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Steigen Arctic wilderness outdoor adventure (NOVEMber)
If you like to explore nature with superb surroundings like impressive mountains, waterfalls, forests, fjords and beaches, then this adventurous trip might be the one for you. We travel with our 4x4 to a variety of wilderness areas and nature reserves. This region, named Steigen in northern Norway, covers 1000 km2 and most of it is pure nature, and it is all quite remote. We will go out hiking, snowshoeing, kayaking and wildlife spotting. The coastline with its mountains is impressive, and we plan some great boat trips. Also, hikes to the summits of mountains are on the menu. This outdoor adventure is one of our most popular ones! You will explore a great variety of landscapes and do a lot of different outdoor activities. Costs are 1275 Euro (9 days).
This outdoor adventure is (also) perfect for first-time Norway travellers. You will explore all kind of typical Norwegian landscapes like scenic fjords, jagged mountains and much more. We travel to remote places in the Arctic wilderness and it is awesome here for shooting pictures.
Facts, dates, costs and general information
Here are the facts of this outdoor adventure. Feel free to contact us if you have questions or if you want to discuss your plans. Check also our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for answers on general questions.
Dates and booking information
4 November 2019 - 12 November 2019 (9 days) or
22 November 2019 - 30 November 2019 (9 days)
Name: STEIGEN ARCTIC WILDERNESS OUTDOOR ADVENTURE NOVEMBER
Booking code: DUTCH11A (starting 4 November 2019)
Booking code: DUTCH11D (starting 22 November 2019)
This outdoor adventure is also organised in other months. Snow conditions are the best in the period November to April. Northern lights are visible in the period September to April. The period of the midnight sun is from the end of May until the end of July. The polar night is from the beginning of December until the beginning of January. Choose a month and check the details.
The costs of joining this outdoor adventure is 1275 Euro.
Flights and transfers are not included. Daily expenses like food, drinks, diesel and rental fee of some cabins are shared among the participants and the staff. See FAQ for more details.
LOCATION and how to get there
This trip starts and ends in a small fishing village named Helnessund in the municipality of Steigen (Nordland) in the north of Norway. There is a good ferry connection from Bodø. This fast ferry (hurtigbat in Norwegian) takes you in approximately 1 hour from Bodø to Helnessund. Daily departures in the afternoon, check the timetable here. It is a 20 minute walk from the airport to the harbor in the city center where the ferry departs.
The nearest airport is Bodø. You can take a domestic flight from Oslo for instance or enjoy a 17 hours train ride from Oslo. Check nsb.no for more information about travelling by train. The so called minipris ticket can be an economic way to travel (only online available and you have to buy it well in advance).
We recommend that you arrive 1 day before the start of this outdoor adventure in Bodo and take some time to acclimatise and get rid of travel stress and work stress. We can give you suggestions for hostels or hotels in Bodo if you like.
This outdoor adventure is suitable for people on beginner, intermediate and advanced level of outdoor experience. We always check if you match with other people that have booked. If you like to learn more about the level of this trip and what skills you need, take a look here....
You will stay overnight on our expedition ship (our basecamp), in (mountain) cabins, expedition tents and a tipi tent (with wood stove in colder periods).
Upgrade accommodation
If you like to upgrade to more luxury or to more privacy on days, that we are not in mountain cabins or remote areas we can offer shared rooms, private rooms or an apartment in a nearby seaside inn. Prices are from approximately 35 Euro per night per person.
Yes, currently available
Number of participants: Max 8
We like to have an international team for this outdoor adventure. Also suitable for solo travelers.
Ask us for arrangements for larger groups or alternative dates.
This outdoor adventure is one of our most popular ones, because of the variety of activities and sceneries.
Great hiking and outdoor trip for people that like to explore remote nature areas that are not often visited. We will hike through a variety of landscapes. Superb beaches, impressive fjords, dramatic mountains, coastal trails and dense forests are main ingredients of this outdoor adventure.
Superb trip if you like to observe the northern lights.
If mountain hiking and camp with tents is new for you, then we will teach you everything you need to know.
Very interesting spots to do some paddling with our kayaks. We teach you the basics if you do not have kayak experience.
This outdoor adventure takes place in areas that are off-the-beaten-track.
gear and preparations
This outdoor adventure is organized north of the Arctic Circle. So, you need warm clothing, good shoes and outdoor gear like sleeping bags and more. You receive a detailed packing list after you made your booking. This packing list tells you about the things you need to have and also gives you a lot of practical information. In case you do not have all the gear or if you do not want to invest, you can rent gear from us, like backpacks, sleeping mattresses, snowshoes and more.
The municipality of Steigen (1000 km2) is located in the north of Norway just above the Arctic Circle. We find here excellent beaches, jagged mountains, dense forests, wild valleys, waterfalls and coastline full of fjords and islands. Nature is breathtaking. It is the perfect playground for all kind of outdoor activities and an awesome area to explore new trails, hardly visited areas and tempting mountain summits. We will take you with our land rover defender to different places and guide you safely into the Norwegian wilderness. On other days we will use our sturdy expedition vessel to remote islands and camp on sandy beaches that will remind you of the Mediterranean. We will use our hiking shoes, snowshoes and kayaks frequently to visit nature reserves and try to observe wildlife.
The period of the northern lights! We will be outside frequently in the evenings to check if the aurora borealis is visible. What about kayaking under the northern lights.....!
Map of the area
Here is a map of the area in which this outdoor adventure takes place. Take a close look and you get an idea of the natural environment, distances and possibilities.
Background information about Steigen
We like to tell you some more about the area where this expedition takes place, information about the northern lights, climate and wildlife is included.
nature of steigen
So, here is some information about the area that we explore during this trip. Steigen is 1000 km2 big and has a variety of landscapes and terrain.
The coastline
The coastline is characterized by dramatic jagged mountains that reach sea level. The coastline has many sandy beaches and very typical are the birch and pine forests that almost meet the sea. There are many islands and islets close to the shore, but also further away. The water is crystal clear and is full of life. It is a great playground for kayaking or (if you dare) some Arctic snorkeling with a drysuit. Some of the archipelagos are nature reserves or bird sanctuaries. There is also a lot of history and remains of older times. There are interesting fjords to explore and just a hike up a hill and get a view over the wide Vestfjord with the Lofoten islands in the background is a treat for your eyes and camera.
The mountains of Steigen
The mountains are steep, but there are trails that also can be done in wintertime (we take crampons or snowshoes with us). The views are magnificent and there are cozy cabins in the mountains and also in the lower areas that we can use for staying overnight. Most of the mountain lakes freeze in the winter time and offer possibilities for ice fishing.
The valleys and forests
The valleys in Steigen offer great opportunities for hikes on sea level, snowshoeing or cross-country skiing. If the temperatures are above zero the valleys can be quite wet and swampy with many small streams to cross. So hiking is quite adventurous out here. There are a lot of waterfalls and some of them will be frozen in the winter. Encounters with foxes, moose and reindeer are quite common. Pine and birch forests are inviting for a hike and we like to stay overnight in tents or (heated) tipi in wild surroundings.
Glaciers, nature reserves, and national parks
In the south of Steigen, we find the Helldalsisen glacier and this area is part of the Sjunkhatten national park. There are no roads here and the area can only be visited by boat.
Historical sites
Steigen has quite some interesting things to see of the iron age, the times of the Vikings and more recently fortifications from WWII.
observing the Northern lights
In the evening and at nighttime the northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, may be visible. We need enough solar activity, no clouds (that's an important thing because it blocks the view) and it's necessary that we frequently check outdoor. It appears at certain times in the evening or at nighttime, but we never know when. Sometimes it lasts for 10 minutes on other times it goes on for hours. Also, the strength might vary every day.
If you are serious about taking pictures then an important accessory is a tripod. So don't forget (it is on the packing list that you receive from us).
We can use our 4x4 Land Rover to go to great spots to watch the northern lights or do a hike on a hill to get a good view.
facts about the WEATHER AND CLIMATE here
The temperature in this period is just above or just below 0 degrees Celsius. The lowest temperatures are around minus 10 and the highest +8 probably. The warm Gulfstream provides a mild climate and there is not always snow along the coastline, but a few miles inland we have snow conditions. In the mountains and on the higher areas (plateaus) there is snow this time of year.
Weather changes quickly in the Arctic, so we have to be prepared for all kinds of weather. Because our plans are depending on weather conditions we make daily plans for our activities. So you need a flexible mindset and expect that the plans we make can change due to weather or road conditions.
Roads are often icy and gear like crampons or spikes are very useful. In case we have deep snow, snowshoes are needed for hiking.
Water temperatures are just above zero. So you need a drysuit for sea kayaking. You can also rent the suits from us.
wildlife in the area
There are not many people living in this area (2500 in 1000 km2) and there is a lot of wild nature. So, this makes it a perfect place for encounters with wildlife. Remember it is not a ZOO and we have to be lucky, silent and determined.
There is a huge amount of the giant sea-eagles living in Steigen and they can be spotted in the mountains and also near the coastline. We will certainly spot these amazing birds.
Moose and (wild) reindeer can be spotted in the forest, valleys and sometimes close to the beaches. While driving we have to be careful, because they can cross the roads.
Well, there is more to see for example foxes, hare, lynx, grouse, and seabirds.
Near the coast and on the islands we might see seals, otter and sometimes small whales or dolphins. When we are out on the sea with our small expedition vessel we even might see killer whales, but we have to be very lucky for that. that.
More details of things you might like to know
Here are some more details about the plans and activities for this outdoor adventure. For general questions and answers check our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Hiking and snowshoeing during this trip
We plan to do a lot of nice hikes during this trip. Some of the hikes will be on sea level, like coastal areas or valleys and some of them will be on the higher plateaus or in the mountains. We always mix trails that we walked before and new ones based on research or stories of locals. There are lot possible trails in this huge nature area, and it is easy to get remote.
The duration and level of the hikes will be tailored to your strength and endurance and that of the other participants. And of course, we take a close look at the conditions and weather forecasts.
If we have deep snow, we will use snowshoes during our hikes, and when it gets icy and slippery, we will use crampons. If snowshoeing or hiking with crampons is new for you then we teach you the basics.
You will explore different nature areas like mountains, valleys, beaches, forests and more. Some of those areas are nature reserves and are protected. We also hike in areas where there are no trails, and at times we need to cross streams or pass a waterfall.
So here is a short list of things we have in mind for this expedition. If you like to prepare a bit, then you can try to find this places on the map.
Brennsund is a remote area close to the sea with the high jagged mountains of the Brennvik massif right next to it. It can only be reached by boat!
The valley of Asjørda
Asjørda, a magnificent valley with high mountains and (frozen) waterfalls around it. A superb place for snowshoeing if there is enough snow.
Brennvika, an awesome beach with nice trails that go up in the mountains. These trails can be challenging in winter conditions. There is a very cosy mountain cabin on top, suitable for overnight stays.
Sjunkhatten national park
Sjunkhatten north is a part of the national park where the Helldalsisen glacier is located. This park with impressive fjords can only be reached by boat, and we need calm conditions to do the crossing of the fjord.
Stokvattn is a scenic lake surrounded by high mountains. In winter time we often need snowshoes to hike to the small cabin that is located close to the shoreline.
Storvatnet and Hopvatnet
Great areas to explore! The mountains and the freshwater lakes are tempting, remote and a bit far away (but the drive is breathtaking).
Kayaking along the coast of steigen
We have some seaworthy kayaks ready for you, and they are excellent for exploring the coastal areas of Steigen. So usually we will find a sheltered area to do some winter paddling in one of the archipelagos. There are fantastic places to explore with kayaks, like small islands with sandy beaches, cliffs and wrecks that are visible with low tide.
Observing wildlife
Kayaking is a great way to observe wildlife, and we can get close to seabirds or places where we can find the giant sea eagles or if we are lucky some small whales or dolphins. Otters and seals can be part of the observations if we have a windless day and a flat sea. If you are new to kayaking, we will teach you the basics and keep you dry and safe. No worries.
Camp overnight in tents and cabins
During this outdoor adventure, we will also stay overnight in cabins in valleys and higher up in the mountains. These cabins are located in wild and scenic places. The comfort level is basic. They have good wood stoves and simple cooking facilities. Usually, we have to do some wood chopping to fill up the stock. We take sleeping bags with us or a liner (some of them have already blankets). We cook inside or on fire outside.
Tents en tipi
We will also stay overnight in expedition tents or a tipi tents with wood stove.
Snow hole
If you want to taste more extreme overnight stays, than we can build a snow hole (if we have enough white powder in the area).
If you for instance don't want to sleep in tents, you can upgrade to a room or an apartment on those days.
The rhythm of the arctic
During this expedition, you have time to do your own thing, especially in the evenings. You can hang out with the other participants, read a book, go out for a stroll or grab a fishing rod and go out fishing.
We like it if you get into the rhythm of the Arctic by enjoying the silence, nature and the elements. Life in the Arctic differs from living in the big cities. The speed is much slower, and you do one thing at a time instead of two or more. Put your phone in flight mode and connect to the Arctic.
cooking, food and fishing
We like to cook outstanding meals with primitive means and if the weather permits preferable outside on a bonfire.
Fish is easily caught, and we can learn you how to fish, clean the fish and do the filleting. We have a smoke oven, so if you catch for instance a mackerel or halibut, we can make great meals.
We like the traditional Norwegian kitchen, and we like to take it a step further. So we plan to make meals with salted and dried fish, reindeer, moose and other local products. In case you are vegetarian don't worry, we take care.
You are also welcomed to grab our pans and show us what you know.
We often bake our bread, and we like to do that outside on a hot but small fire.
If you are interested in expedition food, we can show you how to make nutritious bars or vegetarian burgers, ready to be packed and great food during hikes.
If you are interested in food drying to preserve, then we teach you what we know.
Exploring with our 4x4 landrover defender
We will use our 4x4 Land Rover Defender to get to remote wilderness areas. In this time of year, we put on our spikes (studded tires) because the roads can be snowy or icy. We can take quite some things with us, for instances inflatable expedition kayaks, tents, food, snowshoes and other gear.
Discover the arctic with our expedition vessel
To go to the sea, we will use our small expedition vessel Xplore1. With this boat, we can go to one of the hundreds of islands and islets that are close to the coastline of Steigen, or we use the Xplore1 for fishing (we teach you all the techniques, and we promise you it can be quite an adventure). This boat gives us also possibilities to observe wildlife like seals, otters and for instance sea eagles. We can also use the Xplore1 to do hikes at places where there are no roads. If you like it on the water, you are also welcomed to use our zodiac to cruise around.
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EAST LANSING, Mich. — At first he thought it was a deer, perhaps the big-antlered buck he had seen before and hoped to bag someday.
But the closer Steve Davenport got, the more unfamiliar the looming dark mass in the cornfield behind his house seemed.
At 15 feet, he saw the long, bristled snout. Then he saw the hoof.
"It just kept looking more and more like a pig," he recalled. "I had never heard of anything like that. I was just kind of in shock."
In southern states like Texas, backyard encounters with feral swine have become routine. The pigs — ill-tempered eating machines weighing 200 pounds or more — roam city streets, collide with cars, root up cemeteries and provide plot lines for reality TV shows like "Hog Hunters."
But the pig wars are moving north. In Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon and Pennsylvania — states where not long ago the only pigs were of the "Charlotte's Web" variety — state officials are scrambling to deal with an invasion of roaming behemoths that rototill fields, dig up lawns, decimate wetlands, kill livestock, spread diseases like pseudo-rabies and, occasionally, attack humans.
In 1990, fewer than two million wild pigs inhabited 20 states, according to John J. Mayer, the manager of the environmental science group at the Savannah River National Laboratory in Aiken, S.C., who tracked the state populations. That number has now risen to six million, with sightings in 47 states and established populations in 38 — "a national explosion of pigs," as Dr. Mayer put it.
The swine are thought to have spread largely after escaping from private shooting preserves and during illegal transport by hunters across state lines. Experts on invasive species estimate that they are responsible for more than $1.5 billion in annual agricultural damage alone, amounting in 2007 to $300 per pig. The Agriculture Department is so concerned that it has requested an additional $20 million in 2014 for its Wildlife Services program to address the issue.
There is wide agreement that the pigs are undesirable — like the Asian carp that is threatening to invade the Great Lakes, but far bigger, meaner and mounted on four legs. But efforts to eradicate or at least contain them have been hampered by the lack of a national policy to deal with invasive species as a whole, the slowness of states to recognize the problem and the bickering between agencies about who is responsible for dealing with them.
"As a nation, we have not thought through this invasive species problem, and we just have disaster after disaster after disaster," said Patrick Rusz, the director of wildlife services at the Michigan Wildlife Conservancy. Dr. Rusz, who travels around the state educating farmers about the menace posed by the wild pigs and encouraging them to set traps on their land, is so avid a hog-hater that in the early stages of Michigan's invasion, he went to bars to eavesdrop on hunters who might have spotted the porcine invaders.
At least in Michigan, Dr. Rusz said, the pigs appear to be winning — their numbers are estimated at 3,000 to 5,000 and growing. Wild pigs are virtual Houdinis, able to dig or climb over almost any barrier; pig experts are fond of saying that "if a fence won't hold water, it won't hold a wild pig."
Allowing hunters to shoot them in the wild all year round, as Michigan and other states do, is not in itself enough to limit the population, Dr. Rusz said. So trapping is an important component of wild pig control, as are bans on owning or breeding the animals.
But state bans like an invasive species order issued by Michigan in 2011, which prohibited ownership of Russian wild boar and other feral swine, have been opposed by shooting preserves and other businesses with a stake in keeping them.
"The conundrum is that you've got one of the world's hundred worst invasive animals, and at the same time you've got a highly desirable game species," Dr. Mayer said. "It's a real Jekyll and Hyde type situation with wild pigs."
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In the United States, "the pig bomb went off after 1990," Dr. Mayer said, when Northern states began holding hog hunts, which had long been popular in Southern states. Among other reasons, the pork is tasty, hunters say. In Texas and Florida, most feral swine are descendants of domestic pigs released into the wild or hybrids. Michigan's wild pigs came primarily from escaped Russian wild boars imported from Canada for hunting on private game ranches.
Political battles over how best to control the pigs can become vicious. In Pennsylvania, the State Game Commission was scheduled to take a final vote this month on a regulation to prohibit private shooting preserves from owning feral swine. The regulation, said Cal DuBrock, the director of the State Bureau of Wildlife Management, was intended to keep the trickle of wild pigs from turning into a deluge.
"All of our counterparts across the nation have said, 'Nip it in the bud, otherwise it will get away from you,' " Dr. DuBrock said.
But state lawmakers, prodded by shooting preserve owners and some hunters, are on the verge of passing legislation redefining the term "wild animal" to exclude wild boar kept behind a fence, effectively removing them from the commission's purview. The commission is now amending the regulation and will take a final vote in June.
In Michigan, the bruises still hurt from a fierce clash over the state ban that pitted farmers (afraid for their crops) and pork producers (worried about disease) against the owners of about 60 private game ranches that offered wild boar hunts and a few small pig farmers who kept the boars. The fight grew so heated that at one point, the rock musician Ted Nugent, who owns a game ranch near Jackson, jumped into the fray, as did a conservative commentator based in Arizona, Mike Adams, who claimed that the ban meant Michigan regulators would be "kicking in the doors of all these farmers, shooting the pigs and then arresting all of these farmers as felons."
Boris, the wild boar Mr. Davenport shot behind his house, played a prominent role. His huge head and bristled hide were displayed at legislative hearings on a bill that would have nullified the ban, substituting regulations for fencing and health checks on penned wild boars. (The bill died in the Senate.)
The issue has been complicated here by a state-issued description of the physical characteristics of Russian boar. Just as different breeds of dogs have a common ancestor, all pigs are descended from the wild boar, and all fall under the species sus scrofa. But biologists say that generations of selective breeding have resulted in domestic pigs that look very different from their ancestors.
The differences, Dr. Rusz said, are as clear as those between a pit bull and a poodle.
"It's simple," he said. "Russian boar — global track record of destruction, property damage, bankruptcy and spreading disease. Porky Pig on the farm — none."
But five lawsuits filed by game ranches and small pig farmers have challenged the Michigan invasive species order, in most cases putting forward some version of the argument that a pig behind a fence is by definition a domestic pig.
Meanwhile, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is suing a shooting preserve, Renegade Ranch, for keeping wild boar after the ban went into force last spring.
Ron McKendrick, the owner of the 300-acre ranch, said that wild boar were cheaper for hunters than the deer and bison he stocks and made up 80 percent to 85 percent of his business, money he would lose if the ban holds. (A court ruling allowed him to keep the boars and offer hunts until the suit is resolved.) "I'm done if I don't have hog hunts," he said.
On a recent Friday, a group of hunters pursued a wild boar for several hours on Mr. McKendrick's ranch, through a pine forest still wrapped in a deep blanket of snow. They eventually shot the animal.
Mr. McKendrick argues that he should not be penalized for the actions of irresponsible ranch owners who have inadequate fencing — a hole in his 10-foot reinforced fence that in one instance allowed some boar to escape was made by vandals, he said.
Dr. Mayer, who consulted with Michigan officials on the ban, said that in battles against invasive species, some people are bound to lose out.
"Unfortunately, this law, which is for the greater good, is going to end up hurting people. There's no question about that," he said. "It makes me glad I'm not a politician."


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A late Mario Balotelli spot-kick saved new AC Milan coach Clarence Seedorf's blushes in a 1-0 win over Verona Sunday, which handed the struggling Serie A giants only their sixth victory of the campaign.
Seedorf has been heralded as Milan's potential saviour since former coach Massimiliano Allegri was sacked after a 4-3 defeat to Sassuolo last week left the Rossoneri 30 points behind leaders Juventus.
Despite a lightning start against Andrea Mandorlini's high-flying visitors, Seedorf grew increasingly frustrated on the touchline as the hosts failed to convert a series of chances.
Brazilian Robinho hit the woodwork in the second half but Milan had to rely on Balotelli's 82nd minute spot-kick after Kaka was fouled in the area to claim a welcome three points.
In the opening minutes Verona goalkeeper Rafael had to scramble to tip away a deflected cross while under pressure from Balotelli as Milan pressed. A minute later Kaka flashed a header wide.
With 12 minutes remaining Seedorf replaced Robinho with Andrea Petagna, but it was Kaka who helped make the difference when he tumbled in the area under a challenge from Alejandro Gonzalez.
The referee pointed to the spot and Balotelli stepped up to send Rafael the wrong way.
Milan reclaimed 11th place, having dropped to 12th due to results elsewhere, although they are still 18 points adrift of Napoli, who occupy the third and last UEFA Champions League qualifying spot.
Alessandro Matri marked his debut for Fiorentina with a brace in a 3-0 win over Catania while Napoli were held and Inter slumped to defeat as torrential rain played havoc in Italy's Serie A on Sunday.
Matri, AC Milan's most expensive signing last summer, pledged to hit ten goals for La Viola when he signed for the Florence club in midweek having struggled to make an impact with the Rossoneri.
And the former Juventus striker took a big step towards fulfilling that promise with a first-half brace after Fernandez Mati had opened the scoring for the visitors.
Fiorentina's 12th win of the campaign reinforced fourth place in the table and Vincenzo Montella's men are now 15 points behind leaders Juventus, 4-2 winners over Sampdoria on Saturday, and seven behind second-placed Roma.
More importantly, Fiorentina are only three points behind Napoli, who occupy the third and last qualifying spot for the UEFA Champions League.
Napoli had been looking for a win at Bologna to stay in touch with the top two, especially after Roma's 3-0 defeat of Livorno on Saturday.
But after Rolando Bianchi opened the scoring just after the half hour the former Manchester City and Lazio striker levelled on 90 minutes for the hosts to snatch a share of the points in a 2-2 draw.
Bianchi broke the deadlock with a glancing header from Alessandro Diamanti's cross which beat Napoli goalkeeper Rafael on 37 minutes.
Argentinian striker Gonzalo Higuain came close to levelling after the restart when he dived to head Jose Callejon's cross from six yards out only for his effort to flash wide.
Higuain made no mistake from the penalty spot, though, blasting the ball under Gianluca Curci's crossbar on 62 minutes after Blerim Dzemaili had crumbled under a clumsy challenge from Panagiotis Kone.
A superb Curci diving save then kept out Dries Mertens' free kick and, now with the momentum, Napoli finally pulled in front when Callejon pounced on a lost ball in midfield to surge ahead and beat Curci with an angled drive.
Napoli looked set for the three points after Bologna were reduced to ten men when Kone was cautioned for a second time after tugging Higuain's shirt.
But Rafael Benitez's men were made to pay for slack defending at the death, their defence failing to pick up Bianchi at the back post before the striker smashed the ball into the net.
Inter's woes continued, meanwhile, with a 1-0 away defeat in rainy Genoa which left Walter Mazzarri's men in sixth on 32 points, the same as fifth-placed Verona ahead of their trip to Milan later Sunday.
Luca Antonelli struck in the 83rd minute for Genoa to hand them only their seventh win of the campaign.
Elsewhere Alessandro Lucarelli hit an injury-time winner for Parma in precious 2-1 win away to struggling Chievo while Ciro Immobile and Matteo Brighi struck in either half for Torino in a 2-0 win away to Sassuolo.


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Intel is the undisputed king of processors on the desktop, but has shown an almost willful disinterest in mobile phones over the years. The company even sold off its ARM licensee subsidiary, XScale back in 2006 just as the mobile revolution was about to take off. Since then, various Intel chips based on the x86 architecture just haven't been able to stand up to the more power-efficient ARM parts. With the new Medfield platform, that could be changing. The problem is that this new kind of mobile chip could prove frustrating for users and developers.
Android was built, and continues to be developed on ARM systems-on-a-chip (SoC). Last year Google started adding support for x86 into the official Android code. That process is complete, and Android itself should run fine on Intel's chips. That says nothing of the app situation, though. Google recently built x86 into the Android SDK, but it is up to developers to make sure their apps run on Medfield's Atom Z2460 processor.
ExtremeTech found that most of the top apps work, but these are high profile apps that are new or frequently updated. The overwhelming majority of Android apps don't get that kind of attention, so support is likely to be sketchier going forward.
The majority of Android apps (about 75% by most estimates) are written in Java, which is compiled to bytecode by the Dalvik virtual machine on an Android device. These apps will work fine, as x86 builds of Android will spit out x86 code from Dalvik instead of ARM code. The remaining apps are written in native code or Java native interface. Developers of these apps are encouraged to recompile apps for the x86 platform; an additional step for already stressed developers.
If a developer doesn't do the work to support x86, those apps may be recompiled by Intel in the cloud. The recompiled app will be added to the Google Play Store so that users shouldn't notice anything is amiss. Intel says the app will be validated on its back end before being uploaded to the store, but what happens if something goes wrong? Will the developer be fielding complaints from users when something doesn't work right, or is Intel taking some responsibility? Unfortunately, Intel isn't saying.
When varying ARM hardware already causes serious fragmentation of the app ecosystem, it seems foolish to devise this complicated scheme that only makes it worse. If Intel can convince all developers to compile for x86, or can perfectly handle that on its back end, that's great. I worry that neither of those things will happen, though.
A separate issue that could upset users is the software update cycle for Intel chips. The situation with Android updates is already fraught with delays and user anger. This is the case when all the major devices are running on the same ARM architecture with x86 not even in the mix yet.
Google develops Android on one hardware spec, which is currently TI OMAP. It's up to the OEMs to modify the OS for its devices. The part of Android that talks to the hardware is called the hardware access layer, or HAL. Before any development on a device update can get underway, the HAL needs to be swapped out. The OEMs that will be making Intel phones have much less experience with x86 on Android, so that process is likely to be slow and imperfect for a while.
It's telling that the Xolo, which is Intel's first flagship phone, is shipping with Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread. For those not keeping track, Gingerbread came out in December of 2010. Intel is looking at an Ice Cream Sandwich update later this year, by which time the software on Medfield phones might be almost 2 years old.
I would love to see everything fall into place so Intel can give ARM the competition it needs to keep innovating. For that to be a possibility, Intel needs to make the value of x86 chips clear to developers so they proactively compile and bug test their apps for Intel. It also wouldn't hurt to provide lots of software engineering support to OEMs like Motorola that plan to rollout Medfield phones. That might be the only way to get updates delivered in a timeframe that isn't embarrassing. Time will tell.


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This is a spin-off of last week's short story, Father's Day with Han Solo.
In an alternate universe, several years before The Force Awakens….
Old Gary the stormtrooper sat sadly in the cantina.
Formerly TK-1287, the retired trooper was having a bad day. He blew what remained of his life savings on a bad bet — he backed the wrong team in the Kessel Races. Now all Gary had left were his blaster and a couple of credits.
Someone took the bar stool next to him, an old man with a scarred face. Silently, Gary debated whether he can mooch him for a drink. But the old geezer didn't look loaded with credits.
"Maybe grandpa here has any credits? Naaah."
Someone else took the stool on his other side, an old smuggler turned race team captain. That scoundrel Han Solo.
Maybe he can mooch him instead.
"That was a bad race man. Maybe you shoulda stayed in the smuggling business."
Solo looked at him. "Yeah, the team's not up to spec today. Do I know you?"
"Yeah man, TK-1287. We captured you back on Bespin!"
There was an awkward pause.
"If it helps, I backed your team today. And I voted for your wife in the Senate polls too."
Han nodded. "Yeah well thanks for the vote of confidence. So whadya do now?"
"Me? I'm just a drifter seeing the galaxy. Didn't get to see much during my service, just bulkheads and battlestations. How bout you? How's the princess?"
"We're doing alright. Leia's busy doing political stuff. Me, I finally get to see the Falcon racing without being chased by turbolasers."
"Great. Last I saw you, you were being carbonited — even told my son about it! Got any kids?"
"Told him I was gonna carbonite him too if he didn't shut up."
"Yeah, just one. He's in Jedi school taking after his uncle. Yours?"
"My little Larry's in the academy taking after me. Taught him a few tricks too. Jedi school huh? That doesn't sound good for the poor schmuck."
Han glanced sideways at him. "What do you mean?"
"Well Vader went to Jedi school, look how that turned out for him. Spent a lotta time in his little black room shipside. Not very social, that guy."
"Ha, I know what you mean. The asshole tortured me and didn't even ask anything! Wish he knew I got to bang his daughter."
"Yeah well that's the Jedi for you. Maybe you oughta take your kid out, take him starship racin' or teach him smuggling. The little fucker might turn into a whiny Sith before y'know it."
Han got a faraway look. "Yeah, you're right. Maybe I should. It's been awhile since I paid Ben a visit. Thanks."
"Don't mention it. Lil squirt might not finish what he started." Gary turned to face him. "So how 'bout that drink?"
But Han had already left.
The old man in the other stool stood up too. Before he could leave after Han, Gary held his arm. "Hey man, got spare change for a drink?"
"No. Let go. I have Force children to take."
"Force brats huh? Well there's one on Jakku. Saw this little scavenger floating junk to her sled when I was marooned there."
"I see. Thank you for the information."
"No problem dude. So how 'bout that drink?"
But the old man had also left too.
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Travel to the tiny town of Micanopy for old-Florida appeal, antiques and historial locations
Micanopy could be Brigadoon.
Not that the town between Gainesville and Ocala vanishes at night like the Highlands hamlet in the Lerner and Loewe musical.
But it is a spot the calendar has managed to overlook, just like the fabled Scottish burg.
Micanopy may look familiar.
"Doc Hollywood" was filmed almost entirely here in 1990.
And "Cross Creek" about Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings' fabled home not far away also was partly filmed here.
Dating back to 1821 — the oldest inland U.S. town in Florida, residents contend — this moss-draped town south of Gainesville is less Hollywood and more wall-to-wall antiques and curio shops in quaint, mostly brick buildings dating back nearly 100 years.
Most are listed on the National Registry of Historic Places.
That's good, but it's also bad; it means a few structures, such as the 1890s-era, all-wood Thrasher Warehouse, home of the Micanopy Historical Society Museum, cannot be air conditioned or heated.
"It's hot right now," said co-director Lisa Hof. "It's also cold in the winter."
Sweating volunteers nodded in agreement.
The town's primary commerce is visitors, who spend hours ambling among the stacks of yesterday's treasures — especially on weekends when parking on shaded Cholokka Boulevard is at a premium.
Alan Height sings Florida folk on Saturdays, while the Porch Band picks bluegrass and country on Sundays on the porch of the Micanopy Caf�.
For those in Ocala or Gainesville, the journey to yesteryear is less than an hour away, either across Paynes Prairie or through equally charming McIntosh.
There IS air conditioning to be had in Micanopy, and certainly tons of shade.
Thus, it makes an enchanting day trip, a step back in time that will make Ocala and Gainesville seem like a bustling metropolis.
While the weekends can be crowded with visitors, weekdays are another matter.
"On weekdays, you can count the visitors on the fingers of one hand," said Judy Lindberg at the Shady Oaks Gallery & Stained Glass Studio. "It's a great place to do nothing and then rest up afterward."
Yet come they do, from all over Florida, from all over the United States, even the world.
"We've had people from Canada," noted Emily Piazza, co-founder of the Mosswood Bakehouse and Farm Store six years ago. "They get off I-75. They didn't know they were coming to see us, but they get off the interstate and stop in."
To extend their stay, there's the Herlong Mansion — a sprawling antebellum home dating back to 1845 that's also a highly rated bed-and-breakfast inn.
"Traditionally, visitors come from the coasts — Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Tampa, St. Pete — but we get a lot of Europeans as well," said Herlong owner Carolyn Stevens-West. "They prefer the quiet of North Florida, the gentle, relaxing way of life here."
And history.
"People are coming here on discovery trips," Hof said. "They want to see what the state was like before it developed. This is old Florida, big oaks, big magnolia trees, a summer kind of slow."
Named for Seminole Indians' Chief Micanopy — "an Indian name meaning 'chief of chiefs,' " Hof said — there was a time when the town was larger than Gainesville.
But in the 1960s, U.S. 441 was rerouted around its downtown, and Micanopy went to sleep.
"It seems like any time there was something about to happen that would cause growth, something happened to stop it," said Chris Rother of The Garage Antiques, a building that has been in the same family since the early 1900s. "That's what I like about here."
Frank and Marie Peters drove from Oregon to visit friends Gordon and Pat Swenson, who live in Melrose.
"They like historic places," Pat said. "They are the type that likes to go see history."
"We've seen the Tower of London, we've seen the Eiffel Tower, now we've seen Micanopy," interrupted Marie.
Sitting around a table at the Coffee 'n Cream at the Micanopy Caf� last week, the four friends shared a laugh.
"We've been here before and know what the town's like," Gordon said. "And we decided it's a great way to spend a day."
"And they didn't know what else to do with us," Marie quipped.
The Coffee 'n Cream is owned by arguably the town's most famous family — on the rodeo circuit, anyway: the Harris family.
Or as Cliff Harris is known, Hollywood Harris, rodeo clown.
His son, Brinson, is following in dad's footsteps as rodeo clown Boogerhead, though he now goes by Brinson James The Entertainer.
As rodeo clowns are often on the road, the caf� is run by Lisa Abbott, who was born in Micanopy but raised elsewhere.
"Cliff hired me personally from the place I was working in Gainesville to work here," she said.
The shop recently added dinner on Friday nights.
"It's the only place in downtown Micanopy that serves dinner," Abbott said. "I love it here; it's like going back in time."
"And no one's ever grumpy," added co-worker Abby Schee, who confided that she's Boogerhead's girlfriend.
Across the street, Will and Terri Eaton of Sarasota paused outside the Stagecoach Shop during their third visit to Micanopy.
"We like shopping the antiques here," Will said last week. "It's like old Florida."
"It's laid-back and relaxing," Terri added, "a great way to escape from Sarasota."
A few steps away was Abigail, a fluffy tuxedo cat born six years ago in the Delectable Collectables shop; she lounged atop a case full of cameos.
"I have 1,500 antique cameos, all original," said Monica Fowler, owner of the shop since 1980.
She started visiting a friend in the town in Micanopy's artist-colony days in the late '70s and stayed.
"It's a wonderful place to spend the day," she said. "I think Micanopy's just so unique because it's so original."
Most of "the village," as some folks call it, is an easy walk.
But even that is no longer necessary.
For $10, a visitor can hop an electric three-wheeled scooter for a personal 40-minute tour of the town — escorted by none other than Hollywood Harris himself.
"I broke my leg two years ago; I couldn't work and needed something else to do," Harris said.
So he started selling the scooters.
As that petered out, he found eight more still unsold in the garage.
"I thought, why not?" he added.
The tour includes the old cemetery, picturesque side streets where gaily painted Cracker houses peek out from ancient foliage, down to town hall and back.
"I've only been doing this about two weeks; we'll see how it goes," he said. "It's such a charming place."
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The first we heard about the story was in an article that Dinitia Smith wrote about Roy, Silo, and Tango that appeared in the New York Times. We were both delighted and touched by the story of these two penguins who had become a couple, and tried to hatch a rock, and their zookeeper becoming aware of what they were trying to do. It sounded like a children's story to us. And because we were aware, obviously, of the many different kinds of families there are, it seemed like a great way to tell that story.
A.B. How are you responding to the controversy (some are having withTango) to pull it from some school library shelves? In one school I visited it was right out on the display shelf.
The controversy around the book has been very dismaying, of course. The idea of trying to make the book less available to children, or trying to ban it completely, is angering and disheartening to hear. At the same time, we've been very heartened by the majority of librarians, journalists, and readers who've responded so favorably to the book, who've embraced it strongly, and who are strong in their response to the critics, and in their desire for the book to remain available to everybody.
A.B. What has been the feedback you've received from readers both young and old?
The feedback has been great. Young readers ask questions about everything from, tell us more about the penguin house, to, how do we recognize Roy and Silo from all the other penguins? Older readers are moved by Roy and Silo sitting on that rock, trying to hatch it (which often makes younger readers laugh). We've received many thanks from same-sex couples with kids, from single moms and dads. Our favorite thing is to read the book to kids at schools and bookstores.
I'd like to personally THANK Peter and Justin for sharing their story with SLJ Blog readers. Please feel free to leave them comments.
-Amy Bowllan
A.B. Who/What inspired you to write AND TANGO MAKES THREE?


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A great collection. Thank you for selecting some of my images. The full photo blog is here: http://www.vulpine.cc/Blog/photography/mens-olympic-road-race-photography
Thirty-six photographers; 140 or more photographs; three races in all - the men's road race and time trial, and the women's road race. Thank you all for your images of the Olympic Games for the Road.cc and The Collarbone crowdsourced collection.
So what did we get? A lot of Bradley and the boys, natch, and some outstanding photos of Lizzie and the women in the rain. A few real clangers, and a surprising number of Philippe Gilbert, who animated the race's middle stages so well. Not that many of Box Hill - and maybe only one or two which truly captured the exuberance and the party atmosphere that had the male riders complaining of ringing ears from all the shouting.
That was perhaps the only disappointment for photo editor Paul Sanders, who also contributed a couple to the collection, because the final photos, all 23 of them, are incredibly strong, and tell a compelling story of the excitement, dismay at the Team GB men's losing battle for Cav, Armitstead's incredible, gutsy silver, and then the delirium as King Brad took to the TT throne. Again, thanks a lot.
What do you think? There's a few photos included here, but you can download the full collection, for free, on the Collarbone iPad app.


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NEW YORK, April 21 (UPI) -- Dillon Gee and four New York relievers combined on a four-hit shutout Sunday, staking the Mets to a 2-0 decision over Washington.
Gee (1-3) corralled his first win of the season with 5 2/3 scoreless frames, during which he allowed three hits and a trio of walks while striking out six.
LaTroy Hawkins, Brandon Lyon and Scott Rice teamed up for 2 1/3 shutout relief frames and Bobby Parnell recorded his second save with a perfect ninth for the Mets, who claimed the rubber match of a three-game set.
John Buck blasted his seventh homer of the season. Mike Baxter added an RBI in the victory.
Nationals starter Jordan Zimmerman (3-1) absorbed the loss, surrendering a pair of runs on two hits over five full innings.


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Supreme Court: Government Can't Force Federal Contractors to Waive Their Rights
Despite its awkward name and somewhat technical details, AID v. AOSI provided the Supreme Court with an opportunity to make a very simple point: The federal government can't force its contractors — whether they're corporations (as in this case) or individuals — to promote policies that are unrelated to the program for which they receive federal funds. The Court correctly ruled that executing a program to combat HIV/AIDS is unrelated to advocating for or against the legalization of prostitution. One can imagine other instances: Treating drug abuse has little to do with one's views on drug legalization. Running an adoption agency can be done whether one is pro‐choice or pro‐life. Missiles can be built regardless of whether the contractor favors a particular foreign policy stance.
As Cato argued in its amicus brief, such "policy requirements" significantly burden political speech, the constitutional protection of which lies at the very heart of the First Amendment. Had the government's position been accepted, it would eviscerate the "unconstitutional conditions" doctrine, which the Supreme Court has long recognized to prevent the conditioning of generally available federal benefits on the waiver of fundamental rights. The Court has never given Congress carte blanche to give contractors Hobson's Choices, whether relating to the freedom of speech or other constitutional rights. Today it thus strengthened the principle that Congress's power to condition funding is limited to ensuring that its funds are used to properly implement the program that Congress wishes to fund, not to compel private organizations to adopt express "policies" that don't relate to the use of those federal funds.
For more on AID v. AOSI, see my recent op‐ed.


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Our Financial Services Change Survey 2017 examined FS organizations' change priorities, capabilities and approaches, and the change outcomes they are achieving. We found there is a small group—we call them the change leaders—who are significantly better at change than their peers. We look at what they are doing to lead in the new digital economy.
80% of financial services organizations currently invest moderately or significantly in new digital technologies and channels; 60% expect to increase this in the next 12 months.
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A clear strategic purpose shapes the change vision, which is reviewed continually and amended frequently.
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Change leaders use agile much more than their peers, they apply it with better disciplines, and they get better results.
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Agenda: August 1, 2012 Infrastructure Equity PEG Meeting
August 1, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. to 12 p.m. (noon)
1900 SW 4th Avenue, Portland, 2nd floor, Conference Room 2500A
Welcome (5 minutes)
Presenter: Andree Tremoulet, facilitator
Equity and Public Services (30 minutes)
Presenters: Midge Purcell, Urban League of Portland, and Joe VanderVeer, Portland Commission on Disability
- Community disparities—outcomes by geography and people
- Public services in daily life
- Voice in the process
City Infrastructure (30 minutes)
Presenter: Michelle Kunec, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability
- What is infrastructure, and who provides what?
- Ways to measure infrastructure—as services, or as facilities
- How does infrastructure tie to the Comprehensive Plan?
Intersection of equity and infrastructure (40 minutes)
Presenter: Andree Tremoulet, facilitator
- What do we mean by "infrastructure equity"?
- What is an unintended consequence?
Public Comment (10 minutes)
Wrap up (5 minutes)
For more information, please contact Andree or Bob:
- Andree Tremoulet, group facilitator at 503-725-4075 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Bob Glascock, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability at 503-823-7845 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


text: Resident Evil returns to survival horror with a brand new storyline and a new level of tension and intrigue. A setting delivers a more tense and intriguing gameplay experience than any Resident Evil to date! Built from the ground up to take advantage of the Nintendo 3DS features, Resident Evil Revelations delivers outstanding visuals that bring the fear to life. The action bridges the gap between Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil 5, unveiling new adventures for Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield. Jill and her new partner, Parker Luciani, have been sent on board a supposedly abandoned cruise ship in the Mediterranean, to search for Chris Redfield, based on his last known GPS coordinates. Far from being empty, the ship hides danger around every corner as Jill and Parker explore the confined space of the ship and must face a menacing new horror that emerges from the darkness. Adding a new unique horror setting to the series, Resident Evil Revelations gives players the chance to venture underwater as they try to escape the terrifying creatures that are roaming the ship. But even the water isn't safe as the creatures continue to attack from the depths while Jill and Parker make a desperate bid to make it off the ship alive.