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"They came in ships…how else could they get here?"
That's the rhetorical question offered by John P. Colletta in the preface to his classic volume "They Came in Ships: A Guide to Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor's Arrival Record."
The answer, at least for those arriving in America between the late 16th and early 20th centuries, is simply: "How, indeed?" Transatlantic air travel was a marvel yet to be invented. But unfortunately, for many genealogists, including this one, the trail goes cold when attempting to trace our forebears back to the old country via ocean going vessels of the past.
Sure, I know all eight of my great-grandparents migrated from Ireland during the famine in the mid-1800s. I even know a couple of marriage dates and towns that they came from.
But I don't know enough about any of them to determine exactly when and where they departed from; what ships they sailed on; when they arrived; or precisely what port they arrived at when they got to America.
Sound familiar?
Well, Colletta's volume aims to change all that as he serves up specifics on exactly how to go about researching further to pinpoint those ship arrival records. In this slim, compact, advice-driven manual laden with tips, warnings and suggestions, Colletta gives us hope as he systematically takes us on our own journey researching through genealogical records.
It's first things first in chapter one, where he covers details about what you need to know to get started and where you can find it.
Short answer: your ancestor's full original name, approximate age upon arrival, and approximate date of entry.
From there Colletta moves on to distinguishing between available passenger arrival records pre- and post- 1820; and hints on searching for colonists, slaves, stowaways, crew members and those who died at sea. The National Archives as well as indexes, directories, databases and more—including the nitty gritty of how to go about searching them—are all offered up as resources.
In Chapter 5, Colletta touches on a variety of topics including U.S. departure records, entry points from Canada and Mexico, changes in immigration laws, and even how to obtain a photo of your ancestor's ship.
His final chapter highlights more than 300 years of immigrant processing from 1624, when there were no processing stations in America, to 1954 when Ellis Island was officially closed. Castle Garden (1855- 1890) the predecessor to Ellis Island; and the Barge Office, a temporary processing center (1890-1891 and 1897-1900); are also put into context.
Colletta doesn't stop there, however. A 23-page "Select Bibliography" supplements his guide which points to record descriptions and research aids; arrival and departure lists and indexes; sources for colonial arrival information; images and information about sailing vessels and steamships; and books on the immigrant experience.
A flowchart entitled "Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor's Ship" – a simple aid for visual learners like myself, rounds out this handy guidebook.
"They Came in Ships" was originally penned in 1989 and revised and reprinted in 2002. But don't be fooled by the copyright dates. While much of what Colletta offers may be online in one database or another, the basics don't change and this little one-of-a-kind volume brings it all together.
It's an indispensable aid to people like me who still need a little hand-holding when it comes to determining exactly where our ancestors first set foot on this land we call home.
Other Books to Consider
Ships of Our Ancestors
by Michael J. Anuta
A collection of nearly 900 photographs and sketches of ships that brought immigrants to America between 1819 and 1960. Presented in alphabetical order and identified by date, shipping line and source. If you know the name of your ancestor's ship and an image of it appears in this book, you will be richly rewarded.
As described in its preface: "These ships were the workhorses of mass migration… propeller-driven, steel-hulled leviathans of legend which transported an ocean of humanity across the Atlantic to an uncertain future in America…(They) were at the very center of the European exodus…"
Could your ancestor have been on one of them?
The Famine Ships: The Irish Exodus to America
by Edward Laxton
According to author Edward Laxton, it's been estimated that seven million Irish left their homeland for America over the past 300 years. One million of them—1 out of 7—did so during the 6-year period from 1846 to 1851—the years of Ireland's Great Potato Famine.
This book, written for those researching Famine Immigrant ships, deals specifically with Irish owned vessels during those years, including the Irish crews who sailed them and the Irish ports they sailed from. Among the chapter titles: From Dublin's Fair City, Surviving the Icebergs, Life in America, and Ireland Forever.
Websites for Further Ship Research
The Ships List
Ship descriptions, passenger lists, immigration reports, newspaper records, shipwreck information and more for ships to America, Canada, Australia and South Africa.
The Transcribers Guild
Websites for ships, passenger lists, ethnic research, archives and more.
Search "immigrants + ships" for a host of photos, sketches and other images of immigrant passenger ships. (That's where I obtained all of the photos that appear in this post.)
Castle Garden
A free database of immigrants who passed through it's gates in New York between 1820 and 1892.
Ellis Island
A free database of immigrants who passed through it's gates in New York between 1892 and 1954.
Copyright © 2013 Patricia Desmond Biallas


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as the Hootie once sang... "Time, why you punish me?"
i only got one more song done last night because it was a long one... i think it may have been his longest song cycle that didn't just use repeats of certain sections and thus ended up sounding fairly interesting in the end.
i'm still crossing my fingers about the need to replace the pin-connector in my NES... i think i might be able to skate by without it.
in the meantime, i'm distracting myself with HBO's Extras. fantastic stuff.
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Check out everyone's projects!
By Tuesday, November 16 everyone needs to have looked at the other projects (look under Contributors to the right). The class will vote on the top 5-8 projects. These will join the five projects picked from the 2008 class. I'll email out the link to vote as we get closer.
Resources for editing video
From Jim Groom's Digital Storytelling class, check out this wonderful list of resources related to editing videos.
Shot Heard Round the World
Join the wiki, get a blog, and tag your posts
Your first job is to set up an account on the wiki, if you don't already have one from a previous class with me.
Your second job is to go to UMW Blogs.org and sign up for a blog of your own. Then shoot me an email with the name of your blog (it doesn't have to be your name) and create your first post (a test post is fine).
- You will use your blog to continue conversations that we start in class, as well as use it as the base for your digital research project.
- Tag each post with histfilm so that it becomes part of our conversation here, on this course blog as well.
[If you are not planning on using a blog for your project then see me as soon as possible to talk about other digital options.]
Setting the tone?
More to come
This will be the course site for the fall 2010 site of Dr. McClurken's US History in Film course.


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A M/s relationship can be a wonderful way of life for many. However, it is not something that will solve all of O/one's problem. In fact, the M/s relationship will only magnify other issues which are present in a relationship. People who enter this way of life seeking to solve their problems are greatly disappointed.
What makes this lifestyle different from others is the power distribution. Since there is a total power exchange, roles become clearly defined. There is a Master and a slave. Each knows exactly what their responsibilities are. There is no confusion as to which partner is leading or following. The same typically cannot be said in the traditional arena. The lines of "authority" tend to get blurred. They are clear in the M/s relationship.
Individual shortcomings are magnified. Leadership was discussed in the last post. One cannot shirk his responsibility in this area. If He is not capable of leading the relationship, that will become evident. The same is also true for a bad relationship. This will not be made better by transforming into the M/s lifestyle. A good relationship will be enhanced in the same way. All the good qualities of each individual is further magnified. Unfortunately, so are the bad ones.
This is something to really keep in mind when getting involved with another. Someone who is a liar, a cheat, or basically not a good person will make a lousy Master. Submitting to this type of individual is a bad decision. Likewise, having a slave who is less than admirable in terms of her qualities will equally have devastating effects. Character is important in any type of relationship. The M/s situation only magnifies it.
So use your head when entering this way of life. Do not be misled into thinking that it will solve all Y/your problems. In fact, the reverse can be true. It can enhance the problematic areas rather quickly. Many have learned this lesson the hard way.
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Anything that helps to minimise effort, time and mess when sanding big areas is worth a look as far as I am concerned, and the kits from National Abrasives looked useful.
The Multi-Purpose Sander Quick Change System consists of a pole, a large, 220mm diameter sanding disc, a handle and a pole adaptor. Each of the pieces can be used in a variety of combinations according to need. The glassfibre pole can be used with both round disc and corner sander discussed below.
Because of its flexible universal joint, the adaptor allows the user to sand in every direction and follow junctions like skirtings and covings with ease.
To reach other areas, maybe lower down, simply remove the pole adaptor and attach the handle to have a big area of sanding literally at your fingertips.
Users have the option to attach wipe-down sponges or microfibre cloths to the disc (with pole or handle) for the final step.
By using either the gold aluminium oxide optional disc, you can sand fillers, wood, paint and metal quite aggressively.
The tungsten carbide disc can smooth concrete and masonry - not a job I fancy – but the small trial piece I did worked well.
All of the pieces of the kit can be replaced, including interface pads, thus making for a kit that can be added to as well as renewed as necessary.
The Multi-Use Corner Sander is a similar concept – its main part is the right-angled ABS plastic corner sander. Sanding sheets can be attached to either or both of the arms of the right-angled legs. When sanding right up to the edge of a floor for example, you can leave the abrasive off the angle facing the skirting so that it is not sanded.
For a softer touch on the sanding, there are additional foam pads with hook and loop surfaces.
There is also the option to attach either the handle or the pole adaptor. Using the handle I found it really easy to sand right up to doorframes since the abrasive reaches up to the corner and maintains its right-angled shape. Using the pole allows the reach for coving, corners or ceiling/wall junctions and it is efficient too.
There are some excellent accessories as well. A set of wipe-down sponges makes it easy to get the dust out of corners, and a made-to-measure microfibre cloth gives a good final wipe down in preparation for painting etc.
I found these kits a lot easier to use than I thought. The pole sanding options were actually much more efficient and easier to control because the backing discs are rigid and the hook and loop fixings are secure. The universal joint on the adaptor allows really flexible movement of the pad and discs, without losing control or accuracy.
- Very versatile – used on a pole or by hand
- Reaches to ceiling height without a ladder
- Sands right up to edges
- Quick
- Easy to control
- Different surfaces sanded with different discs
- Easy to swop abrasives via hook and loop
- Economical way to sand big areas.


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Standing beneath one of Janet Echelman's giant, airy, uplifting pieces, you might just think a group of groovy extraterrestrial spiders have come to pay us a visit.
The pieces, woven from strong, light fibers and tinted in rainbow colors, sway and flow in the sky, turning blank urban spaces between buildings into a place of magic.
Dream Catcher is Echelman's latest completed work, as well as her first multi-layered permanent piece. With a height of 90 feet and a width of 70 feet, it is installed between two 10-story towers at The Jeremy West Hollywood hotel, designed by SOM. (A test study for the sculpture is on view from June 30, 2018, to September 2, 2018, at the Poetic Structure exhibition at the MAK Center for Art and Architecture in Los Angeles.)


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Presentations & Panel Discussions
Presentations & Panel Discussions
Interactive session on "CSR Compliances & Regulations" by Nikhil Pant, Co-Founder & Principal Consultant, REACHA and former Chief Programme Executive, National Foundation for CSR, (NFCSR) at the IICA, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India.
Experts Panel Discussion on – "Reshaping the Urban Landscape"
The esteemed panellists included Architect Anjan Mitra – The Appropriate Alternative, Ar. J P Agarwal, JP Agarwal & Associates, Sanjay Jain, Managing Director, Siddha Group, Santosh Rungta, Director, Rungta Group and Pawan Kumar Agarwal, Director, N K Realtors.
CEO Forum on – "Impact of Reforms"
The eminent panellists comprised Jayesh Karia, Real Estate Consultant, Pradip Chopra, Managing Director, PS Group, N.G Khaitan, Sr. Partner- Khaitan& Co., Apurva Salarpuria, Director – Salarpuria Group and Heera Bagra, Managing Partner, Dream Realty.


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Michael J. Jennings, M. D.
Completed undergraduate studies at University of New Orleans with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology Degree in 1977.
Graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in 1982. Completed internship in Family Practice at Moss Regional Hospital in 1983. Completed residency in Family Practice at Dr. Walter Olin Moss Regional Hospital in 1985 and in Anesthesiology at Alton Ochsner Foundation Hospital in 1993.
Board Certified in Family Practice in 1985 by the American Board of Family Practice. Board Certified in Anesthesiology in 2001 by the American Board of Anesthesiology. Board Certified in Pain Management in 2002 by the American Academy of Pain Management and in 2003 by American Board of Pain Medicine. Fellow of American Academy of Family Physicians in 1990.


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Evicting tenants (England and Wales)
Harassment and illegal evictions
It's a crime to harass or try to force your tenants out of a property without following correct procedures. Your tenants might have the right to claim damages through the court if you do not follow the rules.
What is harassment?
Harassment can be anything you do or do not do that makes your tenants feel unsafe in your property or forces them to leave.
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Sunday, June 2, 2013
Flea Market Saturday
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I love thrift stores and flea markets, unfortunately I always find somethings I just cannot live without ......... LOL, now the house is full, and the little apartment outback, I have so much stuff (junk) I can open my own shop. And if I find one of something, I end up finding more to go with it, now I have collections of everything, sad irons, washboards, galvanized watering cans, copper stuff, cast iron sheep banks, Christmas nutcrackers big, medium and ornnament sizes, stuff, stuff and more stuff.ReplyDelete
Enjoy your new finds.
They are fun to walk around in but I don't buy much.ReplyDelete
Where is the flea market at? Please?ReplyDelete
I went to a thrift store this afternoon--There's just not a better place to spend a rainy day!! I found a few good deals, but nothing as good as your finds!!ReplyDelete
Wow you picked up some really neat stuff. Hope you and your family have a wonderful Father's Day,ReplyDelete


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Bringing Comfort to Patients and Families Through Uses of Color
In children's hospitals, patients are of the younger, brighter variety, and healthcare designers are often tasked with the mission of creating environments that are colorful, bold, and engaging so that patients and their families are completely comfortable during their stays and understanding of the difficult processes that may be happening around them. Combinations of color, lighting, and texture are used to set the tone for spaces such as waiting rooms, patient rooms, and more. Wayfinding is another important aspect that is carefully crafted with the selection of color in children's hospitals. And with the perception of color still developing as children age, design teams should be mindful of the best hues to employ when envisioning these spaces.
The following are just a couple examples of how colors are selected and used in children's hospitals today:
Dayton Children's Hospital
FKP Architects' work on the new 260,000-sf patient tower at Dayton Children's Hospital in Dayton, Ohio, is designed to reflect the city's history of aerospace and invention, with colored iconography employed to create an easy flow between the existing and upcoming buildings (pictured, left). "Playful colors were selected that were fresh yet distinctive. Combinations of color and iconography strengthens the concept," says the firm.
In the new tower, floors that connect between buildings maintain the same color palette to maintain consistency and avoid confusion. As occupants go up, they find certain colors such as green and purple associated with symbols of flight, such as an airplane and hot air balloon, respectively. The combination also allows for people with red-green color blindness to follow the wayfinding patterns set out.
Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center
The Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center in Yonkers, N.Y., is a nursing facility for young patients, many who are non-communicative and immobile without some type of aid such as a wheelchair. These patients are also often vision-impaired, and so the design of the center focused in on their perception of color, lighting, and texture. Color theory helped guide many of the design decisions, according to David Hutchinson, AIA, associate principal at Perkins Eastman, who incorporated colors to accomplish therapeutic effects for the project.
The strategy is aimed at helping children understand and communicate with their surroundings. "For instance, as yellow is the first identifiable color by an infant, the babies' floor emphasizes yellow. And as violet is the last identifiable color by a child, the older children's floor emphasizes violet," says the firm. "Upon entering the main lobby, these colors progress through the spectrum, from front doors to elevators and up to the floors, and even the ceilings."


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Mayor Pugh's Statement on the Murder of Jacquelyn Smith
Monday Mar 4th, 2019
BALTIMORE, MD. — Like everyone in our city, state and across this nation, we mourned the senseless killing of Jacquelyn Smith. To now learn that family members staged this brutal killing is beyond belief and represents a double tragedy. They were responsible for taking Jacquelyn's life with unconscionable cruelty and contrived to do so in our city under the guise of random violence, exploiting the legitimate fears of our residents. I commend our homicide detectives for their expert and tireless work in bringing those truly responsible to justice in this very troubling and sad case.
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Sailing Slimmer
Diet and exercise really work. "I weighed over 300 pounds," said Stephen Coe of Virginia Beach while sailing briskly on the York River with his wife Frankie. "My doctor asked, 'How long do you want to live?' I said 147 years. 'Well, you better lose weight.'" So he and Frankie went on the South Beach Diet, and he lost nearly one-third of his body weight. "I'm down to 210 now. We eat low carbs, less sugar, no flour or white bread. I walk up to ten miles a day and I'm going to do a 5K this fall."


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By Kris Everatt (with contributions by Rae Kokeš)
I first arrived in Africa in 2011 to conduct an MSc in Wildlife Management on the ecology of lions. Whilst pouring over maps of Africa a remote landscape caught my attention – the Mozambican component of the Greater Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area (GLTFCA). This landscape consisted of a variety of land-use types, wildlife densities, communities, livestock, and large carnivores. At the heart of the region was the newly established Limpopo National Park holding a huge expanse of un-surveyed wilderness.
I chose this as my study site because there had not been any research conducted on carnivores in the region, including even baseline species and community inventories. It was a blank spot on the carnivore map; I didn't even know if there were lions in the National Parks.
During two years of walking surveys and camera trapping, I found that lions were seeking out a niche amidst villages of agro-pastoralist-hunter peoples. My research showed that the lions in the park were being held below carrying capacity by humans, and at the same time that the lions here were trying to avoid cattle herds and bushmeat poachers.
The conservation and ecology of lions exposed to the pressures of poaching and pastoralism deeply intrigued me, and so in 2014 I began my PhD in Zoology at Nelson Mandela University in South Africa to further investigate these relationships across the larger landscape.
Lions have been extensively studied over vast tracts of Africa and I wanted to ensure my studies would provide something new and original to the conservation world — and more personally, I wanted to survey an area on foot.
Over the next three years I walked more than 4,000 km [2,500 miles] of occupancy surveys and gathered a huge dataset on lions and other predators, their prey and threats. I came to know the resident lion prides, wild dog packs and cheetah cohorts; I came across large elephant herds, small groups of white rhino, and found outstanding biodiversity amongst the National Parks. I also found extensive poaching, and an awful lot of livestock.
One of my hypotheses was that lions would alter their ecological habits in response to bush-meat poaching and pastoralism, and therefore an integral part of my work has been to examine prey selection and habitat use by lions when faced with poaching and livestock. To do this I have deployed satellite-GPS collars on animals within resident prides and dispersing individuals that share the land with wild prey, domestic animals and poachers. With generally low lion densities in the Mozambican region, locating lions on which to fit collars on has, as expected, been challenging, and it has taken two years to deploy just five collars.
Disturbing Disappearance of Lions
My aim has been to deploy a further five collars. Having come to know different pride whereabouts during my walked surveys, I have had faith that my persistence will pay off; yet during efforts to locate other prides over the last year, a disturbing trend has become apparent. In those areas where I often found signs of lion, the lions appeared to have vanished. Call-ups were no longer responded to, photos no longer taken in camera traps, and spoor no longer found whilst walking game trails once frequented by the big cats.
Since the onset of my studies I have come across lions that have died from a variety of anthropomorphic threats. On average the population has lost 0.8 lions per year due to snaring — where lions have been caught as by-catch in wires laid for ungulates; 2.7 per year to conflict following incidents of livestock depredation; and 3.2 per year to targeted poaching efforts. Overall, targeted poaching has accounted for 35 lion deaths, equating to 26 percent of the population of the Mozambican component of the GLTFCA.
It was in 2014 that I began to witness a significant increase in the targeted poaching of lions, and the timing of all the incidents discovered since then have coincided with publications and international meetings focused on the issue.
Concerns regarding a growing trade in lion bones and other derivatives began to circulate, albeit quietly, in the media in 2013/4. Around this time I located three lions poached in Limpopo National Park; their heads and paws removed.
In 2015 a report published by WildCru and TRAFFIC detailed the extent of the trade and supply from captive breeders in South Africa. Most notably it stated there appeared to be no impact on the wild populations of South Africa. However, the report stated that "the impact of the bone trade on wild Lion populations outside of South Africa…has yet to be determined." In 2015 I was informed one of only an estimated two prides in Banhine NP, Mozambique, had been poached and a further five wild lions in Kruger NP were reported poisoned; their faces and paws also removed.
In 2016 conservationists, biologists, African range state representatives and international media met at Sandton in Johannesburg for the CITES COP17 meeting. There they decided to legally permit South Africa to export 800 lion skeletons from captive sources per year to supply the now more commonly known lion bone trade demand from Asia. On the very same day I discovered two more poached lions poisoned, and this time harvested for their bones and flesh.
In July this year a report was published by the Environmental Investigation Agency. Their findings suggested the tiger bone wine trade in Asia is resulting in the poaching of not only wild African lions but also snow leopards, clouded leopards, Asiatic lions, jaguars and the further demise of wild tiger populations. During the same month we located a further three lions poached; two had been butchered again for faces and paws, the other had only died a mere few hours before we arrived and before poachers had time to remove sought-after body parts.
The coincidental timing between these poaching incidents and international releases/meetings reads like that of a tragic thriller-based novel. However the stark truth is that the trade in lion parts has resulted in a population catastrophe for the Mozambican lions of the GLTFCA. It is this particular population that is suffering the brunt of this insatiable trade. Immediate intervention is needed to recover it and curtail any further reaches of the lion part trade across Africa to other lion populations.
We are about to begin a replicated survey to ascertain the precise percentage by which this population has crashed, and to still try and deploy collars on any lions that may remain. It has now been over a year since we have sighted a live lion. My fieldwork has helped to identify poaching hotspots and core lion areas; data that we are using and sharing to improve the conservation prospects of the area. However, improving and raising international attention to the issue is also desperately needed to ensure trade does not spiral out of control.
Incidents are still poorly reported on and are continuously overshadowed by the misconception that trophy hunting is the single biggest threat facing wild lions. The infamous shooting of 'Cecil the Lion' dominated headlines in 2015 whilst little attention was paid to lions killed in Banhine and Kruger NPs that same year. Now the sudden reported death of his son has been shared a thousand times more than that of our own news of the recently poisoned lions in Limpopo NP. For those wild lions without a name, they are being left faceless, metaphorically and literally.
To rescue the remaining lions of the Mozambican population the Greater Limpopo Carnivore Program is implementing a dedicated anti poaching team – the Limpopo Lion Protection Unit. With funding from National Geographic's Big Cats Initiative we've secured major logistical support and with additional funding currently being sought, hope to deploy our first unit of locally employed rangers in September 2017.
Rangers will patrol those areas we've identified as core resident lion home ranges, to remove snares, traps and poison threatening existing prides. Patrols will also secure those areas of intact habitat that could support lions but are currently limited by poaching. By doing so 'silent savannahs' and 'empty forests' may once again support viable lion numbers and plentiful prey. Anti-poaching efforts, supported by community-outreach initiatives, will also secure those specific areas we have identified as important corridors between Gonarezhou NP (Zimbabwe), Banhine NP and Limpopo NP.
Despite what feels to be a disillusioning situation, we have hope. Recent fieldwork in Banhine NP resulted in the collaring of two young adult lionesses of the remaining one pride – both in wonderful condition and showing signs of pregnancy. If our efforts can improve their long-term prospects and that of their litters, we must continue.
The GLTFCA was once deemed one of Africa's few remaining lion strongholds, however the population is now only precariously holding on. With long-term support for our in-situ efforts, and international pressure to change legislation regarding the lion bone trade, this population can be strengthened and rescued.
The Greater Limpopo Carnivore Program is a conservation research initiative working in the Mozambican component of the Greater Limpopo Trans Frontier Conservation Area. Through scientifically sound research and direct conservation action, the program strives to improve the conservation prospects for lions and other large carnivore populations in the region.
Kris Everatt is a PhD Candidate at Nelson Mandela University and National Geographic Big Cats Initiative grantee of 2016/7. Originally from Canada, Kris began his career as a biologist in the Yukon studying wolves and grizzly bears. He now manages the Greater Limpopo Carnivore Program in Mozambique, working to restore the meta-population viability of lions across the region and improve the conservation management of large carnivores.
Rae Kokeš emigrated from the U.K. in 2011 after graduating with a MSc in Animal Behaviour. After working extensively in Zambia and Zimbabwe, she implemented the Matusadona Lion Project in the Sebungwe region of Zimbabwe. Since 2016 she has also worked as Assistant Project Manager with Kris Everatt on the Greater Limpopo Carnivore Program. Rae is also the founder of the World Lion Day campaign.
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Breden, in the red colours, approaching the line.
Wednesday, 25 April 2018
Good form but unlucky!
Breden continued the yard's good form this evening in a class 3 mile handicap on the all weather at Lingfield. Robert Winston jumped him out towards the rear and kept him there, but in touch, until the turn for home. Unfortunately the gap closed on him as he started his finishing sprint and he had to get going again. He was finishing fast, but the line came too soon and he was placed third in a four way photo finish. The first, second, third and fourth were each separated by a head.
Saturday, 21 April 2018
What a great way to spend a sunny spring morning.
It was a beautiful day at the stables this morning and many owners old and young enjoyed being outside with the horses, after a lovely breakfast of course!
Friday, 20 April 2018
Fun In The Sun And One Won!
The sun came out, the ground dried up and Linda and the team had a great time at Fontwell. At last the ground had come right for Mab Dab in the 2 mile 6 furlong handicap hurdle. Tom Cannon, who had already ridden two winners on the card, was the jockey and he had Mab Dab close up behind the leaders on the outside. He jumped well throughout and maintained this position as other runners dropped away. He held second place rounding the bottom bend for the final time and pulled away up the home straight to win by 8 lengths and giving the yard a great boost into the bargain. This was Mab Dab's second "win" of the afternoon as he had also won the "Best Turned Out" award for Oliver.
Mab Dab has that "Haven't I done well look" with connections after the race.
Connections at the presentation.
Earlier in the afternoon Wontstopmenow had his first race over hurdles. Ridden by Jack Sherwood he raced on the outside of the field to get a good sight of his hurdles. He jumped well in the main though was careful over a couple, especially as he had the attention of a loose horse for much of the race. He remained in touch until the bottom bend where more experienced rivals pulled away. Nevertheless he kept going to finish 6th of the twelve who started this novices hurdle and did more than enough to suggest he can have a successful career in the game. Like Mab Dab he also notched up victory for Oliver in the "Best turned out" award.
Wontstopmenow goes out for his first ever hurdle race.
Cockney Seagull also raced in the novices hurdle and was in the front two for a large part of the race before fading in the heat and being pulled up.
Tuesday, 17 April 2018
Recuperation visit.
Today Linda went to Sussex with some of her owners to visit some horses that were recuperating after injury. The farm they are on looked lovely and they will soon be out in the fields eating fresh grass after wintering in the barn.
Pauline strokes Due South with Royal Concorde nearest.
Due South
Sunday, 15 April 2018
Getting closer.
Mr Jack built on his fourth place last time out by finishing third in the 2 mile novices hurdle at Plumpton this afternoon. Ridden by Tom Garner he raced close up behind the leaders in midfield of the 11 runners. He started his effort around the turn past the railway station but had his least fluent jumps at the final two flights. Nevertheless he kept on after the last to take third place, just 2 and a half lengths behind the winner.
Mr Jack crosses the line in third place.
Saturday, 14 April 2018
New Life.
The sun was out today at last which made a nice beginning for a foal born last night. Though not a racehorse foal it brought great pleasure and a buzz to all at the yard.
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Police question arrested singer-actor Park over alleged drug use
SUWON, Police on Sunday questioned Park Yoo-chun, an actor and former member of boy band JYJ, over his alleged drug use for the first time since his arrest last week, investigators said.
The provincial police agency in Suwon, 45 kilometers south of Seoul, grilled the 33-year-old Park over allegations that he took drugs together with the granddaughter of the founder of a major dairy producer. He was arrested on Friday.
Park is accused of purchasing 1.5 grams of methamphetamine on three occasions between last February and March, together with Hwang Ha-na, the arrested granddaughter of the founder and honorary chairman of Namyang Dairy Products Co., and of using the drug five times.
Park denies the accusations.
Drug allegations against him surfaced after Hwang was arrested on April 6 on charges of buying methamphetamine and using the illegal substance in 2015. At that time, she reportedly told police that an entertainment star was behind her drug use.
Hwang made detailed remarks on the place and time of her alleged drug use with Park, police officials said.
Police earlier obtained CCTV footage showing Park picking something up about 20-30 minutes after apparently wiring money to a bank account suspected to belong to a drug dealer via an ATM in Seoul.
He told police he sent the money at the request of Hwang but claimed he did not use drugs.
In 2017, Park announced plans to marry Hwang after dating her since 2016, but he later called off the marriage and broke up with her in 2018.
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From the earlier street gangs of the Hoxton Mob and Watney Streeters, to the more recent Peckham Boys and Tottenham Mandem — there is a total of 225 recognized gangs and 3,600 gang members operating in London today, according to Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) intelligence.
Fifty-eight of these gangs are considered to be particularly active as they are deemed responsible for two thirds of the crimes committed.
New figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), suggest violent crime in London has jumped by 27 per cent in the year to September. The number of murders has also increased by 14 percent whilst, attempted murder went up by 10 percent.
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ONS officials pointed to the "peculiar" rise in crime, concentrated around the London and South London areas. Mark Bangs from ONS said:
"We haven't seen any increases like this before so it's peculiar to see homicides rise like this, unless there's something like gang-related violence."
With homicide levels creeping up, the figures show a jump from 99 to 113 murders, most in the Metropolitan Police area, with South London witnessing a similar spike. The data also showed that one-quarter of the rise in knife crime occurred in the capital in the period of January- September 2015. And a surge in rape and other sex crimes rose by 36 per cent – the highest figure since records began.
Wave of Crime Explained
Overall, the rise in violent crime has remained almost static since 2004, and a number of reasons behind the recent surge have been offered. The ONS believes the increase is linked to improved recording techniques and witnesses being more willing to contact the police.
However, since the Conservative government slashed the police force budget, a shortage in detectives is being cited as the reason behind the crime wave.
Hundreds of professional murder squad officers have taken on other responsibilities and Scotland Yard's specialist gang task force, Trident, was also disbanded. Ken Marsh, the chairman of the Metropolitan Police Federation told the Telegraph:
"We have had experienced detectives taken off murder squads, where they might be looking at gang-related crimes, and put into teams dealing with historic sex allegations, for example. We need a specific look at the impact this has had on the murder rate."
Migration patterns have also been cited as a reason for the surge, with David Wilson, professor of criminology at Birmingham City University saying that "the pattern of immigration is part of a cocktail of factors that has led to the increase in the murder figures".
Conflicting Views
The Home Office referred to the ONS own statement which "said the number of homicides recorded by the police is relatively low and fluctuates" and reiterated that the data should be "interpreted with caution".
Others don't seem to be so convinced. Jack Dromey, the shadow police minister, said:
"The Tories have slashed police officers by 17,000 and broke their promise to the public to protect frontline officer numbers. Now we see the biggest increase in recorded crime in a decade."
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There are many foods in our supermarkets that contain some form of Vitamin D which are added synthetically, but there are only a select number of foods containing vitamin D in them naturally. But it's not just Vitamin D that's essential, but an assortment of other vitamins and minerals that are required by the body for its optimal functioning. And one of the foods containing all of them is ground psyllium husk powder, a probiotic that also keeps the gut bacteria healthy.
Normally our bodies take in Vitamin D from the sun and through the skin. In this day and age, we find ourselves spending more hours inside our homes, cars and shopping malls, and then probably at work. Our actual exposure to the sun has become very limited. This may be why so many of us are experiencing a large number of physical ailments, including depression.
Make sure you add Vitamin D to your diet daily. It can be in the food that you eat or included in your flora probiotics.
Here is a list of foods that contain Vitamin D as well as some of the benefits.
Shitake & Button Mushrooms:
Dried versions of shiitake mushrooms are high in Vitamin D. This is because the mushrooms suck up the sunlight. Make sure that you find mushrooms that have been dried in the sun, not by artificial means.
Sockeye Salmon:
A 3½ ounce portion of cooked salmon will give a good dose of vitamin D. Make sure to purchase salmon that has been caught from the wild. Salmon eat plankton, an excellent source of vitamin D.
Here is another fish that makes a habit of feeding on plankton; catfish are constantly taking in minuscule sea life that create vitamin D from sunlight.
Tuna fish:
Fresh, wild-caught tuna is the most nutritious. Remember, eating oily fish can also lubricate the body with "good fats. In turn, the health benefits provide better memory and brain function.
Eggs have a small amount of vitamin D. The best bet would be to eat free-range eggs from a local farm.
Obviously the sun is not food, but a daily dose of sunshine can seriously increase your Vitamin D intake. When sunlight hits the skin, the sun's rays stimulates the production of vitamin D. For those of you who live in colder and cloudier climates, you will have to supplement your diet. This is why the Native Inuit people in Alaska eat a lot of fish. If you are a vegetarian, you will either have to take supplements or try to get out into the sunshine as much as possible.
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There are many reasons to stock up on foods containing vitamin D. Health benefits of the vitamin include:
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- It helps protect and lubricate your bones, teeth and hair.
- It helps regulate cellular growth and promotes healthy cell activity
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It was predicted to be a cold snowy winter for us, but so far that doesn't seem to be the case.
For someone like me who is a kid at heart and loves a good snow day, this has been a little disappointing. Luckily for us, the Town of Huntersville is stepping up to the plate to make sure everyone gets to experience at least one epic snow day this year!
Saturday, January 18th they are bringing us "SNOWFEST" at Richard Barry Memorial Park on Beatties Ford Road. The event which takes place from 4 pm-7 pm is FREE and they guarantee that Jack Frost will be sending us some snow.
Bring your own sled, toboggan, or tube for sledding in the park, kids aged 1-5 can participate in a treasure hunt, and there will be hot chocolate, warm donuts, funnel cakes, and s' more vendors on-site plus Roaming Fork and Ole' Buddy's Oinkers Express food trucks!
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Reuters – June 22, 2012
LONDON – The landscape is changing for commodities merchants as global economic strength swings east, encouraging them to diversify into new products and increase scale while they also can skim the best traders off struggling hedge funds and banks.
Moves by European and U.S. trading houses to leverage and expand their businesses from a focus on only one or two markets have led to a flurry of recruitment of high-profile traders in metals and agricultural commodities.
"Capital is concentrated in the larger trading organisations who can afford to expand into new product areas. Small niche players are being squeezed out of the market as they can't get transaction finance," said Jakob Bloch, chief executive of recruitment firm Commodity.
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So, I've got a good friend whose podcast I occasionally appear on, and he plays The Division. One day, he gets some good stuff in the Dark Zone. At the helicopter pad, another guy joins him. They stare at each other; don't attack. Everything's cool.
Two other guys show up. Everybody stares, nobody attacks. They all start shooting at gangsters. THEN…
The other guys says to my friend — call him Canadian Bacon Dude — "Wanna shoot them?" They do, the other guys die, and they loot the bodies. Nice loot, too. Canadian Bacon Dude STILL feels guilty, weeks later.
Moral of the story? Even good people are d*cks online, so NEVER TRUST ANYONE IN AN ONLINE GAME.


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My research interests address the fields of social policy and macro social work. My research has focused on redundancies as a social question, longitudinal studies on labor market tendencies as well as welfare, and evaluation research of rehabilitation among young people, children and their families. The focus of the research methods has been the quantitative analysis of register data and the use of standardized measurement instruments.


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Ottawa, Mar 28 (Canadian-Media): Figures released by Health Canada Mar 27 revealed a record number of Canadians died of opioid overdoses in 2017, media reports said.
The data reportedly showed 45 percent spike in fatal overdoses from 2016's 2,861 deaths, with 2,923 victims in just the first nine months of 2017.
According to government's predictions the final 2017 death toll from Canada's hard-drug epidemic will be more than 4,000, which will make overdoses into the top 10 causes of death for the first time.
72 percent of the overdose deaths are reportedly attributable to one drug, fentanyl.
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Canadian Border Services made 156 seizures of illicit fentanyl between June 2016 and September 2017, mostly coming from China.
Police are increasingly seeing street drugs cut with fentanyl, making them more powerful and addictive.
And in the first three-quarters of its 2017-18 fiscal year, the agency reports that it has seized 11,497 grams of illicit fentanyl.
Minister of Health Ginette Petitpas Taylor announced new measures on Monday to make it easier for doctors to prescribe methadone and pharmaceutical-grade heroin.
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But the numbers surrounding people who are seeking treatment for their opioid addictions are large.
In 1996, when methadone was much harder to access, Ontario had just 3,000 listed patients which increased to 38,000 in 2012.
The number under treatment in British Columbia hit 18,000 in 2017.
A fatal dose of the drug, which is up to 50 times more potent than heroin, can be as small as 2 milligrams.
More than 20 percent of Canadian seniors received at least one opioid prescription in 2015-16.
And in Ontario, close to 14 percent of the population had access to the strongest medicine available.
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Fake Lufthansa pilot almost cons authorities
Last September, an airport in India dealt with a passenger that impersonated a pilot to secure crew benefits when passing through the airport. He also managed to obtain an upgraded seat, typical for a pilot travelling on board an aircraft when not flying it himself. If only it were that easy!
Who is the fake Lufthansa pilot?
The 48 year-old Rajan Mahbubani, is a frequent flyer who, according to his own account, used to imitate international pilots on a regular basis in order to receive certain privileges for free! Apparently, the Indian national found pleasure in dressing up in uniform; the authorities went through his phone and uncovered more evidence of previous fake identities!
How on earth did he manage to pass security and other authorities?
Using his fake pilot ID card, the man managed to by go hrough the security checkpoints without any trouble. Airport security obviously assumed he was just an ordinary Lufthansa pilot so they must have granted him priority security check, access to the lounge and other benefits only available to crew members.
According to the con-pilot, he managed to acquire a pilot identity card in Thailand. Arriving at the airport, he cleverly managed to cross through airport security again, even though they had already been notified that there was a man pretending to be a pilot in order to gain certain priviledges.
How the masquerade was uncovered
The fake pilot had, previously to the AirAsia flight on which he was arrested, shared his con-pilot experience through social media posts on platforms such as TikTok and Instagram.
Airport security officials had therefore been notified of the con-mans existence and told to keep their eyes and ears open. However, the moment the fake pilot was uncovered was when a staff member of AirAsia called Lufthansa to verify the man's identity. The false identity was quickly discovered and the impersonator was arrested.
The fake pilot is actually an experienced con-pilot
You won't believe it but the fake pilot is actually an experienced con-artist who not only tried to impersonate a Lufthansa pilot but, apparently, is also experienced when masking himself as an army colonel, of which evidence was found on the man's camera roll. You might think that's it but this man is actually experienced, having flown around the world several times and gained many privileges through his pilot disguise.
Catch me if you can?
Mahbubani's fake pilot antics remind of the famous con-artists Frank Abagnale, who continuously managed to fool authorities, when travelling the world in disguise as a pilot using a fake pilot ID card. Sound familiar?
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23 Feb 2020
Hiking Trip - Jdeidet Marjeyoun - Marjeyoun District
We will enjoy hiking a new trail together in Jdeidet Marjeyoun, with special thanks to our member Ziad Bayoud from Marjeyoun for his valuable cooperation.
Jdeidet Marjeyoun is the center town of the large Marjeyoun caza in Southern Lebanon. It owes its name to the numerous water springs forming small rivers, which made the surrounding plain very fertile. It has a wide variety of trees and is famous for its beautiful and untouched landscape along with its mild climate.
The town is in fact located at a hill facing the majestic Mount Hermon to the East, Beaufort Castle (Qalaat el Shkif), the 1000-year old Crusader Castle above the Litani River and overlooking Mount Amel (Jabal Aamel) to the West, Mount Lebanon range to the North and Marjeyoun plains that extend southward into the Galilee plains and the Golan Heights.
In our hike, there will be 2 levels; A hard Level 6 (13 km) and easy level 3 (8 km).
We will start all together from the center square, where we will see the old church of St. Georges, the old souk and the architectural beauty of the old houses. Then we continue to see the agricultural lands and a wonderful view overlooking Al Khiam town, the borderlands and occupied lands.
Through our hike to Mtol, we visit the chapel of St. Anne (mother of the Virgin Mary). Its elevated position allows to see the Golan Heights and occupied Palestine, as well as to have a panoramic view of Marjeyoun.
For the level 3, the hike finishes here where the bus will be waiting to take the group to Mar Elias el-Hay Monastery which offers new beautiful views from the side of Beaufort Castle (Qalaat el Shkif) and the Litani river. The group will then visit nearby sites in the city and have coffee there.
Level 6 group will continue hiking to arrive to Mar Elias el-Hay Monastery.
Once there, we will enjoy all together a homemade lunch of organic food all together, prepared by the locals.
After lunch, there is an option to walk 3 more easy kilometers or stay there, extend the lunch time and relax.
Before going back to Beirut, we will pass by the border region, seeing Kfar Kila, Bouwebet Fatme and Aadayseh.
WHERE: Jdeidet Marjeyoun
South Lebanon, Marjeyoun district
750 m above sea level
95 km from Beirut
WHEN: Sunday, February 23
MEETING PLACE: 7:30 AM in the parking of Sagesse School in Jdeideh, facing the public garden. (See map on:
There will be a breakfast stop along the way.
PRICE: 90,000 LL per person including transport, guides, insurance and lunch.
60,000 LL without lunch (Please get the exact change to facilitate the registration process).
WHAT TO GET: Light snacks that will boost up your energy such as dried fruits, water, cap, sunglasses and sunscreen. Wear comfortable shoes such as hiking shoes and always keep a windproof jacket in your backpack.
NB. Foreigners and people not carrying a Lebanese ID need to register at least 7 days in advance for the event, and provide us with a copy of their passport. Lebanese people should carry their Lebanese ID.
- Children with the age of 10 and younger will have a discount of 25'000 LBP
- Children/ Teenagers between the age of 11 and 18 will have a discount of 20'000 LBP
- University students will have a discount of 15'000 LBP provided that they present their university card
- Groups with 5 to 9 persons, with different criteria than the above, will get a 5'000 LBP discount
- Groups with 10 or more persons, with different criteria than the above, will get a 10'000 LBP discount
- Cancellation with less than 24 hours' notice will be charged half-price
- Reservations with less than 24 hours' notice will be charged an extra 5'000 LBP
(e.g. Cancelling or booking for a Sunday's event on Saturday will be subject to the above terms)
- Smoking is strictly prohibited during the event
- Always follow the guide on the designated trail
- Do not go off road without notifying the guide
- Do not get close to a cliff especially when the guide in charge tells you not to do so
- Although accidents are covered by the insurance but they remain under the responsibility of the member
- Sometimes, due to reasons beyond our control, slight modifications to the program may occur. Ecotourism rules must be followed, otherwise personal accidents will not be accounted for by the insurance.
RESERVATION: Every day from 8am till 5pm on 03-917190 or 79-115001. It is preferable to send an SMS or WhatsApp from your mobile, giving your name, surname, and the event you wish to join.
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I hate shopping, and I'm not alone. The sensory overload, the paralysis of too many options, the stress of haggling — it can all be overwhelming. But when I'm traveling in a new place, I admit to getting outsize satisfaction from unearthing just the right souvenir. I generally don't look for fancy items, but rather something functional and frugal that's representative of everyday life in that place. (More often than not, it's also tasty.) The best way to find these gems, I've found, is to immerse myself in a destination and seek out the unusual. With that in mind, here are three strategies for thinking like a local — avoiding the usual suspects to discover something memorable, and well priced, to take home.
Go to the Source
Every place has a specialty, often one that makes for a great deal. Some are well-known: tailored clothes on the cheap in Southeast Asia, vividly hued leather slippers in Morocco. But seek out less obvious items, and you might find even better deals. Even products that might be expensive at home can be found cheaply at the source — small factories or farms, for example.
Kampot, Cambodia, is known among foodies for its quality peppercorns; cooperatives like FarmLink have made it easy and affordable for tourists to buy them from local farms to bring home ($4 for 40 grams of the spice — half of what it costs when purchased abroad). Though FarmLink was founded to help farmers prepare their crop for export, it now offers free educational tastings and tours of its facility, which farmers use to process their pepper.
"Pepper is the No. 1 spice in the world, and yet people know so little about it," said Christophe Lesieur, an owner of FarmLink, who points out that Michelin-starred chefs are ardent champions of Kampot pepper. "Coming to learn about pepper in Kampot can be compared to visiting a vineyard in Bordeaux." (I'd add that it's a lot cheaper.)
Other sources for insider knowledge on what's available where you're going and the best way to get it are local expat magazines and websites; you'll often find these publications in English-speaking hotels or cafes. And don't forget to ask around, Mr. Lesieur said. It takes a bit of work, but a little conversation can yield valuable tips on saving you money — how to ask guides to take you to "real plantations" instead of "tourist farms," for example.
"Many guides will prefer to bring you to the 'tourist farms' because they get commissions on the sales from the tourists," Mr. Lesieur said. Ask for alternatives, and they "will bring you to more secluded areas, where you have the chance to meet and discuss with local family farmers, in the heart of their pepper gardens."
Elsewhere, the right guide can mean locating a community-run textile factory in Laos or finding the best coffee beans grown and roasted in northern Thailand.
Visit a Neighborhood Store
When we were in college, my Honolulu-raised friend Ken used to buy Hawaiian macadamia nut chocolates for mainland friends at Longs drugstores. His rationale: Why spend more than double the price at the airport or elsewhere, when the neighborhood convenience store always had the best price and selection?
Look for where locals buy ordinary, everyday things: pharmacies, corner stores, supermarkets. Chances are, they carry geographically specific items that are great gifts. During a recent visit to Honolulu, I followed Ken's advice and visited the Longs Drugs location on South King Street. I was pretty excited to find that aisle 9 was dedicated entirely to "Hawaiian Candy" and "Baking Needs." Small packs of Maui Caramacs (my favorite) started at 69 cents — I picked up a handful of these for my husband and sons, who all have sweet tooths — and boxes of Hawaiian Host chocolates of every variety were on sale for $2.49.
According to Frugal Traveler readers who weighed in on Twitter, the same strategy works everywhere from Kazakhstan (caviar-flavored potato chips!) to Cape Town (packs of biltong, or South African jerky) and Austin, Tex. (bluebonnet wildflower seeds), where all manner of intriguing local items are carried at convenience stores — even the 7-Eleven.
Follow the Immigrants
In many cities, Chinatown is a place to find inexpensive and colorful gifts; with no more than $5 in hand, I have purchased vintage postcards, funky, stylish wallets and small toys and crafts. But what about lesser-known but no less rich immigrant populations?
Look for neighborhood cultural centers as anchors, and don't be afraid to walk in and ask questions about how to navigate the area. Chicago is known for its Polish, German and Swedish roots, but next to the city's Indo-American Center you'll find Devon Avenue, an Indian corridor dense and lively with shops selling table runners and colorful Lac jewelry, as good as you'd find in Jaipur.
"The emphasis is getting people out of their comfort zone, into places that are a little bit unfamiliar," said Myra Alperson, who has been leading Noshwalks tours (noshwalks.com) of New York's ethnic neighborhoods for 15 years. "That means getting out of the areas where they are in the majority, and going where the shops and restaurants aren't explicitly catering to them. This is where you're going to see the places in a city where people actually live."
It's an especially electric way to shop, and a rule of thumb that will serve you well, both in New York and in places far from it. Though Ms. Alperson's tours center on food, she always tells her guests to leave time to shop afterward. Sometimes the newest arrivals are the most intriguing. Her favorite recent discovery is Van Nest, a neighborhood in the Bronx with an emerging Arabic-speaking population, where there are Yemeni restaurants, Palestinian and North African markets, and a Turkish hookah cafe.
"It's not a tourist destination," she said, "and yet the food and markets are amazing and very inexpensive, carrying products you wouldn't find anywhere else."


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- The entrance ticket is non refundable at any time;
- In case of technical problems, severe weather conditions or lack of power supply, the attractions can be closed without any refund of the ticket;
- The Management has the right to close the Park at any time for the safety of the guests, without any refund of the ticket;
- During the days with low attendance some attractions may not be available;
- The Management disclaims all responsibility for incidents or damages caused by negligence or disrespect of the Park Rules. Moreover, the Park cannot be held responsible for anything which has been deposited in the lockers or left inside the park;
- In order to guarantee the safety to our guests, some of the rides are subject to restrictions. For your own safety follow the security guidelines posted at each ride;
- Children under 12 must be always supervised by an adult;
- The Park staff has the right to ask you to show the ticket. You may be asked to leave the park if you are not able to demonstrate the purchase of the ticket;
- The sunbeds are available upon payment; the Management has the right to check the payment of the rental. Please use properly the facilities at your disposal;
- The Park is accessible everywhere for disabled people (except slides);
- The Park is under video surveillance and video recorder, in order to guarantee the safety of guests and to prevent any damages to persons and facilities, in according to the provisions of the law 196/2003 art. 13;
- By purchasing the ticket you accept the possibility to be photographed by Le Vele staff and from our devices installed on the rides.
Safety rules
Our swimming pools and slides have been designed and conceived to guarantee maximum security to all users if used properly.
It is mandatory to:
- Follow carefully the guidelines at the rides entrances;
- On the slides, do not use jewellery, glasses or watches;
- Follow carefully the instructions of the lifeguards;
- Live the arrival pool of the slides immediately. Those who do not follow this rule can be asked to leave the Park or in serious circumstances can be reported to the police authority
- In case of accident, please notify immediately the staff in the emergency room. False statements, will be legally punished;
- Use the showers before entering the swimming-pools;
- Use synthetic shoes on the paths;
- Use decent and appropriate swimsuit, in order to not hurt other guests feelings and to resist to the products used for the water treatment. The entrance will not be allowed to those who wear unsuitable swimsuits;
- Use swim diapers for children under 3.
It is forbidden:
- The use of the slides for people with cardiac problems, pregnant women, and generally who is not in good health conditions;
- To run around the edge of the pools, play dangerously, dive, slide head down, standing up or on the knees, enter with pets or glass containers;
- Climb on the walls, on the rocks and on the water toys.


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"Sketch, Flash, Spark!" ~ From the Ghibli Forest Sketchbook
Ghibli Museum, Mitaka
Ends in 298 days
*Ghibli Museum is temporarily closed for the time being.
Over 20 years have passed since the planning of the Ghibli Museum, Mitaka, which opened to the public in October 2001. This exhibition will introduce the work behind the museum's creation with pictures and texts by director Hayao Miyazaki himself.
The first room of this special exhibition showcases past special exhibitions that Miyazaki was involved in, starting with the first special exhibition "Spirited Away." How was the film's proposal, which the director has poured his heart into in-between production, created? What were the thoughts behind the modifications made for getting closer to what he aimed to convey? Such development process and embedded thoughts will be presented.
The second room tells the story of how the animation production company Studio Ghibli decided to create a museum through illustrations of image boards depicting the various ideas of how it should look. In addition, the blueprint with Miyazaki's last-minute changes penned into the design will be on display for the first time. Moreover, visitors may compare the Museum's conceptual image boards with a three dimensional model that shows concisely each level of the completed Ghibli Museum. At the gallery on the second floor, illustrations drawn for the exhibition featuring the museum short films will be on display. Here, visitors can also get a sense of being on board the children's favorite Baby Cat Bus.
from November 16, 2019 to May 31, 2021
Adults and University Students ¥1000, High School and Junior High School Students ¥700, Elementary School Students ¥400, Children over 4 years old ¥100.
Venue Hours
From 10:00 To 18:00
Closed on Tuesdays
Note:Advance Tickets Only.
Address: The West Park of Inokashira Park, 1-1-83 Shimorenjaku, Mitaka-shi, Tokyo 181-0013
Phone: 0570-055777
15 minute walk from the South exit of Mitaka Station on the JR Chuo and Sobu lines; From the South exit of JR Mitaka Station, take the community bus and get off at Ghibli Museum.


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PDP In Make Or Mar Convention
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is expected to elect a new national chairman and other officers at its national convention in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), tomorrow. But, the signal emanating from the various power blocs and caucuses have heightened anxiety as they fight for the soul of the party. Assistant Editor GBADE OGUNWALE reports.
After coming out of a major leadership crisis that plagued the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for 14 months, the main opposition party is heading for a make or mar national convention. The party appears to be at the crossroads as key stakeholders have continued to bicker over who becomes the national chairman. Of all the positions available for grabs, that of the national chairman has become a fierce battle between the Southwest and Southsouth geo-political zones. There are six aspirants from the Southwest, while the Southsouth has two. The aspirants from the Southwest are a former Education Minister, Prof Tunde Adeniran; former Deputy National Chairman, Chief Olabode George; former Ogun State Governor, Gbenga Daniel; former governor of Oyo State, Alhaji Rashidi Ladoja; one-time Sports and Special Duties Minister, Prof Taoheed Adedoja; and former Lagos governorship candidate, Mr. Jimi Agbaje.
The two contestants from the South south are a former Acting National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, and media mogul Chief Raymond Dokpesi. The Southwest has continued to justify its quest for the job with the argument that the zone has yet to occupy the position since the formation of the PDP in 1998. In sympathy with the Southwest, a number of interest groups and stakeholders, particularly from the North, have also called for the position to be micro zoned to the region to enable the zone produce the chair. But, gladiators in the Southsouth have said that, being the major financier of the party since the PDP lost political power in 2015, the zone should naturally produce the chairman. After weeks of push, the contest has narrowed down to a two-horse race between Adeniran and Secondus. Adeniran, 72, is being backed by a coalition of forces comprising mainly of party leaders and elders spread across the three zones in the North. A former Information Minister, Prof Jerry Gana is leading the support outreach for Adeniran. On the other hand, Secondus is being propelled by a heavy war chest, apparently deployed for the epic battle by Governor Nyesom Wike of his native Rivers State. But, efforts are still being made by many prominent party leaders and senior citizens, including former military President Ibrahim Babangida, to find a common ground before the convention date. The Gana group, under the aegis of PDP Northern Leaders and Elders Forum, is still sweating it out for Adeniran. Rising from an all-night stakeholders meeting last week, the group announced the decision of the Northern stakeholders to have the chairmanship micro zoned to the Southwest. In a communique after the meeting and jointly signed by a former Kano State governor and one time Education Minister, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau and Mrs. Margaret Icheen, the group called on delegates from the North to vote for only chairmanship aspirants from the Southwest. The communique, dated December 1, 2017 stated among others: "After extensive deliberations, it was resolved that, in the spirit of fairness, equity, carrying every part of the country along, giving every geo-political zone a sense of participation and inclusion in the affairs of the PDP, we strongly support the quest of the Southwest geo-political zone to produce the next National Chairman of the party.
"In line with our resolve to rebuild and reposition the PDP, we urge delegates from all the Northern states to abide by this decision and vote for only aspirants from the Southwest geo-political zone in the forthcoming national convention, in the best interest of the party. This is without prejudice to the right of aspirants from other geo-political zones to contest."
But, in a swift reaction, members of another sub-group that attended the meeting, countered the position of the Northern leaders. Led by Mallam Sani Kutigi, the younger elements denounced Gana and his fellow elders, insisting that the position remained open to contestants from the three zones in the South. At a media briefing same day, Kutigi described the declaration by the Gana and others as an "obnoxious and objectionable" plot to rail-road the region into illegality. Kutigi said, "This group of people lacks any authority or voice to speak on behalf of the North as a homogeneous entity and is therefore on its own. Their action is hereby rejected and totally condemned. Majority of members from the North dissociate themselves from this misadventure which potents unintended consequences if left unchallenged. It is a slap on the face and an insult on the face of Southern Nigerian politicians/leaders that a few members from the North can sit down and determine who to elect.
While rejecting micro-zoning, we affirm our belief in the sanctity of the larger, more inclusive arrangement which gave Southern Nigeria the position of National Chairman of our great party. Party members from the North pledge to support only a free and fair process where a new National Chairman will emerge regardless of which place he comes from so long as he is from any of the states that make up Southern Nigeria. Power brokers in the two zones have continued to push arguments why they should take the slot. One of the chairmanship aspirants, Bode George, said it would be extremely difficult for leaders of the party in the Southwest to continue to mobilise support for the PDP in the zone, if the Southwest does not produce the party chair. George, while speaking with reporters at the PDP Abuja secretariat last week, said: "If they take the chairmanship away from us, how do they expect us to continue persuading our members and supporters to vote for the PDP in 2019? The position of chairman has been micro zoned in the past." He recalled that at inception, the position was micro zoned to the North central zone, starting with the pioneer chairman, the late Chief Solomon Lar from Plateau State. He was succeeded by Chief Barnabas Gemade from Benue, also in the North central. Followed by Chief Audu Ogbe, also from Benue State. Ogbeh was forced out as a result of disagreement with former President Olusegun Obasanjo in 2005 and was replaced by Dr. Ahmadu Ali from Kogi State, also in the North central. The chair then moved to the Southeast in 2008 with the emergence of Prince Vincent Ogbulafor (Abia) who was succeeded by Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo from Enugu State, also in the Southeast. Two Acting Chairmen occupied the position in the interim, following the unceremonious removal of Nwodo at the convention ground in 2011. They are Dr. Mohammed Bello Haliru (Kebbi State) and Alhaji Kawu Baraje (Kwara State). Afterwards, the position moved to the Northeast in 2012 with Alhaji Bamanga Tukur (Adamawa State) as chairman. Tukur was removed in 2014 and replaced by former Bauchi State Governor Alhaji Adamu Mu'azu, also from the Northeast. Mu'azu was forced to resign in May 2015 as a result of fallouts of the loss of political power by the PDP in the 2015 election. Secondus, who was the Deputy National Chairman, was asked to step in as Acting Chairman while the party struggled to shake off its post-election defeat trauma. Going by the party's constitution, Secondus was to act as chairman for six months to enable the party pick a substantive chairman from the Northeast to complete Mu'azu's truncated tenure. However, owing to hopelessness occasioned by the party's electoral misfortune, the PDP became almost rudderless and Secondus continued to occupy the position for over nine months. It took the intervention of a former presidential adviser, Dr. Ahmed Gulak, for the PDP to wake up from its sleepless slumber. Gulak had in February 2016, stormed the party secretariat with a number of supporters. He declared himself the new party chairman. Gulak, who is from Adamawa State in the Northeast, had argued that he decided to take the seat to complete the tenure for the Northeast zone. The crisis was however resolved when the governors, against wise counsel, picked controversial former Borno State Governor Ali Modu Sheriff in 2016 to serve out the term for the Northeast. Attempts to elect a substantive chairman under Sheriff led to a 14 month leadership crisis that almost wiped the PDP out of existence. Having seen through Sheriff's inordinate ambition to grab the party's 2019 presidential ticket by default, the governors succeeded in removing the ex-Borno governor at a botched May 23, 2016 convention in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. A caretaker committee, headed by former Kaduna State Governor Ahmed Makarfi was set to run the affairs of the party, pending the election of a new substantive chairman. But, Sheriff remained adamant and continued to lay claim to the chairmanship. He had fought through the courts to remain in office for 14 months, trampling on every rule and guideline in the party's constitution. In his characteristic brute force, Sheriff had fought Makarfi and his team to a standstill, leaving the party in utter disarray. It took the intervention of the Supreme Court to free the party from Sheriff's grip with a landmark judgment delivered on July 12, 2017.
With Sheriff out of the way, the PDP was able to get its bearings under Makarfi whose tenure will expire with the December 9 convention. But the convention is being threatened by the ambitions and vested interests of a few gladiators gunning for the control of the party structure at the national level. The 19 states in the North succeeded in micro zoning the elective positions allotted to them without much rancour. Similarly, the 17 states in the South were able to micro zone some of the positions given to them, except the chairman. Pressure was mounted on the Makarfi–led Caretaker Committee to micro zone the chairmanship position to the Southwest, but Makarfi said his committee lacked the power to do so. Thus the party appears set for another leadership crisis that the convention may throw up if the matter is not resolved before the convention date. Governor Wike who is Secondus' main backer has continued to insist that the chair must go to the Southsouth. Addressing party leaders and supporters from the zone in Port Harcourt on Monday, the governor maintained that his zone has been the major financier of the PDP. Wike was reported to have bankrolled the legal expenses the party incurred in the battle to take the PDP from Sheriff. But stakeholders argue that making Secondus party chair would amount to handing the PDP over to Wike. Incidentally, most party leaders, particularly the older generation, appear not to be comfortable with Wike's sense of judgment. The governor's brash and impetuous approach to decision making has become a major concern to many of them. Tagged along with Wike is the equally abrasive and rumbustious Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose who is also insisting on Secondus.


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CSIRO Publishing, 2005. Small quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs, black and white photographs, colour illustrations, maps.
Tarmann, Gerhard M.
OUT OF PRINT. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera, volume nine. The Zygaenidae are a family of day-flying moths with an unusual biology, they are capable of releasing prussic acid. All Australian species belong to the subfamily Procridinae (commonly known as foresters) and many of these feature iridescent green colours or a wasp-like look. This is the first study of the Australian fauna of these attractive and biologically interesting moths.
In this volume their beauty is captured larger-than-life in 112 finely detailed portraits by acclaimed artist Frantiek Gregor, setting a new benchmark for moth illustrations. Comprehensive general chapters discuss zygaenid morphology, biology, phylogeny and classification, with considerable new information of world-wide relevance.
The book then provides in-depth treatments of the 11 genera and 43 species present in Australia, including 4 genera and 22 species new to science. It features keys to genera and species, photos of genitalia of both sexes and other diagnostic structures, and distribution maps for all species. Additionally, there are 8 pages of colour photographs and over 400 photos of microscopic structures, including more than a hundred spectacular scanning electron micrographs.
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Thanks to MrT for the link!
Full disclosure. I'm a supporter of Israel. I've ignored some pretty shady stuff because I believed that they were fighting for their very survival in a land filled with enemies. I've ignored some behaviors that went against the interests of the US because of that belief.
Having said that, this is a bridge too far. I want more details but if this is true then so be it. They've made their bed, they've made their choice and they will live with the consequences. To partner with a mortal enemy of the US? Too much to take. Check out the article below.
It has been reported recently in Newsweek and Haaretz regarding a deal that has been struck for the management of Haifa's port to be handled by a Chinese company, the Shanghai International Port Group. This is due to begin in 2021 and to run for 25 years.Story here.
While most of the coverage on this topic has been around the effect this may have on US naval interests in Israel, there is another issue at stake, which is that Haifa's strategic value is such that it could well be the single largest prize of any regional peace settlement, and handing its control to the Chinese could backfire on Israel's interests should there be a regional agreement in the next 28 years.
Israel's unique geographic location on the east of the Mediterranean gives it a strategic advantage as a conduit of trade between the East and West. Although most of this trade currently goes through the Suez Canal, the port at Haifa allows countries of the Middle East to bypass the canal and to access the Mediterranean directly.
There are three significant benefits of this, particularly for the export of oil from the Persian Gulf to Europe and the US.
The first is that it is a more secure route than the current route around the Arabian Peninsula, where there are threats of the closure of the straits of Hurmuz near Iran, instability near Yemen and complete control of the Suez Canal by Egypt, which has only stabilised in recent years and is still fighting an insurgency in Sinai. The whole region is often embroiled in conflict, including Sudan and Eritrea which also line the Red Sea route. A pipeline from the major exporters through Jordan to Israel, can actually be a more stable and reliable route.
The second, is cost. Transit fees through the Suez Canal are steep, at around US$400,000 per ship depending on size. This provides Egypt with $5b in revenues last year alone. This fee is so steep that some struggling carriers are considering taking the long route around Africa to get to Europe when fuel costs are low, despite the additional 7000 miles of transit.
The third reason is speed. There is an additional thousand miles of transit when shipping along the Arabian Peninsula route, than if the oil was piped and loaded onto tankers in Haifa. Haifa's port also has a natural deep harbour, making it ideal for the loading up of oil tankers, and is one of the largest in the western Mediterranean in terms of volume.
Israel is playing the role of stupid little sheep. They're inviting in the wolf and locking the door on the sheep dog that has put up with its nonsense to keep it safe.
China will in turn open the door to all of Israel's enemies and their fate will be sealed.
So be it.
They made a choice. They live with the results of that decision. I'm done with them.
This confirms all those theories that the war in Syria is about trade routes...as well as the fighting in Afghanistan. We are in the midst of an old fashioned trade route showdown coupled with a race for resources. Once the seas controlled it all and the US Navy was the guardian of those routes. Now we're seeing land and sea routes developed which explains the insane fighting we've seen. I'm all aboard that conspiracy theory now. Nothing else makes sense. Nothing. And spare me the talk about fighting for freedom. That dawg don't hunt.


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Medicare Advantage Plans are managed care plans that allow the private insurance provider to have control over their patients' health care. Medicare is a government program and it follows certain regulations, in addition to basic consumer protections. Medicare Advantage Plans does not follow these regulations.
Consumers can get access to medical care through this type of plan, but the quality of care is not guaranteed. These plans will not have the same levels of providers, payment rates and deductibles as a traditional Part A and Part B. Medicare Advantage Plans are designed for people who are interested in health care but do not want to pay out of pocket like traditional plans.
Because of the level of benefits, private health insurance has increased demand for the coverage, which means that this type of plan must be available to consumers. If a patient does not have access to the required network, the provider will have access. The coverage is fully funded by the government.
Medicare Advantage Plans is provided through many private companies. You can choose from a number of companies in your area. Each plan will have its own individual premium that will depend on the services you need covered and the type of provider you select.
Choosing a plan will also depend on the local providers in your area. This is determined by the provider's geographical location. Some companies offer plans in more than one area. You may choose a plan in one area, and it will offer the same health care options in another area.
One popular plan is the Greatland Plan in New Hampshire. It is an area health insurance provider that offers different plans in different parts of the state. This type of plan is beneficial because of the wide range of providers that will provide the same level of services.
If you have a family member that lives in the South, this is the plan for you. You can find affordable health care by getting a plan through this provider. Coverage is easy to receive and they will help you stay out of debt when necessary.
You can get good coverage in Arizona, South Indian Lands, Arizona's West Valley, Northern Mexico, and Wyoming. If you are living in any of these areas, you can go online and find a plan that will fit your needs. Many providers offer free quotes. You can then compare plans and determine which one is best for you.
One of the biggest perks of this type of plan is the selection of providers available. A specialist can help with your ailments, and they are usually located nearby. Not only can they provide the service, but the cost will be less than the cost of visiting a hospital.
As long as you are willing to pay for your medical care out of pocket, you will save money. In the long run, you will feel that you saved money. You will also be able to get the services you need at the proper time.
If you are using a Medicare Part D plan, you can use your insurance as a supplement to your medical care. While this is not a substitute for visiting a doctor, it can help ease the amount of stress of dealing with everyday life without regular appointments. This is especially true if you do not visit the doctor often.
Using Medicare Advantage Plans is a good idea for many different reasons. They offer more comprehensive coverage, at lower costs. Keep in mind that each plan is different and is tailored to meet the needs of a specific patient.


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The Star Wars franchise is among the most recognizable manufacturers on earth, with Darth Vader at the helm. Molded in sturdy black plastic, the Darth Vader Toaster striking addition to any kitchen counter. Pop in two pieces of bread, frozen pancakes, hamburger buns or English muffins, and in moments Vader ejects them with the Star Wars logo on it. Like your toast on the darker side? A handy dial provides temperature adjustment. Measuring a hefty 12\" X 10.seven\" X eight.4\"and weighing in at 4.one lbs. of mystery and menace, the imposing presence of Darth Vader will support eaters begin their day feeling prepared to consider more than the planet, and anything else that may get in their way.
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