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Suicide. Still do this day the word jabs my heart-strings. Still to this day I have to take an extra breath and ponder how wonderfully amazing life is; and how glad I am to be experiencing it. I take moments to embrace its greatness and say a prayer for those who are no longer with us. While wishing they could feel the joy that life gives ; but knowing that they are in a better place and embraced by the Lords love. To those of you who have lost a loved one, my heart and love goes out to you. Still to this day I can't get over the word-suicide. I kinda hate it; and maybe that's why it is a discussion rarely brought up or talked about. This is something we need we change. Because it is something that we NEED to be talking about, educated on, and comfortable enough with that if or when someone does bring it up it is welcomed, embraced even! Because there is so much more to life and every one should be told that. I know that because I stayed, because I brought up the dreaded word, I got to fulfill one of my biggest dreams in my athletic career. I graduated with a degree, I made life long friends, and even better, I met my husband. We get to create a life time of memories and laughs and adventures. Because I stayed, because I brought up the topic that so many run from. If you, or anyone you know is struggling hear me out when I say that LIFE IS WORTH IT. There is light ahead. There is light even when you don't feel its presence. There is always light. So Don't you quit! Don't you stop! Prove to yourself that you can do this! There is better times ahead that you and those around you will forever be grateful for. Keep on going! I remember how weird and vulnerable I felt when I reached out and called my friend. We were so young and nothing this serious had ever come up before. I can't thank her enough for sitting there and staying calm as I said these horrible things. I remember when my dad let me scream and cry in the car as he picked me up from practice because I didn't understand the things I was feeling or thinking. Not once did he let me stay in the dark. No matter how weird, awkward, or uncomfortable you feel about speaking out, DO IT. Life is worth the conversation, and it is worth getting help. That I promise! I promise that Heavenly Father knows your pain, he feels your sorrows and he is cheering you on today tomorrow and everyday. He will never give up on you so you cannot give up on yourself. He wants you feel the love that life gives, the warmth of the sun, the happiness of new beginnings. He wants you to know that it life more than worth it; you are more then worth it. SO STAY. The world is a better place because you are here.
If you are struggling with suicide there are many outlets for you to reach out to, by clicking on www.thelionheartsociety.com resource page you will find countless places to go to. You are worth it. If it is something that has impacted your life even in the slightest don't be afraid to speak out. Be an advocate for someone else who needs your strength, your story, and all who you are. Say the word that no one whats to say.
" I testify that bad days come to an end, that faith always triumphs, and that heavenly Fathers Promises are Always Kept"
" Don't give up, don't you quit. You keep walking, You keep trying. There is help and happiness ahead… you keep your chin up. It will be all right in the end. Trust God and believe in good things to come."
" Christ knows better than all others that the trials of life can be very deep, & we are not shallow people if we struggle with them."
– Elder Holland
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what a gorgeous sight ladies crafting together is!ReplyDelete
Loving all your wonderful work! those ladies were so blessed to have you join with them. Thanks for sharing the wreath pattern. I just bought a form at goodwill for fifty cents today and was looking for a tutorial. Pleasant surprise you posting a link to one today. Thanks!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 28, 2011 at 12:26 PM
Hi Jodie! Sounds like you have been up to a lot of fun. The Willow doily, is beautiful. I like both color choices (my favorite color is blue). The ecru or beige one does look more antique though. Been busy here too. Getting things made for our first grand baby due in March. So excited and plan to post pics soon of more baby things I've done. Made the cutest little frog...can't wait to share. {{{HUGS}}} Susanne :)ReplyDelete
Hi Jodie. Looks like you have been up to some fun stuff. Love the doilies. Been making baby toys here for our first grand baby due in March. Just made a cute little frog and can't wait to post a pic of that soon.ReplyDelete
{{{HUGS}}} Susanne :)
Jodie...bear with me, I sent that first comment without signing who it was from, thought I had lost it and so quickly did another, only to find I had sent the first and....what a simpleton you must think this gal is...well, it has been a long day here in Ohio..ReplyDelete
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Hi, Jodie!ReplyDelete
Your blankets are just beautiful! The pattern can get addicting, hm? I agree. I made 7 in a two months' span!
Looks like a lot of fun sharing the crochet love in Bourke Jodie! Lovely projects as alwaysReplyDelete
Looks like a lot of fun sharing the crochet love in Bourke Jodie! Lovely projects as alwaysReplyDelete
Loving your Willows Jodie! I have made one out of Bamboo/cotton, my neighbour made the one out of the Sierra, my horse buddy made one out of the organic cotton and I am hoping you have some more Cotton Rich (7356 342108) x 3 to finish the other one. Somehow and none of us can figure out how I managed to get 12 petals in my Cotton Rich one so I need more yarn. It looks great and is just a tiny bit bigger than the others. They look amazing on the table! Wow your wreath looks fantastic! What did you use for the ring? I LOVE it bigger....will have to make one of those now too :-) You are certainly keeping busy and your classes look like a lot of fun.ReplyDelete
Jodie what did you use as a ring for your wreath? It looks awesome!ReplyDelete

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The Australian Open is underway and you can follow the action of your iPhone or iPod Touch with the Official 2011 Australian Open App.
You'll get up to the minute news, draws, schedules, scores, and more. The even a radio feature, but unfortunately no live video coverage. (Note: Those of you with access to ESPN3.com can watch live action online)
Schedules (note times are Australian local time) and Score both in progress and completed matches.
and even video interviews, highlights, press conferences, and more.
We've seen a lot of comments about the app constantly crashing, but we haven't had any crashes since downloading. It's run just fine. One issue we has, just as with the Android app, is that all times are Australian local with no way to translate them to current local time other than in your head.
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Tongue twisting rapper, Quata has agreed with musician Mr Eazi, who received a lot of backlash for saying that Ghana's influence on Nigerian music cannot be over emphasised.
According to Quata, some Nigerians have been sampling songs from some of Ghana's top music producers.
On Wednesday, Mr Eazi tweeted: "Ghana's influence on present day "Naija Sound" cannot be over emphasized!!!".
This tweet sparked a lot of controversy on social media with insults, mostly from Nigerian subscribers.
Speaking in an interview with Doreen Avio of Joy News, Quata said that Nigerians have been sampling beats from several producers like Appietus, Jay-Q and Hammer.
According to him, Nigerians have been incorporating Ghanaian music into theirs. He also added that Ghana is the apex in Africa and almost everybody took a bit from the country's music.
"They were sampling tunes from us and were refining what we do to make theirs," he stressed.
The rapper added that he can say for a fact that Nigerians understudied us and the likes of 2face Idibia came to Ghana secretly to record their songs.
"They only knew [we did] proper - hundred percent - recording in Ghana. That's why most of their artistes came here secretly to record. The engineers were smart enough to do what we were doing, study it, and adapt the style. They understudied us," he explained.
Other music artistes like Ghanaian rapper Kojo Cue, M.anifest and others have also agreed with Mr Eazi, who is a Nigerian-born artiste.
Source: myjoyonline.com
Tongue twisting rapper, Quata has agreed with musician Mr Eazi, who received a lot of backlash for saying that Ghana's influence on Nigerian music cannot be over emphasised.
On Wednesday, Mr Eazi tweeted: "Ghana's influence on present day "Naija Sound" cannot be over emphasized!!!". This tweet sparked a lot of controversy on social media with insults, mostly from Nigerian subscribers.
Speaking in an interview with Doreen Avio of Joy News, Quata said that Nigerians have been sampling beats from several producers like Appietus, Jay-Q and Hammer.
According to Quata Budukusu, Nigerians have been incorporating Ghanaian music into theirs. He also added that, Ghana is the apex in Africa and almost everybody took a bit from the country's music.
Source: myjoyonline.com
Tongue Twisting is truly an art; a reinvention of rap, where words flow in a rhythmic chain, linked musically in a perfect skilled beat. This is the creation of Quata Budukusu: a new and unique style within the hip-hop genre, which honors the traditional hip-life while keeping a sharp and modern beat. Since its creation, "Tongue Twisting" in Ghana has gained track, with other rappers following the lead of –the always innovative– Quata Budukusu.
Besides being the inventor of tongue twisting in Twi (an African language spoken by the Ashanti people – modern day Ghana), Quata Budukusu is considered the fastest rapper in Ghana. He is also a talented songwriter and a versatile artiste capable of delivering compelling performances in a variety of music genres. He can rap, sing, do dancehall, pop music and much more. As an international artiste from Ghana, Quata Budukusu is fluent in both English and Twi compositions. In fact, he started his musical career by combining English and Ghanaian vibe (Twi) in the hip-hop genre.
Last year, a 35-year-old Budukusu made his expected way back to the stage, signed to Bakus Records and Entertainment, after a six-year period of being away from music. His return is solid as can be. Quata Budukusu is already out with numerous singles which include; "Wind N Go low" and "One Life to Live" produced by Diaz Qlasik, "Pum Pum Shots" produced by Vegas Ace, and "Ohia" produced by King Joe just to mention a few. This is just the beginning as he has over hundred songs recorded for his new album, Quantum Legacy, to be released later this year. He also recorded with Uhuru group from South Africa last year, and he is in the process of releasing both the video and audio for the song titled "Ginger." Ginger was recorded by DJ Clap in South Africa with the video directed by Director Cube of Kacube Creatives also from South Africa.
In this yet to be released album, a mature Quata Budukusu steers through a variety of music genres, while keeping its roots as a talented African musician and twisting tongue master. Apparently, he is showing that his hibernation period made him grow as an artiste and performant. Without a doubt, his latest job is the most versatile hip-life masterpiece yet to hit the world.
Listen to some of the works of Quata Budukusu under Bakus Records and Entertainment here.
Source: Bakus Radio, USA - www.bakusradio.com
Bakus Records and Entertainment artiste, Quata Budukusu, is out with his first single of 2017. Ginger, the title of the song, features Uhuru Group from South Africa and was produced by DJ Clap of Khona fame. Quata Budukusu who was in South Africa to record Ginger shot the video which will be released on Monday, January 31, 2017. Subscribe to the YouTube channel of Quata Budukusu to have a first look at the video once released.
Ghanaian hiplife musician, Quata Budukusu, known in real life as Jacob Kwame Etroo has said, his style of rap is entirely different from his fellow musician, Sarkodie.
He was responding to a question asked him by award winning entertainment show host, Agyemang Prempeh on Rainbow Radio 87.5 Fm.
Asked to determine who is a better rapper between himself and Sarkodie, Quata Budukusu said, he cannot describe himself as better than Sarkodie or Sarkodie as better them him since they do things differently.
The artiste in 2008 released what entertainment critics described as one of the best tunes in that year. The song Baby featured Paa Dogo.
The artiste is out with a double single, 'Ginger' and 'Hallelujah.'
According to him, the audio for 'Ginger' is already out, and the video will drop on Monday, January 30, 2017.
Quata Budukusu has four albums to his credit.
Source: rainbowradioonline.com
God has been good for me, my family, friends, fans, and even our enemies and there is the need to glorify His name - Quata Budukusu. Quata Budukusu has shown his versatility in music once again by releasing a gospel-like tune, Hallelujah, after his hot single, Ginger, which featured Uhuru group from South Africa.
Quata Budukusu's second single for 2017, Hallelujah, was produced by Ephraim Beatz. In Hallelujah, Quata Budukusu is calling on all the living souls to give praise to the creator of the universe. Quata Budukusu maintained that all living souls who made it to the year 2017 should "Join me make we sing and give Him praise" because we don't deserve better than those that lost their lives in the year 2016 and even years before that. Quata Budukusu gave his testimony in the song because he believes he does not deserve to be here but just by the grace of the Almighty. We are all winners for making it to 2017 regardless of what must have happened in years before the year 2017.
Quata Budukusu called on God to protect and provide us with Angles stronger than "Bruce Lee" since the devil has started roaring in 2017. Take a listen to the song whiles meditating. Remember to pray, give Him the praise and adoration so far as you are still among the living soul. We are not better than the dead.
Source: Bakus Radio, USA - (www.bakusradio.com)
Quata Budukusu released the video for the banger, "Ginger" on Monday, January 30, 2017. "Ginger" was composed by Quata Budukusu and Uhuru of South Africa and was recorded by, DJ Clap, a member of the South African giant Uhuru. DJ Clap is credited with the hit single "Khona" from Makifizolo which featured Uhuru. Xelimpilo together with Quata Budukusu entertained the audience to the sweet melody on "Ginger". Director Cube from Kacube Creatives, South Africa, shot the video.
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Source: Bakus Radio, USA (www.bakusradio.com)


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20 RV Parks near Destrehan, Louisiana
Luling, Louisiana 1.16 miles SW
Saint Rose, Louisiana 1.74 miles E
New Sarpy, Louisiana 3.24 miles NW
We did however find 20 campgrounds within 25 miles of Destrehan. You can also find a list of cities with campgrounds or RV Parks near Destrehan in the left hand column.
12350 River Rd Saint Rose, Louisiana 70087 (map) | Click To View Phone
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May 2017 - $50.00
This park is brand new. The laundry facilities were amazing and the oversized concrete pads were awesome. We were pleasantly surprised how nice everything was. The park owner was very nice and helpful in pointing us in the right direction for all of our needs. We will absolutely stay here in the future. - Danielle Shockley
316 Canal St Luling, Louisiana 70070 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 45 | 0 Reviews
13448 US-90 Boutte, Louisiana 70039 (map) | Click To View Phone
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Oct 2016 - $14.00
Staff is very helpful, and hospitality from other campers was great as well. Safe and secure place with cameras was a top priority with my family staying there while I worked. Wifi works great. - Damian Bordelon
Mar 2011 - $25.00
I stayed here six weeks while working at Waterford-3 Nuclear Station. This park stays booked-up most of the time because of all the construction and clean-up activity around New Orleans after hurricane Katrina. It is a basic RV Park, not much in the way of amenities. Railroad tracks near the rear of the park are noisy. - 870xprs
151 Michael St Ama, Louisiana 70031 (map) | Click To View Phone
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Mar 2018 - $30.00
Nice no frills RV park. Clean and well maintained. WIFI only in Barn. Management was great. CASH ONLY. - CJVJn1Doug
14485 Old Spanish Trail Paradis, Louisiana 70080 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 104 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 0 Reviews
11129 Jefferson Highway River Ridge, Louisiana 70123 (map) | Click To View Phone
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Jul 2018 - $45.00
Stayed for two nights in my motorhome. Over the phone reservation was somewhat difficult, but when I arrived the check-in person was kind and answered all of my questions. He led me to my site and helped me get backed in. Spaces are tight, but I didn't pick this park to feel like I was camping, I picked it for convenience to the French Quarter. They have a limited shuttle which no one has clearly explained in the reviews, so I will. It leaves at 9am and returns at 5pm. One run. Many people cancel if they book it and our three names were after two others on the waiting list and we were offered seats, but we were not ready so I took public transport. Bus E3 stops across the street but is not part of RTC so the app I used to download a day pass didn't work. Fare is $1.50 per person each way. Transfered to RTC 16 at "the end of the line" for the E3 and then transferred to the streetcar 2 at the Canal/Convention Center stop. Came home the same way. Three people for a total cost of $9 for RTA Jazz Pass and $9.00 for the E3 line. It took about 90 minutes to get from the KOA to the French Quarter. I was glad we did not use the shuttle because we could return at our convenience, and it started raining just as we boarded the bus. Overall, the KOA was perfect for our needs. Nothing fancy, average price with the discount. I would stay here again, but might look at a closer RV park to the French Quarter if I wanted to spend more time there. - Kristyn
Jun 2018 - $52.00
We normally pick KOA's for the kids activities and the nice dog areas however this particular KOA did not have a play area for the kids and sadly the dog park was nothing more than a shaded, smelly and dirt fenced area. The service was nice and it was the most convenient to New Orleans. The sites were concrete pads but short for our motorhome and fairly close to the neighbors. It was a small park with mixed use area a few homes, tent area and a variety of travel trailers and motor homes. It appears that some are full time residents. A small laundry room, pool and gift shop was also on site. - These Itchy Feet - gottakeepmoving
May 2018 - $40.00
From Louisiana to Oregon, the best KOA we've stayed at. Clean, extremely well-maintained, and amazing service. Staff was very friendly and helpful. I was so impressed with how everything was ran. Yes, it can be crowded, but it was super quiet. We planned on staying 4-5 days, and that turned into two weeks. Laundry room was the cleanest I've seen at any RV Park. I can't wait to return! - TNorton
1042 E Airline Hwy La Place, Louisiana 70068 (map) | Click To View Phone
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Aug 2015 - $35.00
Nothing good to say, really. Big rig access but no pull-throughs. What kind of sense does that make? Lot 48 was unlevel, smelled of animal feces. Only thing to see on cable was the ant race. The facilities were grungy & reeked of urine & molded scum! We will never attend that livestock adventure again! - Saucy family
Mar 2012 - $35.00
I always like to judge a park for myself, but will never again ignore the reviews of other campers on this site. I have learned my lesson. I would give this park a MINUS 5 if the rating was available. We travel 10 months out of the year, have stayed in many RV parks (good and bad) but I can honestly say that this is the first park on our list we will never return to. There are multiple reasons but the main ones are the rudeness of the hosts. They were very condescending and treated us like we were criminals. The long check in process that includes every license plate on your rig (which is not a problem), but then they want everyone's driver license that is staying in the RV and make copies of them. That is an IDENTITY THEFT ALERT. They can trace you through license plate numbers. Your drivers license is not needed and provides to much info (ie. DOB), nor do you need the copies of your personal info to be floating around. After you complete this long process that includes the hostess "reading the rules to you", you are escorted to your assigned site (no,you don't get to look first). Then they tell you where to park on the site, so the sewer is UNDERNEATH, and watch you crawl under to hook it up. I highly recommend that you choose a truck stop or a parking lot before staying here. The other reviewers pegged it. - kandid61
Nov 2010 - $25.00
I agree with the post: "Absolutely the worst place I have ever stayed. I can't believe that people you give money to can be so rude." However I was able to use a credit card. And the receipt they gave me did have their name and number on it. The hookups for power and water are located at the rear and the sewer was kind of under my RV on the door side. And yes "The place is well kept but the rudeness over rides that as well." The noise of the trains all day and night, water and power going on and off. The owner/manager lied to me as well, stupid stuff but a liar is a liar! - JayOTR
101 Dosier Ct La Place, Louisiana 70068 (map) | Click To View Phone
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Jun 2017 - $14.00
Quiet, adults only park that caters to those working in the area. They do not allow children & that is clearly stated on their website, along with reasons why. It's a no-frills park. There is wifi, but no cable, bathhouse, or laundry. OTA gave us plenty of tv viewing. Reasonably priced laundromats are within a couple of miles, as are Walmart, Home Depot, & grocery stores. There are quite a few delicious seafood restaurants within 20 miles (some closer), along with a variety of other restaurants, including fast food. There is a padlocked gate at the back, but park residents are given access to a key. You can walk up the hill to the levee path (paved) for many miles of walking, running, or biking. It also offers spectacular views of the sunrise & sunset. This is not a destination rv park. There is no shade. It is a nice, quiet spot to park your camper for the duration. Folks that live there are usually at work during the day. They're all friendly, but everyone pretty much stays to themselves. I'd give them 10 stars if they had a laundry on site. - hippichik
LaPlace, LA, USA Laplace, Louisiana 70068 (map) | Click To View Phone
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Jan 2017 - $25.00
Owner very nice if you need anything. He is more than willing to help. Very clean and quiet. I will stay here again if in this area. - Happy camper 62 -
Oct 2011 - $25.00
I loved staying there! We stayed there about 6 months while my husband was working and it was awesome! The owner is very sweet and will help you with anything you need. There is a neat pond right behind the lot and there are 2 restaurant's that are very good. They have a free boat launch and extra space to park trailers and or boats. I loved staying there and it was very quiet. - rambler33
7777 Westbank Expy Westwego, Louisiana 70094 (map) | Click To View Phone
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Jul 2018 - $33.00
The only positive is it's an easy drive into new Orleans. The negatives. Stayed 3 nights and bathrooms always disgusting even after just being cleaned. The free campground pool and bathrooms very dirty. The wave pool in the State park that you pay for was covered in black algae on the bottom of pool. Doesn't make sense because they close it Mon thru wed for cleaning and maintenance??? Office staff not friendly and over willing to give out info on area. - Bjb1775
Jun 2018 - $36.00
Nice spacious sites. Some have wooden patios, nice touch worth calling to make sure you pick one. We stayed Sat. into Sun. and had plenty of unoccupied sites around us. Beware that the ferry everyone talks about stops fairly early on weekends, despite the fact that the parking is pricier. Plus you have to drive just about as far to catch the ferry as into the city. Needless to say we drove in, found street parking near the FQ, and only had to pay until 7pm since meters are free afterwards daily and all day Sunday. - HikerBoricua
Jun 2018 - $33.00
Stayed 3 days in a 43' motorhome to visit downtown and French Quarter. Bayou Segnette SP is across the Mississippi in Westwego aprox. 12 mi. from downtown. Taking I-10 to Hwy 90W BUS to Drake Rd. will get you into Park. Normal weekday driving is heavy but much better on weekend. Smooth check-in at ranger station/office. Very helpful with local area info. The CG is at the back and interior roads are paved. The sites are angled, back-in with W/E only. Dump station is at entrance to CG. All sites are level with partial shade with convenient secure garbage cans. There is a wave pool that campers can use - office gives you blue band to access pool. No need to drive into downtown New Orleans. You can take the Ferry at Algiers Point Terminal (9 mi) for $2 each way (Seniors $1) and you have safe parking at pier for $5 weekdays, $10 weekends. Ferry run every 30 min till late at night and drops you off at Canal St. Ferry ride is aprox. 10 minutes. If you prefer you can drive and park downtown. We've stayed at parks in downtown area before and wanted to try this lower price alternative. - RTM


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New Rochelle Wi-Fi
Those of us of a certain age will remember Mary Tyler Moore's signature line most often spoken in the city of Mrs. Petrie's residence. I'm pleased to say that in my role as BizDevGuy at HD Communications, we've completed our first decent sized Muni job. The City of New Rochelle has built a Wi-Fi network in its downtown, and HD is the system integration and operations subcontractor, with Wireless Edge being the prime. We installed a Motorola Canopy/Tropos MetroMesh solution as the first phase of an eventual city wide network. The management backend is a Sputnik system. The system is free to use in the publicly funded areas to be built. The Business Improvement District has a press release here. As part of the ongoing maintenance and operation, registered users of the system will have access to the UrbanHotspots footprint in Manhattan and Brooklyn. A Metro-North rider can use the free hotspot at the New Rochelle train station, work on the train, then upload their work when they arrive at Grand Central Terminal, using the UrbanHotspots location that originates at Zocalo in the lower level Dining Concourse. While they're in the city, they can use any of our locations as they tool about town. You can even sit in Mariano Rivera's new steakhouse and surf!
The system was completed by the end of June, and has been hosting approximately 20-40 sessions per day. If you'd like us to build you a system, call me at HD Communications


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The expansion of Bantu-speaking peoples over large parts of sub-Saharan Africa is still a matter of debate—not only with respect to the propelling force behind it and the route(s) taken, but, also, in terms of the question whether there actually was a demographic expansion of peoples, rather than just a cultural expansion involving the spread of languages and technologies. In this paper, we provide a critical review of the extant linguistic and molecular anthropological data on Africa and discuss the insights they provide concerning the expansion itself as well as the demographic processes involved in it. Contrary to some assumptions by historians and cultural anthropologists, the genetic data speak in favor of an actual movement of peoples during the expansion of the Bantu languages over Africa, rather than a spread through language and culture shift. Furthermore, the molecular data indicate that sociocultural practices such as patrilocality and possibly even polygyny played a role in shaping the genetic diversity of Bantu-speaking peoples. These sociocultural practices might explain why, in Africa, there is a correlation between Y-chromosomal (i.e., paternal) lineages and linguistic affiliation, but not between mtDNA (maternal) lineages and language.
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Here comes the polar vortex one more time to remind the Midwest and eastern United States that winter is not quite over.
Weather prognosticators are saying that signs point to a third appearance of the dreaded polar vortex to hit sometime in the middle of the last week of February.
Long range forecasting expert Mark Paquette says that a "sudden stratospheric warming" took place on Feb. 6 and 7 and this sudden warming could initiate the similar chain of events that gave us previous cold snaps.
"In addition to the exact timing of the cold outbreak is you never know for sure initially which continent the cold air will be directed," Paquette said, "This time it appears it will take aim at the eastern part of North America."
Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist for Accuweather.com, says that single digit temps are headed to the areas already hit by previous waves of subzero weather.
"There is the potential for high temperatures to be in the single digits and teens during a several-day stretch from Chicago to Detroit, Cleveland and Buffalo, N.Y.," Sosnowski reported. "Farther south, from St. Louis to Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and New York City, highs may wind up in the teens and lower 20s, if the cold air drives forcefully to the south and east."
This weather pattern may also kick up one big storm or a series of them on the east coast. Residents of the upper Atlantic coast and the Appalachians to the west should prepare for difficult travel conditions and other disruptions, Sosnowski says.


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Mar 20, 2017
Get Serious: What's the Role of Happiness in the Workplace?
Implementing project management methodology raises employee satisfaction by a significant percentage
If you haven't looked up from your screen recently ... it's the first day of Spring (or Fall if you are reading this from the Southern hemisphere): the vernal equinox. You may be feeling some spring fever. But if your inability to settle down to work with a sense of wellbeing lasts longer than a few days in spring, that's a problem. And it isn't just a problem for you -- it's a problem for your company and potentially, our whole society.
The University of Oxford's Said Business School released their World Happiness Report today, because not only is it spring, but it is the International Day of Happiness (on a Monday, no less!), a day set aside by the United Nations for people around the globe to step outside the rat race and think about what really contributes to their wellbeing. One of the major categories in the Oxford study is Happiness at Work. Here are a few high points from the study:
- Work and employment are not only drivers of happiness, but that happiness can itself help to shape job market outcomes, productivity, and even firm performance.
- Work-life balance comes out as perhaps the strongest workplace driver of an individual's wellbeing. This turns out to be true across the board, in terms of people's life and job satisfaction, [and] general happiness.
- The level of support that a worker receives from his or her fellow workers is very strongly predictive of all four measures of subjective wellbeing.
- Managers and professional workers are the happiest people on earth.
Project leaders who work in teams, and enjoy executive support are, by this research, likely to derive more of a sense of wellbeing from work that many other people. That's something to be happy about. But there is more to this worldwide trend of focusing on happiness (to find out how all this got started, read about Gross National Happiness here) than just something interesting to while away a Monday ... obviously or the likes of Said School of Business would not get involved. In a crowded world, with resource scarcity and a global trend towards slower economic growth, economists are realizing we need to find new ways to measure wealth. GDP is fine, as far as it goes, but it only measures monetary value. And pretty much anyone will tell you, money ain't everything. Here's the Boston Consulting Group chiming in, with a set of measures for sustainable development.
Business, I have found, is a kind of laboratory for systemic social changes. At work we deal with people different from us, and are exposed to ideas we might not have come across on our own. Already, in companies around the world, the connection between financial success and the impacts our products and policies have on employees and consumers, is being capitalized on, almost in advance of the research supporting these ideas. Luminaries like Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Steiglitz have recommended governments adopt "GNH" beside GDP to gain a fuller picture of their countries' progress. The United Arab Emirates has done just that.
We know that measurement is important ... "you can't manage what you don't measure" ... and the flip side to the value of measurement is that if we measure the wrong things, they can take on an inflated importance. The current focus on Benefits Realization, in a way, is related to measuring wellbeing. After years of keeping track of schedules and budgets, we have lifted our eyes from the spreadsheet to ask: Why are we doing this? Project management, in acknowledging the centrality of stakeholder happiness to any definition of success. already is walking a stride ahead. Our own research has shown that implementing project management methodology raises employee satisfaction by a significant percentage. What else can we do to forge a happier world?
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FEB 2017 – Anti-poaching
It has been a busy but successful last few months for the BVC anti-poaching unit. A recent donation of Aimpoint scopes by Lennart Ljungfelt will revolutionize the unit's effectiveness, giving each scout increased confidence in defending themselves against armed poachers. As we begin this new year, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to all those people who have and continue to support our conservation efforts!
The research team have recently completed the annual road strip counts to estimate the density of prey species across the conservancy. Prior to beginning the survey, we drove a practice transect to train our new spotters Godknows and Micho, who quickly understood their roles and proved to have eagle eyes! Oliver the driver, who has plenty of experience, lead the team ensuring that not even a steenbok was missed!
SEPT 2016 – Two Legends Pass On
For several years we have posted updates on two of our main study animals, Winston and Wilbur, both of whom have very interesting and unique life stories. It is with sadness that we now update you on their deaths. Winston, who used to dominate the Mazunga area along with his partner Geronimo, could no longer defend his territory alone and was pushed out by a stronger male coalition and left to fend for himself. He subsequently moved north, encountering other territorial males where he was beaten up further. A tough ending for a once powerful and confident lion who once ruled over a pride of 30 lions! Wilbur, as many will know, originated in Tuli (where he was known as "Mastwane") and ended up in BVC after a long and likely arduous journey through villages and farms, over major tar roads and finally through the conservancy's double fence. He settled in the northern section of the conservancy where he has since successfully defended his territory and no doubt sired several offspring. As some may recall, Wilbur was blind in one eye which adds to our amazement at how he navigated and survived the incredibly dangerous journey between Tuli and BVC. Sadly, it was his blind eye that eventually contributed to his downfall – two months ago we noticed a large tumor developing in this eye which was clearly causing him major discomfort. His condition worsened, considerably limiting his ability to defend himself and his territory from three challenging males. This highlights the often torturous lives lived by older lions evicted from their territories.
The last few months have been particularly busy for the research team with the lion population survey having been carried out in July and several collars replaced on our key study individuals in August. We have also been fortunate enough to have been visited by some of our main supporters including Harris Junell and his daughter Bailey. Harris and Bailey joined us when we collared a new study lion in the Mazunga area (left) who Bailey later named as "Austin". We thank you both for your continued support of our project.
Camera traps provide a valuable means of surveying wildlife populations and often capture images of elusive species and rarely seen interactions and behaviour. While processing the thousands of images collected from the recent lion population survey here at BVC, we came across several interesting pictures of other species. [top left: civet and jackal; bottom left: leopard and honey badger; bottom centre: brown hyena and honey badger; bottom right: brown hyena]
Sabi arrived in the middle of the night (as they usually do), at the end of April 2014. He was a casualty of a poached mother, killed on another Conservancy. He was so small when we removed him from the transport crate, that my son lifted him out under his arm, not what you would expect to happen with a rhino calf. We think he was a week to 10 days old, still had his umbilical cord! He settled down to his new life with us and readily took to his feeds, which were very regular at that age, 5 to 6 times a day. He was fed on skimmed milk powder with added glucose, and after about a month we started him on e.pap, similar to Pronutro, and he thrived on that diet. After a few months, he was introduced to game nuts, which once he became accustomed to them, were a firm favourite.
After we had had him a few days, we managed to get 2 young goats to keep him company, as we don't encourage too much human contact, although at that age, it is difficult not to have quite a bit of contact with them. He and the goats got along famously, and all through the winter months, the 3 of them slept under an infra red light (for warmth) in their hay filled boma. Sabi grew very nicely, he was actually quite a little thug, and we put big tractor tyres in the boma that we could jump into when he got too rough. During the day he would go out into a paddock with 'his' goats, so that he could browse naturally, and in the evening, for security, we shut him in the boma, where he had various cut browse to feed on through the night.
From the photos, you will see how he thrived, from the tiny little chap he was on arrival, to the big 2 year old hulk when we released him a few weeks ago.
Squirt was about 6 weeks old when he came to us – he was born to a blind mother, who at the time was being held in a boma because of her condition. Obviously long term boma conditions are not ideal, especially from new born for the first few weeks. He started scouring, so the decision was made to remove him from his mother and try and hand raise him, because black rhino calves are generally very easy to manage. Squirt was a bit of a different story because of his diarrhoea and his condition worsened quite quickly. Fortunately, Penny English was playing surrogate mother at the time and she called in Dr. Chap Masterson, who was actually on the Conservancy for a few days with his family, and he managed to stabilise him. He still had his ups and downs, and Penny had a full time job to keep him going. Eventually they decided that it may be better if he came down with a view to ultimately join Sabi. Obviously because of the age and size difference, 7 months, they were kept separate for a couple of months until we thought Squirt could deal with the 'thug' Sabi..
Squirt was still not physically well and went through periods of refusing his feeds, very worrying ! It was decided that we would load him up and send him off to the vet in Bulawayo, which was undertaken by Natasha Anderson and Roy Lenton… it was a long day, but worth it, as they decided the cause of his ups and downs was stomach ulcers. Long story short, Squirt was put onto ulcer treatment for 2 months, no mean feat. Tendai, who was the rhino minder, had the unenviable task of crushing 20 tablets a day , putting it into a minute bit of glucose water, and fooling Squirt into thinking it was palatable…he managed to do this by feeding him a banana straight afterwards….it does not take too much to fool a rhino !!
After a couple of months we united Sabi and Squirt, they had had contact through a fence since Squirt's arrival, and it went pretty smoothly – a bit of snorting and chasing around the boma, but nothing too serious. They then became very firm friends, and along with the goats, spent their days (and months) in the paddock and their nights in the boma. Many, many gallons of milk were mixed and fed to them over their duration here, more than I would ever like to calculate!! They grew very well, even Squirt after his bad start, and we decided that they should be ok to go back into the wild, they were by now 25 months and 18 months respectively. Their re-location was done in May and went very smoothly – judging by the camera trap pictures, they have settled very well in their new surroundings and are looking in great condition and very relaxed.
Article and photos: Katrina Leatham
June 2016 – Soul Tracking Dogs
Several months ago we reported on the successful purchase of Malinois pups to be used as sniffer-dogs in assisting our anti-poaching efforts. We are excited to announce that the Soul tracking dogs have completed training and are now ready to be deployed on rhino protection operations in BVC.
Well done to the team!
We will keep you informed of their progress in the conservancy.
Pictures: Barney O'Hara
02 November 2015 – PangolinRescue
In an excellent example of teamwork between the Zimbabwe Republic Police, the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority, the Tikki Hywood Trust, and the Bubye Valley Conservancy, this pangolin was successfully released on the same day as it was found and confiscated whilst being smuggled across the border into South Africa, where it would have been killed for its scales. We are happy to report that this gentle and beautiful little creature was let go in an awesome (and secret) area where there is plenty of food and potential mates.
Pangolins are interesting little creatures. They are the only mammal in the world covered in scales, and they don't have any teeth and cannot chew. The African pangolin's tongue is as long as their body, and they use it to collect and consume about 200,000 termites and ants each day. Mothers carry their babies on their backs, and like other intelligent and sentient creatures (i.e. humans, elephants and dolphins), their teats are between their front limbs, rather than at the back. They are also one of the most hunted and smuggled animals on earth.
It is estimated that over 100,000 pangolins are poached from the wild each year and sent to Asian markets, where their meat is a delicacy, and their scales – which are made out of keratin, the exact same substance as rhino horn and human fingernails – are worth over US$ 500 per kilogram.
There are eight extant pangolin species, of which four occur in each of Africa and Asia. Six pangolin species are classified as 'Endangered' by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and the other two are 'Critically Endangered' (both of which occur in Asia). As Asian pangolins dwindle, Africa has become the new target for the illegal market.
Zimbabwe has just one pangolin species – the ground pangolin Manis temminckii – but we also have the world's strongest penalty for the illegal possession of any pangolin, which is a US$ 5,000 fine and nine years in jail (Parks and Wildlife Act Chapter 20:14). Zimbabwe placed pangolins on its Specially Protected Wildlife List in 1975.
For more information about pangolins, other endangered species, and animals simply in need of help (and how you can), have a look at the Tikki Hywood Trust website.
Article and Photos: Byron du Preez
29 October 2015 – Fundraising Raffles
Easily taken for granted, to do anti-poaching and conservation research requires money. To do either properly requires a lot of money.
Fundraising is not an easy job. Especially from the field, where all good research and anti-poaching is done. Therefore, we are very grateful for the initiative of two our PH's, Pete Fick and Martin Nel, for coming up with the brilliant idea to auction lion hunts at the 2016 conventions, and for the generosity of one our clients and friends, Jack Mayfield, for the generous donation of a beautiful Heym 88B .500 Nitro Express double worth about US$ 25,000 that will also be raffled.
The Bubye Valley Conservancy lion population is obviously self-sustainable and free-ranging, and the image top left is used just for illustration. The pictures of the rifle below, however, are of the actual rifle that will be auctioned. And as beautiful as it looks here, Jack assures me that it is far better in real life. Click on the images for a higher resolution picture.
We will post details of the raffles closer to the time, so please keep checking back. We will keep tickets to a minimum so that each one represents a greater probability of winning. Winning either a lion hunt or this rifle for a tiny fraction of what they are worth is obviously a fantasticy opportunity.
All funds raised from the rifle raffle will be put directly into rhino anti-poaching at the Bubye Valley Conservancy. All funds raised from the lion raffle in excess of the cost of a normal lion hunt will go directly to lion research at the Bubye Valley Conservancy.
Thanks again from all of us at the Bubye Valley Conservancy for the generous support of our friends who put conservation first.
Article: Byron du Preez
Photos: Byron du Preez and Jack Mayfield
22 October 2015 – Sniffer Dogs
Through the tireless supportive efforts of our very own Pete Fick and John Sharp, and the very generous donations of our clients and friends such as Jack Mayfield and Dr Jonathan Mauldin amongst others (see the Thanks page), we are delighted to announce that two Malinois pups, to be used as sniffer-dogs in assisting our anti-poaching efforts, have been bought and paid for, and we are now just gathering the relevant paperwork that will allow them to be flown from Belgium to Zimbabwe!
Construction of the kennels (pictured below) and housing for the dog handlers at the fast-reaction base station is nearly complete, and will be able to house 10 dogs, with the option for expansion and inclusion of another 10 dogs if need be.
Whilst these dogs were organised and paid for by the Bubye Valley Conservancy, we would not consider it a conservation success if we were only able to protect our rhino population whilst those around us continued to be targetted by the poaching gangs – therefore we have made these dogs available to both National Parks and private wildlife areas in the form of a fast-reaction unit that can get these dogs onto the ground and onto poacher spoor before said poachers have made good their escape.
These dogs could not be arriving at a better time, with rhino poaching in Zimbabwe at an all-time high. We will obviously keep everyone updated with the progress and success of this initiative, and again thank all that have had the foresight to get this vital operation off the ground for the sake of continued rhino survival in Zimbabwe.
Article: Byron du Preez
Photos: Stewart Campbell and Barney O'Hara
Now the official project mascot (see the logo at the bottom of the page), Winston is by far our favourite lion.
One of the most relaxed (confident!) lions that we regularly monitor, Winston ignores us to the point of rudeness. Looks can be deceiving though, and this old tab is a ferocious brawler – hanging onto the Matombosa Pride (30 lions at last count!) with the help of just his brother, Geronimo.
This makes Winston one of the most successful (or genetically 'fit') lions in the Bubye Valley Conservancy, having sired more cubs than any other lion we study. Just yesterday, Pauline's sister revealed her new litter to us, and a fortnight ago Emily's sister brought her new cubs out of hiding.
Having cubs is one thing, keeping them alive is a whole separate issue – but a task at which Winston excels. On Saturday evening we recollared one of Winston's male offspring who, along with his 3 brothers left the pride at the end of 2014 in search of their own territory and females to mate with, and at the moment are 30 km as-the-crow-flies from their natal territory. We are very happy to report that Mickey (above right) and his brothers are all in excellent condition – hardly surprising though, given their genes!
Article and Photos: Byron du Preez
Apparently the world's most famous lion, "Cecil" was killed last week on a plot bordering Hwange National Park. Cecil was one of the first lions that Dr Byron du Preez (front right) collared whilst working with Dr Andrew Loveridge (front left) before founding the Bubye Valley Conservation Research Project.
Wounded first with a bow, and then finally shot the next day, the iconic 13 year old lion was part of a long-term WildCRU lion research project in Hwange. Zimbabwe's wildlife industry is almost entired based on sustainable trophy hunting – but it has to be said that, on the face of things, this cannot be considered to have been a hunt: there was no hunting permit, and no Parks' scout accompanied the hunt – which sounds more like an incident of poaching to the experienced. In fact, if it was not for the collar, which must have been hidden by Cecil's mane, this incident may have gone completely unnoticed.
The 'Cecil Incident' exposed the negative side of human nature when money is involved, but this must be put down as an isolated incident, and not representative of the Zimbabwean hunting industry which boasts one of the best reputations for professionalism and ethics in the world. There is widespread hope amongst the Zimbabwean professional hunters that this incident will now galvanise the industry in a movement towards self-regulation and answerability.
13 September 2015 – Update:
Theo Bronkhorst, the professional hunter responsible for illegally killing Cecil, has been caught trying to smuggle Zambian sable across the Limpopo River into South Africa. Every respectable profession has its unsavoury characters, and this second incident involving the same individual just goes to prove that it is just one bad apple spoiling the barrel of responsible hunting.
Article and Photos: Byron du Preez
Estimated to be 40 years old this year, Inunwa is quite likely the oldest black rhino alive in Zimbabwe today.
In the early 1980s Inunwa was part of a group of 10 rhinos captured in the Rekomitje Bridge area of the Zambezi Valley. These animals became the founders of the Gourlays Ranch black rhino population north of Bulawayo. On capture she was estimated to have been born in 1975. At that time the Valley was believed to have a population of black rhinos numbering in the thousands. By the early 1990's targeted rhino poaching had reduced the entire Zimbabwe black rhino population to as few as 340 individuals, with less than 50 surviving in the Zambezi Valley.
Post 2000 Gourlays Ranch was severely impacted by the land reform program and it became impossible to protect the rhinos in this area. In 2005 the Lowveld Rhino Trust undertook a capture operation to move all the Gourlays rhinos to the better protected Bubye Valley Conservancy. Inunwa and her nine month old calf were among the rhinos rescued in this operation.
Black rhinos in the wild are believed to have a lifespan of 30 to 40 years.
Article and Photos: Natasha Anderson
Wilbur is definitely one of our favourite lions; an old gentleman who is completely relaxed around the research vehicle, he oozes character with his one blind eye. His story is particularly interesting – originating in Tuli (where he was known as "Matswane"), and ending up in The Bubye Valley Conservancy after an amazing trek.
This morning we sat with Wilbur at Malashani Pan, a particularly beautiful water hole that Wilbur and his two mates, Force and Smith (below right), are also quite fond of.
In 2014 we caught up with Fred van der Neut, who knew Wilbur while he ruled Tuli. Here is a short exerpt from Fred's blog after he visited BVC to see his old friend:
"The perils that Matswane must have encountered on his journey from Botswana's Tuli Game Reserve to the Bubye Conservancy must be book worthy. One need only look at Google Maps to gain some small insight into the journey he undertook; a trip of over 100 kilometers through villages and cattle country, across major tar roads and into areas were lion are shot on sight. Despite all of this he made it! How he survived is a tribute to his character.
According to Blondie the manager of the conservancy, Matswane settled along the outer-western border of the conservancy and reportedly became a notorious cattle killer. The Zimbabwe wildlife department eventually dispatched a professional hunter to eliminate him and his cattle killing ways. But something happened along the way – the now "notorious cattle killer" either got a hell-of-a-fright or threw caution into the wind and broke into the conservancy. He ran and broke through two significant fences meant to keep lions in the conservancy. No one ever anticipated a lion breaking in – let alone anything breaking the fence at all. Matswane did!
The Bubye Conservancy is a magnificent area – it reminds me of old Africa. The landscape and climate is not too dissimilar to the Tuli Game Reserve area without the sandstone koppies and rocky outcrops. Another noticeable difference is the dense vegetation and variety of game. I attribute this success to the very careful management by Blondie and his team. In rough numbers the area is about the same size as the Tuli Game Reserve (± 750,000 acres).`'
Fred's full article can be read on the Tuli Predator Project website.
Article: Byron du Preez
Photos: Lyndsay Nicolson
13 – 16 March 2015 – Falcon College Tour
BVC was privileged to host the Falcon College Natural History Society at Ngali Camp over the weekend. BVC PH Pete Fick and the school teachers led the group in activities such as guided walks, game viewing, and bird watching, including setting a carcass bait and camera-traps to attract and record vultures and mammalian predators.
On Saturday afternoon, after being subjected to a talk about conservation research, we took the boys out to track two of the lion research project's favourite lions, Winston and Geronimo. While Geronimo did his normal trick of moving into thicker bush as soon as he saw us, Winston as always was very relaxed and allowed us to sit with him and discuss the research in greater detail, as he posed for photos.
After leaving the lions in peace, we did some falconry with a couple of melanistic gabar goshawks that the boys had brought with them. Despite being young birds, they were already very adept hunters, and the one managed to grab a francolin after only a short sprint.
It was great fun taking such an enthusiastic and well mannered group of youngsters out into the bush, and on top of that, they even made a very generous donation to the lion research which they did not need to do, but which was very gratefully received.
Article: Byron du Preez
Photos: Lyndsay Nicolson and Ryan Johnston
10 February 2015 – BVC Lion Gold Medal
Professional Hunter Shaun Buffee won the Houston Safari Club Gold Medal for African Dangerous Game with a lion he hunted on BVC last year, showcasing the quality and value of the conservation management that we strive to achieve here. The responsible utilisation of wildlife provides the funds required for the protection of habitat and other animals that would otherwise disappear if the land was to be utilised differently, for example livestock ranching.
To see a list of all the winners, go to: http://www.houstonsafariclub.org/2015-convention-hunting-award-winners/.
Article and Photos: Byron du Preez
27 October 2014 – USFWS preliminary decision on the status of lions
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today made a preliminary decision regarding the conservation status of lions, proposing to protect the lion under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. The director of USFWS, Dan Ashe, however stated that "Lions are not in trouble because of responsible sport hunting. In fact, evidence shows that scientifically sound conservation programs that include limited, well-managed sport hunting can and do contribute to the long-term survival of the species", and goes on to say; "Under this special rule, we cannot and will not allow trophies into the United States from any nation whose lion conservation program fails to meet key criteria for transparency, scientific management and effectiveness. Permits would be granted if, and only if, the trophies were taken as part of a scientific management program that provides proven benefits to the overall lion population and local communities". This means that now, more than ever, it is vital to support responsible hunting areas such as BVC, and contribute to the conservation research we conduct. For more information see: bubyevalleyconservancy.com/support-thanks/. It is important to note that this is only a preliminary decision, and will be revised in the New Year, after the official 90 day public comment period that ends on 27 January 2015.
Follow this link to see the original statement by Dan Ashe: http://www.fws.gov/director/dan-ashe/index.cfm/2014/10/27/The-African-Lion-Needs-Our-Help.
Article and Photos: Byron du Preez
23 October 2014 – New lion research project vehicle
We are very excited to unveil the new Lion Project research vehicle, very generously donated by Mr Harris Junell. This is a vital addition to the project fleet, which thus far just consisted of a single Land Rover, the project work-horse of the last 3 years.
Article and Photos: Byron du Preez
01 October 2014 – A new chapter for the project
Byron du Preez (D.Phil., Oxford), who undertook his doctoral research on the impact of lions on leopard behavioural ecology here at The Bubye Valley Conservancy between 2010 and 2014, has returned to BVC to focus on lion conservation research. Byron takes over from Paul Trethowan. Paul conducted his own doctoral research on lions at BVC between 2012 and 2014, and now leaves for Oxford to write up his own thesis. We wish him the best of luck over in the UK, and look forward to his return.


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Linux ata 4.9.16-1-lts #1 SMP Sat Mar 18 13:36:02 CET 2017 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[root@ata ata]# systemctl status NetworkManager-wait-online.service
● NetworkManager-wait-online.service - Network Manager Wait Online
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/NetworkManager-wait-online.service; disabled; vend
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Tue 2017-03-21 19:19:13 +03; 16min ago
Docs: man:nm-online(1)
Main PID: 270 (code=exited, status=2)
Mar 21 19:18:48 ata systemd[1]: Starting Network Manager Wait Online...
Mar 21 19:19:13 ata nm-online[270]: Error: Could not create NMClient object: Zaman aşımı gerç
Mar 21 19:19:13 ata systemd[1]: NetworkManager-wait-online.service: Main process exited, code
Mar 21 19:19:13 ata systemd[1]: Failed to start Network Manager Wait Online.
Mar 21 19:19:13 ata systemd[1]: NetworkManager-wait-online.service: Unit entered failed state
Mar 21 19:19:13 ata systemd[1]: NetworkManager-wait-online.service: Failed with result 'exit-
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Package Details: b43-firmware-lts 188.8.131.52.3-7
|Git Clone URL:
|https://aur.archlinux.org/b43-firmware-lts.git (read-only)
|Package Base:
|Firmware for Broadcom B43 wireless networking chips for the linux-lts kernel
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|2012-01-20 16:52
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Latest Comments
ata commented on 2017-03-21 16:38
mickael9 commented on 2017-01-27 19:55
Why is this at version 22.214.171.124.3 ?
broadcom-wl-lts is at 22.214.171.1241-2 and b43-firmware (non-lts) is at 18.104.22.168-1, so this must mean that 6.30 firmware can be used with lts kernels, right?
Jristz commented on 2015-11-06 06:42
@fightcookie there are some users reporting not geting good connection with the classic or non classic, sp this package remain for compatibility for those few cards, also as say this is the minimal version to work in a LTS kernel, if you have problems with the -classic then try this.
fightcookie commented on 2015-11-05 00:28
Suggestion fer removing the need for this package: If b43-firmware-classic (or at this time the normal non-classsic even) works with the lts kernel, one could note that in the broadcom wiki page and remove this package.
Also this package has a slightly different version than the b43-firmware-classic package, can't they both use the newest 5.* release?
Jristz commented on 2015-03-29 06:10
This package is for the LTS, so it support the minimal version that LTS is, so if b43-firmware need update to 6.x but 6.x is incompatible with lts then this will keep the old ver to keep compatibility with lts.
Any sugestion to make more clear the description, improve pkgbuild, or if possible make this and the b43-firmware live together is welcome.
xuhdev commented on 2014-12-18 21:24
Just asking: is this package still necessary? there seems to have no difference between the location of the current kernel and lts kernel for the firmware.
gh0st commented on 2012-07-26 11:33
sorry for the delay but it's finally updated :)
Anonymous comment on 2012-07-14 16:54
all files in /lib are moved to /usr/lib
please update :)


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In the Storque, TeenAngster runs a feature on looking like Bonnie Parker, from the infamous Bonnie and Clyde duo. In it, they summarize the sordid tale as sexy and romantic.
Bonnie and Clyde are rather infamous characters in U.S. history, and for good reason: honestly, what's sexier than a nefarious duo driving cross country on a crime spree of such massive and public proportion? Their exploits were legendary, their inevitable ends simultaneously tragic and oh-so-romantic.There's nothing more romantic than having your hand blown to bits by gunfire, while the other is clutching a pack of cigarettes, and then end up on display like this:
Yeah, yeah, Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty made it a Hollywood hit, but in reality, Bonnie Parker was nothing more than a common criminal who supported her insane boyfriend's murdering spree. She's not worthy of having a trend of fashion for her, and even further perpetuating the falsehood that Hollywood began is just plain ignorant.
Besides, Faye's look wasn't even remotely Bonnie's look. Just look at the pictures of the real Bonnie Parker. It would be more apropos to call the article "Get the vintage Faye Dunaway look" instead of glamorizing a criminal. Its not sexy or romantic to end up like a dead corpse in a morgue.


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Bullfighting is very entertaining to watch, the same as cockfighting and dogfighting. People don't recognise the facts that these are animals that were born to fight and kill each other, or in the bull's case, to attack the matador. It is something they love to do. It is their favorite pastime.
Bullfighting is a cultural, artistic practice. It is something that has been ingrained in the culture since the beginning of the culture, and it is filled with frivolity and ceremony. However, it is also cruel. Although it is culturally rooted and very significant and unifying to the culture as a whole, that does not make the ritual murdering of a bull with swords any less grotesque.
Regardless of whether one supports bullfighting or not, there is no denying that it is a cultural and artistic practice. Bullfighting is steeped in tradition and ceremony featuring performers and intricate costumes. Many countries and regions consider it to be essential to their heritage. It may or may not be a positive cultural practice, but it is a cultural practice.
Culturally, this is definitely a practice and it has historically been a nice show with a ceremony at the end. It is also ingrained in the culture. However, it is not accurate to call bullfighting an art; it is an entertainment due to the slaughter that happens to the bull. They guy who posted "It may or may not be a positive cultural practice, but it is a cultural practice" forgot that the question also asked if the practice is "artistic". Due to the killing of the bull in an inhumane way that takes a tantalizing 2 days of preparation and torture, including vaseline in the eyes of the bull to induce anger, this is not considered an art, but it is definitely a cultural tradition. An art is "the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination", and slaughtering an animal with 2 day of torture as preparation is not an application of human creative skill and imagination.


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Sitting at the end of my garden, I'm looking out over the vineyard. The pigs are fed, the chickens let out and the mists are lifting enough for me to make out the buzzard that has been screeching above my head.
It's the first time the vineyard has "stopped" since March. I love these few short weeks. With this year's grapes either eaten or pressed and fermenting in the winery, the lull in activity throws up time to plan, to consider new varieties for the vineyard and a couple for the partly covered pergola I'm sitting beneath.
Grapes aren't tricky to grow but they do ask you to follow a little dance through the year. Next month the pruning begins – all 3,500 vines will be assessed: how strong does the vine look; has it done well this last year; where shall I prune this one? It's a satisfying task – equally analytical and intuitive. It sets the vine up for the year and offers me all the excuse I need to take a warming nip or two of whiskey out with the secateurs.
Pruning is one of the simple, seasonal interventions that get you attached to your vines and their peculiarities – you almost get to know them. In my idle early twenties, I went grape picking in France and Switzerland. The beautiful countryside and alpine air were almost as welcome as the chocolate and wine offered every two hours from the 7.30am start. It was serious work but the sense of harvest celebration stayed with me and, having grown grapes for a few years, I can see why the fuss.
The celebration carries a relief, a gratefulness even, because no matter how well you tend your vines, you are at the mercy of the weather. One year you may be lowering luscious grapes one by one into your mouth, the next bemoaning late frosts or a miserable summer. This year, the Otter Farm vineyard produced little. The 'Pinot Noir', 'Gewürztraminer', 'Solaris' and 'Seyval Blanc' grapes have wanted for nothing in terms of labour, attention and hope, but a wet and overcast early summer was all it took to wipe out any hope of a substantial harvest. Sun and a breeze is what's needed for good pollination at that crucial time – without it, it doesn't matter how good the summer is that follows, there'll be little to ripen.
Last year was different: a van load went to the winery, and basketfuls were eaten in the half-shade of the pergola I'm sitting beneath.
So, grapes are something of a gamble, but with the right choice of varieties and the relative shelter of your garden or allotment, you have every chance of wonderfully sweet fruit. Given the limited floor space that vines take up (use them to grow up and over a structure or bring productivity and life to a fence) there's little to be lost in trying.
If you're considering growing grapes – whether in a vineyard or a couple in the garden or at the allotment – now's the time to put up any wires and supports. You should also source the varieties you're after, before the best sell out.
Choose your varieties carefully as they can produce for decades. 'Madeleine Angevine' is a sweet white grape that flowers late and ripens early, making it a good choice for cooler areas. 'Muscat of Alexandria' has a wonderful muscat flavour and aroma but is best grown undercover. 'Boskoop Glory' is an excellent hardy black variety with gorgeous autumn foliage, growing happily under cover or outside, producing masses of grapes that are ready from early October. It's the one I have growing over half of my pergola and, even in this imperfect summer, it has done well.
If you're unsure about whether to make wine, go for dual-purpose varieties such as 'Lakemont' and 'Phönix'. Both excellent eaters, they'll give you the option of making a few bottles to drink, too.
Thanks to greater expertise, availability of better varieties and the gentle nudge of earlier springs and longer summers, vineyards are springing up across the country. There are more than 500 in Britain and the wines we produce are rightly appreciated with the best. If you need convincing, try Chapel Down Pinot Reserve 2005 (chapeldown.com) or Will Davenport's whites (davenportvineyards.co.uk).
If you fancy chancing your arm at your own vintage with a line or two of vines, 'Seyval Blanc' and 'Rondo' (red) are two disease-resistant grapes to consider alongside the dual-purpose varieties.
Lastly, if you do buy a vine or two, allow me to suggest you also buy a hammock. Grapes are best enjoyed eaten in the horizontal, in the semi shade. In the event that the summer doesn't bring enough ripening sunshine or that wasps or disease take their toll, you can at least console yourself with an idle glass made from last year's harvest.
- For more on edibles, see otterfarm.co.uk
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This I believe…
I believe in science and technology and in the human ability to us them wisely.
But I don't believe in global warming. As an atmospheric scientist I have been working on climatic change questions and the human impact on the climate of the 20th century. My research and my gained knowledge of the work of countless fellow scientists convinced me that global warming is not an artifact of our measurement errors or is just a natural swing in longterm climate variability. The scientific argumentation is to exclude hypothesis after hypothesis and hence narrow the possible causes of observed changes. I was not able to falsify the human impact nor were my colleagues. Therefore I do not "believe" in global warming I "accept" it in a scientific sense. I am often asked whether global warming is really at a tipping point with unforeseeable consequences? I don't know. I am still trying to find out. My scientific colleagues are also still trying to find out. I "know" we are in the middle of a changing world and we are in the middle of adapting to it. Every summer heat wave breaks the record in electric usage in New York. I also believe in the ability of alternative energy technology and I mean the once who are safe. I do not believe that nuclear power is the answer. It makes no difference for me whether we emit greenhouse gases into the atmosphere that stay there for hundreds of years to come or whether we store nuclear waste in the ground for thousands of years. We have seen decades ago that nuclear power is not safe and we find out now that greenhouse gases are not safe. I believe science and technology will find better solutions for our future energy needs and I am convinced it will be a combination of many alternative sources and not one replacement alternative for fossil fuels. We might use only a few energy transfer media supplied by many regionally varying sources.
I believe in the human spirit of using science and technology wisely. But more recently I become doubtful. Quick engineering fixes like the proposal by prominent scientists of putting geo-engineered sulfate particles in the atmosphere make me doubt. There are times when it's been hard for me to articulate clearly and separate my believes, from the scientific results I accept, and my hopes for the future. Many interests pull from all sides on the science I do. But at the end of the day I believe in science and technology if it is surrounded by wisdom.
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The outcome was heartbreaking for the Bulls and a sellout crowd of 22,011 at the United Center on Saturday night.
Words spoken by Bulls coach Scott Skiles after the Bulls' 91-89 loss to the Pacers cut deeper.
"The problem is we started the second half like five blind men out there," Skiles said with little emotion after the Bulls blew a 12-point lead in the third quarter.
Skiles resorted to saying his players were soft.
"We were soft with the ball and soft on the other end," he said.
That said, they nearly forced an overtime, but Ben Gordon's layup at the buzzer came too late, referees ruled after reviewing the play several times.
Anthony Johnson's basket for the Pacers, which he tossed up over his head from the low post with 3.9 seconds left, held up as the game-winner. He was fouled by Gordon but missed a free throw, one of several breaks that went the Bulls' way.
The biggest break for the Bulls came with 6 minutes 46 seconds left in the first half. Jermaine O'Neal, the Pacers' leading scorer with a 21-point average, departed with a mildly sprained left ankle after scoring 12 points in 14 minutes.
The Pacers' Stephen Jackson pounded the Bulls the rest of the way with 29 points, including 14 in a decisive third quarter.
"We just came out in the second half and were real casual with the ball--sloppy when we tried to run," Skiles said.
The Pacers were 30 of 39 on free throws, and that was the primary reason they stayed in the game. Their field-goal percentage in the first quarter was awful--17.4 percent--and they went about seven minutes without a basket.
The Bulls, meanwhile, shot 59.1 percent in the first quarter. As is often the case, they went downhill from there, largely because of foul trouble.
"We had too many foolish fouls," said Gordon, who had five. Gordon scored 13 points. Andres Nocioni led the Bulls with 15.
No one's fouls were more glaring than Tyson Chandler's. He collected five fouls in four minutes. Otherwise, his statistical line was blank except for a turnover.
This game was the second straight in which the Bulls failed to capitalize on an opponent's struggles. Wednesday, the Timberwolves had several miscues and gave the Bulls opportunities to win, chances the Bulls let slip away.
Against the Pacers, the Bulls led nearly the entire first half and most of third.
In the fourth quarter, they managed to rally from a seven-point deficit, tying the game with 18.7 seconds left, thanks to two free throws by Kirk Hinrich.
"We got it close but then we fell asleep," Skiles said.
A trademark finish, indeed.


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IGN AU has an interview up with BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk and some hands-on details with a new level from Mass Effect 2. It talks about engine enhancements, Shepard not dying and why Uncharted is awesome.
You'd have to think it is in with a good chance. They are doing awesome stuff with this mythology.
Y'know, I never got around to playing the first game because I heard some stuff about it that turned me off, but the second one is shaping up to be might tasty.
Might even have to move past the gripes of the first game and give it a burl first!
Hope this is as epic as the first. Mass Effect is/was a true gem, pure quality.


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Karachi: Police arrest nine suspects in crackdown against miscreants
KARACHI: Nine suspects including two foreign nationals were arrested during police raids in different areas of the city on late Thursday night, ARY News reported.
According to police, the suspects were involved in various heinous crimes.
Two street criminals were apprehended in separate raids in F.B Industrial area and Pakistan Bazar of Orangi Town. Police also seized weapons and narcotics from their possession.
Meanwhile, police also arrested five drug-peddlers in two raids at Jackson Market and Orangi Town.
Furthermore, two Afghan nationals detained for staying illegally in Sharifabad. The city police have also lodged cases against them under the foreigners act.
It is pertinent to mention here that the city police in recent months have intensified crackdown against the street criminals and other miscreants.


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STOCKHOLM (AP) — Banking group Nordea AB says it posted record profits in 2012 as a combination of cost-cutting measures and a larger customer base more than offset bigger loan losses.
The Nordic region's largest banking group says net profit rose 19 percent to €3.1 billion ($4.2billion) while net interest income, its largest source of revenues, rose 5 percent to nearly €5.6 billion.
The bank also says Wednesday that it had net loan losses of €933 million during the year, mainly due to volatility in the shipping industry and Danish housing market.
Nordea says the bank was able to post a "higher profit than ever before" thanks to a financial plan to cope with the increasing difficulties in European economies.