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Data Privacy Notice: Dringhouses (PC) Scout Group
|Author/ Editor
|Release Date
|David Thorne
|19th May 2018
|David Thorne
|13th April 2020
Our Privacy and Fair Processing Notice describes the categories of personal data we process and for what purposes. We are committed to collecting and using such data fairly and in accordance with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
Who are we?
Our Scout Group, Dringhouses (PC) Scout Group, is a youth charity. Our mission is to actively engage and support young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society. We are incorporated by royal charter and are regulated as a member of The Scout Association in the UK, (see www.scouts.org.uk for more information). We are also registered with the Charity Commission (registration number 1064151).
We hold an annual general meeting (AGM) every year in July. This is where members of the charity executive committee (our trustees) are elected. Any parent, guardian or carer of a youth member can volunteer to be on the executive committee at the AGM and every parent, guardian or carer has the right to attend the Annual General Meeting.
We are based at The Scout Hut, St Edward the Confessor Church, Tadcaster Road, YORK, YO24 1QG.
Our Group Executive Committee is the data controller for the information we collect from you. Any personal data that we collect will only be in relation to the work we do with our members (both adult and youth) and through our relationship with supporters, donors and funders.
Your personal data – what is it?
Personal data relates to a living individual who can be identified from that data, the data subject. Identification can be by the information alone or in conjunction with any other information in our Scout Group's (the data controller's), possession or likely to come into its possession. The processing of personal data is governed by the General Data Protection Regulations (the GDPR).
How we gather personal data
The majority of the personal data we hold is provided to us directly by adult members or by parents, guardians or carers via our online membership systems.
In the case of an adult member data may also be provided by third party reference agencies, such as the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Where a member is under the age of 18 (a youth member), this information will only be obtained from a parent, guardian or carer and cannot be provided by the young person.
How do we process your personal data?
We comply with our obligations under the GDPR by:
- keeping personal data up to date
- storing it securely to protect it from loss, misuse, unauthorised access and disclosure
- destroying it when we no longer need it
- not collecting or retaining data we do not need
- ensuring that appropriate technical measures are in place to protect personal data held electronically and on paper.
We process the data to contact the member, parent, guardian or carer, to inform them of meetings, activities and events that the Group may be running or attending.
We use personal data for the following purposes:
- we collect personal and medical information for the protection of that person whilst in the care of the Scout Group.
- To enable us to provide a voluntary service for the benefit of the public in a particular geographical area as specified in our constitution
- to administer membership records
- to fundraise and promote the interests of the Scout Group
- to manage our volunteers
- to maintain our own accounts and records (including the processing of gift aid applications)
- to inform members of news, events, activities and services running at Dringhouses (PC) Scout Group, within the Scouting District of York Ebor and occasionally York Minster and within the Scout County of North Yorkshire.
What is the legal basis for processing your/your child(ren)'s personal data?
We only use personal data where:
- we need to use the information to comply with our legal obligations (for example, in relation to DBS checks for adult members)
- we need to use the information to contact with you, regarding meetings, events, collection of membership fee's etc, – in other words, for the day to day running of the group
- it is fair to use the personal data in your interests, where there is no disadvantage to you – this can include where it is in our interests to contact you about products or services within scouting
- the processing is necessary for the person's legitimate interests or the legitimate interests of our Scout Group unless there is a good reason to protect the individual's personal data which overrides those legitimate interests.
How we store personal data
We are committed to the protection of your personal data. We generally store personal data in one of two secure digital online database systems, where access to that data is restricted and controlled. We also use a number of other systems which are discussed below.
The online membership system of The Scout Association, this system is used for the collection and storage of adult personal data. This includes sensitive personal data.
Online Scout Manager
An online membership system run by Online Youth Manager Ltd, this is a secure membership database where we store the personal data of adults and youth members for the day to day running of the group. This includes sensitive personal data.
Google Cloud Drive
For some events personal data will be stored in spreadsheets and stored in the Google Cloud Drive
Printed records
Paper is still used within the sections to capture and retain some data for example the following:
- attendance registers
- new joiners form
- new joiners waiting lists
- gift aid collection forms
- ID checking form (for DBS processing)
- events consent from parent, guardian or carer
- events coordination with event organisers
- events contact lists
- award notifications/nominations
- accident/ bump on the head forms
- near miss forms.
In the case of Joining forms the information is securely held by the leader, or waiting list manager, and transferred to our secure digital systems as soon as possible before the paper form is destroyed.
Gift Aid collection forms will be securely held by the Group's Treasurer to aid in the collection of Gift Aid for monthly membership fees. We have a legal obligation to retain this information for 7 years after our last claim.
Accident report forms and attendance registers are held securely by the Group Scout Leader for 21 years, maybe indefinitely in the case of a more serious incident.
It is hoped all members of Dringhouses Scouts will take up the opportunity to attend events and camps. Often events are held where internet and digital access may not be available or where we may not be able to keep electronic devices charged. Where it is necessary to fulfil our legal obligations we will be required to potentially have a less secure means to access personal data, such as printouts of personal contacts and medical information, (including specific event contact forms), rather than relying on secure digital systems, We will minimise the use of paper to only what is required for the event/camp. We will ensure:
- that the transfer of paper is secure, such as physical hand to hand transfer or registered post.
- that paper forms are securely destroyed after use.
- that, once the information is no longer required, it is destroyed securely through the use of a shredding machine or burned.
- that we always keep the paper records secure:
- when in transit, by using a lockable brief case or similar bag
- if stored on a long term basis, in a lockable filing cabinet
- If transferred to from one leader to another, we will audit that each copy is returned when the event is complete.
Sometimes we may nominate a member for national award such as Queen's Scout or Duke of Edinburgh award. To make such nominations we are required to provide contact details to the awarding organisation – this is most often done on paper via registered post.
Sharing and transferring personal data
We will only normally share personal data within our Scout Group between leaders and executive members as the need arises.
We will share your personal data with others outside our Scout Group where we need to meet or enforce a legal obligation. This may include York Ebor District, North Yorkshire Scout County, The Scouts and it's insurance subsidiary "Unity", other insurance providers, local authority services and law enforcement. We will only share your personal data to the extent needed for those purposes.
If you move from Dringhouses Scouts, to another Scout Group or Explorer Scout Unit we will transfer your or your child's personal data to them (with your consent).
We will never sell your personal data to any third party for the purposes of marketing.
Your personal data will be treated as strictly confidential. We will only share your data with third parties outside of the organisation where there is a legitimate reason to do so. We will take steps to anonymise the data we provide (i.e. collective reporting on gender, ethnicity, age, etc.). If identifiable data is to be shared we will seek your consent.
Third Party Data Processors
Dringhouses Scouts, employs the services of the following third-party data processors:
The Scouts via its adult membership system "Compass" which is used to record the personal data of leaders, adults and parents, guardians or carers who have undergone a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Online Youth Manager Ltd (Online Scout Manager) which is used to record the personal data, badge records, event and attendance records etc, we have a data processing agreement in place with online youth manager, more information is available at https://www.onlinescoutmanager.co.uk/security.html
Dropbox inc. occasionally used for secure transfer of limited personal data for events. (No longer used.)
GSuite (Google Inc.) used to store contact details of adult members of the Group, send and receive emails, share calendars for public and internal events, share files internally and store data.
Microsoft One Drive occasionally used for secure transfer of limited personal data for events.
GoCardless (Payment Processor) for processing direct debit payments for subs and events.
HSBC bank for processing receipt of subscriptions or fees and payment of out of pocket expenses to leaders/ members.
HMRC for processing Gift Aid claims.
GoDaddy hosts the website, limited personal data is shared to enable the creation of user accounts, contact forms may also contain limited personal data and these are held securely on the site until transferred to OSM or Compass.
Automated decision making
Dringhouses Scouts uses the following processes and tools:
Mail Chimp for the sending or emails and the tracking of responses
Hootsuite for publishing social media content across platforms (Facebook, Google +, Instagram and Twitter) (No longer used.)
Transfers outside the UK
Dringhouses Scouts will not transfer your personal data outside of the UK. The only exception is where an event is taking place outside of the UK and it is necessary to provide personal data to comply with our legal obligations, although generally such an event will have its own data collection form which will be securely held and disposed of after the event.
How do we protect personal data?
We take appropriate measures to ensure that the information disclosed to us is kept secure, accurate and up to date and kept only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.
How long do we keep your personal data?
We will retain your personal data, throughout the time individuals are an adult or youth member of Dringhouses Scouts.
For youth members, to fulfil our legal obligations for insurance and legal claims, we will retain:
- full personal data for a period of up to one year after members have left the Group
- limited information (just name, and attendance records) for a period of up to 15 years (or until the age 21)
- The Scouts may retain personal data relating to Adults indefinitely.
For parents, carers and guardians, we will keep any Gift Aid Claim information for 7 years as required by HMRC .
Your rights and your personal data
Adult members and the parents, carers or guardians of youth members have the right to object to how we process their personal data. Members also have the right to access, correct, sometimes delete and restrict the personal data we use. In addition, they have a right to complain to us and to the data protection regulator.
Unless subject to an exemption under the GDPR, members have the following rights with respect to their personal data:
- The right to be informed –a right to know how your data will be used by our Scout Group
- The right to access– members can ask the Group to share the data held related to them
- The right to rectification – this just means that members can update their data if it's inaccurate or if something is missing. Members can view and edit their personal data directly on our online membership systems Online Scout Manager and Compass
- The right to erasure (the right to be forgotten) – this means that members have the right to request that we delete any personal data held related to them. There are some exceptions, for example, some information can be retained for legal reasons
- The right to restrict processing – if members think there's something wrong with the data being held about them, or they aren't sure if we are complying with the rules, they can restrict any further use of that data until the problem is resolved
- The right to data portability – this means that if members ask us we will have to share their data with them in a way that can be read digitally – such as a pdf. This makes it easier to share information with others
- The right to object – members can object to the ways their data is being used. This should make it easier to avoid unwanted marketing communications and spam from third parties.
Rights in relation to automated decision making and profiling – this protects members in cases where decisions are being made about them based entirely on automated processes rather than a human input.
In the first instance, please contact the Group's Data Protection Lead or the Group Scout Leader for more information
Whether or not you exercise your new rights is up to the individual – the main thing to remember is that they're there if needed.
Further processing
If we wish to use your personal data for a new purpose, not covered by this Data Protection Notice, then we will provide you with a new notice explaining this new use prior to commencing the processing and setting out the relevant purposes and processing conditions. Where and whenever necessary, we will seek your prior consent to the new processing.
Breach Notification
We will notify our users of any breach of data via email within 72hrs of identifying the breach.
www.dringhousesscouts.org.uk is used to provide information to parents, guardians or carers and members about the how the Group is run and the activities that are provided. Links to the Group's policies and The Scouts web site are provided as is access to Parents, via a link to Online Scout Manager (OSM).
The site also has several forms which are used for the collection of information related to new adult and youth members
Cookies are in use with our website. In general, cookies are used to retain user preferences, store information for things like shopping carts, and provide anonymised tracking data to third party applications like Google Analytics. As a rule, cookies will make your browsing experience better. However, you may prefer to disable cookies on this site and on others. The most effective way to do this is to disable cookies in your browser. We suggest consulting the Help section of your browser or taking a look at the About Cookies website which offers guidance for all modern browsers
Contact Forms
There are several contact forms on the website, these all function in the same way:
Data entered into these forms and submitted is stored on the web site and emailed to a distribution list with a limited membership (for the processing of the request entered in the form).
Information collected by the form includes data which the individual submitting the form has not entered, this information is captured automatically and is required in the event of malicious posts, to enable the originator to be identified.
Name, email address, subject and message are all entered by the submitter of the form.
The form also captures, IP address of sender, link to domain information for the IP address of the sender and the webpage that the form was submitted from.
Emails received from forms are deleted once actioned.
Google Analytics
- Type of user agent (web browser) used, software manufacture and version number
- Type of operating system
- Screen colours (colour processing ability of the users screen)
- Javascript support
- Flash version
- Screen resolution
- Network location and IP address which can include:
- country, city, state, region, county, or any other geographic data.
- Hostname
- Bandwidth (internet connection speed)
- Time of visit
- Pages visited
- Time spent on each page of the website
- Referring site statistics:
- The website (URL) the user came through in order to arrive at this website (example: clicking on a hyperlink from Yahoo.com that took the user to this website)
- Search engine query used (example: typing in a phrase into a search engine like Google, and clicking on a link from that search engine)
This data is only used to optimise our website for our visitors. This data DOES NOT include any personalised identification information such as Names, Phone numbers, Email addresses, Mailing addresses, Bank account numbers, Credit card information.
Users can prevent their data from being used by Google Analytics by visiting the following link and installing the "Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on"
Photography and Social Media
Promoting Scouting is important to the Group, as such it is in the interest of all members to advertise the Movement through the use of appropriate positive images.
Social media is used as a means of promoting our brand and our activities. Leaders have undertaken specific training for handling these tools and guidance is available to them from The Scouts. Our Public Facebook Page, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube accounts allow us to quickly share news and photos that we think are appropriate to a wider audience. As these are used as promotional tools none are restricted or "closed" in any way.
When we are away at events, and even at our weekly meetings, it is common for a number of photos to be taken and published on our social media feeds. While a selection of these photos may be posted to our social media channels, the majority will be stored securely on our Google Drive in a section only visible to registered users (who will have their accounts approved by the Group's leadership team).
We embed videos from our official YouTube channel using YouTube's privacy-enhanced mode. This mode may set cookies on your computer once you click on the YouTube video player, but YouTube will not store personally-identifiable cookie information for playbacks of embedded videos using the privacy-enhanced mode. To find out more please visit YouTube's embedding videos information page.
The Group also has a closed Facebook page which all leaders, members of the Active Support Unit and parents, guardians or carers of current members can access. This closed Group enables communication between all members of the Facebook Group and is used to share events, photos, questions and answers and information that is deemed useful and positive for our members. The moderators of the Group ensure the content is pertinent to Scouting and is appropriate for the consumption of all. The membership of the closed Facebook Group is reviewed quarterly and members removed if they are no longer active with the Scout Group
We will always endeavour to:
- Never publish personal details with any photo/image/video that would make the subject of the photograph identifiable
- Consider the content of all photo/image/video for good taste before publication
- Only publish photos/images relating to Scouting
- Remove any photo/image/video that breaches these guidelines as quickly as possible after it is brought to our attention – please use the contact form to inform administrators of any inappropriate content.
While we will endeavour to keep to the above guidelines we cannot control the legal right of third party photographers to take pictures in a public place and publish them to websites and other publications that are outside of our control.
Contact Details
To exercise all relevant rights, queries of complaints please in the first instance contact our Data Protection Lead at firstname.lastname@example.com
You can contact the Information Commissioners Office on 0303 123 1113 or via email https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/email/ or at the Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire. SK9 5AF.
Reviewed: 13th April 2020.


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Only two days after the first meeting with Indosole and Project Purpose we found ourselves geared up, travelling towards Lombok, with rubbish bags in our luggage. It was a snap decision to join a unique project to help our oceans and the local community.
We were on a mission to surf, but more importantly we were going off the tourist trail to visit a rural community. Five Oceans joined Project Purpose to run a beach clean up with the local school and teach them about the value of rubbish.
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We're so grateful to have had the last minute opportunity to jump on board this incredible project. A huge thanks to Dane Rusty and Project Purpose!
Watch the video to get a glimpse into this unique experience.
We can't wait to get on the next trip!
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What is Project Purpose?
Originally started in Wollongong as a fundraiser for Waves for Water, Project Purpose gained so much support from the local community that it expanded into its own initiative to share the Waves for Water mission.
Based on the Waves for Water mission: Do what you love and help along the way, Project Purpose is a collaboration of like-minded businesses, individuals and organisations to educate, donate and share their messages through their different networks. The key goal is to bring clean water and education to communities where we travel to for surf and leisure.
The pilot project in Lombok was a collaborative journey to a remote school of 100 children. A central drinking water station was installed for the community and education programs promoted clean water and reducing plastic bottle waste. The journey was documented by film to share this message and mission with more people around the world, in particular surfers that frequent these areas.


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Mobile applications that allow parents to track their children's location have become more popular in Vietnam after a six-year-old boy was found dead on a school bus in Hanoi last week, but experts warn picking the wrong app might only invite trouble.
A Hanoi first grader died on Tuesday last week after he had apparently failed to get off a van contracted by his school to transport students, and had purportedly been left inside the parked vehicle for hours.
Although his teachers had been aware of the boy's absence from class for the whole day, his parents were not alerted to his disappearance until he was found lying motionless inside the school bus that same afternoon.
While investigators are still hard at work to determine the cause and circumstance of the six-year-old's death, some Vietnamese believe the tragic incident would not have happened had the boy's parents been able to monitor his exact location at all times.
Parents interviewed by Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper after the incident said they have started installing mobile applications advertised to be able to collect GPS information from their children's wearable devices and send it to their smartphones for monitoring.
However, some of these apps and devices have turned out to cause more trouble than what they are worth.
Phuong, a mother in Ho Chi Minh City, said an app she had on her smartphone once showed her child's location to be on a bridge, 500 meters from their apartment in Binh Thanh District, although the kid was actually playing in a neighbor's apartment in the same building.
Easy-to-meet requirements for publishing apps on online app stores as well as a lack of government monitoring have rendered the technologically challenged in Vietnam especially vulnerable to installing low-quality or even scam apps on their smartphones.
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"Google continues to look for and ban apps that violate company policies after they are published," Trung said.
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It is also advisable to choose apps from trusted and well-known developers, he added.
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Employees of all ages, at all professional levels and in all regions reported endorsing significant age stereotypes, according to a March study, "Age-Based Stereotypes: Silent Killer of Collaboration and Productivity" from AchieveGlobal, a workforce consulting firm. The study also found the higher level of leadership an employee held, the more likely the individual was to harbor age stereotypes.
Leaders can help dispel misconceptions related to age by encouraging collaboration across generations. Collaboration allows employees to see their co-workers as people and not as age-based limitations.
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Once leaders address their own biases, they should encourage others to confront and reject age stereotypes by treating people as individuals. When leaders recognize, respect and leverage their employees' unique qualities, employees will follow suit.
2. Find common ground. Successful cross-generational collaboration starts with finding common ground employees can build on. To uncover commonalities, ask respectful questions and listen to answers with an open mind; don't let stereotypes or misconceptions fill in the blanks for any questions employees have. Consider galvanizing the team around a common goal or purpose, helping them to connect around a mutual business objective.
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18 miler turns into 16 miler
Posted by bunchgrasser on September 8, 2008
I postponed my 18 mile benchmark run until Sunday morning so that I could spend most of Saturday cleaning and staining the cedar deck in my back yard. The "honey-do" list has gotten quite large as the summer winds down and I needed to get a few projects completed, this being one of them. As it turns out, that was a colossal mistake on my part. Spending several hours on hands and knees the day before attempting your longest run is not advised. I now know that – duh!
In short, I wasn't able to run the full 18 miles. I stopped after 16 because my right knee was hurting pretty bad. My hams and glutes were sore from the beginning of my run (my deck project was like doing squats for 5 hours). I still hit another personal DR as my previous record was 15 miles for a single run. I should be happy about the 16 mile DR – but I'm disappointed that I missed my goal of 18 miles. You know how it is with us stubborn, competitive people. I also got another blister (in a different place this time) and two of my toenails are destroyed. I may have to go up another half size in shoes.
On this run I carried my hydration belt with a 20 oz. bottle of Gatorade, one GU gel Espresso Love flavor (gotta love the 2x caffeine) that I consumed at mile 11, my Garmin GPS watch and my Ipod Nano. I also made a couple of quick stops at water fountains to supplement my Gatorade with H2O. Staying hydrated is not a problem on this particular course as I run by several parks.
Next weekend is the 21 mile benchmark – and it seems out of reach now. My knee is still sore and I'm worried that it won't be 100% by Saturday. With a little over 3 weeks before the marathon – it too, seems an impossibility for me. Nevertheless – I'll be back out on the pavement in a few days putting in more miles. Ever the optimist…


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Name: Eunice Phiri.
Died: January 28, 2016.
Age at death: 53.
Cause of death: Murder.
Location: Kasungu National Park, Malawi.
Disability: Albinism.
Eunice's brother lured her and her 8-year-old son, who also has albinism, out of her home and into a nearby national park. There, they killed her by cutting off her arms. Her 8-year-old son escaped and found his way back home.
Perpetrator: Msasauko Phiri (Brother), and two others.
Woman with albinism killed in Malawi: no isolated incident
Albino woman murdered in Kasungu: Malawi Police hunt for killers
Malawi: Ritual murders of people with albinism must end


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By Mathew Chandler
The rules of media engagement have changed in the past decade. If you've failed to notice, chances are you're tearing down the walls of trust you are trying to build.
If your strategy is still focused on the long lunch or leisurely coffee catch up and some thyme infused hipster bikkies, it might be time to reconsider.
Just like you, journalists are increasingly time poor. As you labour over your menu decisions and notice your lunch partner fidget restlessly when you place an order for wine and the long trifecta — entrée, main and dessert, rest assured it's just dawned on them that your lunchtime intention is to eat and make small talk, not fill the afternoon online edition or tomorrow's column.
Instead of building media relations, your seemingly archaic method of relationship building has effectively deprived a journalist of what they need most—information and time.
So what to do?
The lunch here isn't the sin; it's your lack of value that's letting you down. If you want to lunch, go right ahead, but follow these few simple rules:
- Plan ahead – Ask the journalist in advance how much time they have and what day of the week has them most clear of deadlines. Some journalists will accept your lunch invitation out of politeness and regret it the moment they sit down.
- Be flexible – Coffee, lunch or phone interview? Find out what would make life easiest for the journalist, not your boss. Sometimes a breakfast catch-up before normal working hours will work best for everyone. You can start your day with good conversation, and theirs without unwanted interruption.
- Don't order the degustation – Unless the journalist has specifically said they have an afternoon clear, plan to eat somewhere that you know is high in quality but quick on service.
- Be transparent – If your plan is to catch up without any intention of contributing to a story idea, tell them in advance. The journalist can then decide whether to go ahead with lunch or whether to reschedule to a less busy time in their calendar. They'll appreciate your honesty.
- Know your worth – The value you (or your boss) bring to the table is not your dazzling ability for conversation. It's the newsworthiness of what you have to say, be it about your own company or what's trending in your industry. Plan ahead and have something of news value to contribute. If you can't think of anything, refer to rule 4 or reconsider catching up at a later date when you have something to say.
Mathew Chandler is the Managing Director of Acumentum Communications, a Sydney-based content marketing agency that specialises in building content that resonates.


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1 Night on Local Boat
Day 1: Denpasar – Labuan bajo – rinca – kalong (l/d)
morning flight from denpasar to labuan bajo, on arrival direct transfer to the harbor to get on board a local
motorized boat. after welcome briefing sail to rinca island in komodo national park. lunch will be provided on boat. afternoon trekking in rinca to see the activities of komodo dragons and other wild animals in their natural habitat.then proceed to kalong island to see thousands of bats flying out from their nests. dinner and overnight are on boat.
Sunset At Kalong Island
Day 2: Kalong – Bidadari – Labuan Bajo – Denpasar (b,l)
Early morning sail to Bidadari island for snorkeling and swimming. After breakfast return to Labuan Bajo to catch your flight back to Denpasar, Bali.
Included : AC transfers, English speaking guide, boat, entrance fees, snorkels & fins, ranger, 1 x o/n on board, 1x b'fast, 2x lunch & 1x dinner on board.
Excluded : Airline tickets, dom. apt tax, porters, personal expenses, tips etc.
*Note: Overnight on board is very simple: mattresses with sheets under a covered deck. Toilet is simple at the rear end of the boat.
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Trans Sport Show 2010
Trans Sport Show will be held in Megatrade Hall again like last year's and will be on the same dates as The 6th Manila International Auto Show 2010. I am torn as to which show I should prioritize. Which would have class s girls AND cars? Yes, it's not only the cars I'm after. 😛


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I've never eaten a lot of Peking Duck. Because Peking Duck requires planning. And I've never been very good at planning.
In Toronto, Chinese was usually something done on a Saturday night, after Ronnie Hawkins closed his last set at Le Coq d'Or with Bluebirds Over The Mountain. Someone like my old friend Peter Ross would exclaim, "What's say we tie on the feed bag and stumble on over to Sai Woo!"
We'd walk the three blocks down to Dundas and Elizabeth, usually singing Rompin' Ronnie's Forty Days, to the heart of Chinatown where you'd find the big three Chinese that stayed up as late as we did. Sai Woo, Kwong Chow or Lichee Garden. All three were about half a football field in size, all were on second floors and at least two had these mysterious uniformed guys who guarded the bottom of the stairs. We called them commissionaires. I was never sure what that word meant or what they meant when they spoke these words in the first person plural: "We're not taking anything upstairs that we shouldn't are we boys?"
When we'd climbed the stairs, we'd always order the same thing and it would never be Peking Duck. Even though it was always on the menu, always in bold type, and always highlighted in a box. Because under the words Peking Duck were the words 24 Hours Notice Required.
That was Toronto. This is San Miguel. And though I still try to live for the moment, I must admit that I spend a lot more time reminiscing about the past and planning the minutes left in my future. So much so my friends call me the organizer. At least when it comes to food.
I was on line, on Dragon Chino's website, looking for something different and there it was. Peking Duck with, of course, those other words 24 Hours in Advance. I decided right then I'd make plans for Peking Duck. And decided it would make a good theme for a gentlemen's lunch.
The earliest mention of roast duck in China is with a dish called Shaoyazi in the Complete Recipes for Dishes and Beverages manual written in 1330 by Hu Sihui, an inspector of the imperial kitchen. The Peking Roast Duck that came to be associated with the term was fully developed during the later Ming Dynasty. The first restaurant specializing in Peking Duck, Bianyifang, was established in what was then Peking and is now Beijing in 1416 and is still open today. At Qianmen Quanjude, another Beijing restaurant, they have served over 100,000,000 Peking Ducks.
The original ducks used to prepare Peking Duck were small birds with black feathers that lived in the canals around Nanking. With the relocation of the Chinese capital to Beijing, barge traffic increased and often these barges would spill grain into the canals, providing food for the ducks.
Nowadays, Peking Duck is prepared from the white Pekin duck and the five birds, each weighing in at almost five pounds, that fed the 19 guys who'd gathered at Dragon Chino were just like Don Day and raised in Canada.
There are many ways to prepare Peking Duck. At Dragon Chino, the process began by coating the birds with a honey mixture that gives the birds a candy apple glow.
They were then hung for five to six hours which helped eliminate a lot of the fat. Next they were steamed for an hour and a half. Then finally, they spent 25 minutes in the oven to be crisped up before being carved and chopped into thin, moist slices.
The traditional and most popular way to serve Peking Duck is in a thin pancake with slices of meat that includes the skin (and the more skin the better in most of the guys' opinions), scallions, slices of cucumber and hoisin sauce. At Dragon Chino, tortillas are a good substitute for the pancakes.
The meat was tender, moist, full of flavor and, most importantly, not the tiniest bit greasy. Though I may not have had a lot of Peking Duck, a lot of Peking Duck that I've had has been a little like drinking a cup of 10W40. I must admit I had some doubts that a restaurant in the middle of Mexico could pull off a dish that restaurants in a city in Canada, with hundreds of thousands of Chinese residents, has failed so often at. I was very, very wrong. Dragon Chino's Peking Duck was up there with the best I've ever had.
And there was more to come. Luis Vargas, owner of Dragon Chino, whose great-grandfather immigrated from mainland China, had reserved some of the duck and had combined it with bamboo shoots, mushrooms, celery, red peppers and green onions in a garlic sauce. It was plated beautifully with an apple carved into a duckling ready to swim through the sauce.
Bob Cumming said, "I've never seen presentation like that from a Chinese restaurant before."
Whenever you get a group of people together and ask whether they want fried or steamed rice, it's like asking if they're Republican or Democrat. You're guaranteed to get an almost equally split vote. I liked that Luis had anticipated our differences by putting plates of both fluffy steamed white and nutty fried brown on the table.
Next up, one more course. The carcasses, legs and wings of the ducks had been placed in the wok for 15 to 20 minutes, along with a salty broth and more vegetables. It was a grand finale to my first ever Mexican Peking Duck.
This is my twelfth winter in San Miguel de Allende and, as the guys walked back to Centro and that same old friend Peter Ross said, "What's say we stop in at La Palapa for one more beer or two", all I could think of was what took me so long to order that duck. Dragon Chino hasn't been around for all of those years but, when it comes to what is, in my opinion, the most special of all Chinese delicacies, Dragon Chino definitely has all of its ducks in a row.
Dragon Chino is located at Salida de Celaya #71 in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Peking Duck is available with at least 24 hours notice by contacting Luis Vargas at 415 185 8686 or email@example.com. A single course treatment with tortillas, scallions and hoisin sauce is priced at $575 pesos and serves up to four people. If you would like to duplicate the gentlemen who lunch's three course meal, the cost is $650 pesos and again serves up to four. Dragon Chino is open Monday to Saturday, Noon to 10:00 pm; Sunday, Noon to 9:00 pm.


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Management briefing: Outlook 2015: Apparel industry issues in the year ahead
Published: January 2015
Publisher: just-style.com
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For our annual briefing on apparel industry issues to watch in the year ahead, just-style has again asked leading executives for their feedback on the challenges and opportunities likely to emerge in 2015. Expect a continuing focus on compliance and factory safety, ongoing challenges in omni-channel and the need for new supply chain solutions - and much more besides.
Our panel of executives included:
- Tom Nelson, VP global product procurement, VF Corporation
- Marc Compagnon, executive director of Li & Fung Limited and president of LF Sourcing
- Roger Lee, CEO at TAL Apparel Limited
- Paul Forman, group chief executive, Coats Plc
- Edwin Keh, CEO of the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA)
- Sue Butler, director at Kurt Salmon
- Tim Armstrong, apparel origin and value chain consultant
- Rick Helfenbein, president of Luen Thai (USA)
- Matthijs Crietee, secretary general at the International Apparel Federation (IAF)
- Dr Achim Berg, a partner at McKinsey & Company
- Mike Flanagan, CEO of apparel industry consultancy Clothesource
- Julia Hughes, president, United States Fashion Industry Association (USFIA)
- Magdalena Kondej, head of apparel and footwear at Euromonitor International
- Rick Horwitch, vice president, Strategy and Solutions Business Development for Bureau Veritas,
- Julia Hughes, president, United States Fashion Industry Association (USFIA)
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- Judy Blackburn, director at Kurt Salmon
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San Sebastian or Santander« on: January 30 2006 22:01:00 »
I'm looking to study abroad this summer. my school has an exchange with a place in Santander. I've surfed for a long time and have done quite alot of surf travel. From everything I've been reading on this site, san sebastian seems like a better place to be based out of. it would mean trying to get into a different university and hoping credits would transfer and all that headache. Is one location that much better than the other as far as consistant waves/quality of life goes. I'd appreciate any local knowledge. Thanks
RE: San Sebastian or Santander« Reply #1 on: January 31 2006 02:01:00 »
I was there about 16 years ago a the end of the summer. The whole area has potential. I surfed with a guy named Juan Carlos Ncimiento whos father owned a small hotel in th area. There is a surfing population there in the San Seb area. The bay I surfed was in Pntevedra and had potential. Tide sensitive, a pretty spot. East of there I found lots of beautiful reefs and coves as well as river mouths. I was a little to early in the season. Good Luck.....it is great and so is the Food.
RE: San Sebastian or Santander« Reply #2 on: January 31 2006 04:01:00 »
If you've got a place in Santander Uni, stay there....its a great town and theres always something working somewhere nearby. I reckon theres a lot more to chose from around Santander than San Sebastian, but saying that, San sebastian is a cool town!!
RE: San Sebastian or Santander« Reply #3 on: February 01 2006 22:02:00 »
Thanks to both of you for the advice. Much appreciated. Looks like I'll be sticking with Santander. If I can finagle some transportation while I'm there I should be all set. thanks again


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A lot of us are very worried about the environment and the legacy we are leaving our children. Big companies are having to listen because keeping in our good books helps their growth and delivers shareholder value. Unilever used to hide behind an invincibility cloak but now it's keen to tell us all about the brands it owns and the good stuff it is doing.
Unilever's latest global drive, across print and digital, will feature the tagline 'Small actions. Big difference' and showcase some of the progress Unilever has made in improving its sustainability credentials. It will also challenge consumers to contribute to this.
The campaign, which is set to roll out in September, will feature Unilever's corporate logo prominently. Unilever's intention is that it will result in consumers having a better understanding of the diversity of its product range, which includes brands such as Persil, Surf, Dove, Lynx, Bovril and Ben & Jerry's.
I'm off to watch the last Harry Potter film next week (personally I think Harry will make a comeback as Headmaster of Hogwarts in around 10 years) but even he would have difficulty achieving the goals set out by Unilever chief executive Paul Polman: double sales by 2020 while reducing environmental impact.
Sad news for men
With the Arab spring drifting into summer and stalemate all over the place it's difficult to predict what will happen next. As an incredibly conservative Kingdom with cash to splash keeping everyone relatively happy Saudi Arabia has come through the upheavals unscathed. Two titbits from recent coverage will further enlighten you.
From al-Qassim, "Riyadh looks like Paris and [the relatively tolerant port city of] Jeddah looks like Bangkok," says one Saudi reformer. One to cross off your holiday list!
And this classic from a liberal reformer:
"If you ask women all over the world if they prefer a mixed environment or to be away from men, they would choose the latter," Duwaish, whose centre was one of the first to publish a report on domestic violence in the Kingdom, told the Guardian. My wife has just left for the summer with a big grin on her face so maybe Mr Duwaish is onto something.
Down and out
In amongst the debris surrounding the closing of the News of the World I found this gem (the paper first published in 1843 bit the dust on the back of a phone hacking scandal; my mate Micky will be devastated, but not for long):
Computers at the newspaper were disconnected from the internet after the announcement that the paper would close to prevent staff from communicating their reaction via Twitter.
While I'm an old hand at Facebook (34 friends and counting) I'm fairly new to Twitter, however in my short Twitter career it has come to my notice that my phone is the perfect vehicle for Tweets.
The world champion in cynical opportunism Rupert Murdoch has manoeuvred the situation to turn The Sun into a 7 day operation. 200 plus loyal and hard-working staff plus countless freelancers have been thrown on the scrap heap while his chosen one, Rebekah Wade, is still hoping to walk away scot-free. Apparently The Ivy-loving redhead (soon to be seen in Dubai editing Gulf News?) didn't know the phone hacking was going on when she was Editor, although she must have been a little bit curious about all of the exclusives coming her way.
One great Tweet that did slip out: "Brooks or NoTW? Murdoch's ditched the wrong red-top."
Final thought on the subject, hacks hacking has a horrible ring to it.
Pack up your property woes in an old kit bag
Regional unrest failed to revitalise the property market and while extending residency visas from 6 months to 3 years was a good move they should have been much, much bolder – 10 years minimum. There is still so much property being delivered in an uncertain market that the only way is down.
For everyone in Dubai who is caught in the declining value trap spare a thought for the poorer people of America. Once a multimillionairess, Miss Kluge, has just sold her mansion, once listed for £62 million, for just £9.3 million. Ouch.
They came, they saw and they nabbed it
Like many people living in Dubai I've watched the phenomenon of group-buying explode. I get it but I don't get it. When times are tough you need to look after your pennies and are on the lookout for great deals. I know plenty of people who love it but I just can't be bothered, a good night in with a good book is taking precedence – I've just read a great book set in Ethiopia – Cutting for Stone a first novel by Abraham Verghese.
With news that Gonabbit has been snapped up by Living Social – well done the nabbit guys – I read quite a lot about Groupon. Last year it was valued at $6 billion when Google were sniffing around, this year $30 billion. Groupon has never made a profit and I think the companies offering the deals will pretty soon see it as a short road to nowhere (they hand back up to 50% of what you pay to the deal maker and deal hunters are always looking for the next deal, i.e. they never go back and pay full price). So my advice, if anyone makes an offer – sell, sell, sell.
Glastonbury pop or rock?
I watched some if the BBC's coverage of this year's Glastonbury extravaganza. I was drawn magnetically to Beyonce's performance, what a whole lotta of woman! It wouldn't have happened in my day when bad boys of rock spent as much energy on dodging flying beer bottles as delivering high-octane rock. The pick for me was Primal Scream while the low has to be the Wombles, OMG.
Top 7s
Family away so I've got the sound cranked up and my iPod on shuffle – I love it for reminding you of all the great music that you have forgotten. 7 (couldn't restrict to 5, sorry) nearly forgotten fond favourites:
- Suede: Animal Nitrate
- Doves: Kingdom of Rust
- Block Party: I Still Remember
- Magazine: Shot By Both Sides
- Psycadelic Furs: Pretty In Pink
- The Cult: She Sells Sanctuary
- Buzzcocks: Ever Fallen In Love
There is a very strong link between two of these bands, first one to spot it (only my answer is the right answer) and I'll buy you lunch at the newly opened Lime Tree Café in Media City next to the mini showroom.


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METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints went all in to try to snag a potential difference maker near the top of the draft.
As for their other six picks, time will tell.
In the days leading up to the draft, Saints coach Sean Payton and general manager Mickey Loomis were convinced the 6-foot-6, 265-pound Davenport was worth trading up to take in the middle of the first round. So they did that and had to give up next year's first-rounder as part of the deal.
"This is the philosophy regardless of position: If there's somebody we really covet and we have an opportunity to move up, then we're just going to analyze the cost and the risk. And if we like it, we're going to make a move," Loomis said.
With their other picks on Friday night and Saturday, the Saints selected Central Florida receiver Tre'Quan Smith in the third round; Florida State offensive tackle Rick Leonard in the fourth round; Wisconsin safety Natrell Jamerson in the fifth; Boston College cornerback Kamrin Moore and Louisiana Tech running back Boston Scott in the sixth; and LSU interior offensive lineman Will Clapp in the seventh round.
The cost of drafting Davenport 14th overall arguably was a little high. In addition to next year's first-round pick, the Saints gave Green Bay the 27th and 147th overall picks this year.
Payton and Loomis saw that as fair. After all, the Saints enter 2018 looking like a contender. They hope playing Davenport opposite All-Pro defensive end Cameron Jordan increases chances of winning enough to push their traded-away 2019 top pick toward the end of the first round.
"He clearly, for us, was a guy that we felt strongly enough about," Payton said.
The Saints ranked 17th defensively last season — considerably better than the previous three seasons, but with room to improve. New Orleans' offense, by comparison, ranked second in 2017.
Payton and Loomis say elite pass rushers can be tough to find in free agency and often have to be obtained in the draft.
"Pressure traits are hard to come by," Loomis said. "When you have them, you protect them and you generally don't let them out of the building."
That's what the Saints have done with Jordan. They're hoping Davenport becomes a similar type of player.


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Chapter 1
This is not how legends begin.
The thought always came to Leopard as he was priming his fourth or fifth pipebomb. It was always there, whether he was about to hurl one through a window, into a doorway or towards a throng. Today, though, on the dusty, broken streets of Guatemala City, it was louder than usual.
But like so many other days, he ignored it and threw the pipebomb through a window.
Leopard dove for cover behind the burnt-out husk of a groundcar, put his back to it. He drew his handgun, the weight familiar in his hand, and counted to three, waiting for the silence to give way to the sound of individuals in flight — and then stood tall.
The pipebomb had sent his targets running, straight into his sights. A dozen figures clustered before him. He knew what they could see: a figure dressed in a black tactical suit, all dark armorweave, and full ballistic vest; a gleaming, armored helmet that hid his features behind the visage of a snarling Savannah cat. His namesake.
His targets knew what to do. Immediately, they raised their hands, put them on their heads. Even outnumbered twelve to one as he was, Leopard could've put a bullet into each of them before they brought him down. He was used to killing, and they weren't, and that is why he would always win.
Leopard eyed the group, trying to place the leader. It was his skill, his ability to read people. There was nothing fantastic about it, not like the empowered, but just a honed natural knack. His let his handgun point the way, settling it on the heart of a large bald man, gang tattoos running down his arms.
In the distance, gunfire snarled. Tiger and Rooster must have run into trouble — but that was okay, they were a diversion. Monkey trusted Leopard with the part of the operation that was actually important.
"You've got something I want," Leopard said, keeping his voice even, letting the helmet make it intimidating. "Your money, now."
The man he had targeted knew the price of business in Guatemala City, or what was left of it. When the capes came knocking, you handed over the cash. If you tried to keep it, you'd end up with your body broken, your mind shredded, or whatever else they might choose to do to set an example. Ever since a pair of Transcended had paid a visit to the city, the concept of law and order had become nothing but a distant memory.
Not that Leopard was a cape. Not that any of the Animals were. You needed an empowered ability for that, and a telltale genetic marker. But in a world of masked heroes and villains, even normal people could figure out the benefit of pretending to be one. It was just good business sense.
The large man slapped the cash into Leopard's hand. In the ruins of Guatemala City, business was booming.
With the money in his hand, Leopard took a step back, then another, and kept his weapon trained on the group before him. He slipped the cash into a pocket on his tactical suit without letting his aim waver, without allowing his instincts wander away from the crowd in front of him. Among his many rules, Monkey had always made one thing clear: if you got sloppy, you died.
Only when he was far enough away from the group that he was comfortable letting his guard down, did Leopard turn and break into a run.
Time was of the essence now. The real capes would be coming soon, and his handgun might as well have been loaded with water for all the good it would do against them. The capes who had signed on with the relief effort spearheaded by the United Nations' International Powered Security Agency were not to be trifled with. It was one of Monkey's rules. The first rule of fighting a cape directly was simple: don't.
But even after twelve months, it was unlikely the United Nations — for all of their power — would be able to ever restore the nation. When the long-running grudge between The Engineer and The Surveyor had finally broken into open violence, when they'd had it out at the peak of Volcan Tajumulco, the sheer titanic scale of it had broken the land and sent shockwaves throughout the region. In the end, both of the deific capes survived, but the nation had collapsed, virtually overnight.
And into that vacuum had stepped every two-bit empowered who'd ever wanted to rule a disaster zone like their own personal fiefdom. More than anything else, it was why IPSA had brought in their people. It was a war zone.
Only detritus and ruins remained, once colorful facades lit by the ochre glow of a setting sun. Even now, as Leopard ran down the street, towards the sound of gunfire, grim eyes glared out at him from decrepit storefronts and boarded-up apartment buildings. A bottle shattered by his feet, thrown at him. He felt a pang of something in his chest, but his people needed the money, and taking it from those who had been selling weapons and drugs, that was just the right thing to do.
Some part of Leopard's brain chided him as he ran: correct, it said, but certainly not right.
According to Monkey, it was right, anyway.
That was the whole core idea of the Animals: take from the bad, give to themselves. It was noble, Monkey had always said, and the first step along the path of a great legend. To being real heroes. The money shoved in his pocket, that'd be another step. A small one, but a step all the same.
The memory returned: this is not how legends begin.
He just about ran into Tiger and Rooster, who were sprinting in his direction. "Run!" Tiger shouted, her voice distorted by the hardware in her helmet. "Capes!"
The familiar word turned Leopard's glowing triumph into cold fear, and the great mass of asphalt that annihilated the car to his left crystallized it into icy terror. Through the dust, he caught a glimpse of a silver and purple figure, a halo of earth surging around them.
That was all he needed to see. Leopard turned on his heel and ran for it.
Monkey had always said something else: no capes. There was no idealism in it. When you weren't empowered, it was a bad idea to pick a fight with someone who could hurl a car with their mind, predict your moves before you even thought of them, summon thunderbolts from a clear sky – or worse.
A great chunk of earth and asphalt blasted Leopard from his feet, caused the air to violently whoof out of his lungs. He scrambled for his pistol, fired blindly in the direction of the earth-flinging cape, saw little puffs of dirt where his bullets met only earthen shields.
The three Animals found cover behind a broken groundcar, and Leopard had the sudden, strange image of the cape just slamming a boulder into it and crushing them all underneath, but even thin cover was better than nothing. The one thing everyone knew for certain about capes and their powers was that line of sight mattered.
"Just had to argue for bombs that don't explode!" Rooster snapped at him. Tiger balanced her rifle over the boot of the car and opened up on full-auto, driving the cape back. Even this close, the sound of gunfire did nothing to Leopard. Didn't scare him. Didn't even set his teeth on edge. But he wasn't so inured to it that it made him sloppy.
"They don't know that!" Leopard retorted, reaching for the last one he had. "And where the fuck are Snake and Wolf?!"
"With the boss!"
"And where's–" Leopard didn't bother finishing the question. Monkey's habit of taking after his chaotic namesake was always rather inopportune."Tiger!"
"Cover me!" And, with that, trusting in Tiger to lay down fire, Leopard rose and charged.
Tiger's fusillade kept the cape focused on using their earthen projectiles to defend rather than to attack. All Leopard had to do was hurl the pipebomb and nail the cape as they focus on the explosive. Distraction, cape or not, tended to kill.
Halfway to his enemy, things went wrong.
"Fuck!" Tiger snarled. "Jammed!"
This close, through the dust, Leopard caught the gaze of his opponent. The cape's face was hidden behind a purple bandana but, in that moment, he could see a glimmer of recognition, of seeing a leopard ready to pounce.
Leopard hurled the pipebomb at the same time the cape launched a boulder.
The ground slipped away from his feet and then rushed up to slam into his face. And Leopard was aware of himself tumbling, of pain in his shoulder as it was wrenched the wrong way, of everything suddenly stopping, of the fact that the idea of sound began and ended at the ringing in his ears. He had to get up. Everything hurt but he had to get up before-
The cape – a man, he could see that now – kicked him over and wrenched the leopard helmet from his head. The metal edge left a gash along Leopard's cheek, but the pain of that seemed less important than it should have, given the circumstances. Leopard knew this was very bad, for several reasons, but they slipped through his mind like eels in the dark.
"This barrio is mine," the cape sneered, face hidden behind a half-mask emblazoned with a falling star. He said something more, Leopard caught a name – Cometary – but the rest of it was hard to pay attention to. There was something funny there, though – the cape had mispronounced barrio.
Absurd. Neither of them were from around here. Leopard wanted to laugh but it only came out as a cough, a great wracking motion that sent a surge of pain through his shoulder.
The sun went out. Above him, Cometary had created an eclipse with a boulder the size of his torso.
It narrowly missed crushing Leopard, landing by his left ear, as Tiger leaped over him, tackling Cometary down, laying into him with her fists. And then Rooster was there too, working Cometary's torso and ribs with a series of punishing blows as Tiger hauled him up, held him tight.
They dropped the cape on to the broken road. Rooster laughed and kicked Cometary across the face as dust began to stir atop the asphalt. The broken cape got the message and let his powers ebb away.
Leopard sat up, got to his feet, walked over to his helmet. He coughed still, almost surprised that he didn't bring up clouds of dust.
"He saw your face," Tiger commented, "you think he's IPSA?"
"Not wearing blue and silver," Rooster said, "but that doesn't mean much. Still a few independents around."
To Leopard, it didn't matter either way. The one thing that could break the Animals was if anyone knew who they were. If he was a member of the law, he'd pass the information on to his superiors. If he wasn't, he could still talk and, in so doing, take out a rival.
And, in either case, if he knew anyone with some capability to track Leopard based on an impression or imprint…
When Leopard retrieved his handgun, it felt heavy in his hand. There was only one obvious recourse.
"Pick him up," Leopard instructed, scooping up his helmet and setting it on his head. He hated how shaken he sounded.
When he spoke again, the helmet spoke for him: "Monkey can decide what to do with him."
They reached their hideout just before nightfall, Leopard leading the way with Rooster hauling Cometary behind. Tiger brought up the rear; rifle carried in that too casual way that heralded violence for anyone who looked too close.
The old car yard lot at the edge of the city wasn't much of a hideout, but the barbed wire fence and the heavy gate kept it somewhat secure – compared to many places deeper into the urban jungle, at least. On the roof, just barely visible, Leopard could make out Wolf. Their marksman, newest recruit of two weeks and first point of warning if anyone else were to show up.
That meant Monkey was here.
Their leader met them just inside the old building that had once been an office. He was a tall man, broad-shouldered, muscled where Leopard was lean. He brushed his copper-red mane back behind an ear as the three approached.
"Spots! Hey!" Monkey laughed, a hooting sound that sounded too much like his namesake. He slapped a hand against Leopard's back and guided him in. The other two decided not to follow, knew they still couldn't, even now, after months of wandering through warzones and ruins all over the globe, and Leopard felt strangely proud of that.
"Successful run," Leopard replied, fishing the cash from his pocket. Monkey took it, shoved it into his fatigues without looking at it.
"Listen," Monkey said, blue eyes bright with infectious energy. "That's great, and I'm proud of you. But you have to see this. This is trusted circle level shit, you and me only."
That felt good. Even though their numbers had grown from the days where he and Monkey had been a pair of mercenaries, it always made Leopard feel good when his boss remembered that they had been friends first. It wasn't a feeling he was used to, feeling appreciated.
Leaving Leopard to shut the door, Monkey settled behind the desk into the old leather chair that had surely once belonged to some KPI-obsessed manager but, when Monkey sat in it, seemed more like a throne for a King. He reached into the top drawer and pulled something from within, something in a case, as Leopard perched himself on the corner of the desk.
Monkey popped the case open, emerald light glinting from within, and slid it over to Leopard. He glanced inside and wasn't sure if it was fear or amazement that began to boil over in his gut. He didn't dare touch it or even think of touching it.
It wasn't a big thing or even a dangerous thing. Not if you didn't know what it was, or who had made it. It was small, no bigger than Leopard's thumb, as if it were nothing more than some technological trinket that had been carved from obsidian. Leopard glanced at it, eyes wide, and gaped at Monkey's eager expression.
"This," Monkey said, with an outrageous smile, "is going to make us legends."
The real reason why anyone cared about Guatemala City wasn't the villains, the devastation, or even, Leopard knew, him and his crew.
No, the only real reason anyone cared about the ruins was because of the things The Engineer had left behind. And that thing – that small, unassuming thing that could fit entirely in the palm of Leopard's hand – was something of unimaginable power and, therefore, unimaginable value.
If IPSA knows we have this…
And, with that thought, Leopard scowled, and gestured to Cometary through the window, still held between Rooster and Tiger.
"We've got a problem," he said.


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Cong legislators disrupt Governor's address in Maha House
Congress legislators in Maharashtra today disrupted Governor Vidyasagar Rao's Address to the joint session of the state legislature, protesting the manner in which the 13-day-old BJP government won the trust vote
Congress legislators in Maharashtra today disrupted Governor Vidyasagar Rao's Address to the joint session of the state legislature, protesting the manner in which the 13-day-old BJP government won the trust vote.
Congress MLAs shouted slogans like "Dadagiri nahin chalegi (no bullying tactics)," and "Governor go back" as Rao began his Address. Raising slogans like "down with the minority government," the Congress legislators walked out before the
Governor could complete his Address.
Earlier, Sena legislators tried to stop the Governor from entering the Vidhan Bhawan to deliver his Address, and handed over to him a memorandum complaining the "unconstitutional" manner in which the vote of confidence was passed earlier in the day.
The Congress legislators including former Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan squatted on the stairs of the Vidhan Bhawan building and blocked the Governor's entry. MPCC chief Manikrao Thakre said outside Vidhan Bhawan that no poll was taken during the trust vote today and it had become clear that the BJP government had trampled upon the Governor's directives to have a vote of confidence.
The state Congress, soon after the trust vote, had sent a letter to the Governor requesting him not to deliver his Address to the joint session. "The minority BJP government which has a strength of 123 MLAs when the majority mark is 145 was asked to prove majority in the House. But the motion was not put to vote. The BJP has not followed your directives and hence it is an unconstitutional government," the letter said.
The party sought time from the Governor to explain the developments in the Legislative Assembly and said if the demand was not accepted it will resort to severe agitation.Earlier, Speaker Haribhau Bagde justified his decisionto change the sequence of the business listed on the day's agenda.
"The order of the day was prepared when I was not the Speaker. How can the item of announcement of Leader of Opposition be done before the government wins trust vote," he asked. Bagde said he had changed the sequence in his capacity of being the Speaker. "The demand for poll came late. It should have come when I asked for those against the motion," he said.
To a question on charge by Opposition that he had not put the motion to vote and was there any time frame to demand
a poll, Bagde refused to comment and said the process was done as per rules. The BJP government in Maharashtra headed by Devendra Fadnavis won the trust vote in the Assembly today but the passage of confidence motion by voice vote triggered a huge controversy after the Shiv Sena and Congress contested the procedure and claimed that it had failed to prove majority.
Calling the development a "black day" in the history of Maharashtra, both the Opposition parties had announced their decision to register protest with the Governor.
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ASTRO-PHYSICS 305mm F/3.8 Riccardi-Honders Astrograph
The 305mm f/3.8 Riccardi-Honders Astrograph prototype was introduced at the Northeast Astronomy Forum (NEAF) on April 18, 2009.
The design of the Astro-Physics 305mm f/3.8 Astrograph is based on Klaas Honder's original idea of a fast optical system using a crown glass objective and meniscus correcting mirror in a Newtonian configuration. By adding a secondary mirror and field lens, Italian designer Massimo Riccardi was able to design an ultra-fast astrograph using only crown glass elements. Astro-Physics has added 40 years of telescope design experience to create a truly unique and fast astrograph to take full advantage of today's CCD imaging cameras.
The Astro-Physics Ricardi-Honders Astrograph at a glance:
- features diffraction-limited performance over a huge 3-degree field, which is ideal for capturing large faint nebulae over a wide wavelength range
- the design has essentially perfect color correction from 400 to 1000 nanometers (UV to IR)
- the telescope is fully corrected for all 5 Seidel aberrations (spherical, coma, astigmatism, field curvature and distortion), as well as longitudinal and lateral chromatic aberration
- Tube material is a special alloy that maintains the focus almost exactly during wide temperature swings.
- extremely compact and light-weight, perfect for the Astro-Physics 1100GTO German Equatorial Mount
- closed tube and protected mirror coating keep the optical system free from dust, which can cause scatter, reducing contrast..
- Multi-coatings on all optical elements ensure very high-contrast images
- Vented rear cell for rapid temperature stabilzation
- the primary Mangin mirror has a rear reflection surface. This means that the reflective surface has almost no scatter and it will not degrade over the years due to exposure from the air like an ordinary front surface mirror
- 3.5" ID Focuser, rack and pinion with FeatherTouch Micro 9:1 dual-speed reduction, 1.25" (31.8 mm) travel
- Back Focus with 3.5" Focuser: 3.95" (100 mm) from focuser housing (no adapters), without Focuser: 6.38" (162 mm) from backplate (when focuser removed)
- 305 mm f/3.8 Tube Assembly with 3.5" Focuser, Dewcap and Dustcover
- 14" Mounting Rings, pair
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|Astro Physics
|EAN Code
|Weight (kg)
|Tube with focuser, without dewcap: 58 lbs (26.2 kgs), Dewcap: 7 lbs (3.2 kgs)
|Optical Design
|Riccardi Honders
|Clear Aperture
|12" (305 mm)
|Focal Ratio
|f/3.8, Airy disc size 5 microns
|Back Focus Distance
|With 3.5" focuser: 3.95" (100 mm) from focuser housing (no adapters), without focuser: 6.38" (162 mm) from backplate (when focuser removed)
|Optical Coatings
|Broadband multi-coatings both sides, 96% enhanced and protected aluminum
|Tube (Material)
|Focuser adds 4" (10 cm). Closed machined tube, fully baffled, engraved retaining ring, felt-lined dustcover, black-anodized aluminum cells and other components, cream-white pebble finish on the tube. Two handles on backplate.
|Length of tube
|14" (36 cm) diameter x 21" (53 cm) long
|Optical length (mm)
|14" (36 cm) diameter x 21" (53 cm) long
|Included Items
|3.5" ID Focuser, rack and pinion with FeatherTouch Micro 9:1 dual-speed reduction, 1.25" (31.8 mm) travel, 2.7" and 2" adapters


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Bryan is the voice of Hoover Middle School, or our "hype man." He can often be heard doing morning announcements, making us all laugh, DJing Hoover dances and public events, and motivating students in our WEB program as we welcome 5th graders to our building. People really appreciate the high energy Bryan brings to his work for Hoover Middle and the wider community. Bryan is not "all flash" ... He serves as Department Chair for Special Education, safeguarding the rights of students and coordinating testing schedules, accommodations, etc. Bryan also co-chairs our Student Council, and in that capacity, leads our whole school community in our annual Food Drive, Candy Cane sales, School Spirit Weeks, and a recent cereal collection as part of the Jerry Starr Sleep-Out. Bryan adds laughter and an infusion of positive energy to every day at Hoover Middle!


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This last weekend I headed down to Málaga for Thanksgiving with the American Crew. Hans and Jennifer and kids from Arizona; Dan, Tara and Family from Port Angeles; and no idea where the Thorndikes come from…
These guys are all amazing cooks, so I didn't every offer to do any more than chop veggies with detailed instructions, but I did my research and thanks to a funky toddlers craft webpage I came up with a Thanksgiving gift for everyone – with their ow fluffy Turkey tails.
Since I'm not doing the family Christmas this year – Thanksgiving was just what I needed: a huge family meal, kids everywhere, way too much food, inelegant sufficiency, parked on the couch before a wander down to the park to make space before the second shift of eating – Pie for everyone… coffee, tea and spending the afternoon into the evening with friends until you are all crashed out, only to get up the next morning and start on the left overs (and being in Málaga, a break from the cold!).
Sunday morning, a slow start to eggs and a cuppa before heading to the rumpus room for home church. Slice of heaven. By the time I headed back up the freeway the next day, I felt well and truly refueled, family time, hang time with really great people, good food and being loved. Ahh the holidays!


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Spring into Local CSA Membership
To become part of a CSA, a person usually pays in advance for "shares" or baskets of meat, dairy and produce from a local farmer. Memberships can be on a per delivery basis or a subscription for several months.
The arrangement offers farmers money up front to seed their season and ensure a customer is there to buy their products. Members have access to a variety of produce that tends to be non-GMO or organically grown, and to hormone- and antibiotic-free meats that are not mass-produced.
"The value of a CSA period is that it exposes individuals to a multitude of different vegetables and it brings diversity into your diet," says Terri Jagger Blincoe, founder of Ladybug Farms, a CSA that serves Cabbagetown and Clayton, Georgia. "Every single one of those vegetables has a different vitamin and mineral. We tend to gravitate to the same five vegetables—stick to what we're comfortable with. When you pay good money and it shows up in your share each week, you're going to figure out what to do with it. That whole diversity in our diet; we've kinda gotten away from."
CSA farms often have a pickup location, although some deliver to homes. See the next page for resources to join a CSA within an hour radius of downtown Atlanta. The list of Greater Atlanta CSAs was compiled from information from GeorgiaOrganics.org, LocalHarvest.org and the individual farm websites.
Champion Farms Location: 16561 Hwy. 18, Pine Mountain Contact: Thomas Champion 706-457-0039 Seasons: April through December Products: Hay, bedding, pickles, preserves, herbs, eggs, produce Prices: $160 to $260 per 10 weeks
Crack in the Sidewalk Farmlet Contact: [email protected] Seasons: April through November Products: Heirloom and rare vegetables, wild edibles Prices: $400 for 15 weeks, $800 for 30 weeks Pickup/Service area: Atlanta, 561 Flat Shoals Ave. SE, Atlanta; 600 Cherokee Ave. SE, Atlanta
Freewheel Farm Location: 105 Vanira Ave., Atlanta Contact: [email protected] gmail.com; Facebook.com/freewheelfarmatl Seasons: Spring, summer, fall Products: Herbs, produce, flowers Prices: $30 weekly, up to $900 for full seasons Pickup: Atlanta: The Grant Park Farmers' Market, 600 Cherokee Ave. SE; The Farm in Summerhill, 216 Little St. SE
Gilliam's Community Garden Location: 1286 Oakland Terr., SW, Atlanta Contact: 678-949-8530 or 404-410-0548 Products: Certified organic and animal welfare approved eggs, flowers, herbs, seedlings, vegetables Prices: 12 weeks for $225, which offers three to four items weekly, volunteer and other membership opportunities Contact points/delivery: on farm
Global Grower's Network Contact: GlobalGrowers.org/farmshare Seasons: Spring, summer, fall Products: Eggs, produce, coffee, artisan products Prices: $300 to $969, Discounts for volunteers, 50 percent off for members that pay with EBT/SNAP benefits Pickup locations: Virginia Highlands, Decatur Farmers' Market, Kirkwood, East Lake
Heritage Farm Location: 205 Day Rd., Bowdon Carroll County Contact: [email protected]; Heritage-Farm.net Seasons: Four seasons Products: Eggs, protein, fruits, vegetables Prices: CSA packages range from $260 to $590, egg add-on available Contact points/delivery: Carollton, Atlanta, Marietta, Kennesaw, Woodstock, Cumming, Douglasville, Roswell
Love Is Love Farm Location: Gaia Gardens Contact: LoveIsLoveFarm.com Seasons: April through December Products: Vegetables, will deliver meat shares from Frolona Farm Prices: Spring half share is $240, plus $20 annual fee if not residents of East Lake Commons; $445 full share, plus $20 fee; Frolona Farm Good Meat share, $137 to $275. Service area: Atlanta, Decatur Contact points/delivery: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta, 1911 Cliff Valley Way NE, Atlanta; Gaia Gardens, next to 529 Summit Dr., Decatur
Mayflor Farms Location: 1206 Old Conyers Rd., Stockbridge Contact: MayflorFarms.com/csa/, 256-281-7889, [email protected] Products: Vegetables, fruits Prices: $140 to $540 monthly and seasonal shares Service area; Atlanta Contact points/delivery: 1206 Old Conyers Rd., Stockbridge
Moore Farms and Friends Contact: MooreFarmsAndFriends.com Seasons: Four seasons Products: Produce, frozen meats Prices: $20 to $40 farmer pick boxes; customer choice additional fee, $36 annual memberships fee Contact points/delivery: Norcross, Sandy Springs, downtown Atlanta, Buckhead, Midtown, East Cobb, Decatur, Smyrna, Candler Park
Rise 'N Shine Organic Farm Contact: RiseNShine.CsaSignUp.com/members, Mitch Lawson 706-676-0825 Seasons: Four seasons Products: Produce, eggs from Beulah Farms Prices: $450 for 15 weeks to $870 for 30 weeks Service area: Atlanta, Rome, Cartersville, Calhoun, Roswell, Decatur, Kennesaw, Marietta and Dalton.
Riverview Farms Contact: GrassFedCow.com; 678-910-2831 Location: 954 White Graves Rd., Ranger Seasons: Four seasons Products: Grass-fed beef, grains, heritage pork, produce Prices: Meat shares and produce shares sold separately; meat from $68.33 to $140; produce $26 to $30 a share Service area: Greater Atlanta through mobile deliveries and markets, from Tucker to Grant Park, Virginia Highlands, downtown Atlanta, Decatur, Alpharetta, Marietta, Smyrna
Southern Comfort Cattle Company Contact: SouthernComfortCattle.com, 706-498-4215, [email protected] Location: 2555 Knox Bridge Crossing Rd., Lavonia Seasons: Four seasons Products: All natural, hormone- and antibiotic-free, grass-fed cattle Prices: Variable offers, $6 per pound lean ground beef, half animal $1,300, whole (approximately 450 pounds of beef) $2,500 Service area: Will ship
Truly Living Well Natural Urban Farm Contact: TrulyLivingWell.com/produce/csa-program, 678-973-0997 Location: P.O. Box 90841, East Point Seasons: Four seasons Products: Seasonal produce Prices: $250 to $400 shares, $195 for senior citizens 62 and older Pickup locations: 275 East Point St., East Point; Ponce City Farmers' Market on the Beltline; Freedom Farmers' Market at the Carter Center
Urban Sprouts Farm Contact: UrbanSproutFarms.com Location: 2200 Reynolds Dr., SW Atlanta Seasons: Four seasons Products: Vegetables Prices: 52-week advance bulk purchase $35/week, 52-week individual purpose $40/week Service area: Atlanta
Whole Kids Foundation Educational Farm Contact: 770-296-2828, [email protected], SquareUp.com/store/WholeKidsFarm Location: 1180 Upper Hembree Rd., Roswell Seasons: Spring, summer, fall Products: Eggs, protein, vegetables Prices: CSA packages range from $32 single week to $900 yearly Service area: General public, pickup at farm Contact points/delivery: on location