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En français à Québec is a 5-week program taking place in the summer (July-August). We have a single arrival date for all the students — usually a Sunday —. International and non-bursaries Canadian students have the possibility to register for a 4-week stay and leave one week earlier. On the arrival day, participants have the possibility to join an integration (ice-breaker) workshop, visit the campus and settle in. The program officially starts the following day with a general assembly, an orientation and an integration activities.
The final exam takes place on the last Thursday of the program. Students staying the full five weeks will participate in the farewell gala on the last day of the program. The check-out hour is 10:00 AM for all students.
Sunday, July 3
4-week stay: Saturday, July 30
5-week stay: Friday, August 5
The whole program is held on the beautiful campus of Laval University, located at a 10-minute bus ride from Old Québec (downtown). The classes, the cafeteria, the dorms and most of the mandatory activities take place on the campus and are accessible by walking distance.
Weekday mornings, students will learn and practice French in their different classes with an experienced team of teachers.
During the afternoon, students will participate in special classes, Explore Québec workshop, a complementary course and a workshop and well-being activity of their choice. Special activities will be offered on Monday nights by a dedicated team of monitors.
For the rest of the time, there is a combination of outings, shows, exciting excursions, free time, movies and much more!Schedule 2022
En français à Québec gathers more than 400 students from all over the world:
Coming from different countries like the United States, Mexico, Germany, Colombia, Australia, Dominican Republic, Vietnam, Spain, Turkey, Italy, etc.
We have three different profiles of students:
Our registration is made 100% online. It is an easy and secure way to complete the registration from anywhere at anytime. Choose the optional activities of your preference, download important information, verify and make payments and much more!
Each week, you will experience French immersion through a variety of mandatory and optional activities. Here is what the 2022 schedule looks like!See the 2022 schedule
When packing, it is important that students do not forget:
We will be welcoming the students all day long on campus.
Our team offers a welcoming experience on the first day of the program! There are many activities throughout the day that repeat themselves: check-in, guided visit of the campus, integration workshop, setting up the apps used for the program, checking the workshop, profile, well-being activity and other groups you have been assigned to, etc.
The first meal served by the cafeteria is dinner in a specific schedule
Our monitors will be waiting for you at the airport from 9 am until the last flight has arrived.
A shuttle bus to the campus will be operating from 9 am to 8 pm. The cost is $20 CAD per person payable upon arrival and by cash only. For those arriving before or after the shuttle bus operating hours, monitors will be guiding them to the taxi or Uber service. It is a ±20 minutes ride (12 km) and ±35$ CAD.
The students will have to take a taxi or Uber to the campus from the station chosen.
From Sainte-Foy station: 5.3km, ± 20$ CAD and 10 minutes ride.
From Gare du Palais: 7.5 Km, ±39$CAD and 20 minutes ride
The students will have to take a taxi or Uber to the campus from the station chosen.
From Sainte-Foy station: 3.5 Km, ±15 $CAD and 6 minutes ride. From Gare du Palais: 7.5 Km, ±39$CAD and 20 minutes ride. You can also take the 800 or 801 bus lines towards the university. The cost of the bus ticket is $3.50 CAD payed in exact cash only.
We will welcome all the students in the Pavillon Alphonse-Desjardins. Parking is available at the basement of the Desjardins building.
The Check-out time for all students is 10:00 AM on the departure day. Our shuttle service functioning hours to the airport will be determined according to the participants' travel itineraries. It will cost $20 CAD and will only operate during morning hours.


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We are proud to sponsor the Innovation category at The Adur & Worthing Business Awards 2019 celebrating the wonderful and successful local business people in the community.
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- Devold Nordsjø Sweaters from Arthur Beale <https://arthurbeale.co.uk/products/devold-nordsjo-sweater>
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A timeless classic, that we would not be without! A vintage Dale of Norway is keeping me warm out in the garage as we speak, while ai tinker with the MG! Thank you!ReplyDelete
I think it can be underappreciated.ReplyDelete
Probably not what you had in mind, but Autosocks saved the day on more than one occasion last winter.ReplyDelete
Ahh, yes, this is timely indeed. I've been considering and reconsidering retirement in either Denmark or Norway because they tick many boxes for me.ReplyDelete
Fantastisk (Fantastic)! Had just that model (L.L. Bean, Made in Norway) on yesterday. One of five that I've had and worn for going on 30 years. When you work with Scandinavian languages and literature, it just goes with the territory. Wearing a fancier Dale today, given to me by ol' Mom for Christmas 2000. The design made for the Norwegian Ski Team that season or the one before.
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don't forget döstädning (swedish death cleaning), wear whatever the hell you wantReplyDelete
Patsy, I suspect you might be familiar with a recent back and forth on another site about tartans for the holidays and presumed cultural appropriation. ;-)
My combination of items for Monday actually looked a great deal like the above, right down to the tan corduroy jeans with the sweater, but complimented by Bean boots and red ski socks.
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The "Nor-Weejun" ...ReplyDelete
Devold makes nice sweaters, i wear an islender (probably similar wool to that pictured, different pattern) in the winter. Nice shout out for Saab, though they stopped making cars over ten years ago.ReplyDelete


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The prairies of Colorado are glorious, even in the midst of a dry winter. I love the colors of the dried plants and bare trees, especially in the golden light of late afternoon. Here are photos I took yesterday on a bird walk at Barr Lake State Park.
The temperature dropped nearly twenty degrees during the hour we were out. The sun makes a big difference to the temperature in such a dry climate.
We saw an unusual cloud formation (in the center of the next photo). It looked like someone took an electric beater to the clouds.
I am glad the winter solstice has come and gone. While I love the look of winter, I am ready for longer days and more sunlight.
What do you love about winter?


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Heroes come in all shapes, sizes and ages. I have many that are in my life that I feel are heroes to me in one way or another. When I was approached to work with La Brea Bakery on their Thanksgiving Heroes campaign I was really excited and I knew immediately who I wanted to nominate.
My hero is a single mom.. my mom. She gave up many holidays, Thanksgiving included, in order to serve others and ultimately to provide for me. For most of the years that I was growing up my mom worked in service positions that typically paid minimum wage or little above it. Waitressing, bartending, retail are a few of the jobs that she worked. She was always well loved by her employers and customers. I don't remember ever feeling short changed because of not spending the holidays partaking in the traditional celebration. I also don't ever remember my mom complaining. We were thankful for each other and thankful for what we did have.
Who is your Thanksgiving Hero? La Brea Bakery, the leading artisan bread baker in the United States, is holding a Thanksgiving contest. You can nominate your Thanksgiving Hero to receive one of five, fully catered meals, delivered by La Brea Bakery.
To submit an entry visit La Brea Bakery HERE. Click the "Thanksgiving Heroes" tab to create your form submission by including: your first and last name, zip code, email address, and an essay of 100 words or less telling about your Thanksgiving Hero that you will be unable to share Thanksgiving dinner with. Also submit at least one photograph showing both you and your family member that you are nominating. HURRY! Entries must be received by November 15, 2015. Finalists will be announced November 17, 2015, after which the public will have an opportunity to vote for their favorites until November 20, 2105.
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Jenoptik announces the appointment of Jeff Williams as Midwest Business Development Manager for public safety solutions
Jenoptik, a global industry leader in innovative solutions for public safety, announces the appointment of Jeff Williams as Business Development Manager for the Midwest Region of the US.
North America is a key market for Jenoptik's safety and security technologies. With the addition of Jeff, Jenoptik will continue to grow the market for traditional traffic safety products and services as well as advanced public safety solutions with our innovative license plate reader (LPR) products that cover a diverse range of applications. In his new role, Jeff will help expand Jenoptik's presence in the Midwest and better serve our customers in the region.
"As a result of Jenoptik's strong growth in this segment, we continue to expand our North American operations", said Finbarr O'Carroll, President of the Light & Safety division in North America. "Jeff brings a wealth of industry know-how to the team and will help enable us to better serve our Midwest customers by giving them convenient access to our world-class technical expertise and customer service", explains O'Carroll.
Jeff Williams is a former police officer with over 22 years' experience, primarily in investigations and administration. Jeff served as a Deputy Chief for several years. He also has over 20 years of sales and business development experience with a focus on traffic solutions and safety equipment to local government and law enforcement agencies in CAD/RMS, RADAR, LiDAR, in-car and body worn video products.
About Jenoptik and the Light & Safety division
Jenoptik is a globally operating technology group, which is active in the three photonics-based divisions Light & Optics, Light & Production and Light & Safety. Our key target markets primarily include the semiconductor equipment industry, the medical technology, automotive and mechanical engineering, traffic, aviation as well as the security and defense technology industries.
The Light & Safety division provides innovative and industry leading solutions for road safety and public security. Our customers include local and central government, police and enforcement agencies, as well as public and private organizations. Automatic number plate recognition (ANPR/ALPR) is at the core of our product portfolio, covering a diverse range of applications such as average speed enforcement (section speed control), vehicle monitoring, red light violations and tolling. Our services range from initial consultation, design and manufacture through to installation and on-going maintenance. We also offer a variety of data management solutions and services for automated data processing, reporting and analytics as well as system integration. With a presence in more than 80 countries, supported by a strong partner network, we have delivered over 30,000 systems worldwide. Jenoptik's Light & Safety division is a world-leading supplier, with products and services constantly evolving to help make roads, journeys and communities safer around the globe.


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Welcome Home. Here's what our unregulated America will look like!
We have to STOP wasting our money on agencies like the EPA, what they hell are they doing besides wasting our money? Please take a look at the photo and realize what will happen. We will have no protection, no recourse, no air to breath.
Can we afford the EPA? Can we afford NOT to EPA!
The last few weeks have been cold, and brought visitors. There are thousands of them, flocking all around our building. Why?
Like anything in life it was ups and downs today with the new operating system. There was no chance to use during work today, but afterwards, I took some time to get the docking station and huge monitor working. It actually worked for a while, but in the end, I could not get it to dock and undock with the big monitor on my desk at work.
Installed a new hard drive over the weekend, and added Ubuntu to my laptop. This has been in the plans for a long time, but this weekend I finally got the time to get it done! So much faster than XP, and running a 64 bit environment now. Maybe now I can keep up with the blogging?


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Where Does It Stop?
We are now six weeks and over 30 million new unemployment claims into the US fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Despite significant drops in new applications over the last three weeks, new claims for the week ending April 25 were still five times that of the worst week for new unemployment claims during the Great Recession of 2008-2009, as can be seen in the chart below. Worse yet, as eye-popping as the latest figures from the Labor Department are, they still don't fully capture the extent of the layoffs due to the persistent lag in the processing of new claims and the reality that the Labor Department statistics may well be significantly understating the actual number of new unemployment claims due to the unprecedented level of new claims overwhelming unemployment offices and staff.
While initial job losses were concentrated in the retail and hospitality sectors in the states most affected early on, recent job losses have been much more widespread. Suppliers and other industries across the nation are adding heavily to an unemployment rate which now stands at 21% and has more than erased the 22 million jobs created in the longest employment boom in US history. Worse yet, it is estimated that over 95% of these job losses have come from the private sector, with public sector employment remaining relatively stable thus far. With wide-ranging forecasts of up to an additional 5-10 million new unemployment claims expected in May, it now seems entirely probable that, depending on the success of state efforts to reopen the economy, the US unemployment rate will reach or exceed the peak rate of the Great Depression.
With the global economy collapsing at a pace not seen since World War II, the CARES Act, passed by Congress and signed into law on March 27, 2020, provided $2.2 trillion in economic relief for the American economy. It also sought to address the reality that newly unemployed workers needed money quickly to continue paying bills and to avoid the hole that the larger economy has fallen into from getting deeper and more difficult to crawl out of. While individual states manage their own unemployment insurance programs and set the level of benefits and eligibility rules, they are also now responsible for administering new federal emergency relief benefits that provide payments for an additional 13 weeks of coverage, cover previously ineligible workers like part-timers and freelancers and add $600 to the regular weekly unemployment benefit.
While historically unprecedented in scale, and nearly three times the size of the Great Recession's $831 billion 2009 Recovery Act, the realization that the CARES Act would be insufficient came quickly. Just two weeks ago, less than 30 days after the signing of the CARES Act, an additional $484 billion relief package was approved, consisting of loans to small businesses, additional funding for COVID-19 testing and aid to hospitals, to further support and expand the Cares Act. Of the $484 billion, $321 billion is earmarked to replenish the original small business loan and grant program from the CARES Act. Even with the additional small business funds being made available last week, the continued flood of new loan applications is expected to exhaust the additional relief funds by the end of this week as more that 60% of the new relief funds were allocated in the first five days of eligibility.
While governments across the globe, both local and national, are struggling with when and how to walk the tightrope of re-opening economies, it's not just government, but individual businesses that will need to convince employees and consumers that it's safe to return. As several US states began relaxing restrictions May 1, there does not seem to be broad support for this action and the CDC is already predicting the impact of these early state openings will cost an additional 100,000+ US lives. Despite coverage focused on government re-opening plans and re-opening procedures, it will ultimately be the consumer who will drive the shape of the economic recovery.
While COVID-19 may or may not forever change consumer behavior, one thing is certain. Despite the most thoughtful and deliberate plans to re-open local and state economies, local, state and the national economies will continue to be affected as long as the consumer feels unsafe.
The above commentary represents the opinions of the author as of 5.5.20 and are subject to change at any time due to market or economic conditions or other factors.The information above is for educational and illustrative purposes only and does not constitute investment, tax or legal advice.


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Epifamin®- epiphysis bioregulator.
Corrects and improves the functioning of the hormonal and immune systems, normalizes sleep and wake modes, has an antioxidant effect.
The significance of the pineal gland as the endocrine glands is extremely high. The pineal hormone - melatonin has a wide range of influence on the functions of various body systems (antioxidant, hormonal, vascular). With the participation of the epiphysis occurs regulation of cyclic rhythms in the body, melatonin has a direct impact on sleep, glucose metabolism, vascular tone, and lipid metabolism. When oppression of the epiphysis occurs significant activation of involutional processes that lead to accelerated aging of the body, so for the correction and prevention of disorders of the pineal gland, occurring in various diseases, developed "Epifamin."
Clinical trials of "Epifamin" conducted on 167 patients with fiziogennoy asthenia, severe manifestations of female menopause, dyshormonal myocardiodystrophy, and in cancer patients against radiation and chemotherapy.
Evaluating the effectiveness of the use of "Epifamin" made on the basis of the dynamics of subjective complaints and objective indicators of laboratory and instrumental studies, and special methods of control over the state of psycho-emotional sphere.
Good therapeutic effect of "Epifamin" was found in patients with cephalgic syndrome, non-systemic symptoms of dizziness and emotional instability. In applying the "Epifamin" together with "Vazalamin" was marked by a smoothing effect on pseudo bulbar symptoms in patients with sequelae of stroke. Traced as a stable trend in the alignment of focal symptoms during treatment with symptoms of prolonged aftereffect.
During the course taking of "Epifamin" patients dyshormonal myocardium dystrophy established reduce the number and intensity reduction cardiological attacks, increase efficiency and normalization of mental and emotional state, the positive dynamics of electrocardiographic parameters. The studies found corrective effect of "Epifamin" on hormonal metabolism, contributing to the normalization of myocardial metabolism. Marked clinical effect makes sharing "Epifamin" with "Ovariamin" in the correction of pre- and menopausal disorders.
"Epifamin" as used in the adjuvant therapy in cancer patients, mainly in hormone-dependent tumors, amid persistent leuko- and lymphocytopenia developed after radiotherapy and chemotherapy. "Epifamin" used to stimulate hematopoiesis and immuno- and prepare for the comprehensive treatment. The majority of persons surveyed prior to use of the drug, immediately after admission and after 20-30 days after receiving the peripheral blood was observed a significant increase in the total number of lymphocytes and T-lymphocytes in the blood, as well as the improvement of the functional activity of T cells. The drug patients reported increased muscle tone and improve appetite.
The results of the application of "Epifamin" together with "Hepatamin", "Pankramin" and "Renisamin" in cancer patients undergoing radiation and chemotherapy, suggests that the use of "Epifamin" improves overall health, hematological and immunological parameters, which in turn, prevents the development of infectious and other complications and improves quality of life in these patients.
"Epifamin" recommended for normalizing hormonal metabolism, regulation of immunity in various forms of violations (including after radiotherapy and chemotherapy), it is also recommended to the elderly to maintain the function of the endocrine system.
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1-3 tablets 2-3 times a day for 10-15 minutes before meals with water without chewing. Course: 10-14 days. Repeated course on the recommendation of a physician.
Individual intolerance to the product components, pregnancy, lactation.
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40 tablets per pack
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Aligned polyfluorene blends
Phase behaviour and structure are essential factors in defining the physics and material properties of luminescent polymers such as polyfluorenes where attention is increasingly being devoted to larger scale structures incorporating intermolecular assemblies and the resulting microstructures. Bottom-up methods such as block copolymer synthesis have conventionally been used to study structures beyond the molecular level. While phase separation in such systems is constrained by the chemical bonds, blending two or more polymers into a single material expands the available parameter space and allows material properties to be tailored. Polymer blends can result in materials that have complete miscibility or are macrophase separated.
Macroscopic alignment of polyfluorene blends controls the macroscopic anisotropy within the blend and is reflected in the anisotropic optical characteristics. An interesting example is provided by King et al. [1] who demonstrated how an oriented blend of polyfluorene PF2/6 and polyethylene can be used as a tool to track the orientation of singlet and triplet transition dipole moments.
Heeger et al. [2] combined blending with alignment and studied the structural formation of another luminescent polymer poly(phenylene vinylene) incorporated in polyethylene. These authors raised the fraction of the luminescent polymer up to 30 wt% and aligned the samples, and studied them using X-ray diffraction. They found that the 30 wt% blend forms a uniform mixture of crystallites in non-aligned samples but a uniform mixture of chains in aligned samples. This structure was denoted as an interstitial microfibre. It is not known whether these kinds of microfibre phenomena play a role in polyfluorene blends.
We carried out fibre X-ray diffraction (XRD) and grazing-incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXRD) of aligned PF2/6 on beamline BM28 (XMaS) and reported the microstructure of an aligned blend. Our experiment aimed to provide a structural counterpart to the optical work of King et al. [1] who used a low polyfluorene fraction (< 0.7 wt%). Also, we aimed to provide the materials counterpart to the work of Heeger et al. [2] who used a different polymer and a high guest fraction. To cover the concentration regimes of both studies, the polyfluorene fraction was varied between 0.25 wt% and 15 wt%.
Fig. 66: An aligned polyfluorene blend: a) Optical fluorescence micrograph, photoluminescence of polyfluorene appears as bluish lines; b) AFM topography, aligned along the z axis.
Figure 66 shows an optical fluorescence image and AFM topography of the aligned material. Figure 67 shows typical XRD patterns of the corresponding film giving information of aligned polyfluorene crystallites (reflections at lower q) within aligned polyethylene crystallites (reflections at higher q). The information of the degree of their mutual alignment (mosaic) is also obtained by considering the integrated intensities of the different diffraction peaks.
Fig. 67: XRD patterns of the aligned film measured with incoming beam a) parallel and b) perpendicular to the alignment direction, showing main reflections of both polymers. c) Integrated intensities of the main polyfluorene reflections. Φ is the angle between incident beam and y or z axes.
We distinguished two cases: if the polyfluorene fraction is high (7-15 wt%) the blend was found to be a macroscopically uniform mixture of aligned polyethylene and polyfluorene crystallites (with a coherence length ~30 nm); if the polyfluorene fraction was low (0.25 wt%), the blend behaves similarly but the coherence length was significantly decreased (~8 nm). The photoluminescence data indicate chains are located in the vicinity of each other. Therefore, the reduction in coherence length is understood to involve a decrease in crystallite size. Unlike the case of poly(phenylene vinylene) [2], the crystallites are present in a very well aligned sample. This difference between the poly(phenylene vinylene) type polymer and polyfluorene can be explained in terms of compatibility, entanglement, and backbone stiffness. This kind of work provides an insight into the crystallite segregation in aligned polyfluorene blends. Similar blending and alignment procedures have been used for a diverse set of luminescent polymers but they have not, however, been studied by XRD.
This work required a high brilliance beam and advanced instrumentation that allowed us to work with small and thin films and very small polymer fractions. The importance of good control of the background scattering was also critical.
Principal publication and authors
M. Knaapila (a), H.L. Vaughan (b), T.P.A. Hase (c), R.C. Evans (d), R. Stepanyan (e), M. Torkkeli (f), H.D. Burrows (d), U. Scherf (g) and A.P. Monkman (b), Macromolecules 43, 299-305 (2010).
(a) Institute for Energy Technology (Norway)
(b) Durham University (UK)
(c) Warwick University (UK)
(d) University of Coimbra (Portugal)
(e) DSM Research (The Netherlands)
(f) University of Helsinki (Finland)
(g) University of Wuppertal (Germany)
[1] S.M. King, H.L. Vaughan and A.P. Monkman, Chem. Phys. Lett. 440, 268-272 (2007).
[2] C.Y. Yang, A.J. Heeger and Y. Cao, Polymer 41, 4113-4118 (2000).


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An elegant display of faith and divine peace, this beautiful arrangement will comfort the bereaved in a truly thoughtful and respectful way. An exquisite crystal cross is surrounded by a bed of lovely blossoms. It is sure to be appreciated and always remembered. "Approx. 14"" W x 16"" H"
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Monday, November 15, 2004
Christmas Blog #1.
For the record, I'm not into the pc jargon of "holiday greetings" and all that. If you don't celebrate Christmas, I'm not sending you a card of any type in the month of December. It isn't like you send me a "Happy Hanukkah" card, like, ever.
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We just spent 60 bucks to send a parcel to Australia, air mail. I shoulda listened to my hub when he said to get it done even earlier so it could go by slow boat.ReplyDelete
It's good that you don't believe in the PC bull. Personally, as much as I'm a Christian I don't celebrate Christmas--at all. Understandable, you see, because only the few know about CHRISTmas. You know, dude that was sent to save humanity from their sins. Dude that was killed on the cross? Soli doesn't do the whole gift thing anymore. Soli doesn't worship a baby. She worships a grown man.ReplyDelete
Soli - I totally respect where you are coming from and I agree that Christmas lost the "Christ" (for the majority) a long time ago. Not being a religious person I look at Christmas as a way to celebrate family and friends and spend time with them.ReplyDelete
I love Christmas so much.ReplyDelete
Totally a family thing. It's the one time of the year when I really enjoy going to church. I don't go any other time of year.
I'm yearning for Christmas, as it's been 2 years since I REALLY celebrated it. Christmas in Australia is NOT the same. Good, but not the same.
I can't wait to get home, prop my feet up on the woodstove and enjoy a cup of tea and a good book while the cat dozes on my lap.


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Fun Things To Do In The Bahamas In 2023
Wondering about things to do in the Bahamas in 2023, or which island to choose for your vacation? Here is our review of the most popular Bahamas vacation spots: New Providence Island and Nassau, Grand Bahama Island and Freeport, and Exumas.
Things To Do In The Bahamas - Nassau and New Providence Island
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Nassau, the capital and the largest city of the Bahamas, located on the island of New Providence is full of culture and modern amenities. Once you land in Nassau and breath in the local euphoria, this ultimate spot will become your number one Bahamas vacation destination! The Paradise Island, slightly north of Nassau, is connected to Nassau by a bridge through Nassau's main harbour, and is the most popular spot with plenty of things to do in the Bahamas - it boasts with life and entertainment. Paradise Island is packed with exclusive accommodations belonging to the famous Atlantis Resort, superb dining choices, a vast variety of shops, a vibrant and groovy nightlife, a casino, a golf course and even its own aquarium. This place has everything you need to have for one-of-a-kind, fun and chic vacation. Here on New Providence Island you will also find the best velvety-sand beaches with sparkling turquoise waters, that are a true traveller's dream to escape a cold weather or fully unwind and recharge from the everyday life. Nassau's crystal-clear sunny skies, flawless beaches and sparkling sea waters also make it the ideal place to shoot movie scenes such as 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Pirates of The Caribbean, modern family flicks and many others.
An abundance of things to do in the Bahamas, attractions, tours and excursions will keep you busy during your stay on New Providence Island and are suitable for any tourist regardless of age. Choose between sightseeing and nature tours, segway, scooter, bike, and 4WD adventures, a ton of super fun and engaging water sports such as parasailing, paragliding, jet skies, kayaking, scuba diving, snorkeling, cruises, fishing tours, shore excursions, swimming with dolphins in the largest and most sophisticated marine habitat in the world, and for those that want a little bit of adrenaline can take a shark diving lesson. And that is not all, among all these great things to do in the Bahamas, there are plenty of attractions. Learn about the extensive history of Nassau and the New Providence Island by visiting places like Fort Fincastle, Arawak Cay area, the Government House, the Straw market, Nassau Cruise Port and, to keep your little ones busy, take the Pirates of Nassau tour, let your family go back in the days, when the pirates frequented the shores of the New Providence Island.
Most international airlines have direct flights into the capital city of the Bahamas. Nassau's international airport, namely Lynden Pindling International Airport, welcomes aircrafts of all sizes coming directly from the United States, Canada and the UK. For those that would like to get a different type of travelling experience, the ferry express service is available to take its' passengers from Miami to Nassau. Inquire about their schedules and rates prior to your trip and be on your way to real paradise.
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things to do in the Bahamas - Freeport And Grand Bahama Island
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Freeport, another popular Bahamas vacation destination will leave you speechless with its jaw-dropping beautiful beaches, elegant, sophisticated hotels and resorts and fabulous shopping choices. Freeport, the main city in the Grand Bahama Island is also surrounded by the majestic waters of the Atlantic ocean. Most of the tourist industry is situated in the center of the suburb of Lucaya, so be ready to experience the best things to do in the Bahamas, supreme attractions, the beautiful national parks and eye-catching gardens, when you visit this charming city of Freeport.
Things to do in the Bahamas on Grand Bahama Island will include the perfect tropical cocktail of flawless beaches, heavenly Caribbean waters and recreational fun, that will give you that much needed adrenaline and excitement. Freeport, a true Bahamian vacation destination offers its visitors a variety of activities to choose from such as cruises, sailing, scuba diving, snorkeling. To kick up a notch, take an airboat tour, which is one of the most popular attractions in the city. Nature enthusiasts will absolutely love the wildlife and sightseeing tours, as Freeport has some of the most indescribable scenery of national parks. Visit the Lucayan National Park and Peterson Cay National Park to admire the true beauty of the Bahamas. If you want more active things to do in the Bahamas, take one of the 4WD, ATV, biking, kayaking or canoeing trips, explore the island by sea or land, either way it will be the experience of a life time. Want to get closer to the smartest mammals on the planet? Swim with the dolphins, learn a few tricks on how to communicate with them and experience the true euphoria of interaction. Shark diving is also an option for a unique underwater adventure.
To take your snorkeling to a different level, visit the popular Deadman's Reef, the most popular dive site in the Bahamas, and one of the most popular in the world. Extensive underwater caves and brilliantly colored coral reefs will amaze you, and the best part of it all is that snorkelers are able to access the dive sites right from the shore by swimming out to them, rather than using a boat.
Some Canadian airlines fly directly to Freeport, and most of American airline companies offer direct flights to the Grand Bahama Island as well. Those coming from Europe, will need to catch a connecting flight either from Toronto, Canada or in one of the major US cities such as Atlanta, New York, as well as Miami, and Fort Lauderdale. Grand Bahama International Airport welcomes both domestic and international aircrafts of all sizes. Feeling like travelling by sea? Bahamas Express offers an enjoyable experience travelling to Freeport by a ferry. The ferry terminal is situated in Fort Lauderdale, that connects with Grand Bahamas Island and takes its' passengers to Freeport 7 times per week.
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things to do in the Bahamas - The Exumas
What more can you ask of a perfect Bahamas vacation destination when you visit the beautiful Exumas? This is the more secluded spot that offers pristine beaches, clearest, most stunning blue waters on Earth and the one attraction the whole world is talking about-swimming pigs. Exumas is a district in the Bahamas consisting of about 365 islands, that are also called cays, this is where this magnificent region got its name from. Most of these islands are uninhabited, and those that are, have the most to explore! The Exumas, that are divided into 3 magnificent parts, Great Exuma, Little Exuma and the Exuma Cays are located 56 km (35 miles) southeast of Nassau with Georgetown being the capital city of this gorgeous Bahamian paradise. If you would like to vacation in a more tucked-away place with more of laid-back and peaceful things to do in the Bahamas, then Great Exuma and Little Exuma are just for you. The Exuma Cays on the other hand, are known for their exclusive resorts, luxury condos and beachside villas for rent, and the homes of some of the world-famous celebrities.
Although the Exumas are more of a relaxing Bahamas vacation destination it still offers its' visitors some of the most unique attractions and things to do in the Bahamas. Aside from fun activities such as scuba diving, snorkeling, jetskiing, fishing and boat tours, and a variety of sightseeing adventures, there are also a number of extraordinary places to discover. Moria Harbour Cay National Park is home to some of the remarkable footprint-free beaches, sea grass beds, sand dunes, nesting seabirds and marine life. This is definitely a perfect escape to be close to the nature. Visit the Stocking Island to learn about stromatolites, the earth's oldest macro-fossils, or Allan's Cay, that is located at the top of the Exumas chain, where with just a grape popped on to a stick you may feed the wild iguanas.
Have you seen hundreds of starfish scattered on the bottom of sapphire-blue waters? The Starfish Reserve will not only show you the true beauty of these underwater creatures but you may also hold and admire them. A Drug Plane, that crashed off Norman's Cay back in the 80s offers marvellous things to do in the Bahamas for those that love snorkeling, the waters here are crystal-clear and the visibility is perfect. Swimming with the pigs is one of the most popular yet quite distinctive attractions in Major Spot Cay, where approximately 20 pigs and piglets are always excited to see their visitors. Feed them, swim with them and have a blast, after all it's one of the most famous things to do in the Bahamas .
Exuma International Airport is located on Great Exuma approximately 15 km (9 miles) away from this island's capital city George town. This airport services both domestic and international aircrafts so getting to the Exumas is simple. Direct flights to the Exumas are available from Toronto, Canada, Atlanta, USA, Miami or Fort Launderdale. Ferry service is also at your service from Nassau, New Providence Island, but keep in mind to check their schedules before your departure.
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Battles 'My Machines' Video And Tour Dates
Battles are out with the music video to their new single 'My Machines', which features synth-pop pioneer Gary Numan. A collaboration with The Creators Project's The Studio, which produces and distributes works from artists representing a cross-section of creative disciplines, the video can be viewed below.
'My Machines' is available as a 12″ colored vinyl single via Warp Records; the printing is extremely limited due to the recent Sony DADC warehouse fire in the UK. The track—off of the band's sophomore record 'Gloss Drop', is available now via Warp Records. Numan noted that "working with Battles was an easy choice for me. They have a unique approach to making music and a clear idea of what they want. They are inventive, adventurous, unpredictable and I'm proud to be involved."
Battles is set to embark on an extensive tour this fall, see below for a list of confirmed dates below the cut.
October 1 Asbury Park, NJ All Tomorrow's Parties
October 2 Boston, MA Royale Nightclub
October 3 Montreal, QC Le National
October 4 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
October 5 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
October 6 Pittsburgh, PA VIA Festival
October 7 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
October 8 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Café
October 10 Edmonton, AB Starlite Room
October 12 Seattle, WA Neptune
October 13 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
October 15 San Francisco, CA Treasure Island Festival
October 16 Pomona, CA Glasshouse
October 17 Los Angeles, CA Mayan Theater
October 18 Scottsdale, AZ The Venue
October 20 Houston, TX Fitzgerald's
October 21 Austin, TX Emo's
October 22 Dallas, TX Grenada
October 24 Nashville, TN Exit In
October 25 Birmingham, AL Work/Play
October 26 Tampa, FL Crowbar
October 27 Miami, FL Grand Central
October 28 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
October 29 Asheville, NC Moogfest
October 30 Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club
October 31 Philadelphia, PA Theater of the Living Arts
November 1 New York, NY Webster Hall


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Exposure and awards that myself, afro-ninja.com, and its content have received. Have you written/seen an article about Afro-Ninja or related content? Let me know!
- [September] Interview with J-Rex from Newgrounds
- [July] JayIsGames SHMUP review
- [February] Speaker in the 2011 Flash Mindmeld
- [June] AG Showdown coverage on CasualGaming.biz
- [June] Escape: The Car wins 'Greatest Escape Game' in the Addictinggames Showdown
- [June] Escape games nominated for the AddictingGames Showdown on Nickelodeon
- [May] JayIsGames Escape the Bathroom review
- [September] Crystal Lake places 2nd in the NG monthly awards
- [July] Territory WAR Online places 3rd in the NG monthly awards
- [March] Audio Interview (31:30) with NG-pod.com
- [January] FreeGamesNews 'Best Room Escape Developer' 3rd place
- [December] FreeGamesNews 'Best Room Escape Developer' nomination
- [October] JayIsGames Escape the Phonebooth review
- [October] Nutshell KTR+Afro Ninja blog entry
- [March] JayIsGames Escape the Closet review
- [January] JayIsGames Escape the Car review
- [September] Defend Your Keg places 5th in the NG monthly awards
- [May] Newgrounds Museum 2 places 2nd in the NG monthly awards
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Research has shown that the best way to be happy is to make each day happy. Deepak Chopra
I will be emphasizing this message on my postcards this year:
Stay at home, Wash your hands, Be safe, Make Postcards!
I don't think anyone actually needs to hear it (again), except maybe the two last messages. Be safe, make postcards… And those has always been important messages to me, anyway. But as I hope we will soon leave the fear of the Corona virus behind, it might be a way to remember what a very "special year" this is we are having now…
I don't want to send out messages about the epidemic on the front of my postcards, because I know many of us can't think more about it than we already are… And also: I am no expert on the subject of staying healthy. But since I made backsides for my own postcards, I wanted to share them with you guys too, so here they are.
If you are joining the DIY Postcard Swap this year, feel free to use the same message for the backside of your postcards.
Here's the printable PDF, for free of course:
The PDF prints two copies on one page. Just cut them apart and glue to the backside of your DIY Postcards.
You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world's problems at once but don't ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own. Michelle Obama
DIY Postcard Swap Resources
- Download the Postcard Swap Tracker – a free printable to keep you on track with making, sharing and receiving postcards in the swap
- Previous printable postcard backsides – download the pdf and print away
- DIY Postcard Flickr Pool – join and share your scanned or photographed postcards here!
- the iHanna Newsletter – sign up if you want to swap handmade postcards next time too! I send it out only a few times each year and you will be informed of all things new and cool!
- Postcard Inspiration Pinterest Board – what inspires me
- Join the DIY Postcard Swap today – you're invited to join us!
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Lose That Long Face lyrics
Lose That Long Face
If as, and when you've got a long face
Rearrange it
Don't be contented with the wrong face
There's a way to change it.
Does the day look painful?
Is the future glum?
Does the sky look rainful?
Hey there! Say there :
Are you in a vacuum?
All that stuff and nonsense
You can overcome
A long face gets you nowhere
You lose that month of May
Like Peter Pan, the sweeter pan
Wins the day.
Go lose that long face, that long face
Go 'long and get that long face lost.
The blues black out when they can see
A smile that says, "Move on. No vacancy!"
This panacea idea
I'm handing you without any cost
There isn't any tax on it
So just relax on it
If you want trouble double-crossed
Don't give in to a frown
Turn that frown upside down
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With this creative painting by numbers kit, enjoy a relaxing moment to easily paint a lion and a giraffe. You will be impressed by the vibrant and opaque colours this kit has to offer.
With painting by numbers, artists of all levels will be able to create true works of art! All they need to do is follow the numbers printed in the canvases that indicated the colour that each zone needs to be coloured in. The acrylic paints provided in this kit are opaque to perfectly cover the numbers and the lines printed on the canvas. Just follow the guide to obtain a beautiful, guaranteed result!
The numbers are just a guide to help you. If you wish, you can reinterpret some colours. Just have fun, relax, and enjoy revealing your artistry!
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Zendesk Admins User Group meetup - March 22, 2023완료
The next meeting of the Zendesk Administrators User Group is coming up on Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at 12:00pm EDT. This month's discussion topic will be "Exploring Explore," so bring all of your reporting questions and ideas to share!
Whether you are a part-time, full-time, or no-time Zendesk Administrator, this is the user-group for you.
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ANGEL & FAITH - Where the River meets the Sea
Angel's work is never done. Last time he averted an apocalypse, part of London turned into a chaotic stew of supernatural forces. Who better to watch over it than Angel himself? Or so he thinks--until he finds himself going down a really wrong road . . . Meanwhile, Faith begins a new chapter in her life--slaying the undead with Buffy, and then going corporate when a juicy offer tempts her . . .
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Looking around at the world these days, it is hard to believe that kindness still exists among people. Everyone has got so caught up in the race to make more and more money that at some point or another along the way, most of them let fall the most basic propose of life; making yourself useful to others. In most cases nowadays, doing a favor means asking for one in return. Kindness for kindness' sake is fast becoming extinct. Perhaps it's not the fault of the many. This greedy corporate world is sucking the life out of good deeds. But what can a common man do against the tide that is sweeping us all away? Maybe not something big, but it's the little acts in life that will fill up the pond of good deeds, drop by drop. And there are still many people alive who are contributing more than a mere drop. Here, we'll show you some great examples of selflessness that will make you rethink your deeds, and what you can do to help those around you.
Now I know what you're thinking at this point. 'Hey! The website URL says Smart Earning Methods, yet this man is blabbing on about good deeds?' Am I right folks? Well, the fact of the matter is, this topic is somehow relevant to our niche. Everyday, we tell you about how to start making money, how to increase that income, and so on. In short, we tell you how to run faster in the money race. But who better to help others than the one who is running fast? Others aren't as lucky as you. So let's take a break from all that, and take a look at how people go out of their way to help others continue. And if, after reading this post, even if one of you gets inspired to do a good deed, then my purpose of writing this post is fulfilled.
20. Cute 🙂
Comfort can be found anywhere. Look how cute they both look, without a worry in the world! This is how man should live 🙂
19. Dinner check
A restaurant's manager remembers his own time when he was a parent, and appreciate a young couple dining at the place
18. Memories!
An elderly woman tips a waiter $20 because he reminds her of her son! What's the highest do you normally tip?
17. Be a player, not a competitor!
This athlete gave preference to her unwell companion by helping her cross the finish line rather than abandoning her and going for the better spot herself, as any competitor would do. Instad, she choose to be a player, who plays for the sake of playing, and not for the sake of winning.
16. Cute letter and awesome response 🙂
A little girl writes a letter to a company, and gets a response from the customer services manager. And he is no cheapskate! He sends a gift card to put a smile on the girl's face 🙂
15. Soldier saves child!
A US Marine saves a small child in a fight!
14. Covered in deep!
This person has a hard time keeping afloat during a flood. Yet, a dog that can't itself has a higher priority! What a great spirit! We need more such selfless people in this world!
13. Shying away!
A random tourist gives a flower to a little girl :). How many of you do that on your vocations?
12. Protest no more, 'It's my birthday'!
A better way to disperse protesters, don't you think? Provided that they be as good as the ones below though.
11. Spreading the love
This Muslim man wants to invite his neighbors over for dinner while the family will be breaking their fast in the holy month of Ramazan, a courtsey almost extinct these days.
10. Free meals for the homeless!
Amazing! This is something very rare, especially coming from a restaurant / fast food joint.
9. Amazing dry cleaners!
Look at this note on a dry cleaning shop, and tell me if it isn't awesome?
8. Dog in trouble!
A dog seems to have fallen off a bridge, and into the water. It is in big trouble. But don't worry. This man will voluntarily jump into the water and save the dog!
7. Dog rescue!
A sweet, collaborative effort by two boys to get a stranded dog out of a ravine
6. Stranded Kittens!
Here is another display of kindness to animals! The streets are almost shoulder-high flooded in India. It is hard to walk. People are scrambling for higher ground to get away from the water. Yet, this selfless Indian villager is concerned about the lives to some kittens, who would otherwise die! Respect for this man!
5. Cat rescue!
Pictures of cats being taken care of after being rescued! Look how cute they are 🙂
4. Sheep Rescue!
Here are a collection of images of two Norwegian guys risking their lives to rescue a sheep from the ocean! Who says you can only show kindness to humans?
3. Selfless man
This senior citizen has taken off his slippers in the scorching heat of the sun in Rio de Janeiro so that a homeless girl can have something to put under her feet! The old man will get some new slippers, but that's the spirit people!
2. Free books!
Vow! Just vow! This book seller doesn't care about shop lifters. The books here aren't exactly free, but according to the sign, you can simply borrow them and keep them. this man is more interested in helping others than filling his own pockets. You'd be beyond heartless to steal from such a place!
1. Japanese Senoir volunteers
We think this is the best example of selflessness. In light of the Japanese Nuclear disaster after the Tsunami, some senior citizens volunteered to work in the nuclear radiation zone to tackle the crisis, so that the young people, who have a full life ahead of them, don't need to be exposed to the harmful radiation. God knows the Japanese have had more than their share of Nuclear catastrophies. We salute these senior citizens who put others' lives before their own!


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Fishing Saskatchewan: The Tazin Lake Experience
The Tazin Lake Experience
Each time I'd catch a nice lake trout, Trevor Montgomery would respond with this short phrase describing the small size of the fish, compared to what he was used to catching at Tazin Lake. As I admired the fight this strong specimen being reeled in gave me, he'd raise it from the water and with a quick flick of his wrist, he'd safely release it.
"We'll get bigger ones," he'd reassure me each time.
What I didn't know then, was that over the course of the next six days at Tazin Lake Lodge, I'd end up hooking into more giant lake trout and northern pike than I knew what to do with, culminating with a 56-pound behemoth as the last fish of the trip.
First impressions
My first experience at Tazin Lake Lodge took place in 2016. I'd never been to Saskatchewan before and as I stepped on the floatplane, my eyes were wide-eyed as a kid on Christmas morning. While a few of the passengers took advantage of the ride to nap, I studied each and every lake we flew over, wondering what swam beneath its surface. As you approach Lake Athabasca, things get very interesting ecologically. An expansive sandy landscape spreads out below along the south shore of the big lake. The Athabasca Sand Dunes Provincial Park is one of the most northerly active sand dunes on the planet and extends for approximately 60 miles. It passes underneath us quickly and soon all that can be seen is water.
Lake Athabasca is the 8th largest lake in Canada, stretching for 176 miles. It covers over 3,000 square miles and sits partly in Alberta. A big body of water for sure, but not the one I was headed to. We passed over Camsell Portage on the north side of the lake and soon the ground looked vastly different than the south side. Large, rocky outcrops jutted upwards as small wetlands filled in the low areas between them. Not only do these mineral-rich Precambrian hills protect Tazin Lake, but they also have a long history with exploration in the region. They offer the most exciting portion of the ride, partially because you know that once you're over them, you're within minutes of landing.
The Tazin Lake fishing advantage
Tazin Lake is deep, clear and cold, making it prime for growing enormous lake trout. While other lakes in the region share similar characteristics, Tazin has two major benefits that the others lack:
1. Minimal fishing pressure.
The lake is accessible by floatplane only. Tazin Lake Lodge is designed to accommodate a small number of guests each week to keep the fishery healthy and offer a more personal experience. Catch and release is practiced with all the large fish, while smaller trout and pike are cooked up for shore lunch.
2. No commercial nets.
The region has a long history with mineral exploration in northern Saskatchewan. Gold and uranium mines have been carved out while a major project took place in the 1930's to produce hydroelectric power. A 1 km tunnel was blasted out through a rocky hillside and the lake's current was rerouted from north to south, no easy task for this 25 by 10-mile body of water. A spillway was built on the west end and the lake's level rose by 14 feet. This created new changes in the lake's management and since the Tazin upland region is in a special management zone, no netting is allowed.
After catching a few "piddlers", Montgomery informed me that I was ready for big fish country. While giants can be caught anywhere on the lake, getting new clients to Tazin on smaller fish allows some acclimation to the gear being used and just how to fight those big fish. I should also clarify that the "piddlers" on Tazin might be considered trophies on other lakes. Catching a 5 to 10 pound lake trout back home gets the blood pumping, while you don't even take pictures of those here. In fact, those fish can be so common that if you wanted to break the century mark for catches in one day, it's possible to do so.
We travelled out to bigger water and while that can mean waves the size of semis on some of the famous trout lakes of the north, Tazin has an enormous windbreak centered in the middle, an island called Laird, breaking up the lake into four quadrants. In fact the island is so big, it has its own lake.
You become very familiar with that lake during a week-long stay at Tazin. It's called King Lake and is absolutely loaded with lake trout and northern pike. It is fished often and also used as a shortcut to the north side of Tazin. Scenic shore lunch spots are hidden in protected bays, offering comfortable breaks during the day and exciting shoreline fishing. Make sure you search for the sealed up exploration mine that sits below ten feet of water when you go. The Indigenous guides that grew up in the area are full of knowledge and can show you a wealth of interesting history and tell stories of local lore.
While big fish are the draw at Tazin Lake Lodge, I always look forward to the experience. The rugged landscape features steep banks that continue below the surface offering deep drop-offs. Wildlife such as moose and black bear are easily spotted while eagles and sea ducks fly overhead.
Part of that experience also includes the food. We can't write an article about Tazin Lake Lodge without including the meals. The shore lunches are served up on a natural table and chairs, carved out of rock by Mother Nature. The guides have years of knowledge in the ways of fish prep and if you're lucky, one of them will whip up a batch of bannock bread, an Indigenous staple. Save room for the end of the day as the 5-star chef will be busy preparing a meal fit for any fine dining establishment.
"Let's bring the rods just in case"
By the fourth day of my first trip, I had broken personal bests on lake trout and northern pike numerous times. In fact, I'd finish the week with 9 pike over the magical 40-inch mark, culminating with a new high of 43.5 in. I've since broken that mark each time I've returned to the lodge.
The highlight of the week was almost too good to be true. Each day we fished from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., returning in time for hot food on the table. We had gathered an excess of footage for the TV show, including an episode for lake trout and a separate episode just for northern pike. It was our last night on the island and we had one more attraction we'd like to capture with the camera: an exploratory mine on the north side of Laird Island. After discussing it with our guide, lodge owner Trevor Montgomery, it was decided that we'd head out before sunset.
"Let's bring the rods just in case," Montgomery added as we pulled away from the dock.
As we headed through the shortcut of King Lake, the water was like glass. The sun glowed on the horizon and I relaxed in my boat seat, soaking in the sight. Not only was it my last chance to experience Tazin Lake, but it was the best weather we'd had all week. You couldn't ask for a better culmination to the trip.
After getting footage of the old mine entrance, Trevor smiled and asked if we wanted to go fishing. What do you think my response was?
We began trolling slowly and it didn't take long before he hooked into a trophy laker. Shortly after that, he caught another one. While I was using a lure that had worked well earlier in the week, it was clear that it wasn't the most effective right now. We were taking one last pass and Trevor, being the good guide that he is, offered the same lure that he was using. Being the okay fisherman that I am, quickly accepted.
I dropped it to the bottom as fast as I could and 30 seconds later, I felt a huge thump on my line. I firmly set the hook and immediately knew I had a big fish on. The lake trout sat on the bottom and wouldn't let me move it. Eventually it relented and the battle continued up and down the water column. Finally, we put it in the net and a flurry of high fives went around the boat. This fish was huge. It would easily be the largest I've ever caught, measuring 48.5 in. long by 30.5 in. around. I'll let that last part sink in for a minute. The girth was over 2 and a half feet. This trout was not missing any meals. It was the perfect way to end the trip and it would be the last fish caught on the TV show, something you just can't make up when you write a script.
I've since returned each year since and have caught numerous lake trout nearing the 50-pound mark. All captured on a new YouTube series called "Tazin TV." In 2019, I was able to net a 60-pounder and was there to witness a guest return to camp after catching a 72-pound monster, which is very close to the world record. There's a record-breaker swimming in there somewhere and I'll be back in 2020 to try and find it.
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Possibly I was led astray in my thinking by Dr. Holmes who uniquely and idiosyncratically shortened the round to 10-seconds, but, more likely, it was the fact that the game never came out and explained the concept of abstract combat. It's a bit hard to wrap your head around that notion when you're ten without a little help. Making things even more opaque is that the game itself is a bit confused on the issue. Need a fer instance?
Why does Constitution give you better Hit Points?
Does that seem a silly question? It shouldn't. Because if the combat roll is an abstraction of positioning, feinting, swinging, etc., then Hit Points are an abstraction of dodging, parrying, losing your nerve, slipping, and a whole bunch stuff in addition to actual wounds. And the higher your Hit Point total, the smaller the portion of wounds HP's can represent. In which case, why does Constitution help you parry or keep your cool? Why privilege Constitution? Shouldn't Dexterity help you with dodging? Shouldn't Wisdom help you steel yourself? Shouldn't Intelligence help you find the best position?
One of my favourite things about the old (and now new) Dragon Warriors game is the way it included mental attributes into your attack and defense capabilities. I can't think of why Ye Auld Game shouldn't either, except for this: really, all Abilities ought to count for something in a fight. Yes, even Charisma. But how unwieldy it would be to do that. You either end up with ridiculous HP bonuses (a +2 from this, a +1 from that, and your 1st level character is functioning at 3rd level) OR you have to come up with formulae: Intelligence only adds half it's bonus and Charisma a quarter and so forth. I'm not crazy about either of those options.
So here's what I'm thinking: your Hit Points are your Hit points and Abilities don't affect them one way or the other.
Is that weird? Well, the game has seen a steady progression in the utility of Abilities, from little more than XP gifts in OD&D to the over-blowing of Dexterity in most latter editions (discussed a bit more fully in a previous posting). With Spellcraft & Swordplay as my core, I have a game that gives just about the perfect weight to Abilities by using them to replace Saving Throws without diminishing the importance of Class. All of which supports me in the idea that Abilities don't affect Hit Points, since they do affect the less abstract Saving Throws.
Now, that's nice and simple, which encourages me to seek greater simplicity. One of the most common house-rules in the universe is giving 1st level chappies maximum Hit Points. This for obvious reasons. I don't always do that; indeed, in my current Onderland Campaign, I had the players roll starting HP, which gave us a fairly fragile 3 HP Thief. But, on the design level, is the random determination of Hit Points a good thing?
I know that the old-school movement tends to favour randomness in most cases and in many cases I agree. I think that random determination of Abilities brings a lot to the table. But, as we know, Abilities don't mean all that much, certainly not when compared to Class and Level. True, some iterations of the game have minimum requirements for race and Class, but, all in all, those things are determined by the player, not the dice. Hit Points are extremely important, on the level of Class and Race and not on the level of Abilities. Perhaps my thinking here is slightly heretical, but the more I think about it, the more I'm coming around to the idea that Hit Points are set by your class, just like so many other things.
Let's pretend that we have agreed on that point. How would you do Hit Points in this scheme? Chaosium's Basic Role-Playing was, I think, the first game to use your Constitution score as your starting Hit Points. But BRP is not level-based; those starting Hit Points are pretty much all you get, ever. I don't think that would work well for us since gaining Hit points is part of the general combat improvement that everyone gets with leveling-up.
Then, as is often the case, I thought of Bard Game's The Arcanum, one of my favourite D&D variants. In that game, you also had the Constitution idea, but, more usefully, the idea that gaining Hit Points was non-random and based on Class: warrior-types gain 6 HP per level, rogue-types gain 4 HP per level, and wizardy sorts gain 2 HP per level. I like that idea.
Here's my first take for Under the Dying Sun:
Slayers begin with 8 HP, and gain 4 per level
Survivors begin with 6 HP and gain 3 per level
Sorcerers begin with 4 HP and gain 2 per level.
How does that play out over a campaign? I see 4th level as the point at which we go into the Heroic mode. Under this system, a 4th level Slayer would have 20 Hit Points, which is pretty heroic in a mortal way. The 4th level Survivor would 15 HP's and the Sorcerer 10. I like the look of that. It matches up pretty precisely with the rules as they stand if you use the maximum HP at the 1st level idea (Sorcerers come out 1 point behind in the proposed system).
10th level is as far as my chart goes and pretty much the soft ceiling of any game I run. 10th level characters are pretty much super-heroes and I don't expect anybody to really go any higher than that. The 10th level Slayer would have 44 HP's, the Survivor 33 HP's, and the Sorcerer 22 HP's.
In the current draft, the 4th level Slayer would average 19 HP's (cp. with 20 above), the Survivor 13.5 (cp with 15 above) and the Sorcerer 12.5 (cp with 10 above). That's pretty much in line, with the new system slightly above average for Slayers and Survivors and slightly below for Sorcerers. At 10th level, the Slayer averages 35.5 HP's (cp. 44 above), the Survivor 30 HP's (cp 33 above), and the Sorcerer 27.5 Hp's (cp 22 above).
So...to remove the dice or not. This bears more thinking.


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Some cities are seeking more and more to regulate what landlords can do, and this week's question is about whether a city could require screens on rental property windows. Veteran landlord and property manager Hank Rossi weighs in on that question this week.
Dear Landlord Hank:
Our city is seeking to require landlords to place screens on all windows in their rental units in the city. This seems a rather draconian change. The tenants rarely open windows anyway. Do you have to put screens on all your rental windows and put up with this kind of thing from the city?
-Frustrated Landlord Vincent:
Dear Landlord Vincent:
I have rentals in the South, both in Georgia and Florida.
For months at a time the weather is beautiful and interior climate control is not necessary.
I'm not sure what the legal requirement is, but the weather here is such that some of the year you would want to open your windows and have fresh air.
I have screens on all windows in my rentals and replace as needed.
Some rentals have sliding glass doors and they require screens as well.
I'd also want screens on my windows to keep out insects.
I want happy tenants.
Hank Rossi
Other recent Dear Landlord Hank posts you may have missed:
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How Do You Know When To Change Property Managers?
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Dear Landlord Hank: Do You Conduct Rental Inspections? How Often?
Dear Landlord Hank: How Do I Motivate My Tenants To Conserve Water?
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Dear Landlord Hank: Should I Give A Tenant More Time To Pay?
Dear Landlord Hank: Tenant's Sewer Line Clogged With Tree Roots
Do You Call A Prospective Tenant's Employer For Verification?
Dear Landlord Hank: Service Dog Ruined Backyard In My Rental Now What?
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President Yoweri Museveni has said that railways, electricity and low cost of production, contribute to the modernization of the economy.
"Without railways, electricity and low cost of production, the economy cannot be modernized," he said.
The President was speaking this morning speaking at a press conference at State House, Nairobi after the signing of the standard gauge railway agreement between the East African countries of Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan and the government of China.
The Project from the Kenyan Indian Ocean Port of Mombasa, will connect Nairobi, Kampala, Kigali, Burundi and Juba under the Northern Corridor.
The signing ceremony was witnessed Presidents Yoweri Museveni, Kenya's Uhuru Kenyatta, Rwanda's Paul Kagame and South Sudan's Salva Kiir.
The Chinese Premier, Mr. Li Keqiang, represented his government.
State Minister for Works Mr. John Byabagambi signed the US$8.5 billion Project agreement on behalf of the government of Uganda.
President Museveni, who spoke on behalf of the visiting delegations, noted that East Africa needs the railway, electricity and other collaborations in the areas of trade with the government of China in order to support each other for better economic development.
He thanked President Uhuru Kenyatta for being a true East African not only by words but also by action and for inviting all other East African leaders to be part of the ceremony which, he said, clearly showed how closely the East Africa region is working together.
Mr. Museveni commended the Chinese government for standing and supporting Africa in the last 60 years.
He said the Chinese government started standing with Africa during the anti-colonial time when China supported Africans in their struggle against colonialism.
He noted that China established the TAZARA railway that runs from Tanzania to Zambia and also extended support to many development projects in Uganda.
He cited the teaching of Ugandan farmers in the production of rice as an example adding that the Chinese involvement in trade in projects is of mutual gain between the 2 sides.
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta said the cost of transporting goods and moving people across the borders would fall sharply as a result of the construction of the railway.
He said that this development goes a long way in making better East Africa's integration.
He said the project is a reminder of solidarity between East Africa in particular, Africa in general and Asia.
He appealed to the partner countries in the region to treat each other sincerely and equally in order to consolidate their mutual trust for development and promotion of practical production.
The visiting Chinese Premier, Mr. Li Keqiang, who was on a visit to Africa that has taken him to Ethiopia, Nigeria, Angola and Kenya, said the project demonstrated that there is co-operation and mutual benefit between the East African Countries and his country adding that the project is based on quality and mutuality.
He noted that the standard gauge railway project is the beginning master plan that will link 7 countries in East Africa to promote easy transport.
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Friday, 7 February 2014
SEX AFTER KIDS - Review By Greg Klymkiw - Fine Cast Wasted in Lame Bourgeois Feature Length TV Sitcom
Dir. Jeremy Lalonde
Starring: Gordon Pinsent, Zoie Palmer, Paul Amos, Mary Krohnert, Kate Hewlett, Jay Brazeau, Mimi Kuzyk, Katie Boland, Kris Holden-Ried, Amanda Brugel, Peter Keleghan, Shannon Beckner, Ennis Esmer
Review By Greg Klymkiw
I've said it before, I'll say it again: "Who wants to go to the movies to watch TV?" Sadly, there have been any number of lame comedies released during the new millennium - both indie and studio - that are little more than feature-length TV sitcoms and sadder yet, some of them actually do decent numbers at the box-office. This Canadian feature film is probably not the worst, nor especially egregious example of this - Lord knows some of the more disgraceful efforts in this genre of inconsequence have come from entities that should know better.
Some of the all-time worst seem to star the revolting Sarah Jessica Parker - films like Failure to Launch, Did You Hear About the Morgans and, of course, both loathsome Sex and the City movies have rubbed our noses in the dog doo-doo that is the woefully galumphing creature of the equine persuasion who, thankfully, is nowhere to be seen in Sex After Kids, but oddly, about the best that can be said for this trifle of a movie is that one could imagine a bigger budget version of it starring that toothy, horrendous version of Old Paint on two legs.
There is a clearly attractive and talented cast of terrific Canadian actors in this ensemble piece and while it is mildly pleasing to see some of them do their best with the sitcom dialogue to the point where one could imagine some of it being funny, the fact remains that none of it ever is.
The series of stories here all deal with the problems bourgeois couples face in the sack after they have kids. Tying it all together is the almost-funny presence of the wonderful Gordon Pinsent as a sex therapist. I say, "almost" funny only because the idea of the stalwart Canuck having to talk about various sex acts is a lot more amusing than the execution. It's not Pinsent's fault that the funniest thing for me is imagining him use sex terms adorned in his RCMP outfit from "Forest Rangers", but the writing here is generally sub-par - even by the standards of - ahem - CBC-TV comedy. Pinsent gives it the old CBC-try, but I'd frankly rather watch him in The Rowdyman for the umpteenth glorious time.
Basically, what we get here is a clutch of couples post-birth, struggling through the dilemmas of keeping the old-boink-flames going. We have a lesbian couple, various straight couples, single moms, Lothario-types, oldsters with the empty nest syndrome, etc. and we watch them go through the ropes and tropes of their flawed sex lives as the picture grinds away in its by-the-numbers fashion that reminds one of a feature length pilot for a Canadian version of "Love American Style".
And gosh golly gee, they all learn to spice things up and/or get the passion and lovin' back in their inconsequential lives.
That the world pictured is so offensively bourgeois is bad enough, but that we have to see so many good actors wasted is borderline sickening. Given that the movie was made for a crowd-funded pittance makes me feel like I'm kicking a cripple by dumping on it, but the bottom line is that the movie was made, it's out there in the world and it's really not very good.
That said, I reiterate my aforementioned point that the movie is so inconsequential that it might stand a decent enough chance to have the remake rights sold to a studio and then we can get an even more empty version not unlike one of those awful Working Title sitcoms with the likes of Hugh Grant traipsing through the silliness for female audiences comprised of steno-girls, mall workers and their suffering dates. Then they too can get all warm and cuddly, get some boinking in, get married, have their loathsome children and then have the same sex-after-kids problems afflicting the characters of this TV movie.
"Sex After Kids" is inexplicably playing in theatrical venues via Indie-Can Entertainment. Look forward to it on pay-per-view if you miss it on the big screen and maybe, just maybe, we'll see a long-running series on CBC and maybe even a Working Title version with Liam Neeson in the Gordon Pinsent role. I can imagine it now - "You folks better get boinking or I'm going to find you and I'm going to kill you."
Published by Greg Klymkiw at 2/07/2014 02:42:00 pm
Labels: *1/2 , 2013 , Canada , Comedy , Greg Klymkiw , Indie-Can , Jeremy Lalonde


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I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this? (John 11:25-26)
My 88-year-old mom had selected those words of Jesus for her funeral text sometime after my dad died 30 years ago. During Christmas week my mom got the flu, quickly declined and went home to heaven before the new year!
The last days on earth when it got hard she was trying to sing. Sing! "Jesus loves me, this I know…" Not a bad conviction to have on your heart as you step from this life into the next!
I shared in the funeral sermon that it's interesting that my mom lived planning to die, knowing that when she died she planned to live again.
Before there were Black Friday and Cyber Monday, there was the Sears Catalog!
Let me connect this to one of many childhood memories. Every fall my mom would pull out the Sears catalog when we were kids on the farm and invite us to pick out Christmas presents we might want. It was an annual rhythm. In that context I received the following observations from my friend Bob Shank. Bob writes mostly for business leaders. By permission, I'd like to share an unusually long excerpt and then a final thought.
"Richard Sears was a railroad station agent in the 1880's in North Redwood, Minnesota. A shipment of watches arrived in his remote frontier rail office, destined for a local jeweler who turned down the delivery. Sears bought the watches, resold them… and the rest is history.
Along with a partner in Chicago – Alvah Roebuck – he saw an opportunity in making big-city merchandise available to rural farmers who were captive to general stores with limited inventories and floating high prices. They published their first catalog – using the railroads to deliver the goods – and the rest is retail history.
The first Sears Roebuck store didn't open until 1925, after the company had gone public and made its mark as America's source of everything from dolls to kit houses, sold and delivered without a brick-and-mortar retail presence. Originally, their stores emerged alongside fulfillment warehouses; later, they would become anchor tenants in suburban shopping malls across America. Originally established as an alternative to the limited-inventory general stores, they ultimately became the general store institution, and their decline began…
Today, many analysts are suggesting that Sears' real estate holdings are of greater value than the operations they were built to house. Their catalogs are long-gone, and the panache of their retail outlets disappeared with the advent of upscale department stores on the other end of the mall. Sears is now worth more as a real-estate play than as the once-giant retailer who once defined the category."
Last Saturday's Wall Street Journal had a strange photo on the front page, above-the-fold: an adolescent skateboarder doing tricks on an indoor skate park ramp… set up in the Church of St. Joseph, in Anhem, Netherlands. The headline below the photo: Europe's Empty Churches Go on Sale.
A full page of the front section of WSJ, exploring the phenomenon of a community category – local churches – that once commanded the best corners near the city centers of western Europe, but today are empty warehouses of religious art seeking to be repurposed.
…National church bodies find themselves managing a real estate portfolio of single-purpose buildings without a continuing need for serving the spiritual communities they once housed…
…Unless these trends change, 'within another 30 years, the situation in the U.S. will be at least as bad as what is currently evident in Europe'…"
Has the Christian faith become a distressed portfolio of real estate, no longer needed by a world not looking for another obligation to attend a meeting?
Jesus's professional career was in real estate: he was a building contractor in the village of Nazareth until He launched His ministry. The earliest – and, some would say, most dynamic – years of the Christian movement established virtual communities of faith who had no plans to build real estate portfolios. They needed no building to house their personal God: "Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price." (1 Corinthians 6:19-20).
Every week PLI encourages and supports and coaches and trains courageous women and men who are not daunted by such trends and challenges. They lean heavily into the Mission of God…as the Father has sent me, so I send you!
Leaders lift up vision that is bigger than buildings and futures that are not hamstrung by cultural shifts and conditions. The Gospel still has the power to change lives. The Spirit still works through Word and Sacrament.
PLI Executive Leader


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Can Deutsche Telekom deliver sufficient NB-IoT network capacity even if the IoT traffic will become huge?
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In general, our NB-IoT network capacity is scalable and can thus adapt to traffic increases. We as Deutsche Telekom have years of experience in successfully adapting to traffic increases in our LTE network and will proceed with NB-IoT in the same way.