visits!! Hope you had a wonderful time!! :)
Woofs & huggies, <3
~Bailey (Yep, I'm a girl!)
Oh. Em. GEE. That braided rug in the kitchen is to DIE for! The dogs and kid are cute and all, but the RUG! Where on EARTH did Grandma find that?
Emma is adorable – and quite the little dog trainer, too!
OMG Emma is super adorable!
Hi Y'all,
Thanks for visitin' me!
Hope y'all are havin' a great day and a safe week! Glad y'all had a fun, if hungry, weekend!
Y'all hurry back now,
Hawk aka BrownDog
Very cute. Emma looks very mature for 3!
Oh no…your mom forgot to feed you? Good thing Emma was there with treats! She is too cute!
Wow! Emma was probably really happy to have all of you come and visit!! How Fun!! She's good at that whole training thing…especially giving out treats!! xoxo Chloe and LadyBug
Emma looks like she's a great trainer! It looks like she had you all doing a good sit-stay. I hope she gave you lots of treats since your mom forgot to give you dinner.
Happy MM!
What a great time you shared seeing family again! Emma and Mitzi are both adorable. That sure was nice of Emma to share some treats since your Momma forgot to feed you, sigh…….hehe!


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Delivering more than just propane.
In an age of mergers, acquisitions and corporate bureaucracy, it's comforting to know that some businesses are still deeply rooted in the community. Mulhern Gas is one of them.
Founded in 1918, our company has been run by the Cummings family for four generations now. Currently at the helm are Richard Cummings, Jr., and Richard Cummings, III, with Roberta Cummings offering support, along with an "extended family" staff.
Active members of the national and state Propane Gas Associations, we keep abreast of new industry developments and advancements, and are proud to be known for our dedicated, professional, reliable service. We were recently honored by the U.S. Small Business Administration as one of only 20 businesses in Eastern New York to receive the prestigious Award of Excellence.
We're also pleased to have earned the reputation for offering the most personalized service around. When you select us as your propane resource, you become more than just another customer. When you call we'll know who you are, and even greet the family pet when we come to see you. You can count on us to take care of all your propane gas needs quickly, efficiently, and pleasantly.
Your community is our community. We live here. We work here. And we wouldn't have it any other way. Our family looks forward to serving your family in the years ahead.
The Mulhern Team
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The business of selling content for mobile phones appeared not so long ago and has already gained high popularity among companies of different 'weight categories'. The classic version of the sales of content, content provayding has high threshold of entry and associated with major financial investment in the technical component and the constant promotion of content in the media. In addition, content providers under contract with mobile operators make it charges, and percentage of these fees is enormous – an average of 35-50% of all earned on the sale of content. Therefore logical that the cost of content sold by the content providers have always been high. Many entrepreneurs seeing strong demand for mobile content and customer dissatisfaction of its value, along with some technical complications of delivery (content providers will send WAP-link to content that you want to download yet, with than there are sometimes problems, as well as additional costs for WAP), began to organize the point of downloading ring tones, which were loaded into cell phones all kinds of mobile content consumers. All the more so for the organization such businesses need a minimum investment: one or two computers, desk, chair, set of cables and software to select and download content. In these paragraphs the content for the buyer is much cheaper (2-4 or more times), content chosen by the buyer on their own and pumped by the seller in his mobile phone by data cable, infra-red port or Bluetooth by copying the memory card (Flash Card). . Others including Wells Fargo Bank, offer their opinions as well.Comments closed
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Current DVD-players are good, then can not only watch movies. Many models feature a wide range of additional functions. They give opportunity to view photos, listen to music, play games. For those who (to his great regret) can not fulfill the main rule of successful holiday – not to take the work necessary to become an assistant netbook. By Classification of Intel, which coined the term and "netbook" – a computer weighing about 1 kg, with a screen diagonal of 10.7 inches and the price of 200-600 dollars. In fact, he is a simplified version of the laptop. Nevertheless, in addition to reading the mail you can still have fun yourself on vacation, having been engaged in editing photos or listening to favorite music.
Most vacationers these features is enough. Traveling with a laptop or netbook, it should be remember that in some countries for customs control the border guards can check all the data on the device or even copy them myself. Likewise, can do against "Sticks and other media information. For orientation in the new location Holidays – an opportunity not only to sunbathe in the sun, but also to communicate with new people, seeing something unusual and interesting. And in this case once again come to the aid of various gadgets. One of the most convenient and appropriate devices while on holiday in another country is an electronic translator.
Most models work very simple: you type a new word for you in a foreign language, and on screen interpreter displays its counterpart in the native language, and vice versa. In this case, one device can translate several dozen languages. In addition, developers are now attempting to improve electronic translators, embedding them in speech recognition. With this device will be able to articulate the correct translation in your native language just delivered a foreign phrase. Electronic translator can to speak once, and as a guide. In such models on the screen you can see the most attractive tourist routes (including information about museums and sights). Those who want to have a personal tour guide always at hand, best fit the modern GPS-navigators. Such a function already have many mobile phones. However, the most "advanced" solutions are available as separate devices. For example, GPS-guide titled Minihomer able to remember as many as five locations in space and indicate the distance and path to them from anywhere. Made in the form of transmitter device with a simplified management will serve as a compass – as for both adults and children. It will help tourists find their way to their hotel or to the museum. Finally, in order not to lose orientation, not only in space but in time, travelers are advised to bring satellite hours or any other device having a function of auto-detect the time zone. In this case, you will not get stuck in the translations of the time when you travel to any distance. Modern devices make our holidays brighter interesting and rich. But, putting in a suitcase various gadgets, do not forget to leave room for chargers. At the same time, going to a new country is to ask the tour operator what kind of connections there used. Citing an example, Olga Kilimnik notice that on a cruise ship type of outlet depends on the "nationality" ship. Therefore, in some cases, travelers can not do without a special adapter. Press office BINATONEComments closed


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So it's that time of the year again which most of us compulsive sweaters hate, summer! (Ok, we don't hate it, we love the warm weather, etc etc, we just don't love the constant sweat patches on our clothes or not being able to hold a glass in the pub garden without it slipping! True story!) The average temperature rises, the obsession with colourful tops and clothes is endless, and the daily commute gets hotter!
So lots of people all over the world have experienced the miraDry treatment. (Over 55,000 in fact now), and even more are trying sweat reducing injections and iontophoresis! Lots of people have varying results from many different treatments, so we want to hear from you and your experience of sweat reducing treatments especially miraDry! Let us know your experience and if you have any advice for people who want to stop sweating!


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The seminal Suburban Base founded by Danny Donnelley in 1991 from his Romford Record Shop – Boogie Times – is THE original Hardcore, Jungle, Drum & Bass label.
Their new triple mixed CD compilation album highlights classics from the label that have been unearthed & re-mastered with many available for the 1st time on CD. Mixed in chronological catalogue order, the album showcases history of the label as UK rave scene evolved from Hardcore, Jungle, to Drum & Bass.
Highlights include UK top 40 hits: Son'z Of A Loop Da Loop Era – Far Out, top 75 releases from: M&M ft. Rachel Wallace – I Feel This Way & Tell Me Why, Phuture Assassins - Future Sound, Krome & Time - This Sound Is For The Underground & Roots N Future, DJ Hype - Shot In The Dark & The Chopper, DJ Rap & Aston – More Time & Get Rushed & their no 2 hit from 1992 Smart E's - Sesame's Treet, plus classics from Cutty Ranks - Limb by Limb (DJ SS Remix), Marvellous Cain - Dub Plate Style, Boogie Times Tribe - The Dark Stranger (Origin Unknown Remix).
The packaging uses the original graffiti artwork from Suburban Base's inhouse designer Dave Nodz & a premium black foil blocked cd packaging.
Alongside the new compilation the entire Suburban Base has also been re-mastered and is available for download exclusively at iTunes here.