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National Defense University Press
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Most widely held works about National Defense University Press
Most widely held works by National Defense University Press
Special operations in US strategy by National Defense University ( Book )
4 editions published in 1984 in English and held by 623 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Partnership for the Americas : Western Hemisphere strategy and U.S. Southern Command by James Stavridis ( Book )
2 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 517 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Admiral James G. Stavridis, USN, reflects on his tenure as Commander of United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM). The first Admiral to command Southern Command, Admiral Stavridis broke with tradition from day one, discarding the customary military staff model and creating an innovative organization designed not solely to subdue adversaries, but... to build durable and lasting partnerships. From his unique perspective as commander, Stavridis uses his personal style to describe his vision for the command's role in the Americas, making most of limited resources to create goodwill and mutual respect, while countering illegal drug trafficking, overcoming a dangerous insurgency in Colombia, and responding to humanitarian crises. He devotes chapters to USSOUTHCOM's role in nurturing institutional respect for human rights among military and security forces of the region, advancing health security, and supporting a new regional strategy to counter the increasing challenge of urban and transnational gang violence. Citing the hemisphere's common geography, culture, economy, and history, Stavridis makes a case for a common approach and strategy for defending our "shared home of the Americas" through an international, interagency, and private-public approach, all connected through coherent effective strategic communication--Publisher's description
The Chinese Air Force : evolving concepts, roles, and capabilities ( )
3 editions published in 2012 in English and held by 496 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents revised and edited papers from a October 2010 conference held in Taipei on the Chinese Air Force. The conference was jointly organized by Taiwan?s Council for Advanced Policy Studies, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the U.S. National Defense University, and the RAND Corporation. This books offers a complete picture of where the Chinese air force is today, where it has come from, and most importantly, where it is headed
The technological transformation of China by T. David McDonald ( Book )
2 editions published in 1990 in English and held by 486 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Political warfare and psychological operations : rethinking the US approach ( Book )
3 editions published between 1988 and 1989 in English and held by 481 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Cohesion, the human element in combat : leadership and societal influence in the armies of the Soviet Union, the United States, North Vietnam, and Israel by William Darryl Henderson ( Book )
3 editions published between 1985 and 2003 in English and held by 476 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Anti-nuclear attitudes in New Zealand and Australia by Dora Alves ( Book )
3 editions published in 1985 in English and held by 457 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The vast South Pacific, so near to Southeast Asia and vital sea lines of communications, is of great strategic value to the United States and the West. Peace in the South Pacific has depended on regional cooperation, primarily under ANZUS-the alliance of Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. But New Zealand broke alliance ranks when it refused in early 1985 to allow a US ship to call at its ports following an ANZUS sea exercise. Coupled with the stern US response of suspending military cooperation with New Zealand, the incident threw into doubt the future of the South Pacific accord. This monograph, by Dr. Dora Alves of the National Defense University, examines the regional events leading to New Zealand's action and the resulting furor. Because the center of the incident is the issue of nuclear arms, Dr. Alves focuses on the growth of anti-nuclear attitudes in New Zealand, where the ruling Labour Party adopted an anti-nuclear stance as policy. Dr. Alves' work is both a case study of the interaction of domestic politics with international treaty obligations and a discussion of the strong anti-nuclear attitudes of many South Pacific inhabitants
Creating strategic vision : long-range planning for national security by National Defense University ( Book )
3 editions published in 1987 in English and held by 448 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
America faces a 21st century challenged by military and political competition with the Soviet Union, terrorism in the Third World, and economic competition with Asia and Europe. Our weaknesses are due as much as anything to our lack of strategic vision. We lack effective systems for systematic, long-range planning and an ability to think about long-range agendas for large institutions. This book is a key building block to development of American strategic vision, long-range planning, innovation and thinking about the future. The effort to look at the Air Force experience, to consider a surprise-free future for dealing with the Soviet Union, and to outline the fundamental questions of an introductory model for long-range planning will be helpful to everyone who is concerned about America's defense establishment and about America's future
Council of war : a history of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1942-1991 by Steven L Rearden ( Book )
4 editions published in 2012 in English and held by 432 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Established during World War II to advise the President on the strategic direction of the Armed Forces of the United States, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) continued in existence after the war and, as military advisers and planners, have played a significant role in the development of national policy. Knowledge of JCS relations with the President, the Secretary of Defense, and the National Security Council is essential to an understanding of the current work of the Chairman and the Joint Staff. A history of their activities, both in war and peacetime, also provides important insights into the military history of the United States. For these reasons, the Joint Chiefs of Staff directed that an official history of their activities be kept for the record. Its value for instructional purposes, for the orientation of officers newly assigned to the JCS organization, and as a source of information for staff studies is self-apparent... Adopting a broad view, it surveys the JCS role and contributions from the early days of World War II through the end of the Cold War. Written from a combination of primary and secondary sources, it is a fresh work of scholarship, looking at the problems of this era and their military implications. The main prism is that of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, but in laying out the JCS perspective, it deals also with the wider impact of key decisions and the ensuing policies."--P. ix
The diplomat's dictionary by Charles W Freeman ( Book )
1 edition published in 1994 in English and held by 418 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Chinese views of future warfare ( Book )
4 editions published between 1997 and 1998 in English and held by 405 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Korea on the brink : from the "12/12 incident" to the Kwangju Uprising, 1979-1980 by John Adams Wickham ( Book )
2 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 403 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
China debates the future security environment by Michael Pillsbury ( Book )
2 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 394 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"This study offers over 600 selected quotations from the writings of over 200 Chinese authors published from 1994 to 1999. Analysis and interpretation are kept to a minimum so that the Chinese may speak for themselves. Many Chinese scholars assisted with this study by providing hard-to-get books and articles unfamiliar to most Westerners. Half the authors were interviewed in China. They explained some of the viewpoints in recent debates about the future security environment. Debates in China are generally concealed, and frequently authors pretend they do not exist. However muted they may be, China's debates about the future nevertheless exist and merit attention if we are to understand the premises of China's national strategy and set a baseline from which to measure any future change in these premises. China policy debates are not easy to understand fully ...."--Preface
The big 'L' : American logistics in World War II ( Book )
3 editions published in 1997 in English and held by 376 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Firepower in limited war by Robert H Scales ( Book )
3 editions published in 1990 in English and held by 364 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The air campaign : planning for combat by John A Warden ( Book )
3 editions published in 1990 in English and held by 355 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In "The Air Campaign," Colonel John A. Warden III focuses on the use of air forces at the operational level in a theater of war. The most compelling task for the theater commander, he argues, is translating national war objectives into tactical plans at operational levels. He presents his case by drawing on fascinating historical examples, stressing that the mastery of operational-level strategy can be the key to winning future wars. Colonel Warden shows us how to use air power more effectively -- through mass, concentration, and economy of forces -- because, he warns, the United States no longer holds an edge in manpower, production capacity, and technology. Simply put, an air force inferior in numbers must fight better and smarter to win. This book offers planners greater understanding of how to use air power for future air campaigns against a wide variety of enemy capabilities in a wide variety of air operations. As the reader will see, the classic principles of war also apply to air combat. One of the author's important contributions is to demonstrate that perception to those whose grave responsibility one day may be to plan and carry through a victorious air campaign
"In the same light as slavery" : building a global antiterrorist consensus ( Book )
2 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 348 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
". . . to make clear that all acts of terrorism are illegitimate so that terrorism will be viewed in the same light as slavery, piracy, or genocide: behavior that no respectable government can condone or support and all must oppose." ... National Security Strategy of the United States, 2002. It did not take long after 9/11 for the American government and public to realize that a critical obstacle to combating terrorism effectively was the surprising willingness of people in many parts of the world to excuse or, worse yet, applaud terrorist acts, depending on the cause in whose name they were committed. Notwithstanding the enormity of the attacks on New York and Washington and the wave of sympathy for the United States expressed in most quarters in the immediate aftermath, simply reaching international agreement on the meaning of terrorism proved impossible once someone intoned the mantra that "one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter." To overcome the attitudes that generated support for terrorism among key elements of the world's population, the Bush administration concluded that it would be necessary to build a global antiterrorism consensus. Working from the grassroots up, the United States would persuade people that the intentional use of violence against noncombatants for political ends was evil in itself regardless of the merits of the cause to which terrorism was used. The administration's recognition of the need to undertake such an effort found its most memorable public expression in the words quoted in the epigraph above
The Euphrates triangle : security implications of the Southeastern Anatolia project by Frederick M Lorenz ( Book )
3 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 341 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
For more than 4,000 years, lands irrigated by the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers have been the scene of violent conflict. History has been shaped by geography and, in particular, by access to water. The Southeastern Anatolia Project (Guneydogu Anadolu Projesi, or GAP) is a major reclamation and hydropower project that has been a Turkish Government priority since 1961. When complete, the 22-dam project will irrigate an additional 1.7 million hectares (about 4.2 million acres) in southeast Turkey. The GAP has direct consequences for Iraq and Syria. Both countries are heavily dependent on the waters of the Tigris and the Euphrates, and the impact of the project could ultimately reduce the flow of fresh water to Syria and to Iraq. These transboundary water issues have the potential to further destabilize an already tense region as the GAP approaches full development in the next 20 years. A 1988 article in U.S. News and World Report described a frightening scenario: November 12, 1993. War erupted throughout the Middle East today in a desperate struggle for dwindling water supplies. Iraqi forces, attempting to smash a Syrian blockade, launched massive attacks on the Euphrates River valley. Syria answered with missile attacks on Baghdad. The envisioned scenario has not materialized some 10 years after its dire prediction, but security conditions in the Tigris-Euphrates basin are unstable and the potential for "water wars" is still present. Resource scarcity is an important factor in any security analysis, and the realm of environmental security is subject to renewed debate in the United States. This book explores the relationship between regional security and the river environment of the Tigris-Euphrates basin. The focus will be on Turkey, because a review of Turkish history, politics, and military capability is central to an understanding of the security issues concerning the GAP. (8 figures)
U-boats in the Bay of Biscay : an essay in operations analysis by Brian McCue ( Book )
2 editions published in 1990 in English and held by 310 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
International essays I ( Book )
2 editions published in 1986 in English and held by 285 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Cinnamon-Pecan Rolls
Yield: 3 dozen
- Party Roll dough*
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans, toasted and divided
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup milk
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Roll each chilled dough portion into a 12-inch square on a lightly floured surface. Brush evenly with 1/2 cup butter. Stir together brown sugar, cinnamon, and 1 cup pecans; sprinkle a third of mixture over each square, leaving a 1/2-inch border on all sides. Roll up, jellyroll fashion. Pinch seams to seal.
- Cut each roll into 12 (1-inch) slices, and place in a lightly greased 9-inch square pan.
- Cover and let rise in a warm place (85°), free from drafts, 1 hour or until doubled in bulk.
- Bake at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden.
- Stir together powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla until smooth; drizzle over warm rolls, and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup pecans.
- *1 1/2 (32-ounce) packages frozen bread dough, thawed, may be substituted for 1 recipe Party Roll dough. Tip: Frozen bread dough is very elastic; after rolling it out, let it sit for a few minutes, and then roll it again.
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Group Lodge safari to Lake Manyara/Serengeti/Ngorongoro/Tarangire
Part 1
A huge thank you to all of you who planned our Tanzania Safari from Jan. 29th -Feb.8th. It was a fantastic trip with perfect weather, lovely accommodations and a great guide/driver Ephata. From the time we were met at the Kilimanjaro airport and whisked through the long visa line and out to meet our guide, we were taken care of like "queens." Four ladies could not have had a more exciting and breathtaking adventure. We will certainly recommend your company to everyone. This was a trip of a lifetime, just as we had always heard. The balloon ride over the Serengeti at sunrise was a real highlight too. There are so many superlatives about the safari that only photos tell the entire story. Thanks for a wonderful experience. Carolyn Davis, Evelyn Gates, Elizabeth Whitten, Toni Hardin
5353 North Federal Highway, Suite 300, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33308 U.S.A
Tel: 800 882 9453 Tel: 954 491 8877, Fax: 954 491 9060
Part 2
There were so many great things about the safari that I failed to mention in my first email. Having an extra
day and night at the Arusha Coffee Plantation before we started the safari was the best plann ing you could have done for us.
The second best thing was having a day room there on our last day! This allowed us to get ourselves organized, repack and slow down before those long flights home. I also failed to mention that Ephata took us to a Maasai school for a visit. We carried a duffel bag of school supplies and made a monetary donation. The school was Esilalei School, on the way from Arusha to Lake Manyara. We had no idea the school situation was so inferior to what we have and take for granted in the United States. Since our return we have looked up the school on the internet, and I plan to show the video to our school here in Clarksdale.
I must also tell you that we saw the Big Five, plus black rhino, a leopard with her cubs, a cheetah with 4 cubs, wildebeest calving with new born, migration of the wildebeest and zebra, so much more!!! Then the elephants just outside our room at the Tarangire Lodge made the trip complete. They had a waterhole just behind our room and were playing. We were up close and personal with the herd of elephants! Being four ladies, we loved being in lodges and traveling alone and not being on a tour '¦
The lodges were all different but very African and so much service was provided in every respect. I could write a journal, but you know how wonderful your accommodations are for your travelers. Thank you again.
Carolyn Davis, Jan-Feb 2013
Group Lodge Safari in Kenya to Amboseli/Nakuru/Maasai Mara Group Lodge Safari in Tanzania to Lake Manyara/Serengeti/Ngorongoro/Tarangire
Hi Allana,
We just want to thank you for your work in booking our safari for us! We had the most amazing time! It was better than we could have ever expected. Even though we ended up being a day late because of a cancelled flight, everything was taken care of, we caught up to the g roup the next day, and we still saw so much. We never expected to see SO MANY animals! We saw four of the big five on our very first game drive, and the fifth, a rhino, on our second day. Our guides were great, especially Hillary in Tanzania. He was so friendly and knowledgeable, and we learned so much from him! He was also great at spotting animals that we never would have seen, like leopards in trees! One day in Ngorongoro, he spotted a male lion behind his kill, a buffalo, far off in the distance. As we watched, the herd of buffalo chased the lion off. Eventually, the herd started moving away and hyenas and jackals took over the kill. Hillary told us if we kept watching, the lion would come back to claim his kill, and sure enough, he did!It was wonder ful to watch!
One of the biggest highlights of our trip was in the Serengeti, where we watched a pack of seventeen lioness spot and hunt a pack of zebra and take one down! They gathered under a tree while one jumped up and spotted the herd of zebra. When she jumped down, they all started making a big circle moving towards the herd, and they were walking literally inches from our jeep! Even though hearing the dying cries of the zebra was one of the most awful sounds I've ever heard, it was breathtaking to be there and watch it all from the beginning.
We also came across a group of about two-year old lion cubs laying right beside the road in the Ngorongoro crater, and one of the males looked straight up at me, from just a few feet beside the jeep. He star ted straight into my camera while I snapped pictures!
We got so many incredible photos on this safari, and the whole experience is something we will never forget! I am already looking forward to going back someday! The others in our tour group went thro ugh other companies, and all of them said they would book through Africa Adventure Company if they were to go again. We just had so much more information and were better prepared than any of the other tourists. We have been recommending your company to eve ryone, and telling everyone they need to go on safari at least once!
Thank you again for helping us go on the vacation of a lifetime!!
Lindsey and Scott Epp, Mar 2013
Safari to Lake Manyara/Ngorongoro/Serengeti
The trip was fabulous from start to fini sh. Ephata is an outstanding guide (can see why he won guide of the year previously) and the animal viewing was spectacular. All of the accommodations were very nice as well.
I'll just start at the beginning and try to be brief. Ha.
The Serena Mountain Village was extremely nice, and the food there is outstanding. We were so glad that we were able to get there in the early afternoon to enjoy it, rather than arriving in the evening. That allowed us to take a late lunch in place of dinner, which worked out perfectly. And we had time to take a hike
around Lake Duluti, and somehow ended up being accompanied by two guides -- one from the hotel, one from the park. It was quite entertaining. We were glad to be able to get out and have a walk.
Ephata picked us up the next morning, and we were off to Lake Manyara. He told us about the coffee plantations, the towns we passed through, the Maasai. We had some good elephant encounters in Lake Manyara, but didn't see any lions there. The Kirurumu Manyara Lodge was qui te interesting. We were not expecting a two-story room!...
The Ngorongoro Crater was amazing. It quickly became apparent that while we had seen a wide range of animals on our trip to Botswana (except rhino), the sheer numbers of animals in Tanzania was astounding. We saw 28 different lions in the crater (some mating!) nine rhinoceros, about a dozen elephants including one fairly close encounter with a huge tusker, hyena, jackals, herds of buffalo, wildebeest, and zebra,
gazelles and other antelope, and b irds, notably the flamingos on the lake and the strutting male kori bustards, all puffed up and looking for love.
The lodge at the crater was comfortable, and the view over the crater was great. We watched more animals with binoculars from our deck.
'¦Before we got to our first camp in the Serengeti, we came across a family of cheetah -- a mother and four adolescents. She looked to be stalking a herd of gazelle but they somehow took notice of her and ran. She made an effort to flank them, but to no avail . The next day, we saw another cheetah and her four cubs. The cubs were extremely curious about the safari vehicles and began crawling onto the hoods and back tires, and even stood up to look into the raised roofs. I was a little spooked by that, but Ephat a if assured me there was nothing to worry about. On another drive, we saw yet another cheetah family, a mother and two cubs. This mother was watching a lone gazelle that was quite a ways off, so she was not all that interested. Then a wildebeest calf who had been separated from its mother started wandering right toward her.
When the calf bawled, she looked up and began crawling toward it. When the calf saw her and tried to run, that was it. She closed the distance in a few seconds. After she had suffocated the calf, the cheetah cubs took turns acting as if they were making the kill.
Other highlights were the tree -climbing lions. We saw one group of three mothers, each with two cubs, several times during our stay at Dunia. Once, the mothers had left the cub s when they went off to hunt. Ephata said they wouldn't leave them too long, and the cubs would run to them once they saw them coming back. He was right. It was quite a homecoming sight to see.
As much as the lions seem to like to climb trees, they are r eally not that good at it, especially coming down. We saw one big female fall about 15 feet (she was ok) and a cub fall as he tried to make his way down
All in all, in the crater and in the Serengeti, we saw 62 different lions, including one pride of 13. We saw a herd of about 60 elephants in the Serengeti and two or three smaller groups. We saw bachelor herds of impala and breeding herds, we saw a hippo pool packed with hippo flesh and a big crocodile sunning himself nearby just waiting for an opportunity . We saw many giraffe, including two young males shoving each other around and a family that came very close to the dining tent at Dunia, effectively joining us for breakfast. We saw a family of banded mongoose, blue monkeys, vervet monkeys, and baboons, w arthogs, ostrich, and bat-eared foxes. For the first time, we saw topi, which Ephata said are only in the Serengeti,
though some do migrate into Kenya. We didn't see any rhino in the Serengeti, and we saw only two leopards and they were in trees at some di stance. But we saw more beautiful birds, including Fischer's love birds.
We were most impressed with seeing the cheetah kill, the lions, the huge herds of wildebeest, including those trotting in long, single-file lines to their next destination, and the elephants. Because of the abundance of wildlife and the time we had, we could enjoy just observing the animals at any given point without
feeling like we had to find something we hadn't seen.
Everyone at the Olakira and Dunia camps were accommodating. For sleeping comfort and food, Dunia was better. The bed at Olakira was somehow lopsided. While the food at Olakira was very good, the food at Dunia was exceptional. The menus were varied and flavorful and the presentation was beautiful. I don't know how those guys do it, and I regret not taking a tour of the cooking tent.
As for the conservation efforts, if I had not read the booklet in the tents, I would not have known about them. I made note of this to Peter at Dunia. I would suggest they tell guests ab out it when they arrive, or at least mention it and recommend that the guests read more about it in the booklet. Reading materials in the tent is something that Dan would never do, and I'm sure he's not the only one.
We did decide, after all, to take th e balloon ride, and are so glad we did. It was so much fun, so
peaceful. The pilot was very professional, thorough, and instilled nothing but confidence. In the air, he was a good guide, and also explained the workings of the balloon, which was quite inter esting. The champagne
toast and breakfast afterward was all nicely done'¦
Thanks again for all of your help. We really appreciated your prompt responses to our inquiries and all the effort you made to help us combine the two aspects of our trip. We had a w onderful time.
Kind regards,
Lynn Feuerbach, March 2013
Safari to Arusha/Tarangire/Gibbs Farm/Ngorongoro/Serengeti
Some feedback on our trip to Tanzania.
1- Our guide, Jabshir, was a wonderful, knowledgeable, gentle man who was with us right until we departed the center of Serengeti on Thursday. We could not have asked for a better guide. . .he was truly
a key part of making our stay there incredibly exciting, informative and well worth our while.
2-The staff everywhere we stayed could not have been more helpful. . .and after a small disaster at the
Serena Lake Manyara, Mustafa, the manager there, saved our bacon by assisting us in finding Ronnie's
missing passport and money (in her new duffle -bag). Phew! He was our hero for sure!
3-The Exploreans Ngo rongoro Lodge was truly the most outstanding of all of our accommodation s. . From the size of our room to the food that was served each day.
4-We came to Tanzania for the animals and we got them.. .the thousands of animals, birds, scenery.
Truly spectacular!
5-The assistance provided to us arriving and leaving Tanzania was comforting and made our entire stay practically worry free.
Ronnie Heller, Jan-Feb 2013
Kibale Forest/Queen Elizabeth Park/Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in UgandaVolcanoes National Park in Rwanda
Hello Allana,
Now that we are finally over our jetlag and before we forget all the details of our amazing trip, Angela and I wanted to share our thoughts with you about our visit to Uganda and Rwanda. First of all, we want to say that once again the Africa Adventure Company delivered just what was promised. Our guide, Sula, was terrific. And the time we got to spend with the chimps and gorillas is something we will never forget.
From the minute we met Sula at the Entebbe airport, we knew we were in good hands. Sula is an incredible driver who navigated the very rough roads in both Uganda and Rwanda with great skill. He is also fantastic at finding wildlife that other guides couldn't. He was initially a bit shy and reserved, but by the end of our tour we had developed a good rapport with him.
The 11 hours we spent with the chimps in the Kibale Forest was a wonderful experience. We started the
day in the dark with our excellent guide, Harriet. She quickly located the chimps as they were c oming down from their nests in the trees to begin their day. We watched them feed, groom each other, play, rest, and
then pick up and move to another location to repeat the process. We followed a group of about 30 chimps
as they moved throughout the very dense forest. At one point, a chimp approached to within a couple of feet of me before heading off on his way. While I was enjoying this, I failed to notice another chimp in a
tree directly over my head. Just then, he (or she) decided to let go and I g ot covered with chimp poop! This
'christening' did not spoil my day, but Angela and our friend, Cheryl, did keep their distance from me for
the rest of the day.
We spent the next couple of days in Queen Elizabeth National Park. The boat trip on the Kazinga Channel was fun and allowed us to get up close and personal with hippos, buffalos, monitor lizards, a crocodile, and
a late-afternoon thunder and lightning storm. Our stay at the Ishasha Wilderness Camp was highlighted by a visit of a full-grown male lion while we were enjoying a gourmet dinner under the stars.
He walked in from the parking lot, stopped briefly to look at us over his shoulder, and then calmly walked away in the direction of our tent. We were all stunned and looked at each other to v erify what we had just seen.
Thanks to Sula, we were the only group in the area who got to see the tree -climbing lions, on two different occasions. The first time, it was a lioness and her chubby cub. The next day, it was five lions in one tree.
The wildlife in the Ishasha region was impressive. The buffalo, kob, and topi were plentiful and beautiful. From Ishasha, we went on to Bwindi and then to the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda to visit the
gorillas. Both treks were wonderful. The gorillas let us get incredibly close and seemed to be quite
comfortable having humans nearby. Although the gorillas are large powerful animals, we never felt uncomfortable or in any danger being close to them. In Rwanda, the head silverback of the Amahoro group kept a watchful eye on us as we visited the rest of his extended family. We watched as a mother patiently nursed her young baby. The guides 'spoke' to the gorillas and asked them to pose for our numerous
photos. It was a privilege to share a couple of h ours with these magnificent animals.
After our trek in Bwindi, we took the Buhoma community walking tour. We really enjoyed visiting the local tea pickers, hydroelectric power plant, medicine man, banana beer and gin maker, the Batwa community, and the Bwindi hospital. We were so impressed by the work of this community organization that we have decided to help with the construction of additional rainwater collection tanks in Buhoma.
'¦We have to say that this was quite a different experience from the s afari we took with Africa Adventure Company two years ago in Tanzania. Sitting in a Land Rover, with a guide whose foot was always on the gas pedal and ready to move was a great way to view the wildlife in the Serengeti and Ngorngoro Crater, but being on foot with nothing between us and only a few feet away from wild chimps and gorillas was an experience we will never forget! Thank you all once again for helping to make this trip for Angela and me a once-in-a lifetime thrill!
Eric and Angela Norman, Jan 2013
Safari to Aberdare and the Maasai MaraSafari to Ngorongoro CraterNdarakwai Ranch
Elena'"and other AAC team members:
We returned last night from our safari and I needed to let you know just how incredible it was. Perhaps more importantly, I wanted to let you know how important your advice and guidance (not to mention patience) were to this amazing experience. It was everything we could have hoped for and more'¦and your recommended stops (Sala's Camp, Ngorongoro, Ndarakwai) were just sp ectacular. As you so accurately predicted, the tented camps were not only a totally different experience but also really 'made' the trip. We all agreed that among all of the traveling we have done, both Sala's and Ndarakwai were easily two of the most extraordinary places we have ever been '"and places we would return to in a heartbeat. And all of
your carefully plotted logistics worked to perfection. Further, Jobshir, our driver/guide in Tanzania was a font of knowledge and a pleasure to travel with.
So..on behalf of all 5 of us, MANY thanks for all of your help and guidance. It was a pleasure to work with you and your patience and knowledge really made all the difference in the world. We'll definitely be recommending you to our friends and via Trip A dvisor!
All the best
Stan Soloway, Feb 2013
Group Lodge Safari to Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and TarangireIsland Getaway to Zanzibar Island
My husband and I are back from our safari in Tanzania and I just wanted to send an emai l to tell everyone at the Africa Adventure Company what a wonderful time we had. We couldn't imagine it going any better than it did.
First of all, I want to thank you, Ian. You're willingness to customize our itinerary and your quick responses to my que stions through email made me very confident with you and the AAC right from the beginning.
Once we got to Tanzania the local tour operators were fantastic. The safari exceeded our expectations. We saw so many great things: lions and leopards within 10 fe et of our jeep, lions sleeping in trees, lions mating, elephants with tusks that nearly touched the ground...I could go on and on.
Coming home to a travel book sent by the AAC was a nice touch too. Once the jet lag wore off I could start thinking about t he next time we'd be going to Africa. I know that at some point in the next 5 years or so, we will be going back to Africa. And it will be with the Africa Adventure Company for sure. If I come across anyone who is looking for a tour operator, I would not h esitate to send them your way.
Thanks again for setting us up with a trip of a lifetime.
Lindsay and Kenny White, Jan 2013
EAST AFRICA January-March 2013 Royal Egyptian Tour and Tanzania Lodge Safari
Hi Allana, I have been meaning to send this email to you for the past couple of weeks. I just wanted to thank you for setting up an awesome vacation. Going to Egypt and visiting the temples, walking into the tombs at the Valley of the Kings, and then climbing through the Pyramids at Giza was fantastic. Each of my guides were terrific. It was a great experience. Then the safari - Wow! Mkenda has a nose for animals. I don't think there was any animal we didn't see at least several times. And most of the time it was right up close. Several times it felt like we were participating in a National Geographic special. One day we spent an hour parked right near three zebras as a pride of eleven lions stalked them. It was pretty cool. The tactics employed by the lions as they moved to flank the zebras was what we might see in a narrated special and here it was happening right in front of us. When the attack finally came the zeb ras were lucky enough to escape. I am sure the lions were disappointed but given how beautiful the zebras were I can't say I was.
But the trip was everything I could have asked for. I really appreciated having someone meet me as I disembarked from my plane and walk me through Customs, or bring me to the next terminal after assisting in getting my ticket. It made all my transfers simple and stress free.
So thank you for the time you spent setting it up. I understand that it is your job, but you carried it out flawlessly. I will certainly provide the company's name, and your name, to anyone wishing a recommendation on an African safari. Regards,
Butch Casey, Jan 2013
SOUTHERN AFRICA January-March 2013
Kalahari/Deception Valley/ Okavango Delta
Hi Kyle,
WE had 2 rare sightings this trip.
At Tubu Tree we went to air strip first day where Impala congregate. Impala at one end of runway -some were showing mild alarm signs but not consistent. At the other end impala were in the typical alarm stance, looking into area of thick brush, some snorting....in a flash we heard loud distress calls and snorting as large group of impala charged out of the brush with Kudu following.
Our guide, Brooks thought it was a leopard...we headed in immediately -no big cats....a huge rock python was constricting an impala-which sadly was not dead yet. Brooks got so excited and took hundreds of pics....was not a pretty sight but appreciated how rare this was. It was close to sunset-so we left the sensitive area and had sundowner.
The next morning we went there first-lots of hyena tracks in the area. Went to exact same spot, no impala or snake...but hyena tracks everywhere. You could see where impala was dragged to....as well as the snake 's tracks-normal size so he had not swallowed impala. I kid you not, as soon as Brooks turned off engine, a spotted hyena came out from behind the bush (impala and snake has been in front of that bush).
Sniffed the area, realized that there was a party there and he was not invited. He was only a few feet from us, he sniffed our tires and then wandered off. So we had the end of the story.
We had heavy rains at Little Vumb ura every night and in spite of the flooded and often deeply trenched roads, we only missed one game drive.
One afternoon we came upon 3 lionesses asleep in the middle of a dry portion of road....there were 5 more including cubs under bush right beside the road....amazing how soundly the sleep! We watched a while and then make new road around them to continue....later we got very very s tuck-pulled out by pick up truck...near or just after sunset but Brooks wanted to check on the lions.....very near where they slept were all 8 lionesses-one had climbed up a tree and another was starting up. The rest came over to truck, some lying down beside truck. Of course you know the what the rare sighting was - lions climbing a tree.
FYI-saw 20 lions (5 black maned lions/15 lioness with cubs); 23 wild dogs including 12 in deception valley
(another rare sighting); 8 spotted hyenas....not too shabby as Brooks would say!
Talk to you soon.
Pam Hall, Feb 2013
Private Game Reserves near Kruger Visit to Cape Town
Dear Elena and team, I would like to report a successful trip for the Babin Family to South Africa and back. We loved Mala Mala and our guide Ranger Greg Baldwin!! He was exactly the kind of ranger we would like! He not only found the Big Five for us to see, but also helped us to see both big and small. He never seemed to be in a hurry and didn't rush us when we were taking pictures. He even backed up the Range Rover when my 10 - year old wanted to get a better view of a glow -worm. He arranged and helped stage a bush breakfast to celebrate my upcoming birthday. And, we had more than one Sundowner. Yeah!! We also enjoyed our guide in Cape Town, David Bristow. He was a wonderful and intelligent host while viewing the plants and terrain around Cape Town, the cheetah conservation project, and even personally showed us where to shop to outfit our family! We found all that we wanted from Converse sneakers to Legos. He even gave a hand to Fritz, our surfing instructor, to help guide the young ones. We hope that we will be able to return to Cape Town several more times and take more safaris. But, this was a wonderful way to make sure we have no regrets if another trip doesn't materialize. Sincerely yours,
Sharon Babin, Mar 2013
Visit Victoria Falls and Cape TownSafari in Botswana to Okavango DeltaLuxury cruise along the Chobe River in Botswana
Dear Team Africa Adventure,
We returned home on Tuesday and have been tr ying to catch up at the office and at home. However it's long overdue that we send a note of thanks to the entire Team for all you did to provide us with such a memorable vacation in Africa. The trip far, far exceeded our expectations.
ï'· Throughout the planning process and leading up to our departure, you were responsive, helpful and very professional. You are so organized. We really appreciated that.
ï'· The execution of our trip was flawless. At ever y point in the trip, when someone was to meet us, they were there. We never had to look for a contact because they were always where they should be.
ï'· BRAVO on initiating the changes in our flight schedule in order to avoid issues related to Air
Botswana. That saved the day and allowed us to stick to our schedule.
ï'· Wilderness Air and Safari did a great job as a seamless extension of you in Africa. They were on top of every movement and coordinated all pickups and flights perfectly.
ï'· Thank you for arranging Esther as our guide in Victoria Falls. She is an absolute gem of a
person'¦very knowledgeable and a dream to be with.
ï'· We will certainly recommend you to anyone we know that plans to make a trip to Africa.
The Zambezi Queen cruise was a wonderful experience. It is a first class luxury ship with a staff that goes above and beyond in service. The cabins are spacious, the food and beverages are first class and the relaxing atmosphere is a pleasant contrast to the typical safari experience.
We highly recommend you give this option to your clients who are looking to end their vacation with some R&R, or take a relaxing break as they move between safari camps.
'¦When deciding to make this trip, we assumed we would check -off that line on the "bucket list" and move onto the next. We did check -off that line, but now added anot her because we can't to go back! Diane and I want to thank you for all you did. You are true professionals and do your jobs like the experts we heard you were.
We look forward to working with you again in the future.
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Packers are on the clockPosted by on April 26, 2012 – 9:37 pm
Houston took Illinois DE Whitney Mercilus at 26, and Cincinnati took Wisconsin G Kevin Zeitler at 27.
Now it's the Packers' turn at 28. As for defensive players, both Alabama's Courtney Upshaw and USC's Nick Perry are on the board.
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By Mac McCauley on Apr 26, 2012 | Reply
Pack needs defense and need a safety in one of their next few picks.
By kodiack on Apr 26, 2012 | Reply
We got the pass rusher now we need that saftey.Keep up the good work Ted
By wmfnly on Apr 27, 2012 | Reply
I hope the Packers pick Courtney Upshaw. Roll Tide!
By Gordon on Apr 27, 2012 | Reply
I love Charles Woodson, but feel his speed has somewhat slowed. But Charles is aggresive, plays angles well and I believe would be the best safety in the league if moved there. Lets get / trade for a corner and we got the defense covered.
More depth on O-Line still needed. (See injuries last season.)
By rye d blanchard on Apr 27, 2012 | Reply
someone please tell me the rumors about chump mc coy are false, the kids a bum, draft a qb and a big rb
By tayler on Apr 27, 2012 | Reply
packers are the best
By jerry melton on Apr 27, 2012 | Reply
I hope we can get Courtney Upshaw. Ithink we could really use him. ROLL-TIDE-ROLL!
By Jordan on Apr 27, 2012 | Reply
Any chance the Pack jump up for Konz to learn from Saturday and beef up the guard position?
By Bryan Hepp on Apr 27, 2012 | Reply
I feel the Safety position needs to be looked at …. Scout a seasoned veteran that has a few years under his belt ((( SOMEONE LIKE BARNETT WITH THE PURSUIT / RELENTLESS , INTIMIDATING SKILL AND SPEED ))) DEFENSE DEFENSE DEFENSE …. IF YOU CANT HEAR LOMBARDI SCREAMING THROUGH THESE VIEN'S IN THE GREEN AND GOLD …. LOL
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OWN YOUR OPPONENT …. DEFENSE,DEFENSE DEFENSE ….. IVE BEEN A FAN SINCE '62 / TIL THAT FATEFUL DAY. giants embarraced us, …. NEVER AGAIN!!!!!!
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I am the proud owner of a 2012 Ford Mustang V6 with a 6 speed manual transmission. The vehicle is completely stock with no modifications.
During a trip last weekend I drove from Sioux City, Iowa to Wichita, KS. The trip is usually about 450 miles. What surprised the hell out of me was the fuel efficiency of the vehicle.
I started out the trip by filling my tank in Sioux City, Iowa. After filling up I also reset my trip odometer. I then started off on my trip and as I was within a 100 miles of my destination I looked at my fuel gauge to see if I needed to fuel up. Much to my surprise the fuel gauge was showing about 3/8 of a tank left. I completed my journey and the fuel gauge still showed about 1/4 tank left over. I looked at my odometer and saw that I had traveled 446.6 miles. I pulled into the gas station in Wichita, KS and filled up to find out that I had expended 13.375 gallons of gas along this trip.
That meant that I had averaged 33.39 mpg, all while driving 80 mph (the entire way).
Ford completely outdid itself on the new Mustang. With fuel efficiency plus power like this, plus a sticker price under $24000, you just cant beat that.


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Right in the middle of my long Sunday run I felt it go. My right ankle, which had been starting to feel loose and achy of late, really started to hurt. Each step sent a mild pain shooting up into my calf and down into my foot. This pain was not debilitating. Nonetheless, there it was, the indisputable evidence of a dreaded overuse injury.
I should have stopped right there and walked home. You'd think after all these years and all these miles, I'd at least have understood that much: when something starts to hurt, you stop.
But it's so hard to stop. Stopping is never part of the plan. My daily runs are my bread-and-butter. They get me outside every morning and keep me on an even keel. Runners need to run. That's all there is to it.
So I finished that Sunday run and went out again the next day, and the next, all in the vain hope that this ankle business was just a passing phase, just a little hiccup in my anatomy that would very soon right itself and all would be well.
You see where this is going. Despite my best powers of mental denial, my ankle only got worse. When it started aching 100 percent of the time, I finally broke down and stopped. I made an appointment with my physical therapist, Dr. Bill Burns, and set about living my life without running.
Oh, how I missed it, sometimes to the point of tears. I missed that hit of fresh air and endorphins every morning. When you run as obsessively as I do, it gets into your bones. It's an addiction, pure and simple, and thus very difficult to live without. I felt sad, like I had lost my best friend. I had used her up and sent her packing because I had failed to read the signs. It was my own fault.
I have been injured before, so I know the drill. You rest, you ice, and you cross train with some lesser, non-weight-bearing activity until you get better. The last time I was injured, it took almost a year to heal. This time, I knew, my trouble wasn't nearly that bad, but I was still looking at a few weeks, maybe a month, off.
I realize that taking a few weeks off from running, on paper, might sound somewhat pleasant. I sometimes wish I were wired that way. But I'm not. Not running brings me down. It changes my whole personality. My running friends completely understand this and offer their full sympathy. I love my running friends.
Ten, fifteen years ago, when I was more of a triathlete, I never got injured. Swimming, biking and running all use different muscles. Such well-rounded training helps you avoid overuse injuries such as the one I was suffering.
I quit the triathlons when our babies were born. It was just too difficult to schedule the swimming and the biking. Running was so much easier: toss the baby in the jogging stroller and just go. Easy peasy! As our little family grew, my friends Nan and Karen used to help me push the strollers. We'd each take a kid and run through the streets of Mystic. We made a lovely running parade.
Now that our kids are older, it's a bit easier to schedule cross training, but not nearly as easy as simply going out for a run at any convenient time of day or night.
Not to mention the humiliation. I had never taken a spin class before this ankle incident. I am here to tell you that there is a whole spinning scene out there. These people are hard-core. They have the shoes and the bike shorts and the matching tee shirts. They have volcano thighs. They can make those spin bikes blur.
At the end of my first spin, everyone else in the class was cheerful and chatty. They all seemed to know each other and revel in each other's company. I, on the other hand, bent double over the bike, sweat a waterfall, could hardly hold my head up. The walls of the spin room bucked and bulged, and my stomach roiled. Biking does not play to my particular skill set. This 45-minute workout almost killed me.
And they are killing me still. Three weeks into this new cross training regime, I am starting to see the benefits. As my much-neglected arms, back and core get stronger, my whole body feels better. The shorter, more intense workouts foster a type of mental toughness different from that required for long, slow runs in the woods. I am developing a sprinter's mindset, which I've never had. I am a sprinting wimp. I'm hoping it helps in my long races.
Dr. Bill tells me that I'll probably be okay to run again later this week. Much as my body pines to run for hours at Bluff Point and Haley Farm, that kind of running is still a ways off. I'll be lucky to get in a few laps on the flat, half-mile track around the soccer fields at Poquonnock Plains. Dr. Bill says three miles tops. And increase each week by ten percent.
Which is fine with me. Any kind of running at this particular moment sounds like paradise. But let's hope I have finally learned my lesson. All running and no cross training makes an injured runner, especially at my age.
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I wonder how soon Archlinux's core repository will contain only a single package...
It seems that HSA is getting usable by the first wave of developers, as Kaveri APUs were released, and there exists OKRA library for running HSAIL kernels on Kaveri's GPUs. While it's based on an...
Finally :D
Has anybody noticed that they've just spoiled that Total War: Rome II, and 4 other games that I can't identify, are coming to Linux? (They're on the screenshots at the top.)
Not true. I'm using Arch, and I've voted for Fedora. I think that more noob-friendly distro than Arch should be featured. And both Fedora and Arch are quite similar in that both try to be...
I hope Mesa developers will just REFUSE to merge all Mir-related patches.
Wow, finally, open drivers are fast enough to run all these games with playable FPS in HD! That's a reason to celebrate!
There were always lots of compositors for X11, like KWin, Compiz, Metacity, Mutter etc, and this will continue with Wayland. There is nothing wrong with it.
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Martin Scorsese's "Shutter Island" was supposed to open during the fall of last year, but in a surprising and controversial move, the studio pushed it back to February, saying simply that they thought it would bolster the film's chances at year-end awards and big box office numbers.
I don't really get this, since if the film had been released last year it would have almost certainly been in contention for some Oscars next week (including Best Picture and, I'm confident, Best Director).
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The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which ruled Egypt for 17 months after Mubarak was forced out, stripped the presidency of many of its key powers before it handed the office to Morsi. Tantawi was the head of the SCAF and Annan was No. 2. Tantawi was also Mubarak's defense minister for two decades before the regime was ousted.
Days before Morsi's inauguration, the SCAF decreed constitutional amendments that gave them the power to legislate after they dissolved parliament, as well as control over the national budget. It also gave them control over the process of drafting a new constitution. The generals had put themselves in charge of all defense and foreign policy, including the appointment of the defense minister.
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Morsi may have tapped into divisions and the generation gap within the top echelons of the military. Tantawi is 76 and he was in that job for more than 20 years. His replacement, former military intelligence El-Sissi, is 58.
Egypt's first civilian president acted at a moment when the military was humiliated over a major security failure in Sinai. Several days before the killings, Israel warned that an attack was imminent. The intelligence chief was sacked after it emerged in Egyptian media that he knew of the Israeli warning but did not act.
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Ultimate 100m world records through extreme-value theory
AbstractWe use extreme-value theory to estimate the ultimate world records for the 100m running, for both men and women. For this aim we collected the fastest personal best times set between January 1991 and June 2008. Estimators of the extreme-value index are based on a certain number of upper order statistics. To optimize this number of order statistics we minimize the asymptotic mean squared error of the moment estimator. Using the thus obtained estimate for the extreme-value index, the right endpoint of the speed distribution is estimated. The corresponding time can be interpreted as the estimated ultimate world record: the best possible time that could be run in the near future. We find 9.51 seconds for the 100m men and 10.33 seconds for the women. Running title. Ultimate 100m world records.
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Seattle is the place to be for Drilling Down on Local Marketplaces this week (April 30 - May 2). For the first time, The Kelsey Group will provide a deep dive into how local search and local media buys will impact political campaigns.
ClickZ Campaign '08 editor Kate Kaye (just promoted to ClickZ senior editor), will speak on two panels during the Kelsey Drilling Down Local conference.
Kate's going to discuss why Buckeye and Lone Star news sites scored big. Of the three main primary contenders, she also found Senator Barack Obama's campaign has done the most local online advertising, some of it especially innovative. A more compelling local Web effort involved big multimedia ad buys on local news homepages.
Obama is also leading the pack in innovation with expandable video billboard ads.
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Raymond Lam comes clean: Yes I'm dating Karena Ng
It's official, Raymond Lam is attached and seeing 19 year-old Karena Ng.
The pair has been romantically linked ever since they co-starred in the movie Love is...Pyjamas. Both have maintained a "just friends" stance although they have been photographed behaving intimately on numerous occasions. Dating rumours soon escalated after Karena showed her support at Raymond's concert in Hong Kong last month and the latter also reportedly dedicated the song 'BB' to her onstage.
After months of speculations, the Hong Kong actor-singer finally broke his silence on their relationship during a backstage interview yesterday.
Admitting that the model-actress is his "loved one", Raymond revealed the two of them have been dating for "quite some time".
He expressed, "I seldom talk about my personal life in public. However, as a man, I have to stand up and protect my loved ones, including my family, when they are innocently implicated into this matter."
Karena got slammed for being "materialistic", following reports which suggested Raymond was cohabiting with her and paying for her entire family's living expenses, which includes the monthly rent for their luxury apartment.
Dismissing these allegations, the 33-year-old commented, "[Karena's] family is quite well-off and she has a great personality."
Raymond's confession was seen as an act to put the negative comments to rest. However, his fans are still in denial and refuse to accept that their idol is in love. Karena is believed to have suffered backlash from Raymond's fans and they even left nasty remarks on her microblog.
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Jean Jacques is the man, or rather, Transmigrational Spirit, who is the creator in this space. At an unspecified time, as he revealed in the story of his journey from creation to St. Olaf, J. J. settled into a host in the library.
What St. Olaf tour guides should really reveal, perhaps in lieu of comments about unlocked mailboxes and architectural wonders, is J. J.'s existence.
On the other hand, perhaps J. J.'s work is best discovered on one's own, along with other library wonders such as the three and a half floor. Part of the charm in a relationship with J.J. is the way one happens upon him. Some are lucky enough to be initiated while still prospective students. Others must wait until the advent of cold season, when the allure of J. J.'s tissue box and lotion bottle cannot be resisted.
Like sticky flypaper, J. J.'s witticisms hold the onlooker's attention fast. Or perhaps we all just need a break from textbooks and just want a chance to look at some pictures. Regardless, unlike the fate of the fly, the onlooker's reward is not death. Instead, the next stage in the relationship is the discovery of chocolate morsels waiting in J. J.'s box.
One need not remain a passive bystander -- there are opportunities for the average student to contribute. J. J. does the work, but where would he be without the correspondences of his adoring public and intimate friends? Indeed, he wrote on his board, "All I seek are the best companions."
One can only assume the other writers are St. Olaf students in disguise, discarding their everyday Lauren, Ashley and Ben, for the grand appellations of Zeth, Kiko and Amoretto (which means Cupid, not to be confused with Amaretto, the almond-flavored liqueur). They yearn for an opportunity to wax poetic outside the bounds the classroom. J. J. is their outlet.
Not that realists should be intimidated. Dreamers and pragmatists alike come to J. J. They bring an array of concerns -- philosophical and rhetorical questions, pleas for fashion advice. Even here, the topic of the search for a mate, or simply a date, often arises. There are also frequent musings on and thanks for the chocolate.
Replies vary. "I have no ready answers to offer," J. J. wrote on his board. Sometimes he is obscure. Sometimes he answers only through the speech bubbles of others. At times he is decidedly light-hearted, other times straightforward.
Lest one think J. J.'s relationships superficial and tenuous, a recent note from an alumna attests to J. J.'s staying power. He has survived the years, and so too will the students whom he counsels.
Students inquire about the supplies for J. J.'s creations. His sources include old National Geographic magazines and Half-Price Books.
J. J. is reminiscent of Santa Claus -- one is tempted to camp out near his board, in the hopes of catching a glimpse when the creator comes to replenish the chocolate supply or collect the latest questions and compositions. Everyone who walks near his board, eyes averted, is a suspect. However, like a child at Christmas, one would really rather that the chocolate and mystery keep on coming.
There is something reassuringly eccentric about J. J.'s boards. As long as he is out there, pecking away at his typewriter and snipping out speech bubbles to misuse, out of context, in outlandish pictures, he will counter-balance all the reliable and predictable forces working in the universe.


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Texting and Driving Deadly for Teens
Is any text message worth dying over?
Sixteen-year-old Kayla Preuss died of head injuries when she lost control of her car and slammed into the center median. Phone records show Preuss was texting just before the accident.
According to a recent survey, 46% of 16- and 17-year-olds admit to text messaging while driving. That's a frightening statistic, considering AAA found that the risk for a car accident increases by 50% for those who text while driving. Currently, six states have jurisdiction-wide bans on driving while talking on a handheld cell phone, which includes text messaging, according to the Insurance Institute For Highway Safety. Overall, 18 other states have a texting ban--and many other states have introduced legislation to ban this dangerous practice. In fact, a recent survey found 89% of Americans want texting while driving outlawed. Here are just a few others who've died as a result of texting and driving:
|Bailey Goodman, 17, was killed along with four of her fellow cheerleaders when she swerved into oncoming traffic, hit a tractor-trailer and her SUV burst into flames. Five days earlier, the five teenagers had graduated from high school. Two minutes before the crash was reported, her phone was used to send a text greeting to a friend.
|Ashley D. Miller, 18, veered into oncoming traffic and hit another car head-on while she was texting. She and the other driver, a 40-year-old mother of 1, were killed instantly.
|Dana Trammell, 17, was texting someone on her way to her first day of school of senior year when she crashed and was thrown from her vehicle. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
|Chelsea Ann Bragg, 16, was killed in a rollover crash after texting while driving. She veered off the shoulder of the road and then lost control of the car, causing it to roll twice. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
- 17-year-old Vanna Francis and 15-year-old Ronnie Scroggins drowned when a car carrying seven teenagers drove off the road and into a river. The 20-year-old driver admitted she was texting on her cell phone when the car plunged into the water, and was later arrested.
- 13-year-old Earman Machado was killed Dec. 27, 2007, when a car--driven by Craig P. Bigos, a 31-year-old father of four, who was text messaging--swerved onto the side of the street and struck the boy on his bike. Bigos has been charged with motor vehicle homicide, leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and driving without a license.
- 18-year-old Makayla Lynn Belew was killed when a text-messaging driver hit her as she walked along the side of the road and then drove away from the scene. A year later, Larry Chad Smithey, 28, was arrested for the crime.
- 17-year-old Patrick Sims was replying to a text message when he drifted into the bicycle lane and struck and killed cyclist Jim Price, 63. He was charged with careless driving resulting in death.
How can parents make sure kids don't text and drive?
To help keep your teens safe while they are in the car, SADD recommends moms follow these guidelines for teaching their kids about driving distractions.
- Know and enforce your state's Graduated Driver License laws and restrictions, including unsupervised driving, time of day and passengers in the car.
- Sign a teen driving contract such as SADD's Contract for Life
- Set family driving rules with clear consequences for breaking the rules. SADD recommends rules such as: o No alcohol or drug use o No cell phone use, including text messaging o No driving after 10 p.m. o Keep two hands on the wheel--no eating, changing CDs, handling iPods or other activities while driving o Limit or restrict friends in the car without an adult
- Follow your own family's rules. Your teen will follow your driving example, so be sure you are keeping your own rules.
How to Avoid Driving Distractions
- Pull off the road. Do not drive while calling or texting.
- Use speed dialing or voice-activated dialing if you have to make a call while driving.
- Let your voicemail take the call. You can call back later when you are not driving. * Know when to stop talking. If the conversation is long, emotional or stressful, continue it when you are not driving.
- Do not take notes while driving. If you don't want to forget a note, use a take recorder or pull off the road.
- Do not eat or drink while driving.
- Groom yourself at home, not in the vehicle. Need a visual aid? Watch this with your teen: Through conversation, education, and communication, we hope your teens will get the message that no text message is worth dying for.
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Tim Tebow.We had these Denver blog posts line up single file. Mile High Report's Tim Lynch links to a CBSSports.com item suggesting that Kyle Orton is likely to be traded -- and if he is, Tim Tebow's training camp would have to be miserable for Brady Quinn to beat him out. Free Colorado's A ... More >>
Moreno.Have you had your government-recommended helping of Denver blog posts yet today? Predominantly Orange's Kim Constantinesco asks: Is a stud running back to step in for Knowshon Moreno a higher priority for the Broncos than defensive-line help? At Peoples Press Collective, Ari Armstron ... More >>
Friday marks the beginning of the end for the Harry Potter film series, with the official release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 -- a flick my HP-loving twin daughters, age eighteen, have been anticipating for more than half their lives. But they managed to get a jump on the ... More >>
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