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Green Steps is an award-winning sustainability educational programme at Monash University, which has been running since 2000. As part of the Monash-Warwick Alliance, a Green Steps pilot was successfully run at Warwick last year.
We are now in year two: 13 Warwick students with an interest in sustainability have been selected to take part in an intensive and hands-on training programme delivered by Mark Boulet, Green Steps Programme Manager of Monash Sustainability Institute in Australia, and David Robertson, Green Steps Trainer.
The application process was very competitive, only 15 applicants were successful out of 76 applications and 13 students have now started their training:
Antonia Antoniou, Ibtehal Attaelmanan, Jonathan Escalante-Phillips, Alison Garton, George Godfrey, Joshua Green, Thomas Houiller, Elaine Meskhi, Leena Payyappilly, Chanbeen Ro, Rosina Simmons, Nicole Sourry, Joshua Wyatt.
Their current background includes Economics, Maths, Law, International Management, Politics, Medical Sciences and Engineering. They all have an interest in changing people's behaviours with regards to sustainability and are keen to take on this voluntary, extra curriculum training.
- Between 1-5 July, students are learning how to carry out water, carbon and waste audits at University House. Professor Nigel Thrift, VC at Warwick, will be visiting the students on Thursday 4 July.
- Between 8-13 July, the students will be split into five groups to work on five sustainability projects including helping Estates assess their water use and studying Scarman's energy consumption. They will be asking questions to members of staff and we thank you in advance for being ready to give them some of your time.
- The programme will be finalised with a 15 days hosted sustainability project taking place mainly in local businesses and to be completed by 11 October 2013 at the latest.
The Green Steps programme is currently running in eight Australian Universities and Warwick is their first international partner offering the programme. Over 850 students from 8 Australian universities have completed Green Steps, working in partnership with over 450 organisations. Green Steps is putting together a 3 years business plan to take the programme forward at Warwick.
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We have added the "Trick of the Week" page. Here all members can see a trick that changes every week. Regardless the level they are on. Thanks to andrewshen123 for the suggestion.
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24th of August 2006
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It's amazing, within 2 days we received over 40 new tricks. and 30 new members. And of course we have our first manuscript, which you receive when you submit a new trick. keep up the good work guys.
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It's been a while since I have added some news, but on the other hand nothing much changed. Except that we are now have more then 180 tricks and over the 100 members. And I positively suprised about the quallity of tricks that are posted. Some of them are just awesome. I'm still working on the transition to PHP (instead of ASP), so that I can host this website at a proffesional hosting company. When that has been done we can start thinking about videos and so. So keep posting those tricks.
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On the 1st of April 2005 I came to the idea to build this site. From that moment on everything went very quick. The domainname was registered and a website was born. I do hope you all enjoy this site and that we can bring this to a success.
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Dinner suits can be single or double breasted and have a silk-faced peaked lapel or a shawl collar. The colour of the jacket is invariably black, but can also be midnight blue, and it is made in lighter wool, or wool and mohair, to cope with the often warm evening festivities. The trousers have a silk satin, or braid, seam running down the side of the leg to match the lapel of the jacket.
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Fundraising isn't easy, even if done well, its fraught with all sorts of ambiguity and frustrations. To that very point, I recently wrote a blog post about the fundraising mindset in order to help you set a tone on approaching the process.
That said, there are things you can do to make it go better than others and things you can do to make it go worse… and in the spirit of the 'Tonight Show's' top ten list, below are my top ten things that will likely cause a fundraising fail situation.
Carlos Eduardo Espinal
14. 7. 2014.
When an investors considers your company for investment at the earliest stages, who you are is so much more important than your idea. Your team is such a crucial part of your company's success, and yet many teams omit their team slide or bludgeon it because they don't feel they have anything interesting to add other than team photos and a job-title.
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2. 7. 2014.
Fundraising is not easy. It is one of the most frustrating and time draining activities you as a founder will have to do as part of your company's growth strategy. Unless you are really lucky and investors come to you, it will likely involve taking many meetings with investors of all kinds, both good and bad before you ultimately succeed in finding someone who believes in you.
Carlos Eduardo Espinal
2. 4. 2014.
Identifying milestones for your company's development is beneficial for an early stage startup for many reasons: the first is that planning milestones allow you to focus what you will be working on, secondly the process of identifying and planning them make you question when and in what order you and your team should try and execute something, and lastly, from a fundraising perspective (something I cover in more detail in my blog post on milestones) milestones are useful to tie together what you need to accomplish with how much money it will take to get there, and fundraise accordingly.
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18. 3. 2014.
With every New Year, we all embark on a quest to improve ourselves and make new New Year's resolutions to that end. Of course, there are those that find the whole thing quite unnecessary, but frankly, we can all find ways to continue to push ourselves, so I'm personally a big proponent of resolutions (although you shouldn't wait for the New Year to start if you're motivated!).
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17. 1. 2014.
Fundraising for an early stage technology startup is always a challenge. You have to navigate many meetings with potential investors and hopefully reach agreements that make everyone happy so you can continue to work in good faith after the negotiations are over. However, in some cases, after the dust has settled in a negotiation, it isn't always a win-win for everyone.
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16. 12. 2013.
This post is not about how to hire or how to fire someone, it is about highlighting the potential reasons why employees relationships can fall apart and lead to a dismissal down the road. Hopefully this is post provides with your the necessary information for you to consider on how you can prevent this from happening by setting up an appropriate hiring process and cultivating an environment where employees are not set up for failure within their defined roles.
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20. 8. 2013.
Just as driving with your eyes closed is dangerous to your health, so is acquiring customers without knowing what it costs you to acquire them. Both can lead to disastrous outcomes. - Take a look what Carlos Eduardo Espinal, Partner at Seedcamp, has to say about the real customer acquisition cost.
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13. 7. 2013.
This week we had opportunity to cover the announcement of airtAI, a Croatian fintech startup whose solution is based on artificial intelligence and is directed towards smaller banks that want to better assess the needs of their clients. Exclusively for Netrokracija airt's CEO Hajdi Ćenan reveals the details.
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20. 2. 2020.
Applications that control the operation of oil platforms and plants for the processing of derivatives are directly responsible for a safer and cleaner world, and one of the best is created largely in Croatia.
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9. 10. 2019.
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What a stupid name. No idea why a 4 wasn't good enough. Especially considering Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is still the game that revolutionized and repopularized the franchise. But here you go, everything that Activision has revealed about the juggernaut FPS franchise's latest entry in one handy spot:
When can I play it?
October 12th 2018
What modes does the game have?
The game has a strong variety of modes. There's the solo mission mode, a more in depth Zombies mode and for the first time in a Call of Duty game, a Battle Royale mode. We'll start alphabetically.
Battle Royale
Of course the gaming industry's best selling franchise is embracing the most popular mode in the current industry. With the massive success of Fortnite and Player Unknown's Battlegrounds it should be no surprise that the bandwagon is being well and truly jumped on by Activision here. Named Blackout the mode features a map 1500 times larger than any other COD maps. Weapons and characters from all of the Black Ops titles will be featured as well as areas from previous multiplayer maps in the series. We here at thelootgaming actually revealed this in a previous article!
The campaign is Black Ops IIII is far from traditional. The game is going to feature solo missions where you play as unique characters known as specialists. The game allows you to familiarize yourself with these characters and explore their backstory and lore. Essentially this is a practice mode for the campaign.
Surprise, COD has multiplayer! Not a surprise? Fair enough. The trailer had quite strong Overwatch vibes. This makes a lot of sense considering both FPS giants share a publisher. There's a strong focus on the specialists from the solo missions but the gameplay is much more grounded than previous games. Touted as 'boots on the ground' BO4 returns to much more traditional COD gameplay.
The Titanic. A Roman Colosseum. I'm sold. Zombies is getting crazy this year. Featuring three maps at launch, difficulty levels, tutorials, challenges and with more to be announced this is the biggest zombies mode yet. Map One is Xi, a colosseum themed map featuring melee only combat. Numero dos is Voyage of the Damned, set on the Titanic. The third is Blood of the Dead. It's going to be a reimagining of a fan favorite map.
There we have it folks. A round up of all the Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII news. Is no campaign a killer for you? Is Battle Royale mode enough to hook you? Let us know in the comments below!


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The a ways north used to be a land feared via many, traveled by way of few. Now it is the type of position humans shuttle 1000's of miles to go to. This quiet sanctuary of quiet rivers and lakes that are available all colors of blue and eco-friendly, can also be domestic to a couple of the main strange flora and fauna within the Americas – caribou, bison, whales, musk oxen.
This is the main distinct advisor to touring the Alaska street, a highway that may be a feat of engineering in itself. The authors aspect all of the significant cities alongside the best way from British Columbia throughout the Yukon to Alaska and Prudhoe Bay, together with Fairbanks, Anchorage, Dawson urban, Skagway, and extra. you are going to additionally locate info on sidetrips alongside exchange highways: the Top-of-the-World, the Haines, the Stewart-Cassiar, the South Klondike, the Richardson and the Glen. A one-stop source for Alaska-bound tourists, this booklet has over 30 maps and colour images.
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Whale Song One of the main points of study with humpbacks is their song. Scientists all over the Alaskan coast are dropping hydrophones in the water to record whale song, which has definite rhythms and repetitions. Whales have been known to stop a song when leaving Alaska for the warmer waters of the south, and then pick it up on exactly the same note when they return the following year. BREACHING The premier animal sighting in Alaska is a breaching whale. Humpbacks come all the way out of the water – it's amazingly slow, the whale just keeps moving up and up and up before falling back down on its side.
Carvers were apprenticed when young, and they were expected to have the spiritual abilities of a shaman. Although the poles were not religious in nature, their importance to the community required a great deal of sensitivity and stamina: larger memorial poles could take over a year to carve. Poles were invariably carved of cedar wood; larger poles were often hollowed first to make them more manageable. Tools, before European contact, were made of stone or bone. In the farther northern reaches of the pole-carving cultures, hammered copper was used.
Or better yet, leaping into the water and coming up soaking wet, shaking itself. Bears n 33 Brown bears, or grizzlies, are rarer and considerably larger than their cousins, the blacks. Your odds of seeing a grizzly along the highway anywhere but inside Denali Park are minimal. There are quite a few on the islands. Kodiak Island is famous for its huge bears, some more than 10 feet tall, and Admiralty Island in Southeast Alaska, near Juneau, has more bears than people. Grizzlies average seven to nine feet long, with males ranging from 400 to 1,100 pounds.


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One-in-four startups fail within the first year. Of the companies that survive their first year of business, one-third won't see their fifth. Startups crash and burn all the time, and even the most successful CEOs have experienced failure. The companies that make it often have a few things in common: great leadership, encourage innovation, and (most importantly) embrace and adapt…
How Proactive Customer Service Turns Idle Time Into Revenue
Are your employees making the most of their downtime?
In any business, there are moments between tasks, meetings, or serving customers where your employees have nothing to do. Of course, employees need scheduled breaks during their work shifts. It helps them stay fresh. Also, 85 percent of employees say that taking regular breaks during the day makes them more productive, according to a 2014 study from office supplier Staples.
But what about those "unscheduled" breaks? You don't want employees checking Facebook or eBay simply because they have no specific task to tackle at the moment.
Instead, you can often leverage an employee's unscheduled downtime to help increase sales. The practice is known as outbound customer service, or proactive customer service.
For example, let's say you own an Italian restaurant. Inevitably, there will be moments when your wait staff isn't busy. They've already prepped the dining room for that night's dinner rush but no customers have arrived yet.
During those moments, your waiters and waitresses could place calls to your best customers, thanking them for a recent visit or letting them know about an upcoming dinner special. Or a waitress might call a customer who made her first visit to the restaurant the night before, asking how her experience was.
Those otherwise idle moments are transformed into proactive customer service opportunities. When that happens, what would have been wasted money — paying hourly employees who aren't being productive — can actually result in additional revenues instead.
A dentist office is another example. Between dealing with patients and paperwork, your receptionist may not have much to do, so he or she flips through magazines. A better idea is to have the receptionist call patients to remind them of their upcoming appointments. Some dental offices have automated systems that remind patients of appointments via email or other means. However, calling patients provides a chance to make a personal connection. It also gives the patient the opportunity to ask questions related to the upcoming visit.
A virtual phone system like MightyCall makes it easy for employees to make outbound customer service calls during unscheduled breaks. MightyCall can autodial customers, so that your employees only pick up the phone when the outbound call is answered. This helps maximize employee productivity even more.
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Oregon has one of the most diverse landscapes of any state in the USA, with its towering mountains, thick forests, arid scrublands, wide prairies, deserts, and the scenic Pacific coastline. It sits in the northwest, bordered by the ocean and states of California, Washington, Idaho, and Nevada.
Along its northern boundary lies the Columbia River, its area encompassing the fertile Willamette Valley and the two mountain ranges of the Pacific Coast and the Cascade. Here there are lift-serviced alpine skiing operators.
Most of Oregon's countryside is remarkably unspoiled, from beaches to valleys to mountain peaks. It boasts natural attractions like Hell's Canyon, the deepest gorge in northern America, as well as hundreds of miles of rivers and more than 6,000 lakes. This includes Crater Lake, the deepest in the USA.
In addition, more than half of the state is covered in natural forest. This makes it a delight for nature lovers, although its merits as an outdoor adventure tourist destination are slightly marred by an over-abundance of rain.
It is far easier to head west on the Oregon Trail today than it was for the historic pioneers in their covered wagons, but visitors are no less delighted by the charms of this destination than were the gutsy emigrants of the mid-1800s.
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Joker Game Episode 4: Well, this is awkward...
Published on April 27, 2016
Oh hey...I've been there. If you had shown me this picture without the big Chinese characters labeling the city, I would have guessed this was a Western city.
Wow...Chinese people smiled a lot back in the day.
Also, the beginning of the "background noise" for the street actually sounds like a Chinese person talking. That being said, the rest of it is just mumbling, so I can't really give it too many points. E for effort?
So...this week's arc is a murder mystery in China? I'm down with that.
That other guy got killed, but you can totally handle this! Also, I'd personally be suspicious if my superior said something like this to me.
This guy must live alone. If he lived with his family, he should be panicking at the possibility that someone else was there when the home exploded.
No one ever cares about the "help"...
It's amazing how many Japanese people are here in China. Weren't Japan and China on opposite sides during the second world war? Last week's episode ended with Japan joining Germany, right? Someone who knows more history...help me out here.
Isn't this how the first guy died? I suppose this guy has no way of knowing that...
Uhh...this might be nitpicky, but I'm pretty sure Coke wasn't in China at the time of World War II.
Ugh...so he just saw someone he knows and we're not going to be shown who it is because this is a setup for a dramatic reveal later. However, since this is an episodic series, there are only so many people it could be since not many people have been introduced. More than likely, it's the suspicious commander from before...the only other people it could be are the detective and the reporter, neither of whom make sense. It couldn't be Kusanagi, because he wouldn't have been surprised to see him.
GASP! This commander's face is actually the look of shock that's on my face right now.
She was taking your stuff? Yeah, she definitely deserved to die.
facepalm This character annoys me...
Also, I know it would have been too obvious if they had shown us the same tattoo as the unidentified victim on one of the other boys in the night club, but it would have been nice for that to have been tied in to the mystery. It seems like such a meaningless thing.
This situation looks very hopeless for the soldier, so he needs a crazy way out. Given that they're purposely not showing us the face of the guy holding the gun behind him, I'm going to guess that we've either seen him before or he's the D-Agency spy. There has to be a reason that he doesn't shoot our "main character".
...or that...there's that...
Oh, he was the spy. Have we seen him before?
I dunno about this episode, guys. It felt really boring in the first half and the second half was basically devoted to letting the commander rant. I get that the point of the spy in this episode was to subtly manipulate things in the background, but I guess the intent was lost on me as I was watching...


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The editorial categories are research topics that have guided researchers during the recovery phase and continue to be the impetus behind the Documents Project's digital archive and the Critical Documents book series. Developed by the project's Editorial Board, each of the teams analyzed this framework and adapted it to their local contexts in developing their research objectives and work plans during the Recovery Phase. Learn more on the Editorial Framework page.
"Pequeño laboratorio del imaginario social" [Small-scale Social Awareness Laboratory] is a lecture written by the artist Rolf Abderhalden and delivered at the Cátedra Manuel Ancízar (2006) at the National University of Colombia. It includes a discussion of the poetic and conceptual foundations of the Proyecto C'undua (2000–2003), a joint project organized by the Mapa Teatro collective and the City Hall of Bogotá. Abderhalden discusses the development of an artistic project based in "fringe communities" in the heart of the city of Bogotá, whose goal is not to establish socio-therapeutic projects but to consider artistic practices that promote thoughtful languages and group creative processes that are not designed to mitigate social problems. As a result, the "experimental laboratory" contradicts the dynamics inherent in social intervention policies and social work by prioritizing the agencies that provide artistic practices.
At the invitation of the private secretary to the mayor of Bogotá, Alicia Eugenia Silva, the Mapa Teatro collective, and an interdisciplinary group of artists and social researchers developed the project in 2000 called C'undua (which in the mythology of the indigenous Arhuaco people of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta means "the place where we go after we die") to address aesthetic concerns in communities whose rights were being threatened. This initiative was important because it was based on artistic mechanisms linked to social processes; that is, alternative mechanisms to the social intervention policies hitherto applied by local authorities. The collective created the Laboratorio del imaginario social [Social Awareness Laboratory] inspired by readings of works by Heiner Müller (1929–1995) on the "Laboratorio del imaginario" and by the Argentine Reinaldo Laddaga (b. 1963) on the "experimental community."
The artist Rolf Abderhalden (b. 1956), the creative director of the project, developed the methodological structure for the "Pequeño laboratorio del imaginario social" [Small-scale Social Awareness Laboratory] that enabled Mapa Teatro to operate within that context. Mapa Teatro continued to operate until 2003, sponsoring a number of projects, including: Prometeo I acto, Prometeo II acto, and Re-Corridos. The C'undua project, as well as Piel de la Memoria [The Skin of Memory] by the anthropologist Pilar Riaño and the North American artist Suzanne Lacy (b. 1945) (see: "Hacer arte público como memoria colectiva, como metáfora y como acción" [Making public art as a collective memory, as a metaphor, and as action], doc. no. 1093626) and Ciudad Kennedy: Memoria y realidad [Kennedy City: Memory and Reality] by the Colombian artist Raúl Cristancho (see: "Ciudad Kennedy: Memoria y realidad. Proyecto colectivo de creación plástica" [Kennedy City: Memory and Reality. Visual Art Collective Project], doc. no. 1098571), among others, help to document the socioartistic projects developed by various Colombian institutions.
This article was originally published in the memoirs of the C'undua Project sponsored by the Mapa Teatro collective and the Bogotá City Hall. It was presented as a lecture at the Cátedra Manuel Ancízar in 2006, and subsequently included in the book Arte y localidad: Modelos para desarmar [Art and Location: Models for Disarming].


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All of the programmes we offer are linked to the national curriculum and include a range of fun activities to promote team building and problem-solving skills. All activities are lead by our enthusiastic and knowledgeable instructors. We supply detailed risk assessments to provide you with the security you need to relax and enjoy observing your children at work and play. If you would like to arrange a site visit please call us, or to book a day or residential visit for your class please check our calendar first for available dates. For more information regarding the centre and the facilities we have to offer click below.
Our aim is to give your children a 'hands-on minds-on' learning experience to enrich both their academic and social development. Children who visit us for the day will work with a member of our staff, and follow the programme of study agreed and planned beforehand with their teacher. We also offer residential visits so that the children can spend more time on their studies and benefit from the adventure of being with their friends away from home. Our instructors greet groups on arrival and work with the children from 09.30 to 15.30, with a lunch break to fit your chosen programme.
Whichever programme of study you choose will include extensive sections of the National Curriculum. Some of the programmes of study offered are a full day activity, but we can mix and match or work to a theme to provide a varied programme suiting your requirements – please contact us – we are here and keen to help. A visit to Austerfield is as hassle free as a class visit can be. Our education instructors plan and deliver exciting and engaging lessons, giving you the chance to join in the fun with your class, in the knowledge that our experience and risk assessments have resulted in a safe, effective learning environment. For more information about the activities we offer, take a look at our – A-Z of Activities.
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|Travel Security Advice for Nicaragua
Nicaragua's fragile democracy remains under stress. Nicaragua's November 2008 municipal elections were highly controversial, with widespread, credible charges of irregularities. Donor countries, political opposition groups, and civil society are increasingly concerned about the shrinkage of democratic space within Nicaragua. The economy remains among the poorest in the hemisphere. Crime has increased significantly over the last year.
The national language is Spanish, although many residents of the Caribbean coastal areas also speak English and indigenous languages. The climate is hot and humid, with the "summer" dry season running mid-November through mid-May and the "winter" rainy season running from mid-May through mid-November. Terrain ranges from hilly and volcanic to coastal beaches and tropical jungles. Geological faults run throughout the country, along which active volcanoes are situated. Earthquakes are common, but the last major earthquake, which destroyed the city of Managua, occurred in 1972.
Nicaragua lacks tourist infrastructure. Except in the cities and major thoroughfares, most roads are unpaved. Public transportation is unsafe and there are no sidewalks. Most essential services are sporadic. Most hospitals are substandard. Hotels in Managua are adequate, but primarily oriented to serve a business or government clientele. Potential tourists may want to obtain information from the National Tourism Institute (INTUR), the governmental agency responsible for developing, regulating and promoting tourism in Nicaragua. Read the Department of State's Background Notes on Nicaragua for additional information.
U.S. citizens living or traveling in Nicaragua are encouraged to register with the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate at the Department of State's travel registration page in order to obtain updated information on local travel and security. U.S. citizens without Internet access may register directly with the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate. Registration is important; it allows the State Department to assist U.S. citizens in an emergency.
A valid U.S. passport is required to enter Nicaragua. Although there is a bilateral agreement that waives the six-month validity passport requirement, U.S. citizens are urged to ensure before traveling that their passports are valid for the length of their projected stay in the country. U.S. citizens must have an onward or return ticket and evidence of sufficient funds to support themselves during their stay. A visa is not required for U.S. citizens; however, a tourist card must be purchased for $5 upon arrival. Tourist cards are typically issued for 30 to 90 days.
A valid entry stamp is required to exit Nicaragua. Pay attention to the authorized stay that will be written into your entry stamp by the immigration inspector. Visitors remaining more than the authorized time must obtain an extension from Nicaraguan Immigration. Failure to do so will prevent departure until a fine is paid.
The U.S. Department of State is unaware of any HIV/AIDS entry restrictions for visitors to or foreign residents of Nicaragua.
Information about dual nationality or the prevention of international child abduction can be found on our website. For further information about customs regulations, please read our Customs Information page.
Municipal elections took place across Nicaragua on November 9, 2008. Violent demonstrations followed as opposition groups questioned the authenticity of the results. Activities observed during protests included but were not limited to tear gas, rubber bullets, setting off fireworks, rock throwing, tire burning, road blocks, bus and vehicle burning, and physical violence between law enforcement and protestors and between political rivals. Political demonstrations and strikes continue to occur sporadically, are usually limited to urban areas, and occasionally become violent. U.S. citizens are advised to monitor local media reports, to avoid crowds and blockades during such occurrences and to exercise caution when in the vicinity of any large gathering.
Although extensive de-mining operations have been conducted to clear rural areas of northern Nicaragua of landmines left from the civil war in the 1980s, visitors venturing off the main roads in these areas are cautioned that the possibility of encountering landmines still exists.
Up-to-date information on safety and security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll-free within the U.S. and Canada, or by calling a regular toll line, 1-202-501-4444, from other countries. These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).
The Department of State urges American citizens to take responsibility for their own personal security while traveling overseas. For general information about appropriate measures travelers can take to protect themselves in an overseas environment, see the Department of State's extensive tips and advice on traveling safely abroad.
Violent crime in Managua is increasing and petty street crimes are common. Gang activity also is increasing, though not at levels found in neighboring Central American countries. Pick-pocketing and occasional armed robberies occur on crowded buses, at bus stops and in open markets such as the Oriental and Huembes Markets. Gang violence, drive-by shootings, robberies, assaults and stabbings are most frequently encountered in poorer neighborhoods, including the Ticabus area, a major arrival and departure point for tourist buses. However, in recent months these crimes have spread to more upscale neighborhoods and near major hotels, including the Zona Hippos and Galerias Mall. In 2008, a U.S. citizen was critically injured in a gang-motivated drive-by shooting that occurred in the San Judas area. Another U.S. citizen was kidnapped and left for dead in the Villa Fontana area of Managua.
Violent criminal activities and petty crime have recently decreased in the tourist destination of San Juan del Sur. Last year, however, was uncharacteristically violent for this community. In 2008, a U.S. citizen family was violently assaulted and kidnapped by several armed men. Other American citizens were the victims of armed robberies by assailants wielding machetes, knives and/or guns along the beaches in and around San Juan del Sur. U.S. citizens should continue to exercise caution when visiting the beaches of Maderas, Marsella, Yankee, Coco and Remanso.
Visitors should avoid walking whenever possible and instead use officially registered taxicabs. Radio-dispatched taxis are recommended and can be found at the International Airport and at the larger hotels. Robberies, kidnappings, and assaults on passengers in taxis in Managua are increasing in frequency and violence, with passengers subjected to beating, sexual assault, stabbings, and even murder. Several U.S. citizens reported brutal attacks in taxis during 2008, particularly around the International Airport area and in the cities of Rivas, Granada and Masaya.
Do not resist a robbery attempt. Many criminals have weapons, and most injuries and deaths have resulted when victims have resisted. Do not hitchhike or go home with strangers, particularly from nightspots. Travel in groups of two or more persons whenever possible. Use the same common sense while traveling in Nicaragua that you would in any high-crime area of a major U.S. city. Do not wear excessive jewelry in downtown or rural areas. Do not carry large sums of money, ATM or credit cards that are not needed, or other valuables.
In many countries around the world, counterfeit and pirated goods are widely available. Transactions involving such products may be illegal under local law. In addition, bringing them back to the United States may result in forfeitures and/or fines. The Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Division in the U.S. Department of Justice has more information on this serious problem.
If you are the victim of a crime abroad, you should contact the local police and the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate (see end of this sheet or see the Department of State's list of embassies and consulates ). This includes the loss or theft of a U.S. passport. The embassy/consulate staff can, for example, help you find appropriate medical care, contact family members or friends and explain how funds may be transferred. Although the investigation and prosecution of the crime are solely the responsibility of local authorities, consular officers can help you to understand the local criminal justice process and to find an attorney if needed.
The local equivalent to the "911" emergency line in Nicaragua is 118.
Please see our information on victims of crime, including possible victim compensation programs in the United States.
While in a foreign country, a U.S. citizen is subject to that country's laws and regulations, which sometimes differ significantly from those in the United States and may not afford the protections available to the individual under U.S. law. Penalties for breaking the law can be more severe than in the United States for similar offenses. Engaging in sexual conduct with children or using or disseminating child pornography in a foreign country is a crime, prosecutable in the United States .
Persons violating Nicaraguan laws, even unknowingly, may be expelled, arrested, or imprisoned. Penalties for possessing, using, or trafficking in illegal drugs in Nicaragua are severe, and convicted offenders can expect long jail sentences and fines.
Purchasing Property: U.S. citizens should be aware of the risks of purchasing real estate in Nicaragua and should exercise caution before committing to invest in property. The U.S. Embassy has seen an increase in property disputes over the last several years. The 1979-90 Sandinista government expropriated approximately 28,000 real properties, many of which are still involved in disputes or claims. Land title remains unclear in many cases. Although the government has resolved several thousand claims by U.S. citizens for compensation or return of properties, there remain hundreds of unresolved claims registered with the Embassy. Potential investors should engage competent local legal representation and investigate their purchases thoroughly in order to reduce the possibility of property disputes.
Medical care is very limited, particularly outside of Managua. Basic medical services are available in Managua and in many of the smaller towns and villages. However, treatment for many serious medical problems is either unavailable or available only in Managua. Emergency ambulance services, as well as certain types of medical equipment, medications and treatments, are not available in Nicaragua. Physicians and hospital personnel frequently do not speak English, and medical reports are written in Spanish. Patients must be able to speak or have a good understanding of Spanish in order to navigate the local medical resources.
Information on vaccinations and other health precautions, such as safe food and water precautions and insect bite protection, may be obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) hotline for international travelers at 1-877-FYI-TRIP (1-877-394-8747) or via the CDC website. For information about outbreaks of infectious diseases abroad, consult the infectious diseases section of the World Health Organization (WHO) website. The WHO website also contains additional health information for travelers, including detailed country-specific health information.
The Department of State strongly urges U.S. citizens to consult their medical insurance company prior to traveling abroad. Important questions are whether the policy applies overseas and whether it covers emergency expenses such as a medical evacuation. For more information, please see our medical insurance overseas page .
While in a foreign country, U.S. citizens may encounter road conditions that differ significantly from those in the United States. Driving in Nicaragua poses many difficulties and risks, including mandatory arrest for drivers involved in accidents that result in death or serious injury until police are able to determine who is at fault.
Driving is on the right side of the road in Nicaragua. Motorists driving to Nicaragua should use the principal highways and official border crossings at Guasaule, El Espino and Las Manos between Nicaragua and Honduras and Penas Blancas between Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Although some of the principal highways connecting the major cities are in generally good condition, drivers should be aware that seasonal, torrential rains take a heavy toll on road beds. With few exceptions, secondary roads are in poor repair, potholed, poorly lit, frequently narrow, and lack shoulders. Road travel after dark is especially hazardous in all areas of the country. Motorists are encouraged to prepare accordingly and may want to carry a cellular phone in case of an emergency.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has assessed the government of Nicaragua's Civil Aviation Authority as not being in compliance with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) aviation safety standards for oversight of Nicaragua's air carrier operations. Further information may be found on the FAA's safety assessment page.
Please see our Office of Children's Issues web pages on intercountry adoption and international parental child abduction.
Local embassy information is available below and at the Department of State's list of embassies and consulates .
This replaces the Country Specific Information for Nicaragua dated December 22, 2008, to update sections on Country Description, Entry/Exit Requirements, Safety and Security, Crime, and Special Circumstances.
The UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office also has information regarding Nicaragua HERE....
Looking for an Embassy ?, You can also check out our World Wide Embassies Listings Section HERE (For US Citizens) or HERE (For UK Citizens)..........
There is also a Malaria Warning for Nicaragua HERE....
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