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06 Oct Paradise Cave adventure 7km (1day)
Paradise Cave adventure 7km is one of the most amazing day trip to explore the longest dry cave in the world (31km). Most of our tourists join our Paradise Cave 7km tour felt exciting and surprising by many beautiful stalactites and stalagmites
Thiên Đường Cave (Paradise Cave) is a cave in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, UNESCO's World Heritage Site, 60 km northwest of Đồng Hới city. The cave was discovered by a local man in 2005 and 5 first km of this cave was explored by explorers from British Cave Research Association in 2005, the whole 31 km was explored and publicly announced by the British cave explorers.
This cave is 31 km long, longer than Phong Nha Cave which had been considered the longest cave in this national park. The height can reach to 100 m and 150 wide. The limestone formation is also more spectacular than that of Phong Nha Cave. The British cave explorers was impressed by the beautiful and spectacular stalactites and stalagmites inside this cave and they named it Thiên Đường Cave (Paradise Cave).In 2012, a new scorpion species Vietbocap thienduongensis was found here.
Paradise cave is just allowed 1000m for visitors, 7000m deep more for adventurer.
Pickup and preparation for Paradise Cave discovery 7km
Our driver will pick up you at your hotel or appointment place in Dong Hoi City, then transfer to Paradise Cave about 75km far away. Equipment and food will be prepared by our local guide or cave expert and porters. They will meet you at the Paradise Cave Reception Hall to give you some safety instruction and cave equipment
You will be transferred further inside the forest to the foot of mountain. From here, you have to walk up over 500 steep steps or slope path to the mouth of Paradise Cave
Admire amazing stalactites and the stalagmites of Paradise Cave
At the end of the first 1000m kilometers along a wooden staircase, you can easily to take photos and admire hundreds of colorful stalactites and the stalagmites created millions years ago.
Discover the beauty of nature in the dark
Following our the experienced and enthusiastic guide to continue to adventure inside more 6000m with personal flashlight.
Overcoming the cliff path, challenging courage and perseverance of the people, you will discover and learn about the formation of stalactites systems colorful and rich in shape.
About 500met first, tube-shaped cave, where more than 80met highest, widest point is about 120met, occasionally we encounter blocks tall stalactite glittering like diamond. Deeper inside the stalactites and the stalagmites are increasingly diverse and unique, stone breast with a variety of colors and designs, like a hand of the Creator. This magic is in the darkness of caves still exists Heaven life of many species, such as fish, bats, spiders and crickets … hundred bats sticking on the ceiling in the first 3.5 km. According to the predictions of the British Royal Cave Association, there are certainly some doors around here to the outside world. And it is true that, as far as the bat cave about 200m, there is the junction of two shallow streams, we can enjoy cool breeze blowing from the spring. Stop at the first 4000m, customers choose for themselves the beauty and location shooting, kept interesting moments
Then, continue to do Kayak over streams, it is truly interesting and attractive during the journey. Pass through 100 meters above the stream, where we have sprawled down in order not to touch the ceiling.
Leaving small stream, the next journey, you have the opportunity to try their own courage to overcome the steep road, rugged land along the stream bed, where there are only narrow paths to a threaded through. The other side of the cylindrical stalactites, the cave looks like the labyrinth. Without a guide or warning signs are very easy to get lost in another ways.
After 1 hour, we will arrive the most beautiful place which is considered as "the Heaven Well". According to the oriental concept of this is the harmony between heaven and earth to make things cosmic proliferate. Nature so close but always contain a mystery which no less exciting. Between the stream is smooth rocks as shaped by the hands of artisans, with different shapes and different colors look beautiful. The scenery here is nowhere
After enjoying lunch beside the underground stream, you relax, take photographs and preparing the journey back to the same way
The end of tour!
Detailed itinerary:
7.15 – 7.45 AM: Pickup time
We provide pickup service with shared car or private upon resquest around Dong Hoi City, at train station between 7:15 – 7:45 am (possible earlier) and around Phong Nha area between 8:15 – 8:30 am
9:00 – 9:15 am: Preperation and Instruction
Meet our local staffs: guide expert, porters and forest ranger. Prepare our equitment and listen to the safety instruction, regulation from our local staff for adventure
9:15 – 10:30 am Sightseeing and photographing
Transfer to inside the forest by Buggy cars. Walk up over 530 steps to the Paradise Cave and sightseeing first 1 km with clolorful lighting system.
10.30 AM – 13.00 PM: Exploring
You are ready for adventuring Paradise Cave 7km in the dark with helmets and lights. It's quite easy for you for first 2 km walking on the seabed from thousands of years ago, huge caverns with 'melodic' stalactites and stalagmites. Half way you strip off and swim through a section of cold water, following the boat light or do kayak over underground river. Fascinating view at the end of the cave of sun streaming through the roof oriel turning golden stalactites
13.00 PM – 1.45 PM: Lunch and relax
Picnic lunch together at the Heaven Well of the Paradise and you also have free time to take photos by yourself
2.00 PM – 4.30 PM: Trek back
Check your stuffs and trek back the same way.
4.30 PM – 5.00 PM: Return
Our driver is waiting outside at the center, ready to transfer back to your hotel
Including: transportation, local guide expert, porters, picnic lunch, mineral water and cave equipment
Price offer: 115 usd /person (minimum 2 person)
Shared car pickup at: Dong Hoi / Phong Nha
This adventure tour of Paradise Cave 7km is weather dependent, especially in the rainy season from October to January.
In case of heavy rain, the underground river inside Paradise Cave is flooded and cannot complete the whole 7km, then we only explore only 4km of Paradise Cave. But it's still fun and interesting for cave activities
Price offer: 96 usd /person (minimum 2 person)
Shared car pickup at: Dong Hoi / Phong Nha
(extra request for private transfer service will be charged according to the distance from your hotel to the Paradise Cave Center and number of people in your group)
Tour includes:
– Experienced tour guide, luggage porter
– Lunch as mentioned in the tour
– Tickets for Paradise Cave: 250.000 vnd
– Electric car transfers from the main entrance to the mountain
– 02 bottles of mineral water 0.5 for l person /day
– Travel Insurance during the tour
– Supplies of protection for trip
Some notes:
• And best to wear sturdy shoes (preferably waterproof for the small pools and muddy buts)
• Remember, it's a trek! Put your brave hat on and trust your feet!
• Bring a backpack or camelback to carry your water if you want your hands free because this trek can be difficult at times, and you'll need your hands to get over the slippery boulders safely
• The rocks are slippery and the swim section has sharp hidden rocks
• The guides/porters are IRREPLACEABLE in supporting less brave people along the slippery and difficult bits
• Children is under 16 years, pregnant women and elderly people with with high blood pressure or foot pain … are not recommended
We almost prepare for you the most necessary things such clothes, plastic sandals, helmets with overhead flash light, gloves, waterproof bags …
Our porters will help to carry food, first aid kit, climbing belts, mineral water …
What you will do
For the activities of Paradise Cave adventure 7km (1day) you will have a lot of things to do
For first 1km you will sightseeing and taking photos like other tourists, but after 1km, you will start the adventure with flash light in the dark to discover the mystery of Paradise Cave with various thousands of stalagmites and stalactites
You have to do hiking, climbing a lot inside the cave, acrossing the underground river by small boat or kayak or swimming over it
There are some challenges to climb over some slopes and rocks, then at the Paradise cave 4km, you will do mud bath, swimming and boating around the flooded part of the cave
Overcome many challenges and reach to km 7 at Heaven Well is incredible momnents and you win yourself
What you have to bring:
It's an adventure tour, but it's not so difficult in my opinion. There are only some challenges for 2-3 last km to km7. So here are some our recommendation
– Your camera or GoPro
– Good trek shoes to protect your feet. Because there sharp rock in few last km for the adventure
– Please bring your swimming suite. If you don't want to swim inside the underground river, you can get on boat / kayak to cross it
– Bring dry bag or water proof bag to protect electronics such as camera and cell phone again the water when crossing the underground river by boat or swimming over
It's dry season, and inside the cave is dry and you may feel comfortable to walk and trek. We don't think water drop from the ceiling or muddy ground may make your camera wet
You just have a normal plastic bag or we can give you it while walking to put your electronics or use for any cases
– Small travel towel and toiletries (not necessary just in case)
Clip and photos from Paradise cave tour:
The road to Paradise Cave and 1st km for tourists
And 6km more for adventurers


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Liberating a brand new piece of tech from its box is always a thrill, but there's nothing funnier than watching an unboxing video go horribly wrong. Whether they are intentionally funny or just accidentally amusing, these unboxing videos have to be seen. (Warning: Some of these videos include coarse language.)
1. Francis Unboxes a PS4
This dude gets a PS4 as an unexpected gift, and pulls open the box like a lion chomping down on a gazelle. The best part of this video is the maniacal laugh that comes out of this guy's mouth after he screams, "It's a PS4! It's a PS4!"
2. Blind Man Unboxes an iPhone
Legendary YouTube star Tommy Edison is featured in the video above. Blind since birth, Edison offers a totally fresh look at the unboxing process. This video is a little bit funny, but mostly it's just really cool to see someone who is deprived of such an important sense opening up an iPhone box. It's especially interesting when he talks about using his sense of smell during the iPhone unboxing.
3. Beats Headphone Unboxing Fail
The video above serves as a cautionary tale to anyone who buys headphones online. This poor guy got duped by a shady seller who sent him no-name headphones in a Beats box. His reaction when he gets to the headphones themselves after cataloging everything else in the box is totally priceless.
4. Cool Unboxing Turns Epic Fail With Nexus 4
So, things are going great for this guy during his unboxing of his new Nexus 4…up until the point he drops his phone into a mug of water. He unleashes a hail of expletives that is absolutely hilarious. This video is schadenfreude at its best.
5. Tim Cook iPad Unboxing Video
Okay, while this may not be a "real" unboxing video, it's still pretty darn funny. In the video above from Funny or Die, "Tim Cook" unboxes an iPad. The video is a great parody of the whole "unboxing" genre, and the guy who plays Tim Cook does a pretty funny impression of Apple's head honcho. Whether you're an Apple fan or an Android devotee, this video will make you chuckle.


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We recently moved into a Highlands Pulte property built in 2006. We have creaking floors in the "mudroom/washer and dryer" area, as well as one of a first-floor bathroom. We have a 2-story (non-ranch) style home with a walkout basement. The top floor also has some random areas that creak in bedrooms under carpet, though unlike both rooms on the first floor the creaks are not throughout the room, they are not below tile, and they are more minor in the amount of noise they create.
A contractor friend who visited us a couple months ago said "yeah, the folks who put in the tile either didn't put in a subfloor and the tile is coming undone from the plywood below, or the subfloor material wasn't properly installed." He said "either way, the creaking is from disconnect of either the tile or subfloor not being in contact with the plywood base flooring."
Is anyone having similar issues, as well? We are second owners so I am not sure we even fall under the 10-year time period, but the term "subfloors" does fall under the list of items warrantied at the Pulte website.
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The cool thing about Foodie Pen Pals is that you often discover new food. It's easy to get into an unimaginative rut (even when you blog about food), and FPP really helps to shake things up. I love receiving items that are unique to other areas of the country. This month I received a package from Meghan at Run With Meg. And Meghan happens to live in Michigan.
OK, so, what's the big deal with Michigan? Well, I'm from Michigan. And as college football season kicks off, I get beyond crazy homesick for the homeland – and for the changing leaves. SO, when I got a package with a return address not far from my family cottage I got all weepy and homesick and whatnot. I mean, my family cottage isn't just a house on a lake. It's the house my family built with their actual hands and hammers and stuff. Plus, I designed the addition to the original structure like I was Mike Brady or something. It isn't just a place. It's a part of my family. It's where I went to clear my head in college. Where my family comes together. And where we spread my Bumpa's ashes last fall.
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Linos Book Symposium: Response to Verdier, Cohen and Alford[Katerina Linos is an Assistant Professor of Law at Berkeley Law] I am very pleased that Pierre Verdier, Harlan Cohen, and Roger Alford are offering the closing comments in the symposium on The Democratic Foundations of Policy Diffusion. Of Pierre Verdier's multiple contributions to the study of international networks and international economic law, I'll single out his article "Transnational Regulatory Networks and their Limits," as it is especially relevant to today's discussion. In this piece, Pierre Verdier argues that Transnational Regulatory Networks may be ill-equipped to deal with the distributional conflict and defection risks that so often plague transnational cooperation. Harlan Cohen has written extensively about legal theory, legal history, constructivism, and fragmentation in international law. I'll highlight his recent article "Finding International Law, Part II: Our Fragmenting Legal Community" as it contains the provocative claim that distinct legal communities are forming and creating deeply conflicting interpretations of international lawmaking. Among Roger Alford's many contributions to international and comparative law, his article "Misusing International Sources to Interpret the Constitution" is particularly relevant today's discussion, because of its fascinating analysis of the different actors who use foreign models to strengthen their arguments. These scholars' posts raise three major questions:
- Can diffusion through democracy help solve issues like global warming, issues that involve significant externalities and interdependencies?
- What are the risks of diffusion through democracy?
- Can we compare judicial borrowing to legislative borrowing? And how does all this connect to yesterday's decisions on same-sex marriage?


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Our community shop Leaf and Groove opened on Saturday 9th December. It sells books, vinyl, CDs and DVDs to raise money for the Forest Hill Library, which is now run by the community. Leaf and Groove was crowdfunded and relies on donations of books etc.
As so often happens the opening was delayed as the premises that had previously been the Cabin Café and empty for some considerable time needed considerable renovation – not least humidifiers to dry the premises out.
I dropped in this morning and already there are a good number of books on the shelves, although this is only about a quarter of their stock – yet to arrive including a substantial quantity from the nearby Horniman Museum.


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WASHINGTON — Prompted by the Trump administration's reversal of the federal government's position on transgender rights, the Supreme Court announced on Monday that it would not decide whether a transgender boy in Virginia could use the boys' bathroom at his high school.
The decision not to take his case, which came as the court is awaiting the appointment of a ninth member, means there will be no ruling on the highly charged issue of transgender rights this term. The issue will almost certainly return to the Supreme Court, probably in a year or two.
Until then, lawsuits in the lower courts will proceed, the political climate and public opinion may shift, and the court's composition will almost certainly change.
Monday's development was a setback for transgender rights advocates, who had hoped the Supreme Court, which established a constitutional right to same-sex marriage two years ago, would aid their cause.
Instead, in a one-sentence order on Monday, the Supreme Court vacated an appeals court decision in favor of the student, Gavin Grimm, and sent the case back for further consideration in light of the new guidance from the administration.
The Supreme Court had agreed in October to hear the case, and the justices were scheduled to hear arguments this month. The case would have been the court's first encounter with transgender rights, and it would probably have been one of the biggest decisions of a fairly sleepy term.
"Thousands of transgender students across the country will have to wait even longer for a final decision from our nation's highest court affirming their basic rights," said Sarah Warbelow, the legal director of the Human Rights Campaign.
Kerri Kupec, a lawyer with Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative Christian group, welcomed Monday's development.
"The first duty of school districts is to protect the bodily privacy rights of all of the students who attend their schools and to respect the rights of parents who understandably don't want their children exposed in intimate changing areas like locker rooms and showers," she said.
There are other cases on transgender rights in lower courts, including a challenge to a North Carolina law that, in government buildings, requires transgender people to use bathrooms that correspond with the gender listed on their birth certificates. The law has drawn protests, boycotts and lawsuits.
The question in the Virginia case was whether Mr. Grimm, 17, could use the boys' bathroom in his southeast Virginia high school. The Obama administration said yes, relying on its interpretation of a federal regulation under a 1972 law, Title IX, that bans discrimination "on the basis of sex" in schools that receive federal money.
The Department of Education said in 2015 that schools "generally must treat transgender students consistent with their gender identity." Last year, the department went further, saying that schools could lose federal money if they discriminated against transgender students.
The Trump administration withdrew that guidance last month, saying it had been formulated without "due regard for the primary role of the states and local school districts in establishing educational policy."
The letter announcing the new policy, signed by officials in the Education and Justice Departments, said schools must still take steps to protect all students from "discrimination, bullying or harassment."
Individual school districts remain free to let transgender students use the bathrooms of their choice. The practical effect of the Trump administration's change in position was limited, as a federal court had issued a nationwide injunction barring enforcement of the Obama administration's guidance.
It will now be up to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, in Richmond, Va., to answer whether Title IX protects the rights of Mr. Grimm and other transgender students.
Mr. Grimm attends Gloucester High School. For a time, school administrators allowed him to use the boys' bathroom, but the local school board later adopted a policy that required students to use the bathrooms and locker rooms for their "corresponding biological genders." The board added that "students with gender identity issues" would be allowed to use private bathrooms.
The American Civil Liberties Union, which represents Mr. Grimm, told the justices that requiring Mr. Grimm to use a private bathroom had been humiliating and had, quoting him, "turned him into 'a public spectacle' before the entire community, 'like a walking freak show.'"
After Mr. Grimm challenged the school board's bathroom policy in court in 2015, a divided Fourth Circuit panel ruled the policy unlawful. A trial judge then ordered school officials to let Mr. Grimm use the boys' bathroom.
A 1975 regulation adopted under Title IX allowed schools to provide "separate toilet, locker rooms and shower facilities on the basis of sex." The Fourth Circuit said that the rule was ambiguous and that the Education Department's interpretation of it was entitled to "controlling weight."
Both sides had hoped the Supreme Court would decide the case, Gloucester County School Board v. G.G., No. 16-273, even after the Trump administration withdrew its guidance on the meaning of the regulation.
In a letter to the justices last week, Joshua A. Block, a lawyer with the A.C.L.U., said the administration's change in position did not render the case moot, as the basic question of what Title IX meant remained. "The underlying principle that discrimination against transgender individuals is a form of discrimination on the basis of sex has been widely accepted in the lower courts for years," he wrote.
"Delaying resolution would provide no benefit to the court and would needlessly prolong harm to transgender students across the country awaiting this court's decision," Mr. Block wrote.
In a second letter, S. Kyle Duncan, a lawyer for the school board, agreed that the case should proceed, though he suggested a brief delay to allow the Trump administration to weigh in.
A ruling on the meaning of Title IX, Mr. Duncan wrote, "will save the parties — as well as public and private parties involved in similar disputes throughout the nation — enormous litigation costs as well as needless and divisive political controversy."
The Supreme Court rejected those requests, apparently preferring to wait for a cleaner presentation of the issues in a different case.


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Air Products (NYSE: APD) today announced that its hydrogen fueling technology for the material handling market is being installed at the Sarasota, Florida distribution center of United Natural Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: UNFI). Air Products' technology will fuel 65 fuel cell-powered lift trucks that will be mobilized at the distribution facility moving consumer goods on a daily basis. The equipment for the 352,000 square-foot Sarasota facility, which serves as a regional distribution hub for customers in Southeastern United States, is targeted to be operational by the end of June 2010. "It is exciting and understandable that UNFI has made this conversion decision to hydrogen-powered material handling equipment. Air Products' portfolio in this market includes multiple installations around the United States fueling over 300 material handling units. We have heard a lot of positive comments from our customers, the users of this new technology who are realizing the benefits of the hydrogen economy in this application," said Mike Doud, business development manager for Hydrogen Energy Systems at Air Products. Air Products will supply the hydrogen as well as its compression, storage and two indoor hydrogen dispensing units. UNFI will add 29 new hydrogen fuel cell-powered lift trucks to its fleet and 36 existing lift trucks will be retrofitted to hydrogen fuel cell technology. Details on Air Products' hydrogen fueling station technologies are provided at www.airproducts.com/h2energy. UNFI looked to this initiative to replace lead acid batteries and their associated charging equipment with hydrogen fuel cells as part of its culture of social responsibility and its commitment to using clean energy, as well as to improve efficiency, productivity and reliability. "We consider environmental stewardship an essential component in every facet of our business. This hydrogen fuel cell project extends our commitment as an environmentally-conscious organization," commented Steven Spinner, UNFI's President and Chief Executive Officer. As background, a hydrogen fuel cell produces energy by combining hydrogen and oxygen in an electrochemical reaction that yields electricity, heat and water. Hydrogen is non-toxic, non-poisonous, the lightest of all gases, and the most abundant element in the universe. By converting UNFI's Sarasota lift truck fleet to hydrogen fuel cells, the company expects carbon emissions will be reduced by approximately 132 metric tons annually, an amount equivalent to the annual emissions of 35 automobiles. Tom Dziki, UNFI's senior vice president of Sustainable Development, commented, "Hydrogen fuel cells not only provide greater productivity and lower operating costs, but will be an important component of a clean energy future. Once implemented, this fuel cell project is expected to create annual energy savings of approximately 640,000 kilowatt hours." There are many advantages to using hydrogen-powered forklifts and other material handling equipment. Hydrogen fuel cell-powered equipment needs refueling once or twice daily, depending on use. In contrast, traditional battery-powered equipment must be placed temporarily out of operation for battery replacement and required battery recharging approximately every four to six hours. Hydrogen fuel cell-powered equipment provides consistent power strength during use and does not experience decreased performance or wear down as traditional lead-acid battery units do as they near a required battery change out or recharge time. Additionally, hydrogen fuel cell forklifts are not adversely impacted by temperature or by operating in coolers and freezers, in comparison to traditional battery performance. Further, hydrogen-powered fuel cell equipment is more environmentally friendly because it does not involve lead-acid battery storage and disposal issues. Air Products' hydrogen fueling technology is currently being used to fuel over 300 material handling vehicles including: fuel cell-powered pallet trucks at Wegmans Retail Service Center in Pottsville, Pa.; fuel cell-powered lift trucks at Central Grocers' new distribution center in Joliet, Ill.; hydrogen fuel cell-powered forklifts at Nestlé Waters North America in Dallas, Tex.; hydrogen fuel cell-powered forklifts at the Defense Distribution Depot Susquehanna Pennsylvania in New Cumberland, Pa.; as well as hydrogen fuel cell-powered forklifts at several other customers in the United States. In addition, mobile fueling equipment unique and patented by Air Products has been and continues to be deployed to a variety of customers for the purpose of demonstrating the technology in real world conditions. Air Products, the leading hydrogen supplier to refineries to assist in making cleaner burning transportation fuels, has unique experience in the hydrogen fueling industry. In fact, in certain market applications, fueling rates of over 10,000 refills per year are occurring. These applications provide an opportunity to assess consumer experiences, evaluate product performance and to advance product improvements. The company has placed over 110 hydrogen fueling stations in the United States and 18 countries worldwide. Cars, trucks, vans, buses, scooters, forklifts, locomotives, planes, other material handling equipment, and even submarines have been fueled with this trend-setting technology that involves Air Products' know-how, equipment, and hydrogen. Use of the company's technology is increasing and is currently at 175,000 hydrogen fills per year. Air Products has more than 50 years of hydrogen experience and is on the forefront of hydrogen energy technology development. Air Products has an extensive patent portfolio with over 50 patents in hydrogen dispensing technology. Air Products provides liquid and gaseous hydrogen, and HCNG (hydrogen/compressed natural gas) fueling, and has developed a variety of enabling devices and protocols for fuel dispensing at varied pressures. Hydrogen for these stations is delivered to a site via truck, produced by natural gas reformation, biomass conversion, or by electrolysis, including electrolysis that is solar and wind driven.
Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal 2009, Air Products had revenues of $8.3 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,900 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.
United Natural Foods, Inc. carries and distributes more than 60,000 products to more than 17,000 customer locations nationwide. The Company serves a wide variety of retail formats including conventional supermarket chains, natural product superstores, independent retail operators and the food service channel. United Natural Foods, Inc. was ranked by Forbes in 2005 as one of the "Best Managed Companies in America," ranked by Fortune in 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010 as one of its "Most Admired Companies," winner of the Supermarket News 2008 Sustainability Excellence Award, and recognized by the Nutrition Business Journal for its 2009 Environment and Sustainability Award. For more information, visit http://www.unfi.com. AIR PRODUCTS NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements. Actual results could vary materially, due to changes in current expectations. UNFI "Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding United Natural Foods business that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations and management estimates; actual results may differ materially. The risks and uncertainties which could impact these statements are described in the Company's filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including its annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 30, 2009 and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed thereafter, and include, but are not limited to, the Company's dependence on principal customers; the Company's sensitivity to general economic conditions, including the current economic environment, changes in disposable income levels and consumer spending trends; increased fuel costs; the Company's sensitivity to inflationary pressures; the relatively low margins and economic sensitivity of the Company's business; the ability to identify and successfully complete acquisitions of other natural, organic and specialty food and related product distributors; and management's allocation of capital and the timing of capital expenditures. Any forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and, as such, speak only as of the date made. The Company is not undertaking to update any information in the foregoing reports until the effective date of its future reports required by applicable laws. Any projections of future results of operations are based on a number of assumptions, many of which are outside the Company's control and should not be construed in any manner as a guarantee that such results will in fact occur. These projections are subject to change and could differ materially from final reported results. The Company may from time to time update these publicly announced projections, but it is not obligated to do so.
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By now everyone has heard of the death of Nelson Mandela. Every word of praise and reverence for this man won't do his incredible life justice. He was a giant. A giant in the field of heart and love.
In the Alternatives to Violence work I do in prisons we have a thing called Transforming Power. Transforming Power is an intangible experience where a person faced with a potentially violent situation uses compassion, connection and other tools to defuse the situation and transform it into a positive and peaceful outcome.
Mandela's decades long prison sentence, brought about by racism and the most insidious forms of separation could have led to him becoming vengeful and out for revenge. Unbelievably, it did the opposite. He came out with love and forgiveness in his heart. Then he went to work. Breaking barriers and making connections….spreading love and changing the world. It is one of the best examples of Transforming Power there has ever been.
Ever since I learned about the ancient art form of the mandalas of Hinduism and Buddhism, I have connected them to Nelson Mandela. Here is a description of a mandala I found online,
"The Mandala, Tibetan sand painting, is an ancient art form of Tibetan Buddhism. The mandala is a Sanskrit word meaning cosmogram or "world in harmony." Mandalas are drawings in three-dimensional forms of sand. In Tibetan, this art is called dul-tson-kyil-khor which means "mandala of colored powders."
Sand painting is an ancient Tibetan art form. The sand mandala is carefully constructed from dyed sand particles to represent the particular esoteric, textual traditions of Buddhism. It is a transient art form, thought to have originated in India and been transferred in the middle ages to Tibet. The sand mandala is constructed as a vehicle to generate compassion, realize the impermanence of reality, and a social/cosmic healing of the environment."
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Although St. Patrick's Day is over, the partying doesn't have to stop. This week, you can see a documentary about ending poverty, catch a sketch comedy show, or participate in a community scrapbooking project (and eat cookies). And all of these events are free, so you won't have to shell out any green from a wallet already depleted by a weekend of green beer. For more events, go to the Westword calendar, and share other things to do for free this week in the comments section below.
See also: - New Denver reality show looking for women who are making a difference - Former detective Pat Kennedy on The Jeffrey Dahmer Files - Lucky '13: Comedian and Fine Gentleman Sam TallentBonsai People at the Denver Public Library (Monday)
Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus has a vision for how to empower the poor: help instill an entrepreneurial spirit. Yunus pioneered the idea of Micro lending, giving $27 to each of 42 people to see how it would change their lives and help solve global problems of poverty. Whole Foods Market will presentBonsai People
, a documentary by director Holly Mosher that which examines the power of Yunus's work, at the DPL's Central Public Library tonight.
Sketch Night! at the Deer Pile (Thursday) The city is teeming with stand-up open mics and shows, but Deer Pile debuts a fresh way to get your laughs tonight with a new sketch comedy show. Local favorites Sam Tallent and Ryan Mattingly (known collectively as Club Sensationzzz) will host this monthly evening that includes shorts from Hippieman, Chris Charpentier and many more comedians -- so skip the old Saturday Night Live episodes on Netflix and see real-life comedy -- for free.
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© tilltibet dreamstime.com Analysis | September 12, 2013
2H'August NAND Flash contract prices drops 5-10%
The 2H'August NAND Flash contract prices have slid by approximately 5-10% due to the weaker than expected OEM demand and the lowered replenishment momentum resulting from the NAND Flash customers' increased inventory.
Looking at the supply side, even though Samsung's Xi'An plant will not be ready to officially begin production until Q1 of next year, the NAND Flash productions of both SK Hynix and Micron will be expected to commence throughout 4Q13 (Toshiba, in the meantime, has already managed to recover its entire production capacity during 3Q13). At present, it is projected that the Q4 NAND Flash capacity will grow by approximately 10% and that the NAND Flash manufacturers will continue to restrict their supplies as a means to control price. Even now, various manufacturers in the industry are still pressured by the prospects of increased inventories. Looking over to the demand side, due in large part to the continuous struggles faced by the notebook market, TrendForce predicts that the 2013 NB shipments will decrease by an estimated 10% compared to the same period a year ago. With the sales performance of UItrabooks as well as internally built SSDs already noticeably affected, an increasing number of PC OEMs are beginning to see a notable increase in their inventories, and are making downward revisions to their shipments. Even with the new smartphone and tablet products expected to launch during September, the eMMC capacity growth is still expected to be limited (if not weakened). This is mostly due to the conservative buyer attitude and the rise of low-cost smartphones and tablets. Taking into account the aforementioned developments and the not as expected 2H13 demand, TrendForce believes it is highly likely that the September prices will continue to drop.


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Job Description
- Delivering relevant brand and customer satisfaction data from specific projects in UK and provide commentary and recommended actions to Marketing
- Supporting Insight in delivering and embedding customer insight strategy
- Undertaking data analysis, leveraging both customer voice and not customer voice data, structured and unstructured, across multiple channels and product lines, including digital.
- Providing specific agreed research and insight projects e.g. market share data, share of voice, competitor media spend, competitor brand and marketing strategy analysis etc.
- Working with research agency partners, when needed, for the execution of research projects
- Supporting delivery of key strategic objectives for Marketing, therefore requiring access to and influence of UK marketing resources.
- Working with key stakeholders to gain buy-in to research findings and ensure that business areas have a plan to follow up on research. Key stakeholders include the UK business, Business Management, Service Delivery and IT teams (if applicable) and demonstrating an understanding of their requirements and challenges.
- Relevant product knowledge including knowledge of Market Research and Customer Insight.
- Experience working in relevant environment/s, i.e. Insight and research experience working in environments with multiple stakeholders across different areas.
- Role relevant qualifications, i.e. Degree level or equivalent.
- Experience working in relevant environment/s, i.e. Financial Services is desirable but not essential.
- A flexible and adaptable approach to change and will support others to respond in a similar way.
- Consistently achieved objectives set for them and taken action to improve their own performance.
- Both spoken and written communication skills with experience of adapting your style and approach to the audience and message to be delivered.
- Contributed productively to team objectives, sometimes supporting and sometimes leading activities to achieve shared goals.


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It is day two of the Valentine's Printable show down. Just kidding, not a show down. Just a fun week where Cassie from 3Dinosaurs.com and I get together to crate a lot of great printables! This week is all about Valentine's Day, so I hope you are feeling the love.
If you want to stay up to date on all the great printables, the newsletter is the place to be! Plus, there will be an exclusive freebie at the end of the week (*hint* it has to do with division this week).
How to Set Up the Valentines Subtraction Clip Cards
Permanent Markers
I definitely recommend printing on cardstock or laminating, but it is not necessary to do both…unless you're using them for multiple children (like in a classroom) or you want to use them over a longer period of time. For the most part though, one method or the other is perfectly fine.
So just print and cut! There are four cards per page and the pages should all line up for easy cutting.
You absolutely do not need fun and colorful clothespins. My children are willing to play with clothespins no matter how fun they look. But adding these hearts was super simple. I just used permanent markers to color the tips red and then added a heart with black. Pink and red would be a fun combo too!
How to Use the Valentines Subtraction Clip Cards
Clip cards are such a great and simple way to practice nearly any concept. In fact, they are so simple that I ignored them for awhile. I didn't think my kids would enjoy them or that they would see right through the simplicity.
Instead I think they embrace the simplicity. There is something fun about playing with clothespins and even better if there is a goal in mind..
We use clip cards to reinforce concepts we are already working on. It might just be a simple activity but it's a great way for me to have one child busy while I work with another. Plus, it's really easy to go back and see if they got the correct answers or not.
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Saturday, September 13, 2014
Peach Blueberry Pie
So, as I mentioned in my last post... I am having a bit of a pie obsession. First it was pineapple pie and now it's peach-blueberry pie. Ah-amazing. I found this pin on Pinterest and it is amazing and super easy. Mine didn't turn out as beautiful, but it was really delicious. Thank you Trish!! Check out her blog post and all of her other recipes at momontimeout.com. http://www.momontimeout.com/2013/08/peach-blueberry-pie-pecan-streusel-topping/.
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5 things you need to do in Denver this weekend
Event of the Week
Going down Friday at the Ogden Theater, Dance Party Time Machine is a musical event that spans decades of dance music while you drop it to the floor. The Disco Biscuits, Euforquestra, and DYNOHUNTER will jam out starting at 9pm, and go until you drop from exhaustion.
Thursday, November 13th: Normally opting for two-story-tall speakers to jam the clothes off their fans, stadium-rocking musicians Imagine Dragons will be switching gears this Thursday, playing an intimate, acoustic show at the Ogden Theater to showcase their "sensitive" sides. Can you... imagine?
Friday, November 14th: Get yourself to Whole Foods on Hampden for probably the most affordable time you'll ever spend at the WF. Taste of the Holidays is an in-store event with a tasting of holiday-themed foods paired with holiday-themed booze -- because you cant have one without the other.
Saturday, November 15th: Not too often are you encouraged to eat pie post work-out, but at the Pumpkin Pie 5K/10K you'll be handed a slice as soon as you cross the finish line. Other local vendors and giveaways will be in abundance. The races kick off at 9am at City Park, and remember, the sooner you finish, the sooner you get to eat pie.
Sunday, November 16th: Hit the Tough Guy Cinema event at the Alamo Draft House, because this Sunday, the screen will blaze with Maximum Max: The Mad Max Trilogy Marathon.
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Upcoming Cursillo Weekends
Cursillo (ker-see-yo), designated by the Vatican as a renewal movement of the Church, has been for many people, a powerful instrument in effecting a new and deeper awareness of what Christianity means in their lives. The three-day weekend is not a retreat in the way one thinks of a retreat. Rather, it provides an experience of a dynamic Christian community where the teachings of Christ are presented and discussed in a spirit of joy and celebration. The next Cursillo weekends in the Hamilton Diocese are:
Women's Weekend
May 21 – 24, 2020 at St. Ignatius Deemerton Retreat Centre 82nd weekend
Men's Weekend
Oct 22 – 25, 2020 at St. Ignatius Deemerton Retreat Centre 83rd weekend
Attention Cursillistas: Do you recall your own Cursillo experience? This is a reminder to share the gift of your experience by sponsoring a friend. It is a gesture of love. There are still spaces on the upcoming weekends.
For more information, please contact Secretariat members:
Marg Weber at: email@example.com 519-747-5937
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Author – Marissa Meyer
Pages – 560
Publisher – Feiwell and Friends
Series – The Lunar Chronicles
Summary –
Rapunzel's tower is a satellite. She can't let down her hair—or her guard.
In this third book in the bestselling Lunar Chronicles series, Cinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives on the run, with Scarlet and Wolf in tow. Together, they're plotting to overthrow Queen Levana and her army.
Their best hope lies with Cress, who has been trapped on a satellite since childhood with only her netscreens as company. All that screen time has made Cress an excellent hacker—unfortunately; she's just received orders from Levana to track down Cinder and her handsome accomplice.
When a daring rescue goes awry, the group is separated. Cress finally has her freedom, but it comes at a high price. Meanwhile, Queen Levana will let nothing stop her marriage to Emperor Kai. Cress, Scarlet, and Cinder may not have signed up to save the world, but they may be the only ones who can.
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Cress is the third book in the Lunar Chronicles. This review will include spoilers about the series.
Oh boy, where do I begin? This book is wavering between 3 and 4 stars. Not because it was a bad book, it was good. It was just a tad predictable. But can I really fault a fairytale retelling for being predictable?
Cress lives alone in a satellite that orbits the Earth day after day after day. Her only company is her netscreen, a program she made when she was ten that she calls Little Cress and the occasional visit from Thaumaturge Sybil, the Queen's second in command. She is a shell (if you remember from the previous books, a shell is a Lunar born without abilities) and thus, the reason she has been banished from Lunar (Shells are supposedly killed on Lunar as babies. Supposedly). That and her amazing hacking skills.
It is her duty to be a spy for the Lunar Queen, Levana. She watches Earthern leaders and keeps Lunar spaceships hidden from Earthern eyes. Her latest assignment is to find Cinder. Which she does, quite successfully but then because she hates the Queen and Sybil she keeps the crew of the Rampion from being tracked. She is pretty much the reason Cinder has made it as far as she has.
After Cinder makes contact with Cress, they plan her escape. After seven years of forced isolation, Cress is finally going to be free!
But there is no way it's going to be that easy, right? Sybil makes an unexpected visit while the Rampion is about to dock, which leads to a nasty battle. Scarlet gets taken, Wolf is injured, and Thorne and Scarlet plummet to the Earth inside her satellite, that's not exactly built for entry into the Earth's atmosphere.
Miraculously, Cress and Thorne survive, though a bad blow to the head has left Thorne blind. They are in the middle of a desert, no clue where they are or how far away civilization is. Plus Cress has never set foot on Earth before.
The crew is now separated. Cinder has to find Dr. Erland to save Wolf. Scarlet is under the mind control of Sybil and being tortured on Lunar and Cress and Thorne are wandering the desert. How exactly are they going to stop the wedding between Levana and Kai AND overthrow Levana if the team of misfits is spread out all over the galaxy?
Cress is cute and socially awkward. She's got the hots for Thorne, which developed while she was searching for the fugitives. She is under the (rather misguided) assumption that he is the prince to her damsel in distress. But she's been locked in a satellite for seven years so her lack of social skills, her fantasies and her tendency to cry and overreact are completely understandable. She is pretty damn smart though, and willful. I wasn't really that in to the Thorne/Cress love story though. I don't feel like they mesh well. I do like both characters separately though. Thorne is still a sarcastic ass.
Scarlet is barely in this one which depresses me since she is, so far, my favorite. I say so far because Winter is briefly introduced and she is LOONEY, in a "The Shining/the walls are bleeding" kind of way and I do love me some crazy characters. Wolf is also hardly featured and when he is, he is moping around because Scarlet was kidnapped (Understandable to a point.) Their love story is the only one that really works for me and it's probably the most ridiculous.
Cinder is developing her gifts. She is not as "woe as me" as she was in the last book, which finally made me like her a bit more. She's ready to fight and take down Levana. She's scared, which it's okay to be scared when you are faced with imminent doom but I feel like she's starting to own the responsibility she has now.
Kai is featured as a POV again and finally, finally starting to show some backbone. Took long enough! Though he does spend a good chunk of the book whining, about the middle of the book he starts redeeming himself. Towards the end is when he really grows some balls.
Iko is hilarious as always. I think she is my second favorite character.
Despite the minor character flaws, the plot moves along nicely. Things are accomplished. Action is taken. There is no lull that can sometimes happen in series books. I pretty much flew through this book. I was disappointed at first by the crew being separated but then I wondered how Cress would have grown if they hadn't been and I got over it.
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At least once a year, it's a great idea to go through your home's storage area, clear out clutter, and reorganise. Pick a day on your calendar to dedicate to the big project. Wear comfortable clothes, play your favourite music, and roll up your sleeves for the day ahead.
Get Supplies
Before you get started you'll want to have everything you need for the day ahead. Large plastic containers with lids, sturdy boxes, permanent markers, masking tape, and large plastic contractor bags are must-haves. Home improvement stores are the best places to purchase all of the above items in one place. Also, be sure your storage area is well lit for your organisation project.
Move That Stuff
Before you can decide what you want to put back into your storage space, you will need to take everything out. Create a separate area in a nearby room to bring items from the storage space. This will give you a chance to sweep or vacuum the storage space. If your storage space is crowded, try emptying half a side of the room so you can switch items from one side of the room to the other while you work.
Make Piles
As you begin to go through the stored items, you are going to want to separate them. Items that will go back into the storage area should be boxed and labeled. Items to be donated can go into a box or contractor bag, and so can potential 'yard sale' items. Keepsake items should be organised (for example, if they are children's items, separate by the child's name), labeled and boxed in sturdy plastic stackable containers with lids.
And don't forget the biggest rule of any organisation project: IF IN DOUBT, THROW IT OUT!!
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If you have a lot of holiday items, it's a good idea to separate them in your storage area by space, in the order you'll be taking them back out. For example, if you are cleaning your storage area in the spring and will need the summer clothes next, put them near the entrance to the area. Or, if it's fall and you will be decorating for the holidays soon, place those items near the entrance.


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The head of Egypt's armed forces, General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, called for nationwide protests against "terrorism," amid deadly clashes between supporters and opponents of ousted President Mohamed Morsi.
In a televised speech Wednesday, Sisi urged Egyptians to demonstrate on Friday and "give me, the army and police, a mandate to confront possible violence and terrorism," according to the BBC's translation.
He insisted that his call was not an incitement to further unrest and pledged to support transition measures, including a roadmap that schedules constitutional reform and fresh elections within six months.
The Muslim Brotherhood, however, said Sisi's statement amounted to "an announcement of civil war," adding that it wouldn't stop the Islamist movement's supporters continuing to rally.
Egypt's interim president, Adly Mansour, was due to hold talks on "national reconciliation" later Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the Obama administration said it would delay the planned sale of four F-16 fighter jets to Egypt in light of recent events. The Pentagon's press secretary George Little said President Barack Obama made the decision, which only applies to the F-16s.
The bigger question of whether the US will continue its $1.3 billion in military assistance to Egypt is still not settled.
The announcements came as more lives were claimed in the violence, which erupted in the aftermath of the military deposing Morsi on July 3.
A bomb explosion near a police station north of Cairo on Wednesday killed one person.
The bombing occurred in Mansoura, the capital of Dakhalia province. Health Ministry and security sources told Reuters that unknown assailants threw a bomb from a passing car. A Health Ministry statement said 12 people were wounded in the blast.
In a separate incident, unknown gunmen killed at least two people after shooting at Morsi supporters in the capital early on Wednesday.
The attack on the pro-Morsi crowd happened during a rally in the Heliopolis area north of Cairo. Numerous people were wounded.
The Islamist former president continues to be held, incommunicado and without charge, by the Egyptian military.
The Muslim Brotherhood, which propelled Morsi to power in 2012, has accused the army of orchestrating a coup when it deposed him earlier this month.
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Losing Our Religion (Secular Studies)
Christel J. Manning
NYU Press, 2015
256 pp., 27.0
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The problem with using the term "None" to describe people who say they do not have a religious affiliation is that it "defines people in terms of what they do not have, implying that they are somehow lacking, when in fact what they have just may not fit the researcher's category." So writes Christel Mannning in her mildly interesting but cloyingly defensive and often biased new book, Losing Our Religion: How Unaffiliated Parents Are Raising Their Children.
Manning, a professor of religious studies at Sacred Heart University in Connecticut, became interested in who the Nones are and what they do with their kids because of her own experience. Ten years ago, her then-three-year-old daughter asked about Santa Claus. While Manning and her husband were not religious, they had been celebrating some cultural version of Christmas, and when her daughter started to probe more, Manning was unprepared. "Over the years, I experimented with Buddhist meditation and feminist goddess rituals and eventually acquired a doctorate in religious studies." But it was her daughter's questions that "led me to ask myself, what do I believe in and how do I transmit those beliefs to my child?"
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Even as Chinese and Pakistani online espionage agents continue theirattempts to hack into Indian computer systems, hostile intelligenceagencies are also trying to steal defence secrets through use ofcomputer storage media (CSM) devices like pen drives, removable harddisks, CDs, VCDs and the like.
The Intelligence Bureau has sounded a red alert about "intelligenceofficers of a hostile country'' encouraging their "assets'' working inIndian defence establishments to use CSM devices to pilfer classifiedinformation from computer networks.
"There have been reports of increasing number of incidents of leakageof data/documents in defence establishments through the use of pendrives and other digital storage devices,'' says the security alert,issued to the defence ministry as well as the Army, Navy and IAF HQs.
Consequently, MoD has ordered a thorough review of the entire policy on"the entitlement and usage of CSM devices'' in its differentestablishments, said sources.
While acknowledging the functional necessity to allow some officers touse such devices, MoD has asked for a comprehensive directorate-wiselist of pen drives, laptops and internet connections being used in itsdifferent offices.
This comes even as the Army is conducting a court of inquiry against amajor posted in the strategically-located Andaman and Nicobar Command,who had stored over 2,000 classified and sensitive documents on hispersonal computer which was "hacked'' from Pakistan earlier this year.
While the major has been cleared of espionage charges, the probe dwellsupon how he was in the "unauthorised'' possession of so many secretdocuments, normally handled by much senior officers, and why heviolated cyber-security guidelines, which expressly prohibit such filesfrom being stored on a computer with internet connectivity.
With cyber-warfare being a top military priority for China, its onlineespionage agents frequently break into sensitive Indian computernetworks. A group of Canadian and American cyber-security researchersin their recent report `Shadows in the Cloud', in fact, heldChina-based hackers were regularly accessing classified documents fromseveral Indian defence and security establishments, as reported by TOIearlier.
MoD, however, says "only certain internet-facing computers, which hadno sensitive defence data, were compromised'' by the Chinese hackers.To prevent such incidents from recurring, "a crisis management plan''has been worked out "for measured response in case of any untowardincident''.
The Defence Information Assurance and Research Agency (DIARA), a nodalagency mandated to deal with all cyber-security matters, for instance,is working closely with national agencies like the Computer EmergencyResponse Team and the National Technical Research Organisation. Thearmed forces, on their part, are also on a high alert to guard against"focussed large-scale cyber attacks'' on their networks


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Aratech Repulsor Company's Arrow-23 landspeeder was a fast, agile repulsorlift craft designed for the adventurer set and modified for combat use by the Alliance to Restore the Republic.
Aratech Repulsor Company's Arrow-23 landspeeder was an enclosed repulsorlift vehicle,[2] measuring 8.1 meters in length.[3] It was equipped with military-grade armor and windows that were blast-resistant that could withstand the force of a light blaster cannon.[2] The exterior was also resistant to animal attack.[5] Fast and comfortable,[2] the Arrow-23 could reach speeds of four hundred kilometers per hour, with a ground clearance of four meters.[3]
Standard Arrow-23s required only a single pilot,[2] could carry five passengers,[1] had a cargo capacity of eight hundred kilograms and carried consumables to last a day.[5] The craft retailed for between 10,000[2] and 10,800 credits when bought new,[3] and sold used for anywhere 3,400[3] and 8,000 credits. A high-end luxury model of the Arrow-23 was also produced which contained comfort features including an all-leather interior. These models sold for an extra 10,000 credits over the base price.[2]
Arrow-23s were regularly modified by their owners;[2] the speed and cargo capacity of the landspeeder, along with the ease with which it was modified, were qualities that endeared the craft to police forces and bounty hunters.[5] Individuals would install additions such as long-range comlinks, weapon racks, sleeping benches that could fold out of the fuselage, and even manually operated turret weapons.[2] If the vehicle was modified to carry weapons, they were manual turrets since the extra power drain to operate the weapon would diminish the vehicle's overall speed.[1] Arrow-23s serving in the Alliance to Restore the Republic were modified by installing[3] a Mk 2/S laser cannon and a Mk 1/S concussion missile launcher with a complement of three Mk 1/S concussion missiles,[4] and required a crew of two to operate, a pilot and a gunner.[3]
The Arrow-23 landspeeder was designed as an adventurer's vehicle, capable of transporting a small party into the wilderness in safety and comfort. The Arrow-23 was popular with a variety of groups, including big-game hunters, tour groups, and campers.[2] Arrow-23 landspeeders in service to the Alliance were known as colloquially as "tramp shuttles," a designation that included many modified landspeeders that were intended to enter combat, ferrying troops to the front line, and delivering energy cells and ammunition. Others were converted into makeshift medical facilities, treating and evacuating wounded troops. These vehicles were staffed with a medic and medical droid.[1]
- Night's Friend (First appearance)
- Night's Homecoming
- In the Name of the Maker
- Cloak and Vibroblade
- Rebel Force: Trapped
- "The Trap"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 6
- The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook (First mentioned)
- The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook, Second Edition
- Star Wars Miniatures Battles Companion
- Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide
- Star Wars Gamemaster Screen, Revised
- Arms & Equipment Guide
- The New Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
- The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 Arms & Equipment Guide
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook, Second Edition
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Star Wars Miniatures Battles Companion
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide