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Watch some of New Zealand's most spellbinding locations unfold before you in our latest video.
Kayaking in Milford Sound, Fiordland
A popular day trip from Te Anau (1hr 50mins) or Queenstown (4hrs), Milford Sound is the perfect place to experience kayaking or to hike the Milford Track. You'll discover a haven of glassy bays, towering mountains and cascading waterfalls.
Local tours in the area: Scenic cruises with Real Journeys, Kayaking with Southern Discoveries, Nature cruises with Real Journeys, Scenic flights with Real Journeys, Walking adventures with Trips and Tramps.
Abel Tasman National Park, Nelson
Embrace calm and serenity in the Abel Tasman National Park. A 1 hour 20 minute drive from Nelson will lead you to golden sandy beaches and a chance to meet local wildlife like fur seals and blue penguins. Do the Coastal Walk or take to the waters of sparkling clear bays.
Local tours to try: Kayaking with Wilsons or Abel Tasman kayaks, Sailing with Gourmet Sailing or Yonder Star Charters, Food & Wine with Bay Tours or Wine Art and Wilderness, Sky Diving with Sky Diving Abel Tasman.
Rock carvings, Mine Bay, Lake Taupo
Lake Taupo is an easy 1-hour drive from Rotorua and a highlight for water lovers – skiing, boating and trout fishing are all popular. The Mine Bay Rock Carvings created by master carver Matahi Whakataka-Brightwell in the 1970s are an unexpected lakeside delight. The carvings depict Ngatoroirangi, a visionary Maori navigator who guided the Tuwharetoa and Te Arawa tribes to the Taupo area over a thousand years ago.
Local tours to try: Mine Bay Rock Carvings with Sail Barbary or Chris Jolly Outdoors, Fly Fishing with Chris Jolly Fly Fishing, Jet boating with Huka Falls Jet or Rapids Jet, Mountain biking with Chris Jolly Outdoors.
Hobbiton film set, Hamilton – Waikato
New Zealand is home of the real Middle‑earth™, made famous in The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit films. Experience The Shire's hobbit holes and rolling farmlands for yourself. Hobbiton is located near Hobbiton Movie Set Tours, Waikato River Cruising with Waikato River Explorer, Cycling with Waikato River Trails, Waitomo Caves with Glowworm Caves, Gardens with Hamilton Gardens.
Dining on Waiheke Island, Auckland
Jump on a 35-minute ferry from Auckland to explore Waiheke Island for the day or a weekend. Choose to stay in luxury or tucked away boutique cottages beside the beach while visiting must-try vineyards like Mudbrick, Stonyridge and Cable Bay.
Local tours in the area: Food & wine with Ananda Tours, Ziplining with EcoZip Adventures, Māori experiences with Potiki Adventures, Tamaki Hikoi, Hike Bike Ako, or Waka Quest, Scenic flights with Flight Hauraki, or Inflite Charters.
Auckland City
Auckland City is jam-packed full of dining districts, unique shopping destinations and easy access to bays and beaches. Head west to explore the rugged West Coast to discover wild surf and black sand beaches - get ready for some wind-swept hair!
Fox Glacier, West Coast
Walk through valleys of ice on a trip to Fox Glacier, on the western edge of the South Island. This unique natural wonder is best explored by foot with one of our knowledgeable local guides. Or be hoisted up sky-high in a helicopter to experience spectacular bird's eye views. Fox Glacier is a 5-hour drive from Christchurch on the east.
Local tours to try: Glacier visits with Fox Glacier Guiding, Heli-skiing with Fox Glacier Guiding - Flying Fox, Scenic Flights with Air Safaris, Caving with Under World Adventures, Tree Top Walkway with West Coast Treetop Walk.
Geothermal wonders at Te Puia, Rotorua
When the thermal attractions in Rotorua are combined with Māori culture, a normal day becomes extraordinary. Find yourself surrounded by bubbling mud pools as steam wafts by, with occasional bursts of activity from nearby geysers. Take a tour with Te Puia to find out more about what makes the area significant to Māori.
Local tours to try: Māori culture with Tamaki Māori Village, or Mitai Māori Village, Geothermal with Te Puia, Waimangu Volcanic Valley, Whakarewarewa Thermal Valley, or Wai O Tapu Thermal Wonderland, Mountain biking with Skyline MTB Gravity Park, Hot Pools & Health Spas with Polynesian Spa, Hells Gate or Wai Ora Lakeside Spa, Theme & Leisure Parks with Rainbow Springs or Agroventures.
Māori culture, Rotorua
Rotorua, our unofficial home of tourism, is also the perfect place for an authentic marae (meeting grounds) visit. At Te Takinga Marae on Lake Rotoiti you can enjoy a traditional welcome ceremony and learn about Maori arts like carving and weaving. With its central location Rotorua is easy to reach, a 3-hour drive from Auckland.
Read more about this focal point of Māori communities
Cathedral Cove, Coromandel
The Coromandel Peninsula is a favourite place for Kiwis to make happy beach memories. From Whangamata to Pauanui, Hahei and Opito, the coast is full of idyllic, white sand beaches. Close to Hahei, discover hidden bays and a giant hole in the rock at Cathedral Cove. Explore the shores by kayak, take a dip in the ocean, or stroll along the beach in the balmy Coromandel sun.
Getting there's a breeze. Hahei and Cathedral Cove are a 2.5 hour-drive from Auckland.
Local tours to try: Beach exploring with Cathedral Cove Express Tour, Hahei Explorer or Cathedral Cove Water Taxis, Diving with Cathedral Cove Dive & Snorkel, Scenic Cruises with Glass Bottom Boat Cruising, Kayaking with Cathedral Cove Kayak Tours.
Star gazing, Lake Pukaki
Reach this picture-perfect setting in just 3 hours from Christchurch. Our southern skies are renowned for their clarity. Experience a unique day or night tour at Mt John Observatory on Lake Tekapo or star gaze over the glacial-fed Lake Pukaki in the Mackenzie Basin.
Local tours to try: Star gazing with Dark Sky Project (formerly Earth & Sky), Hot Pools & Health Spas with Tekapo Hot Springs, Scenic flights with Air Safaris Tekapo & Mt Cook, Walking & Hiking with Wilderness Walking Tours, Tasman Glacier with Glacier Explorers


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Travel and Tourism Courses in 2019
The most recent rise in technology and the development of travel and tourism course in India has satisfied the need of vast amounts of people look around the world. It has led to an excellent need for tours and travel professionals in diverse service sectors. India itself is among the favored destinations of numerous people for this getting heritage of among the earliest civilizations as well as for its aura and cultural diversity. The lengthy-term career possibilities within the travel & tourism industry will always be strong whereas rapid-term outlook is powerful enough to make sure a safe and secure career. A job in travel and tourism should be chosen its diverse job profiles in a variety of sectors including travel agencies, Airlines, and lots of other governmental organizations coping with tourism.
The current advancement in colleges and universities has brought to a lot of courses in this subject like a Bachelors Degree course in Airlines, Tourism & Hospital Management, Bachelor of Tourism Administration, BTM (Hons), PGD in Tourism and Travel, and lots of other quality courses. Career aspirants who would like to pursue a job in Tourism might have the choices from public in addition to private sector. The general public sector can provide you jobs at various levels in condition tourism board or even the central tourism department. You will find couple of other courses too that may allow you to earn a lucrative job within the tours and travel industry. These are highlighted below:
• Bachelor of Tourism Studies
• PG Diploma Course in Tourism Studies
• PG Enter in Travel and Tourism
• M.A. in Tourism Management
• Master of Tourism Management
And also the institutes offering these courses are listed below:
• Indian Institute of tourism and Travel Management
• Tezpur College, Assam
• Andhra College, Andhra
• Indira Gandhi National Open College, etc.
The eligibility criteria to take admission in bachelors course would be to obvious your greater secondary education while PG course requires you to definitely have a graduation degree along with a maximum chronilogical age of only 28 years. The time period of the program depends upon the amount of course for example 6 several weeks, I year and three years. Buying process goes through an entrance test held through the institute itself. To be able to obvious these entrance exams, the candidate is suggested to clean-up his/her understanding with regards to history, culture, geography, and places of tourist attraction in India. Some institutes offer you a choice of Distance Education courses in Tourism and Travel management at degree levels, certificate level, PG Diploma level, and PG degree level, etc. These distance education institutes can include Indira Gandhi National Open College (IGNOU), Karnataka Open Condition College, Kota Open College, and much more.
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Tigers cash in on error with walk-off sac fly
DETROIT -- Victor Martinez just missed a walk-off homer. Oswaldo Arcia just missed the ball.
From there, all J.D. Martinez needed to do was get the ball in air, whether it was caught or not.View Full Game Coverage
DETROIT -- Victor Martinez just missed a walk-off homer. Oswaldo Arcia just missed the ball.
From there, all J.D. Martinez needed to do was get the ball in air, whether it was caught or not.View Full Game Coverage
"Not trying to kill anything, not trying to get a hit, not trying to get a knock or anything," J.D. Martinez said after his sacrifice fly sent the Tigers off with a 4-3 win Sunday afternoon and a weekend series victory over the Twins at Comerica Park. "I was just trying to look for the ball up and hit it on the barrel. That's it. Don't try to do too much."
It was a gift of sorts in a game that saw the Tigers struggle for hits with runners in scoring position, even hot-hitting rookie shortstop Eugenio Suarez. The way their fortunes have been going the past few weeks, they're not about to apologize.
"It was huge for us," manager Brad Ausmus said of Arcia's error. "And I don't mind actually having those breaks once in a while."
The Tigers don't have time to worry about the Twins' woes when they've had their own issues to handle, including their own share of plays Sunday.
They watched a shutout bid from Rick Porcello quickly turn into a 3-2 deficit after the Twins' sixth-inning rally, the go-ahead tally coming when Kendrys Morales rumbled home from second base on Kurt Suzuki's single to left. J.D. Martinez's throw beat Morales home, but it took a hop that left catcher Alex Avila in between on how to handle it.
"Either I have to go up and get it, or I can take a step back," Avila said. "I didn't take a step back, though, because out of habit, I'm always worried about the ball hitting the runner. Obviously, Morales wasn't anywhere near me at that point."
Porcello allowed a hit and two walks over five innings and two turns through the Twins' order. Like his previous two starts, his third trip through the lineup was a costly one. Unlike last Monday in Chicago, he pitched past it and delivered a seventh quality inning, keeping the Tigers close for Nick Castellanos' game-tying double in the bottom of the sixth while also resting the bullpen.
It was the fourth consecutive quality start for a Tigers rotation that had been struggling to cover innings for a stretch.
"That's the biggest thing," Porcello said. "We need to get back to doing what we do best. These past couple starts, we've done that. We've added some stability into games and pitched deeper into games. It starts with our starting pitching."
There was an extended eighth inning for Joba Chamberlain, who got Morales swinging at a full-count offering for what should've been the third out of the inning before it skipped away from Avila for a wild pitch. After a five-pitch walk to Arcia moved pinch-runner Pedro Florimon into scoring position, Suzuki came up again with another chance to put Minnesota in front.
He nearly did, sending a fly ball to right field that sent Torii Hunter racing towards the line.
"He hit it pretty good, actually, and it sliced away from me," Hunter said, "so I had to try to cover some ground. I was playing him shallow, because I didn't want the ball to dump in. I wanted him to beat me over my head. Twenty percent of the time, he's hitting them over my head, but 80 percent of the time it's in front of me. So I want to take away his 80 percent."
Hunter ran it down. And as he made the long trot from the right-field corner to the third-base dugout, Chamberlain was waiting to thank him between the mound and third base. He wasn't heading in until Hunter headed in.
"You have to give him that respect," Chamberlain said. "Players like that rise to the occasion, no matter what the situation. He's done it for a long time."
Said Hunter: "That's what I'm here for. I'm here to try to save my guys like that in the outfield with plays like that."
The Tigers went 2-for-14 with runners in scoring position for the day, and one of the hits was a first-inning fly ball from Victor Martinez that Arcia never spotted as it went over his head to score Ian Kinsler. They saw a risky move by Twins manager Ron Gardenhire to intentionally walk Avila and load the bases with one out in the sixth pay off when Suarez popped up the first pitch he saw for an infield fly and Kinsler flew out to right, keeping the game tied.
When Kinsler's eighth-inning drive to left died at the warning track, the Tigers had 11 runners left on base. Joe Nathan's scoreless ninth, overcoming two hits to get lineouts from Danny Santana and Brian Dozier, gave them another chance.
Hunter's leadoff single off former Tigers pitcher Casey Fien (3-3) set him up for another mad dash on Victor Martinez's drive to the fence.
"As soon as I hit it, I saw that ball was going," Martinez said. "I hit that ball good. It went up in the air and that wind was stronger than me."
Arcia camped under it, but never got it.
"He just missed it," Gardenhire said.
Hunter positioned himself near second base as the ball died on the track, then took off from there, making J.D. Martinez's job simple. Gardenhire tried to appeal that Hunter took off too soon on the sacrifice fly, but didn't get it.
"It was a break," Ausmus said, "but I'll take it."
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. Read Beck's Blog and follow him on Twitter @beckjason.


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Welcoming, intimate and comfortable, the 4* townhouse Hotel Penzance is in an elegant, Edwardian building with only 25 individual rooms, many with views across the harbour and Mounts Bay. Set back from the town but only five minutes from the centre, Hotel Penzance is the ideal place to stay for leisure or business.
When you book direct with Hotel Penzance as a thank you we will give you a £10-00 voucher to spend in our restaurant on your first night just ask reception on arrival for your voucher.
Penzance is a great base from which to explore West Cornwall and its iconic land-marks like St. Michaels Mount and Land's End; cultural highlights including the Minack Theatre and the Tate at St. Ives; glorious golden beaches at Sennen, Porthcurno and Godrevy; and for a trip further afield, it's just a short hop across to the beautiful Scilly Isles.
Whether you are staying for a few nights or just for one, we want you to feel Hotel Penzance is yours for as long as you stay. Our friendly team will take time and care to provide everything you need through attentive service, help with planning your day, ticket
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Stijn De Langhe, PhD, and his colleagues report October 10, 2011, online in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, that destruction of lung tissue in mice induces smooth muscle cells surrounding the airways to secrete a protein known as fibroblast growth factor 10 (FGF10), which induces surviving epithelial cells in the airways to revert to a stem-cell state, proliferate, repair and repopulate the lining of the lungs.
"The repair process in the lungs turns out to be very similar to the developmental process that originally formed the lungs," said Dr. De Langhe, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at National Jewish Health. "These findings identify important cells and signaling molecules that could be used in therapeutic strategies to promote repair of injured lungs and turn off aberrant repair that occurs in many lung diseases."
In mouse lungs, most cells lining the airways were destroyed as a result of exposure to toxic substances napthalene, ozone or bleomycin. One type, known as variant Clara cells, however, resisted damage from those substances.
In a series of experiments, Dr. De Langhe and his colleagues showed that nearby parabronchial smooth muscle cells began secreting FGF10 soon after the injury. The FGF caused the variant Clara cells to revert to their original stem-cell state. They proliferated and restored the full complement of epithelial cells lining the airways, thus repairing the injury.
These findings could be valuable for both turning on and off the repair process. In acute lung injury, it could be valuable to augment the repair process. But in other diseases, such as asthma and pulmonary fibrosis, the repair process goes awry leading to scarring or build up of excess cells in the airways. Turning off the repair process might help treat those diseases.


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I met Dr. Hila Shachar when I started blogging in 2008. To me she represents so much of what I find in the bloggers I love -- like Porter and Hollister Hovey, like Vic or the ugly earring -- a relentless curiosity. As I've followed her career, I've been interested in how she channels this restless aesthetic into her work.
RQD: What are you working on? What interests you about these characters?
Hila Shachar: My fictional book has been sidelined in the past year as I've been working on a separate, academic book I have under contract with Palgrave Macmillan. I'm close to finishing this book, which will be published next year. It's called Cultural Afterlives and Screen Adaptations of Classic Literature: Wuthering Heights and Company. I basically examine various screen adaptations of well-known novels, from the 1930s to the present times. I find this topic fascinating because I've always been interested in those narratives that we choose to tell again and again, in different media.
RQD: What art or artists have you been thinking about?
HS: I've always been fascinated by Maira Kalman's and Sophie Calle's work. There's something about their perspective that resonates with me. Maybe it's the way they approach the things we take for granted. I've been deeply influenced by directors such as Krzysztof Kieślowski and Jacques Rivette. Their cinema is interrogative and unsettling; it asks questions and seeks to undermine myths. That's the kind of work I'm interested in. As for music, Kate Bush has influenced me a lot. When I first listened to her album The Kick Inside it was literally like a kick inside. I think it was the first artistic encounter I had with a woman being unconventional. I'd like to create writing that is the equivalent of her music.
RQD: What book, story or poem do you return to over and over?
HS: Emily Brontë's novel Wuthering Heights, Sylvia Plath's poem 'Fever 103°', Allen Ginsberg's poem 'Howl' and Irving Feldman's Holocaust poems. Feldman's poems in particular remind me of both the power and limitations of words. He creates double worlds through his poems, in which language is ineffectual in expressing experience, but is also simultaneously necessary to articulate that which has been lost. I guess you could say that most of the books and poems I return to are quite extreme in a sense. I'm most interested in writing that sinks its teeth into you, I don't like skimming on the surface of things.
RQD: What are you reading now?
HS: I'm re-reading The History of Love by Nicole Krauss and Ted Hughes' Birthday Letters. Both hit me so hard the first time I read them, I needed to return to them a second and third time.
RQD: What did you read as a kid? What is its impact on your work now?
HS: I read everything as a kid. Remember Spot the dog? I loved him. I also loved Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan. But the book that made the biggest impact on me was Wuthering Heights. I didn't understand much of it as a little girl, and I first read it through a Hebrew translation (I grew up in Israel), but it left a mark on my mind. I think this mark had a lot to do with Cathy. Her rebellious spirit and inability to be pinned down to a single meaning just seemed so right to me. I loved the novel so much that I devoted my PhD to it, and I'm now writing a book on its screen adaptations.
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WHEN A BODY TURNS UP IN CENTRAL PARK, ON ABC's "CASTLE"
"Hedge Fund Homeboys" � A once wealthy teenage boy whose family has fallen on hard times is found dead in a rowboat floating along the lake in Central Park. As Castle and Beckett try to piece together the events leading up to his death, his friends do everything in their power to thwart the investigation. As they unravel the truth from the lies, a story of betrayal and obsession emerges. Meanwhile, Castle debates whether he can leave Martha home alone while he chaperones Alexis' class trip to Washington, DC. Martha might be an aspiring "Life Coach," but that doesn't mean she's trustworthy, on "Castle," SATURDAY, JULY 4 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD: 3/23/09)
"Castle" stars Nathan Fillion as Richard Castle, Stana Katic as NYPD Detective Kate Beckett, Susan Sullivan as Martha Rodgers, Molly Quinn as Alexis Castle, Ruben Santiago-Hudson as NYPD Captain Roy Montgomery, Tamala Jones as Medical Examiner Lanie Parish, Jon Huertas as NYPD Detective Javier Esposito, and Seamus Dever as NYPD Detective Kevin Ryan.
Guest Cast: Jamie Chung as Romy Lee, Julia Nickson as Mrs. Lee, Nolan Gerard Funk as Brandon, Michelle Page as Amanda Kunal Sharma as Spencer.
"Hedge Fund Homeboys" was written by David Grae and directed by Rob Bowman.
"Hedge Fund Homeboys" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1 channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning. This program carries a TV-PG,D,V parental guideline.


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PLYMOUTH, N.H. – After a back-and-forth first half, men's basketball put-on a dominating performance in the second posting a 22-4 run and 58% shooting from the field to outscore the host Panthers of Plymouth State University 44-27, securing their first Little East Conference win of the season by the final of 77-60 Tuesday evening in Foley Gym.
With Tuesday's big win the Beacons pushed their record to 7-5 overall and 2-2 in the conference. For the Panthers, they fell to 2-10 on the year, and 1-3 in the Little East.
Leading the Beacons in their second half surge was sophomore forward Brian Clarke (Miramar, Fla.) who recorded a second-half best 10 points off the bench. Classmate Carl Joseph (Brockton, Mass.) finished second on the team with nine points as he went 4-for-6 over the final 20 minutes of play. Clarke was just as impressive as he finished 5-for-5 from the floor. On the glass, Clarke finished second on the team with six boards, behind junior center Rahshjeem Benson (Boston, Mass.) who closed out the win with seven points.
Perhaps the turning point of the second half came when the Beacons went on a huge 12-0 run, which was started by a lay-up from Clarke which pushed UMB out in-front 39-35. From there the Beacons fired on all cylinders to complete take over Tuesday's game.
On the night, Clarke led all scorers with his 16 points, followed by Vinny DeLucia (Miami, Fla.) who recorded 14 points on 4-of-8 shooting, which included a pair of made 3-pointers. Benson totaled a game-best 15 boards, and also dropped in 11 points.
Defensively UMB held the Panthers to just 31% shooting on the night. As a squad the Beacons tallied five blocks, 10 steals, and forced 16 turnovers. Plymouth State did win the battle on the glass as they totaled nine more boards than the Beacons (49-40).
Men's Basketball will look to continue their winning ways on Thursday when they host Bridgewater State University at 7 p.m. in the Clark Athletic Gym.


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Graduate Studies
University Services and Special Programs (excerpted from 2015-2016 Graduate Catalog)
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Alumni Association
All Western Illinois University students automatically become members of the Alumni Association the day they graduate. As non-dues-paying members, they are entitled to the following benefits and services provided by the Alumni Association: free monthly issues of the alumni e-newsletter, RockeNews; free quarterly issues of the alumni newspaper, Western News; networking opportunities with other alumni at more than 50 events hosted by the Alumni Association around the world each year; the option to purchase an alumni membership to the Donald S. Spencer Student Recreation Center; use of Western's Leslie F. Malpass Library; access to WIU's Career Development Center; comprehensive short- and long-term medical plans, disability, dental, travel, and Liberty Mutual home and auto insurance opportunities; Alumni Travel Abroad programs; alumni class ring, diploma frame, and WIU Illinois license plate programs; the WIU affinity credit card; access to the Quad City International Airport's "WIU Easier Card;" 21 scholarships awarded each year to children and grandchildren of alumni; and access to the online directory exclusively for WIU alumni.
Follow the Alumni Association on Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Foursquare, and Pinterest (wiu.edu/alumni/social_networking.php).
The Western Illinois University Alumni Association strives to develop and sustain lifelong relationships with students, alumni, and friends in order to advance the mission of the University.
For information about these services, visit wiu.edu/alumni or contact the Alumni Association at (309) 298-1914 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Western Illinois University provides opportunities for more than 430 student-athletes in a 20-sport National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I program. Both the men and women compete in the Summit League in all sports except football. Football competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. Western Illinois University is a charter member of the Summit League and the Missouri Valley Football conference.
WIU sponsors the following intercollegiate athletic competition:
For men: Baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, and indoor and outdoor track and field.
For women: Basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, and volleyball.
The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics offers graduate assistantships in coaching, promotions and marketing, athletic training, and athletic communications. Possibilities exist to assist in the administrative areas of finance, compliance, and the Leatherneck Club.
Campus Recreation
Donald S. Spencer Student Recreation Center
(309) 298-1228
Campus Recreation provides undergraduate and graduate students with opportunities to pursue a healthy lifestyle and explore recreational interests through a variety of programs, facilities, and services. The Spencer Student Recreation Center features five multipurpose courts, two group fitness studios, a 1/8-mile elevated track, three strength training rooms, three cardio areas, four racquetball/wallyball courts, and the Aquatics Center. Group fitness classes, informational programs, and personal training options present multiple ways for students to accomplish and maintain their personal fitness goals. Some sport clubs provide opportunities for regional and national competition just below the intercollegiate level, while others focus on skill development and educational goals. Intramural sports are offered yearly with leagues, tournaments, and one-day events in men's, women's, and co-recreational divisions at competitive, intermediate, and fun levels of play. Rec events hosted by Campus Recreation include everything from the Rocky 5K Run and Big Pink Volleyball to Rock N Roller Skate, Battleship, and Goalball. The Aquatics Center, with a 25-yard, six-lane pool, an aqua climbing wall, a hot tub and sauna, offers open/lap swim, aqua-cardio classes, swim lessons, and incentive programs to challenge beginning and advanced swimmers. Students also have access to the Sipolt Memorial Disc Golf Course; Vince Grady Field for flag football, soccer, softball, lacrosse, and Ultimate (Frisbee); and several outdoor courts for basketball, volleyball (sand and grass), and tennis.
Harry Mussatto Golf Course
1215 Tower Road, Macomb
(309) 298-3676
The scenic and challenging 18-hole Harry Mussatto Golf Course, a championship facility located north of campus, offers reduced rates for students. Visit wiu.edu/golf for the course layout, green fees, and special offers. To book a tee time, call (309) 298-3676.
Career Services
The Career Development Center provides assistance in career development and planning appropriate to an individual's needs. Career professionals are available to work with individuals on effective short and long term career planning, developing resume and vita construction, cover letters, on-site mock interviews, professional dress and using LinkedIn as a job search technique.
Leatherneck Link is available for job and internship searching. Students and alumni may register from the convenience of their homes or offices via the Internet. This service provides prospective employers with access to the student/alumni academic and workplace accomplishments.
Annual career fairs are sponsored at the Macomb campus each year. The fairs provide students and alumni the opportunity to meet employers and participate in on-site interviews.A complete listing of all services is available at wiu.edu/cdc.
Center for International Studies
The Center for International Studies administers and coordinates activities and programs designed to encourage international and cross-cultural understanding, as well as to prepare graduates to effectively live and work in an interdependent, global community. The Center oversees admission and academic advisement of English as a Second Language (ESL) students, as well as undergraduate and graduate international students; immigration advisement for international students and faculty; study abroad programs; personal counseling for international students; comprehensive orientation for new international students; recruitment; educational programs; special activity programming; and ongoing support for the specific needs of international students.
The University participates in formal exchange programs—for both faculty and students—with distinguished colleges and universities overseas. An ongoing program of intensive courses in ESL is offered by Western's English as a Second Language (WESL) Institute for non-native English speakers.
The Center sponsors many programs that promote cross-cultural understanding, such as the Conversation Partners program for international students and American partners; International Neighbors program, in which American families offer friendship and hospitality to international students; Coffee, Culture and Conversation, in which global issues are discussed in a social setting; and Cultural Cafés, where international students share cuisine and information from their home countries.
Counseling Center
The University Counseling Center (UCC) on the Macomb campus provides personal counseling, study skills assistance, and career counseling services to students. Some students seek assistance for common life problems (i.e. relationships, stress, etc.), while others seek treatment for a mental health condition (i.e. depression, anxiety, etc.). Personal counseling services include individual counseling, couples counseling, and group counseling. Sessions are confidential and free of charge to currently enrolled WIU students. In addition, a number of educational programs are offered throughout the year and an education resource library is available. A relaxation room, which includes a massage chair and a stress-reducing computer program, is accessible for student use. Vocational, psychological, and learning assessments are available, as well as consultation services for students, family, faculty, and staff members.
The UCC is accredited by the International Association of Counseling Services. All staff counselors hold master or doctoral level degrees and are certified and/or licensed in their respective disciplines. For more information, call (309) 298-2453 or visit wiu.edu/student_services/ucc/.
Cultural Programs
Outstanding concerts, lectures, dramatic presentations, films, and dance events by nationally known performers are presented on campus by the Bureau of Cultural Affairs and the University Union Board. All students are admitted free or at a reasonable charge upon presenting their student identification cards. Students may also participate in musical, dramatic, and debate productions for stage, radio, and closed-circuit television by joining one of several University groups. Opportunities to view local, national, and international art exhibits are available at the University Art Gallery and the University Union. These exhibits are changed monthly and admission to the galleries is free. Also see Multicultural Services.
The Multicultural Center houses the Casa Latina Cultural Center, the Gwendolyn Brooks Cultural Center, and the Women's Center. Four themed lounges are featured, representing the diversity of the cultural centers and the international community. This is the first building on campus constructed to LEED 2.2 Silver criteria, which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. The building's design is complete with a grass roof, energy-efficient lighting, geothermal heating and cooling, and recyclable materials like bamboo flooring.
Disability Resource Center
Western Illinois University is committed to equity, social justice, and diversity. To that end, the Disability Resource Center (DRC) collaborates with faculty and staff to facilitate student inclusion and ensure accessibility to University programs for students with disabilities. Students experiencing issues with access or who are interested in accommodations, such as alternative testing accommodations, sign language interpreters, text conversion services (i.e. Braille, electronic, enlarged), and note-taking assistance, should contact the DRC at (309) 298-2512 or email@example.com. For more information visit wiu.edu/drc.
Go West Transit
Go West Transit provides students with safe, convenient transportation from their nearby residences to campus and with service to the entire Macomb community. Carrying almost 2 million riders per year, Go West provides students with a reliable, low-cost, fare-free public transportation system. For more information, call (309) 575-3333 or visit wiu.edu/student_services/go_west/.
Medical Services
Beu Health Center, located on campus, provides medical services (consultation and treatment) for students and their spouses or domestic partners. The Health Center has its own pharmacy, laboratory, and x-ray facility.
Clinical services include diagnosis and treatment of acute illness/injury; diagnosis of chronic illness with appropriate referral; assistance in the management of chronic illness; immunizations; allergy injections; TB testing; diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections; and gynecological services. The Health Center also provides limited psychiatric services.
Fees are charged for office visits and some services such as medications, x-rays, allergy shots, immunizations, laboratory tests, and certain office procedures. Payment is expected at the time of service. Services can be charged to a student account or paid for with cash, check, or MasterCard/VISA. Students who carry WIU Student Health Insurance will have their claims automatically filed for reimbursement. Charges will be applied to the student's University account at the time of services and then reimbursed to the student account if covered. Students will be responsible for any charges remaining after reimbursement. Beu Health Center does not file claims to third party insurance carriers. However, they will provide students with access to the necessary documentation needed for filing claims with outside insurance providers.
Multicultural Services
Located in the Multicultural Center building are the Gwendolyn Brooks Cultural Center, Casa Latina Cultural Center, and the Women's Center. The centers provide a variety of multicultural services, including special facilities and programs to serve the unique needs of African American, Hispanic American, and international students. In addition, the Women's Center promotes gender equity through education, support, and advocacy to respond to issues affecting female students, faculty, and staff, as well as the community and society.
Among the variety of diverse multicultural services provided at the centers are recruiting activities; academic support services; cultural and fine arts events; social and recreational activities; speakers; financial assistance counseling; job placement opportunities; and fundraising events for minority student groups. Also, several performing groups in dance, theatre, and music are sponsored by the centers throughout the year. The centers are committed to helping the campus community develop a multicultural and multiracial society that promotes gender equity and equal opportunities that are not based on race, creed, sex, economic status, or position in life. Also see Cultural Programs.
Parking Services
The Office of Parking Services provides services related to vehicle usage and control on campus. The office issues parking permits; regulates parking lot use; enforces parking rules and regulations; plans, maintains, and paves parking lots; controls the placement and maintenance of traffic signs; and provides emergency motorist assistance, including battery assists, unlocking cars, emergency gasoline refueling, and inflating tires. All vehicles using campus facilities must have either a permanent or temporary parking permit displayed on the vehicle during specified times, except when the vehicle is parked at a parking meter. The office is located in Mowbray Hall, (309) 298-1921.
Public Safety
The Office of Public Safety is a multifaceted organization, providing police, safety, and parking services to the community. These services include criminal investigations, traffic enforcement, medical transport and care, fire and crime prevention, safety programs, escort services, key control, motorist assistance, and other miscellaneous activities related to the safety and well-being of University faculty, staff, students, and visitors. The office is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, year round. All police officers are fully sworn law enforcement officers in the State of Illinois and have full jurisdiction at the University and in the surrounding county. The office provides students emergency medical services with qualified emergency medical technicians on staff. The office also provides safety escorts from one campus location to another, from dusk to dawn, year round. The office is located in Mowbray Hall, (309) 298-1949, emergency 911.
Students may register for classes using the Student/Alumni Records System (STARS) available at wiu.edu/stars. For more information, contact the Registrar's Office, Sherman Hall 110, (309) 298-1891 or wiu.edu/registrar.
Student Judicial Programs
Student Judicial Programs promotes responsible individual and group behavior. This office informs students and organizations of their rights and responsibilities through publication of the Code of Student Conduct. Student Judicial Programs staff coordinate the disciplinary review process in response to allegations of misconduct and offer mediation services to students in conflict. This office maintains student disciplinary records and completes law school, transfer applications, and other background clearance forms. For more information, call (309) 298-2436.
Student Legal Services
A licensed practicing attorney represents students charged with traffic and misdemeanor offenses in McDonough County Circuit Court and is available to help guide students with court matters outside the county. In addition, the attorney provides legal advice and counseling for a variety of issues, including city ordinance violations, landlord/tenant conflicts, consumer problems, small claims court, and rental lease questions. No fees are charged for these services. For more information, or for directions to the office, call (309) 298-1003.
University Technology
University Technology (uTech) administers computer resources used by students and faculty for research and instruction. Computers connected to the campus network are available in most instructional and residential buildings on both the Macomb and Quad Cities campuses. Wireless access is available in all academic buildings and in residence halls.
WIU provides more than 1,800 computers for use in 42 labs, 43 teaching facilities, and 20 computer resource centers throughout campus. The University also provides access to numerous software packages, the Internet, e-mail, campus information systems, and other resources. Students have access to Macintosh and Windows-compatible computers, scanners, laser printers, CD/DVD readers/writers, and Storage Area Network (SAN) accessible data storage. Thumb drives or jump drives may also be used in many labs and computer resource centers.
Major computer labs are staffed by trained student personnel and are available for student use in Stipes, Horrabin, Memorial, and Morgan halls and at the Quad Cities Riverfront building. Residence hall students in Macomb may use student-staffed labs in each hall complex, including two 24-hour labs, while late-night access is available for off-campus students in the Lincoln-Washington-Grote Hall complex. Internet access is available in all residence hall rooms, including graduate and family housing.
Each student is provided a WIU e-mail account, space to create a personal homepage, network attached data storage, and access to mainframe services. The uTech Support Center in Stipes Hall 126 provides computing documentation, one-on-one assistance, general information, optical scanning of answer sheets for test scoring and questionnaire analysis, and solves problems with student accounts.
Personal computer and software products are discounted and available for students, faculty, and staff for demo and purchase through the uTech Computer Store, located in the University Union Concourse on the Macomb campus. The uTech Computer Store can be contacted at (309) 298-1127.
For technical assistance, contact the uTech Support Center at (309) 298-2704, email@example.com, or visit Western's Knowledgebase at wiu.edu/kb.
Western Illinois University Foundation
The mission of the WIU Foundation is to maximize private support for Western Illinois University to assist in advancing its core values of academic excellence, educational opportunity, personal growth, and social responsibility. Private support enables Western Illinois University to enhance educational opportunities for its students and advance its mission of empowering students, faculty and staff to lead dynamic and diverse communities.
Private support from alumni, faculty and staff, businesses, foundations, and friends has become a necessary part of University operations. Currently, the State of Illinois supplies less than half of Western's appropriated/general revenue budget. Over the past five years, the WIU Foundation has been able to provide some $30 million in gifts, grants, and endowment-generated earnings in support of the University.
The effect of these gifts is clearly visible in every aspect of university life, every day, on both campuses. The WIU Foundation's fundraising efforts are focused on Western's commitment to providing accessible, high quality educational programs and financial support for our students.For more information, or to make a gift, visit wiu.edu/giving.
Western's English as a Second Language Institute
Western's English as a Second Language (WESL) Institute is part of the Center for International Studies and provides an intensive program in academic English for international students who are preparing to enter an American college or university. WESL Institute is accredited by the Commission on English Language Program Accreditation (CEA). The WESL curriculum is designed and taught by a professional faculty to prepare students academically, socially, and culturally for success as university students.
The English as a Second Language Program is offered during the spring, summer, and fall semesters. It consists of three levels of instruction: foundation, intermediate, and university preparation. Upon arrival, students take the WESL Placement Test and are placed in the appropriate level.
Full-time students attend classes a minimum of 20 hours per week. The curriculum integrates academic content with real-life skill building in English, combining textbook lessons and teacher-written materials with opportunities for integrated language practice. WESL has a multimedia computer lab and a wide range of interactive software. Successful students study at each level for a semester. The WESL program consists of two 16-week semesters and an eight-week summer session, all of which follow the WIU academic calendar.
Students at WESL Institute have access to all University events and facilities. Services of the Center for International Studies are available to WESL students, including assistance with immigration matters.Specific English-language requirements for prospective students can be found under the "Admission of International Students" section.
Writing Center
The University Writing Center provides a wide range of across-the-curriculum writing assistance services to students, faculty, and staff at no cost. The Writing Center is staffed by highly qualified graduate and undergraduate students. Consulting services are available for career and academic writing at all stages of the writing process. For more information, contact (309) 298-2815 or visit wiu.edu/uwc.


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Ex-Lions wideout Titus Young arrested again
LOS ANGELES — Former Lions wide receiver Titus Young has been arrested again — this time for battery.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says Young was arrested July 9 on suspicion of felony battery with serious bodily injury for an alleged altercation with another man.
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Details weren't released.
He's jailed on $105,000 bail. An after-hours call Monday to his attorney, Brian Hurwitz, wasn't immediately returned.
The 24-year-old Young was arrested a day before he was supposed to appear in Orange County court, where he's pleaded not guilty to 11 charges stemming from a May break-in at a San Clemente home.
Young has had a series of other arrests.
His father has said Young's personality changed after he sustained a concussion during his 2011 rookie year. The Lions released him last year.


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When I was in fourth grade, Santa (my mom) dropped Ultimate Hip Hop Party 1998 in my stocking. He (she) probably shouldn't have done that because there was some really profane stuff on there. For example, "Doin' It" by LL Cool J. But there was also this classic track by Monica.
The "The Boy is Mine" days are long over, but Monica is still around, making music. And starring in reality TV shows. This track was what brought her into our collective consciousnesses. It's still just as good today.


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Those taking modest pay hikes but delivering handsome stock returns basked in the admiration of the investment community, while those who pulled in megabucks for measly performances were raked over the coals.
But in 2001, when terrorist attacks jolted the nation, battering an already flagging economy and sending the wobbly stock market into a brief tailspin, some of the would-be angels look a little rumpled and some would-be rogues look fairly reasonable.
Some of the Chicago-area chief executives faring best in a Tribune analysis of pay-for-performance last year did so because their cash pay was slashed when they missed financial performance goals, even as their stock performed well on investor expectations of better days ahead.
And a number of those faring poorly say the disparity between their pay and performance in 2001 will come home to roost in 2002, in the form of bonuses that will be slashed or eliminated based on year-earlier performance.
To be sure, pay appears out of sync with performance in some cases, without any adjustment in sight. But overall, pay-for-performance appears to be the modus operandi in many corporate suites, both here and nationally.
"A large group of CEOs, if not the supermajority, then certainly a majority, seem to be playing by the rules," said Patrick McGurn, director of corporate programs at Institutional Shareholder Services in Rockville, Md.
"Boards adopted standards, at least on short-term cash compensation, and many didn't change them when the market turned south, and the economy did as well."
Shifting compensation
Of course, some did shift the ground rules, McGurn said, finding alternative ways to keep their top executives enriched. And they are likely to get an earful from investors.
And there are cases in which CEOs appear to share the pain by taking cuts in salary and bonus, only to receive mammoth stock option grants, which can pay huge sums down the road if stock prices rise, he noted.
Overall, "pay has not gone down as much as performance has," said Nell Minow, editor of The Corporate Library, a Web site that analyzes executive compensation.
"Go figure--who would've predicted that one?" she quipped.
Still, many top executives in Chicago are taking cuts in cash pay as their corporate performance falters.
Several of the CEOs who ranked best on the Tribune's pay-for-performance analysis--which compares rankings of stock return and change in cash compensation--fall into this category. And some of last year's worst performers are some of this year's best--and vice versa.
Top-ranked Neil Nicastro, head of Midway Games Inc., received no bonus and opted to take no salary in fiscal 2001, the second consecutive year that the company operated at a loss. He received some cash compensation from retirement plan accruals, but in lieu of salary, he took 300,000 stock options.
His pay package had called for a bonus of 2 percent of pretax profits.
"It's crystal clear: You make money, you get paid," said company spokesman Miguel Iribarren.
Investors, meanwhile, were pushing up the stock price on optimism that the company's transition to home video games from arcade games will begin to pay off.
Similarly, Stuart Scott, chief executive at Jones Lang LaSalle in 2001, saw his bonus evaporate when a slump in the cyclical real estate services industry led to earnings that were flat from a year-earlier and well below the firm's target for 2001.
"That killed my bonus, and quite appropriately so," Scott said. "The recession last year, which we hadn't counted on, and then Sept. 11--those things weren't our fault, but they caused us to miss our numbers.
"Some companies, if they don't think it's the CEO's fault, they pay him anyway," said Scott, who ranked fifth-best on pay-for-performance. "We don't believe in that."
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But other local companies view it somewhat differently, with no apologies.
At Des Plaines-based United Stationers Inc., Chief Executive Randall Larrimore wasn't slated to receive a bonus because the company missed its earnings-per-share targets. But the board of directors opted to give him a discretionary bonus of $300,000, less than half the previous year's amount.
"While we didn't hit the earnings-per-share target that was part of the incentive plan, the economy and a lot of things impacted that," Larrimore said. His cash package fell 16 percent, and his company's stock was up 40 percent, ranking him third-best on pay-for-performance.
"The board ended up giving me a bonus, a discretionary bonus ... in respect of other financial results," he said. Specifically, the board cited improvements in working capital and share price, and leadership in a corporate restructuring.
Another of the CEOs at the top of the list, George Bayly of Ivex Packaging Corp., took a pay cut while his stock was up nearly 74 percent. In 2000, he was near the bottom of the list, with a nearly 50 percent raise, while the stock crept slightly higher.
At the other end of the spectrum, some CEOs whose pay hikes were high relative to stock performance in 2001 said they will pay the piper in 2002.
Melvyn Bergstein, chief executive at DiamondCluster International Inc., ranked second-worst on the pay-for-performance measure, because his cash pay in the company's fiscal year ending March 31, 2001, rose 6.1 percent, while the company's shares plummeted.
Bad timing
The dot-com crash caused the technology consulting firm's business to fall off considerably in calendar 2001, leading to employee pay cuts and furloughs. And for fiscal 2002, Bergstein said he will not get a bonus and his overall cash pay will drop 66 percent, to $277,343.
"Basically, what you've got here is a timing issue," he said. "You can't react instantaneously."
Timing also was an issue at insurance companies Aon Corp. and Old Republic International Corp., spokesmen said.
Pay packages for A.C. Zucaro of Old Republic and Patrick Ryan of Aon are based on performance in the preceding fiscal year, so pay levels for 2001, a weak year in the industry with soft stock prices, were based on performance in 2000. Zucaro was the top performer on last year's list, with a 37 percent pay cut, while share price more than doubled.
But the industry's difficulties in 2001 will come home to roost in 2002 pay packages, with Aon's compensation committee already deciding against awarding bonuses.
"Absolutely, we pay on performance at Aon," said a company spokesman.
The executive whose pay hike was biggest relative to stock performance was William Foote of USG Corp., which entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in June because of asbestos-related litigation.
Foote's cash pay spiked because he received a retention bonus to replace stock-based compensation that became worthless when share prices plunged after the bankruptcy filing.
Without an adequate retention program in place, competitors and others would cherry-pick the company's top talent, the company has said.
Naperville-based Nicor Chief Executive Thomas L. Fisher ranked third-worst on pay-for-performance, but a company spokesman said pay is pegged to more than stock appreciation.
"The stock performance is just one component of Mr. Fisher's pay," said spokesman Mark Knox, noting the compensation committee also considers leadership abilities, community activities and industry pay levels, among other things.
Tribune staff reporters Thomas A. Corfman, Melita Marie Garza, Bruce Japsen, Rob Kaiser and James P. Miller contributed to this report.


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Last night I went to see "Race to Nowhere". I highly recommend it. Yes, it's another documentary about our troubled school systems, but this one was made by a mother, not an Academy Award winning director. The focus is on the stress engendered by a system that is more about competing and test-taking than it is about understanding and learning. The consequences on kids range from depression to drop-out to suicide. One line from the movie that sums it up comes from a student who, after she passed her AP French test, said, "Good. Now I never have to speak French again." Another sentiment that captures the film's major gripe was that high school has become more about the college application than college.
I asked my high school senior to come along so I could get her take on the film. She clapped long and hard at the end and was in major agreement with the film. She thought the movie could have spent more time on college guidance counselors as the pressure point for all this. That is somewhat autobiographical for her--she chose not to take Art instead of AP History against her counselor's advice that she needed the AP class to get into a top tier school. My daughter wants to be a pastry chef and has already been accepted to her school of choice.
On the way home we turned on the radio to hear the precise part of the State of the Union address when the President was discussing education. He was touting his administration's Race to the Top initiative, which the movie's title subtly mocks. He talked about being in competition with the rest of the world. He talked about the importance of high performance (which in the movie doesn't necessarily correlate with high learning...the students call it "doing school"). My daughter chuckled.
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When I walked into the classroom today, several of the students were already there exploring the second edition of Jane Eyre that our special collections librarian had brought up for them. This had really no relation at all to what I'd be working on, specifically, except that we were talking about context-building at a college level, and the second edition of Jane Eyre certainly adds a little to their context for the work.
What I hadn't expected was that the professor had to tear the students away from a spontaneous but very heated debate over the importance of the book as a physical thing vs an intangible narrative. Does it actually matter if you hold a book in your hands? Is there something about that experience that matters? Or is it simply a waste of resources and space to go about printing mass quantities of things that could exist as bytes instead?
The most vehement ebook advocate raged against "self-righteous book smellers" while the greatest advocate for printed books talked about how it was important to be able to capture pieces of history not just in the text of the novel itself but in construction and display as well. At one point I threw a wrench into the "it's economically unconscionable to ship printed material around" argument by telling them the 2 second version of ebook lending woes in libraries and the digital divide (I couldn't resist). At another point the professor and I had to step in when things got heated to the point of ad hominem attacks. It's pretty safe to say that I haven't been involved in another class where the students were passionate almost to the point of blows.
What was the resolution? We decided that it's complicated, that neither side is categorically right, but that self-righteousness doesn't get anyone very far.
Pretty interesting for a totally peripheral 10-minute piece of a library session.
(My next favorite part of the class was the audible gasp when I said "Well, if I were getting started on this assignment [on the Great Gatsby and the Jazz Age] I'd probably start with Wikipedia." Bwa-ha-ha-ha)


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Rolling hills that stretch as far as the eye goes, turquoise waters that are shockingly clear and a coastline so beautiful that it seems unreal: Kefalonia is a paradise blessed with lush valleys, pristine beaches and a mountainous interior rich in vegetation and wildlife.
The island has two main centres, Argostoli and Sami, each with its own strong local character and beautiful landscapes. Having been rebuilt after a devastating earthquake, Argostoli, the island's capital, seems relatively new, but most other locations on the island have preserved their distinctive identities.
The island is also dotted with remnants of temples, Venetian castles, Byzantine churches and secluded monasteries. As is the case with most Ionian islands, the Venetian influence is evident in Kefalonia's architecture and local cuisine, resulting in a fascinating fusion of east and west.
Agios GeorgiosA few kilometres away from Argostoli lays Agios Georgios, the island's medieval capital. An earthquake destroyed everything except the Venetian castle, which remains almost intact until this day.
Mount Ainos national parkThe national park of Mount Ainos features a rich array of flora and fauna and is home to the wild horses of Ainos. The mountain's trails are a hiker's paradise, revealing rare specimens of flowers and trees, reptiles and small animals, hidden lakes and mysterious caves, all waiting to be explored.
Assos and FiskardoThese are the island's two most picturesque villages. The seaside settlements of Assos and Fiskardo offer beautiful Venetian-influenced houses, pristine shorelines and excellent dining options that attract locals, tourists and international jet-setters alike.
Melissani caveThe cave took its name after the legend of Melissani, the nymph who drowned herself in the lake when her affections for the god Pan were turned down. Part of the cave's roof has collapsed, creating an enchanting scene as the sun illuminates the lake's turquoise waters.
Kefalonia became famous after the book (and subsequent movie) Captain Corelli's Mandolin. The world became enchanted by the island's wild beauty and mesmerising seascapes. Since then, it has attracted visitors from across the globe, including international celebrities and jet-setters, and offers the ultimate in relaxation for anyone who wishes to wind down and enjoy nature.
The island is also a hiker's heaven, with a network of mountain trails that offer breathtaking views. Aside from such natural beauty, Kefalonia has a wonderful local cuisine and fantastic locally produced wines. After dark, should you wish, you can find plenty of cosmopolitan bars for cocktails and dancing under the stars.
Kefalonia can be reached by sea or by air. There is an international airport that is served by flights from Athens and many other European cities. The island's two main ports are connected to Patra and Kilini in western Peloponnese. During summertime, there are also boats connecting Kefalonia to Astakos, Ithaca, Lefkada and Zakynthos.
Once undiscovered by foreigners, Kefalonia attracts today the world's rich and famous for its magical scenery and low-key lifestyle. As such, luxury villas in Kefalonia are not hard to come by. The Greek Villas team have created a superb collection of private holiday villas to rent that range from ultra-stylish havens that offer perfect isolation to luxury villas with a swimming pool where guests can relax and enjoy the beauty of the island, with peace and privacy, while being within very easy reach of the island's livelier parts.


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Wings wrote:As far as Houston relaying 'real time' trajectory-telemetry data to the Moon Landing Astronaut-Pilot who was piloting the Landing-
If it had been 'real', what time lag would have been expected for this?
Sensors in the Landing Module, broadcasting telemetry/velocity/altitude/descent data to Houston, Houston processes data, interprets it, proved technitions with results, technitions then advise whoever is talking to the Astronaut-Pilot, time for that signal to reach Astronaut Pilot..?
How long a delay would we suppose all this ought to have been?
Considering the fact that rockets couldn't have carried the lander to the moon in the first place, your questions are irrelevant.


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GREAT YARMOUTH, England — Garry Bagnell is cruising down an English country road when his beeper lights up with a bulletin. A shorelark — a distinctive bird with yellow and black markings — took a wrong turn somewhere over Norway and is getting its bearings on a beach an hour's drive north.
Time to step on the gas.
"I need that bird, I need it," said Bagnell, a 46-year-old accountant and hard-core practitioner of British twitching, or extreme — and extremely competitive — bird-watching. "When a bird you haven't seen drops, you've got to chase it. That's going to bring me up to 300 [different species] spotted for the year. You don't understand how competitive this is. For some people, this is life and death."
Beyond these shores, the world of bird-watching may be a largely gentle place ruled by calm, binocular-toting souls who patiently wait for their reward. But in Britain, it can be a truly savage domain, a nest of intrigue, fierce rivalries and legal disputes. Fluttering somewhere between sport and passion, it can leave in its path a grim tableau of ruined marriages, traffic chaos and pride, both wounded and stoked.
This is the wild, wild world of British twitching.
Britain isn't the only place that has hatched a culture of fierce bird-watching. In the United States, book-turned-Hollywood-film "The Big Year" chronicled the quest of three men vying in long-held American competitions to spot the most number of species in a single year. Nevertheless, observers say the intensity of the rivalries and the relative size of the twitching community here — which numbers in the thousands — have singled out British birders as some of the most relentless in the world.
One of the fiercest rivalries, for instance, pits Bagnell's former mentor and now nemesis, Lee Evans, against 41-year-old grocer Adrian Webb. Evans, 53, dubs himself the "judge, jury and executioner" of British bird-watching and keeps his own twitcher rankings.
To take on the master, Webb took 12 months off from work in 2000, spending $22,000 and driving 88,000 miles to break Evans's record of 386 species of birds seen on the British Isles in one year. They trash-talk on the birding circuit like prize fighters.
Evans "is a bit of a strange bloke," said Webb, who is known to drop his grocer's apron and turn on a dime to chase a rare bird and claims to have broken Evans's record in 2000. "He doesn't like people who he thinks are a threat to him. If someone has seen more birds than him, he doesn't like it. If someone sees a bird that he hasn't, he doesn't like that, either."
Evans — a figure so polarizing on the birding circuit that his name is routinely smeared on rivals' blogs and in online forums — does not recognize Webb's claim to the title.
Over the years, Evans has wracked up big legal bills defending himself against allegations of slander for allegedly undercounting the tallies of rivals and questioning whether they've actually seen all the birds they claim.
He dismissively calls Webb a "checkbook birder" — one of those who will spend any sum to reach birds spotted even on distant islands miles off the British coast. Evans also insists that he has been the victim of underhanded tricks, citing an incident when he was racing to see a rare bird in Scotland. He had lined up a plane to take him to a sighting on a remote island only to find that a group of rival birders had stuffed the palm of his pilot "with a few extra quid" to take them instead.
"In America, bird-watching is still mostly a pastime," said Evans, who is on his fourth marriage and blames his divorces partly on his obsession with twitching. "But in Britain, bird-watching can be bitter. It can be real nasty business."
A term coined in the 1960s to describe the jaw-rattling sound of chasing after rare birds on rumbling motorbikes, "twitchers" are narrowly defined as bird-watchers willing to drop everything to chase a sighting. More broadly, it includes those who make their way to see a bird within a few days of an urgent bulletin.
Such bulletins are typically sent out by services such as the Rare Bird Alert, which obtains its information in real time from a vast network of bird-watchers across Britain. Once notified of a sighting, the service issues urgent messages to its 21,000 subscribers via pay-by-the-month pagers and smartphone apps.
In one of dozens of similar scenes of "twitcher madness" here, local police were forced to cordon off streets after hundreds of desperate bird-watchers descended on a suburban home in Hampshire last year when a rare Spanish sparrow fluttered into somebody's garden.
For a mostly male sport with an average age over 50, however, twitching can also tempt fate. In October, a top British twitcher, Tim Lawman, had a heart attack while on the trail of a Radde's warbler in Hampshire. "It was a new bird for him, and in all the excitement of rushing to see it, he just keeled over and died," Evans said.
A popular smartphone app to help British birders is being advertised as an essential tool when "there have even been recent cases of violent clashes between bird watchers as people desperately try to get the very best spots." In 2009, Bagnell said, he and other twitchers were aghast when two elderly rivals on the circuit went for each other's throats. "One was saying he'd seen a bird, and the other said he didn't believe him," Bagnell said.
Though most twitchers are bird-lovers, the sport is mostly about the chase. Bagnell, for instance, drove 90 minutes and searched the ground for a half-hour before he spotted the coy shorelark in beach scrub. He eyed it for a few moments before tweeting his find, then moved on. "I've got another bird to get three hours away," he said.
The most unfortunate twitchers race many miles to spot a bird only to find that their flighty subjects have flown off — a bummer known in the twitching world as a "dip." One of the most infamous dips came as Webb pursued a long-tailed shrike in the Outer Hebrides off mainland Scotland. The boat he and 12 others had hired died in choppy waters, forcing a daring rescue by Her Majesty's Coastguard. "We were worried for our lives for a bit, but we were more worried about not seeing this bird," he said.
Within the world of twitching, there are countless rankings — lifetime lists, annual lists, semiofficial lists, slightly more official lists. Such rankings are partly predicated on evidence. When you saw that velvet scoter wading in Wales, were there witnesses? How about photographs? If not, claims all come down to trust.
Many see twitching as an outcrop of the British fascination with "spotting" things — most notoriously, trainspotting, a hobby that involves the obsessive pursuit of seeing as many locomotives with your own eyes as humanly possible. But others say it may simply be a case of boys who refuse to grow up.
"Years ago, British boys used to spend their childhoods collecting birds' eggs — now you wouldn't dream of doing such a thing," said Brian Egan, manager of the Rare Bird Alert. "But what they can do as adults is chase sightings of rare birds. So that's what they do."
Karla Adam contributed to this report.


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We can't say we were surprised to see that Carrie Underwood had ditched her form-fitting Roberto Cavalli number for a princess-y silver gown to perform her song "Blown Away" at the Grammys Sunday night. When glowing paisley details began to unscroll across her full skirt, however? We definitely didn't see that coming.
"We wanted it to be artful and dramatic," Underwood told reporters backstage. "I just like to stand still and sing sometimes, so this seemed like the best way I could do that and still create something visually attention-capturing." On the technology behind it, she was a little more tight-lipped, saying "I guess I probably shouldn't tell my secret, should I?" — but luckily, we've already got the inside info.
To perform the song that won her best solo country performance, the superstar donned a custom Theia gown designed specifically for the vivid light show. The line's creative director Don O'Neill sourced fabric for the 4 feet 5 inches-wide skirt that had to be approved by both Underwood's stylist, Trish Townsend, as well as the video team creating the special effects.
With only three days to create the gown, O'Neill's team worked around the clock, stitching together 10 yards of Duchesse satin, 100 yards of tulle and crinoline and thousands of Swarovski crystals onto the bodice. Meanwhile, the production team created the effects that were projected onto her gown, including sparkling stars, rose petals and butterflies.
And was all that work worth it? Judging by your overwhelmingly positive reactions on Twitter, absolutely. And O'Neill was thrilled with the result too, especially because he took the line's name from the Greek goddess of light. "There couldn't be a more perfect opportunity to fuse light in a literal sense with one of my gowns," he says in a statement, "and have it showcased on a national stage by Carrie Underwood, the first celebrity to wear a Theia dress four years ago when we launched."
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In fact, Stand for Children's $175,000 check represents the largest single contribution to a legislative candidate – other than from a caucus leader, party organization or candidate loans to themselves – since contribution records were put online 16 years ago. It's probably a good bet that the group's contribution to Higgins is the single largest "outside" legislative campaign check in modern Illinois history.
Yet Stand for Children has received almost zero press coverage. Fox Chicago followed up on a story I wrote earlier this month, but that's it, even though the group has contributed $650,000 to rank and file legislative candidates since Oct. 4.
Republicans had hoped to receive nearly all of the group's prodigious contributions this fall, but the majority of its money went to six Democrats. Rep. Jehan Gordon (D-Peoria) received a $100,000 check. State Reps. Bob Flider, Mark Walker and Keith Farnham and Sen. Toi Hutchinson have all received $50,000 contributions, as well as House Democratic candidate Daniel Biss. Three Republicans received money from the group.
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan met with the group after hearing what it was up to, said his spokesman. Madigan can be a very persuasive man.
Huge contributions have been the norm in Illinois for decades. Usually, though, when we see big checks run through the system we have a general idea what the group wants. So far, though, Stand for Children has not established any sort of public presence here. There have been no editorial board visits or public relations blitzes. Their campaign finance filings show that their money is coming from their parent organization, which doesn't have to list its contributors. So we really don't know who is actually bankrolling this group.
After several tries, the organization did send me a flier about how it intends to "Improve Illinois Public Schools."
"Our vision is to dramatically increase improvement for all Illinois children by building a powerful, independent, statewide voice asking that we make what's best for public school children the center of all education policy," the flier states.
Um, OK, but what do they want? They say they want to "redefine" teacher tenure so that it is a "benefit that is earned and kept based on high expectations and student achievement." Their website indicates that the group strongly backs testing to gauge achievement. And they appear to want to apply those test results to teachers. They also want to make sure that administrators and teachers have "exhausted every possible avenue during contract negotiations before resorting to a strike." Details about how they would do that were not available.
"Certainly, any time you see a new group not from Illinois dropping significant dollar amounts into legislative races, it does raise some red flags," said a spokesperson for the Illinois Federation of Teachers. "Where is their money coming from, who is funding them, what are their objectives? We're certainly curious to see what their agenda is."
While they don't seem to be explicitly saying so, it looks like the group is taking advantage of a peculiar situation in Illinois politics.
The two teachers unions are furious at legislators for voting for a major pension reform bill, so many of those incumbents are not receiving the unions' endorsements. Plus, the unions' contributions, along with everybody else's, will be capped at a much lower level starting Jan. 1, and that could hinder their influence.
The thinking is that Stand for Children is now filling a unique void created by the relative lack of teacher contributions.
But that theory doesn't totally hold up. For instance, Rep. Farnham and Sen. Hutchinson were both endorsed by the IEA. And Rep. Flider has sponsored three bills making it easier for teachers to receive tenure more quickly.
However, if Speaker Madigan retains the majority and the group continues to, um, "stand" with his candidates and the unions refuse to step up, it's possible that we could see a significant education reform push next year. Stay tuned.
Rich Miller publishes Capitol Fax, a daily political newsletter, and thecapitolfaxblog.com.


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A copperhead does not have rattles but may shake its tail in
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2014 Outdoor: Won a silver medal for the high jump at the 2014 America East Outdoor Championships at Vermont after clearing 2.04m (6'8.25")… Cleared a career-best 2.07m (6'9.5") to place third at the Mason Spring Invitational and meet the standard for the IC4A Championships… Finished tied for 11th at the IC4A meet at Princeton after clearing 2.04m (6'8.25")… Shared the top spot in the event at the Big Dawg Invitational at UMBC Stadium after clearing 1.90m (6'2.75")… Named to the America East Honor Roll.
2013-14 Indoor: Finished tied for sixth in the high jump at the 2014 America East Indoor Championships after clearing 1.96m (6'4.25")… Cleared a season-best height of 2.01m (6'7.00") while finishing in second at the season-opening Bison Opener at Bucknell… Also placed second in the event at the Armory Collegiate Invitational and the Rider/Lafayette Winter Games.
2013 Outdoor: Qualified for the IC4A Championships with a career-best high jump leap of 2.04m (6'8.25") at the George Mason Invitational… His height ranks fifth in the UMBC record book… Won a bronze medal in the event at the 2013 America East Championships by clearing 1.99m (6'6.25").
2012-13 Indoor: Recorded his best high jump, 2.00m (6'6.75"), during a sixth-place finish at the Penn State Relays… Finished fourth in the event at the 2013 America East Indoor Championships by clearing 1.99m (6'6.25")… Earned his top placing, second, at the Bison Opener of Dec. 1, 2012.
2012 Outdoor: Placed 11th in the high jump at the Duke Invitational with a leap up 1.94m (6'4.25").
2011-12 Indoor: Won a silver medal in the high jump for the second year in a row at the America East Championships... Recorded a personal-best leap of 2.04m (6' 8.25") to move into fourth all-time in school history... He later tied this when placing tenth at the IC4A meet... Won the high jump event at the season-opening Bison Opener and finished second at the Lafayette/Rider Winter Games.
2011 Outdoor: Earned a silver medal in the high jump, 2.00m (6'6.75"), at his first career America East Championship competition…Tied for first, 1.89m (6'2.25"), in the high jump at the Bison Outdoor Classic.
2010-11 Indoor: Earned a bronze medal in the high jump, 2.04m (6'8.25"), at his first career America East championships… Won the high jump competition, 1.99m (6'6.25"), at the 10th Annual Gulden Relays...Tied for first, 2.01m (6'7"), in the high jump at the Bison Opener... Finished second overall, 1.99m (6'6.25"), at the Lafayette/Rider winter games.
Background: Voted First-Team All-County by the Frederick News Post & The Gazette in 2010… Earned First-Team All-Conference honors in the triple jump… Was the Maryland 4A state champion in the high jump in 2010… Help lead Thomas Johnson High School to two straight Maryland Indoor and Outdoor state championships in 2009 and 2010… Member of the Honor Roll all throughout high school as well a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Son of Ramatoulie and Abdoulie Drammeh… Has two sisters, Fatou and Mariam… Majoring in visual arts… Born May 3, 1992.


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