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Arizona Teachers Strike to Protest Low Wages and Funding Cuts
Yesterday, Arizona teachers successfully ended their five day walkout after the Governor signed a plan giving educators a 19 percent pay raise.
Reproductive Justice and Immigrant Rights Activist Detained by ICE Granted Bond
In March, Alejandra Pablos was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and was held in the Eloy Detention Center in Arizon for 43 days. Alejandra traveled to Arizona from Virginia for a scheduled check-in with ICE where she was subsequently detained. On April 19, Alejandra was released from the Eloy Detention Center after a...
Trump Administration Issues Indefinite Travel Ban
On September 24 the Trump administration announced its latest version of the travel ban. In the newest form of the administration's already controversial travel ban, there are new constraints on travelers from Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen on entering the United States.
Today is National Voter Registration Day
Today, September 26, is National Voter Registration Day. First celebrated in 2012, National Voter Registration Day serves to raise awareness about voter registration deadlines so that all eligible voters are able to participate in upcoming elections.
Prominent North Carolina Civil Rights Center Banned from Engaging in Civil Rights Litigation
In a 24-3 vote last week, the University of North Carolina Board of Governors (BOG), which determines the rules and regulations for the University of North Carolina (UNC) system, barred the UNC Chapel Hill School of Law's Center for Civil Rights from engaging in civil rights litigation for minority and low-income communities. The UNC Center...
Trump Administration Set To End DACA Immigration Program
President Trump has reportedly decided to repeal the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, as soon as Friday. Implemented under President Barack Obama, DACA is a two year, renewable program for undocumented immigrants who entered the United States as minors. Immigrant rights activists say the DACA program has improved the lives of thousands...
31 Alabama DMVs Close, But Photo ID Still Required to Vote
Congresswoman Terri Sewell is calling the closure of DMVs in mostly poor, African-American regions of Alabama- effectively cutting off access to obtaining voter ID- "unacceptable."
Circuit Court Denies Anti-Choice Extremist's Appeal Over Threatening Letter
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a petition to revise its previous ruling that Angel Dillard, an anti-abortion extremist, must stand trial for a threatening letter she sent to a Kansas doctor in 2011.
Target to Stop Gender-Based Toy Signage
Target announced on Friday that it will be discontinuing the practice of dividing toy sections into "boys" and "girls" toys, instead calling these sections "kids."
Sandra Bland's Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Sandra Bland's mother filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Tuesday claiming that Bland should never have been arrested and blaming Texas officials for her death.
Katherine Spillar Urges Cleveland to Dramatically Increase Hiring of Women Police to Mitigate Police Violence
In a well-received speech at the City Club of Cleveland today, Katherine Spillar, Executive Director of the Feminist Majority Foundation urged Cleveland city officials to dramatically increase the hiring of women police officers as a way to decrease police brutality incidents.
We Need to Talk About Gender On Earth Day
As climate change becomes increasingly an important issue, it's also crucial to discuss how climate change disproportionately affects women.
Obama Just Vetoed the Keystone XL Pipeline, But The Fight Isn't Over
While the veto has stopped pipeline construction from being forced through legislation, the project is going back to review in the State Department, where it has been for the past six years.
FCC Chairman Proposes Strongest-Ever Open Internet Protections
"My proposal assures the rights of internet users to go where they want, when they want, and the rights of innovators to introduce new products without asking anyone's permission."
Catholic Cardinal Blames Radical Feminists for Pedophilia
The former archbishop of St. Louis has blamed the pedophilia scandals within the Catholic church on men who are "feminized" and on "radical feminism."
American Apparel Hired Its First-Ever Woman Chief Executive to Replace Dov Charney
Six months after retail store American Apparel fired its chief executive Dov Charney, the company has hired retail executive Paula Schneider as a replacement.
Thousands Marched for Justice in Washington, DC in the Wake of Fatal Police Violence
The families of Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Trayvon Martin, and John Crawford III, all attended the march.
Groups Demand Gender-Responsive Climate Policy at UN Convention
The talks are a continuation of the UN Climate Summit in New York earlier this year, and a precursor to the 2015 climate meeting in Paris, where world leaders are expected to finalize a new global climate agreement.
Protests Begin After Grand Jury Fails to Indict Police Officer in Choking Death of Eric Garner
Immediately following the announcement that NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo would not be indicted, hundreds of demonstrators spilled into the streets, blocking traffic in the Lincoln Tunnel and on the Brooklyn Bridge and staging a die-in at Grand Central Station.
President Obama Meets with Ferguson Activists and Announces Policing Reforms
Following the non-indictment of former Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, the White House announced a national plan for police reform.


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People always ask us which places importance visiting in Australia. Well, we decide to make a list with explanation of each of these tourist destinations in Australia. Please remember that this is a selection of just 10 of the most visited places, and in our opinion, there are at let 30 places that should not be missed.
1. Sydney
Sydney Is the main entrance point in Australia for most people, and the city offers many attractive sites to visit such as the Opera House, Darling Harbour with marine aquarium; lots of Shopping malls, museums, and it value a visit to the other side of the bay including the Zoo and the beach of mainly. Visiting the downtown tower (Sydney Tower) will have a full view of the city from the top. The Blue Mountains will provide a beautiful panorama of the valley. The nightlife in Sydney is one of the most active in all Australia.
2. Cairns
Cairns is a little city without any large Attractions, however the things you can do around are fantastic, such as going to the Great obstacle Reef (and if you can go to the outside reefs better, because the inside reefs are not very spectacular, although the cost will be well more expensive.). The Cable car until Kuranda over the rainforest offers only one of its kind views and you can go for a promenade and watch the waterfalls and forest in a closer look. Other day tours worth to visit such is Port Douglas and a little further Daintree National Park (It is considered the forest with the biggest variety of plants per square meter on the planet).
3. Gold Coast
Beautiful beaches special for surfers and beach lovers. Other attractions are the Theme Parks and the busy night life in Surfers heaven. The surrounding mountains and National Parks should not be missed with many waterfalls, flora and fauna to be appreciated.
4. Fraser Island
Fraser Island is very nice with tracks on the rub down for 4WD vehicles and beautiful crystal obvious Lagoons besides lots of nature to see. Close by, in the Sunshine Coast, Noosa is the most interesting city to stop at least for 1 day and Brisbane the capital of Old, is an interesting city to stay or to be the exit point for all other cities in QLD.
5. Magnetic Island
In front of Towns ville, with fantastic beaches. 2/3 of the Island is considered National Park with many colonies of Koalas and Kangaroos to be see in their normal environment. The island is protected National Park that contains over 100.... Range of resident wildlife - koalas, kangaroos, and an enormous variety of bird species. ... Park to the west and the Whitsundays at its front door Airline beach are.... wallabies and dingoes considered to be the most pure strain in Australia.
6. Whitsundays
Paradise for maritime sports with brilliant nightlife and restaurants. The photo of airplane in the top of this page is from the Whitsunday's. One of the best gateways to the Great Barrier Reef and island resorts. Perfect place to do a tour in a sailboat
7. Ayers Rocks
In the heart of Australia, close to the city of Alice Springs. It is the biggest rock monolith in the world and a sanctified place to the Aborigines. All the surroundings are deserts full of special places. Alice Springs is the exit point. Three major art auctions in Australia this ... Warangkula sold the painting to an Alice Springs artist in 1972 for $150. .... Next week there's an important auction of about 1000 aboriginal works of art. .... a city is being reborn -one that is a real place, not just a tourist quarter.
8. Great Ocean Road
About 3 hours driving from Melbourne, following the coast and mountains. The wearing away caused by the sea and winds created huge monoliths of rock, called The 12 Apostles. (Now only 8 remains standing). Melbourne is an excellent urban city to visit, being the F! Pilots the preferred city circuit. The international atmosphere and multiculturalism, nightlife, and the variety of excellent restaurants, makes Melbourne a must visit city in Australia.
9. Kakadu National Park
Kakadu National Park is Close to Darwin. One of the most beautiful National Parks in Australia with plenty of wild life and array of native plants. The only negative point is that it is so popular, that is not easy to walk alone in the park without finding other tourists.
10. Tasmania
One of the prettiest places in Australia, and in certain way it reminds some New Zealand landscapes. Nice cities with brilliant construction to visitors. The nature is the highlight, with amazing beaches. The mountains and lagoons are well known for their beauty and wild life, and there are many historical places from the time Tasmania was a biggest prison for British convicts.

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Pharaoh Akhenaten (C. 1353-1335 BCE)
Monotheistic Mystic, or a Megalomaniac?
by Marcus Braybrooke
Should the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten be seen as an ancient forbearer of the interfaith movement? In one of his prayers he said of God, "You are the Lord of all, who takes care of all," and he said "God created every person equal to each other." He is, however, still today as in his own time, a controversial figure.
Akhenaten, (Pharaoh c. 1353 to 1335 BCE), father of Tutankhamen, was a religious reformer who abandoned the gods of Ancient Egypt and proclaimed that there is only one absolute God, named Aten. Akhenaten, (or Ikhnaton), was originally known as Amenhotep IV. Part of his appeal is his great love for his wife Nefertiti – made famous by a beautifully molded and painted bust. Contemporary artists depict them in tender domestic scenes enjoying dinner, paying homage to the Aten and relaxing with their daughters. Akhenaten spoke of her as "The heiress, great in favor, lady of grace, sweet love."
The way in which Akhenaten and his wife were depicted was also unusual. They have long narrow faces, elongated skulls, sagging bellies, narrow shoulders and in the case of the king pronounced breasts. Was this a way of emphasizing the supernatural otherness of the royal family or was it caused by some genetic disorder?
After Akhenaten had been on the throne for about six years major changes took place. He left Thebes and built a new capital known as Akhenaten – now Amarna – in Middle Egypt. Excavations suggest that it would have been an attractive place to live. Officials lived in spacious villas, with trees, pools and gardens. The walls were painted with scenes from nature and daily life. There is a gradual variation in the size of houses but the difference between rich and poor is not excessive. The difference, however, between the royal family and the rest of the population is emphasized. The discovery of the Amarna letters, a cache of diplomatic correspondence, gives us a vivid account of relations with foreign rulers and subject princes.
Creating a New Religion
The major change that Akhenaten introduced was changing the religion of Egypt. As the Pyramids and their excavations suggest, much attention was paid to the Next Life, but religion permeated everyday life and the pharaohs claimed to be the embodiment of the deities.
According to tradition, before creation the Absolute Spirit Ra was diffused in primordial Chaos. At the beginning of time Ra became aware of himself, "seeing" his own image (Amon). Then in the Great Silence, he called his double, "Come to me." This was the beginning of the creative process, carried forward by the fertilizing force of Osiris, the water of life, and the generating force of Isis. Over time, the god Amon-Ra, like Pharaoh, acquired a court of gods and as Egypt's empire extended, local gods were incorporated into the pantheon.
All this was swept away by Akhenaten, although his new religion is not completely understood. Aten was for him the sole God. To avoid reference to the god Amon, he altered his name from Amenhotep to Akhenaten, which means "transfigured spirit of Aten." Amon's name was hacked out of inscriptions across Egypt. The funerary religion dropped Osiris, and Akhenaten became the source of blessings for people after death. People were required to be grateful to the Sun for life and warmth. Presumably the existing moral code of Egypt's Wisdom literature was upheld, but the threatening warnings of the old gods disappeared.
Akhenaten's religion is best summed up in this excerpt from the "Great Hymn to the Aten," attributed to the Pharoah:
When Thou set the western horizon of heaven
The world is in darkness like the dead…
Every lion comes for from his den,
The serpents they sting. Darkness reigns…
Bright is the Earth when You rise in the horizon…
The Two Lands are in daily festival,
Awake and standing upon their feet...
Then in all the world they do their work.
How manifold are Your works!
They are hidden from before us.
O Thou sole God, whose power no other possesses.
You did create the earth according to your desire, being alone:
Man, all cattle, large and small;
All that are upon the Earth.
Akhenaten's Hymn is often compared to the biblical Psalm 104:
Thou makest darkness and it is night,
Wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth;
The young lions roar after their prey;
They seek their meat from God...
The sun ariseth, they get them away
And lay them down in their dens.
Man goeth forth unto his work
And to his labor until the evening...
O Lord, how manifold are thy works!
In wisdom hast thou made them all.
Akhenaten saw the universe as a single act of love uniting the Creator and the Creature. In his words, again from the Hymn:
… You are the flow of life itself and no one can live without you…
You nourish the child from when he is in his mother's womb,
You calm him so that he will not cry, you open his mouth and you bring him what he needs…
You are the lord of all, who takes care of all.
You create the life of all people, you have placed the Nile in the Heavens
so that it may descend over us and bathe our fields with its floods and fertilize the fields of our countryside.
The reforms were not popular. As time passed, the Egyptians showed signs of discontent with their pharaoh of love. Foreign tribute fell off as the empire diminished in size. There was a serious epidemic, perhaps the first recorded outbreak of influenza. The priesthood grew weary of its narrow role in the new theology and the people longed to return to the traditional gods. His religion survived until his death in 1362 BCE, but was quickly reversed by his son Tutankhamen (c. 1358- 1340 BCE).
The mystery of Akhenaten remains. He has fascinated many speculative scholars and writers of fiction - if one can make that distinction. Was he the first monotheist who preached a religion of love or a megalomaniac who thought of himself and his wife as the only gods? Did his reforms vanish, like his capital, without trace or leave a lasting legacy? Freud in his book Moses and Monotheism suggested that Moses had been a priest of Aten, who was forced to leave Egypt with other believers, after the death of Akhenaten.
The journalist Ahmed Osman claimed that Akhenaten's maternal grandfather Yuya was the same person as the Biblical Joseph, although there has been little support for this theory. Through analysis of anomalous features of the mummy of Yuya, as well as linguistic and chronological data, Osman pointed out that Yuya is the only Egyptian mummy to have his hands placed under his chin rather than across his chest, and that he had a beard style similar to that of the ancient Hebrews, whereas Egyptian officials were known to shave their facial hair. Others have likened some aspects of Akhenaten's relationship with the Aten to the relationship, in Christian tradition, of Jesus Christ with God – because Akhenaten did call himself the son of the sole god: "Thine only son that came forth from thy body." James Henry Breasted, founder of Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago, likened him to Jesus. Most scholars today question whether there was a link with Moses and the beginnings of Biblical monotheism.
Akhenaten also appears in works of fiction and in films, paintings, and music. The novelist Thomas Mann in his fictional Joseph and his Brothers (1933-43) made Akhenaten the "dreaming Pharaoh" of Joseph's story – on the grounds that Akhenaten was impressed by Joseph's Abrahamic monotheism. Akhnaton (sic) was also the title of a play by Agatha Christie, which recounts the growing opposition to the Pharaoh and ends with Nefertiti's suicide. But in the epilogue, a captain reads out a proclamation to a group of stonemasons. The religion of Amon is to be restored.
The same ambiguity is to be found in the novel Akhenaten, Dweller in Truth by the Nobel Prize-winning Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz in 1985. In the story, Meriamun is travelling from Thebes with his father, the scribe Amunhoben, after the death of the religious revolutionary. His father points out the ruins of Akhetaten, the city that the "heretic pharaoh," which Akhenaten built for his One and Only God.
Seeking a balanced perspective of events which had split Egypt politically and religiously, Meriamun gets a letter of introduction from his father to members of Akhenaten's court, among them the High Priest of Amun, his chief of security Haremhab, and Queen Nefertiti. Each tale adds a new dimension to the enigma that is Akhenaten and the thoughts of those that were close to him, allowing Meriamun – and the reader – to judge for themselves whether Akhenaten was a power politician or a true believer. To this one might add the question, "Is the story of Akhenaten an early example of organized religions' distrust of the mystic who dreams of the oneness of God and of humanity?"
Alberto Carlo Carpiceci, author of The Art and History of Egypt, says that Akhenaten's reign the god Amon-Ra returned, but was now conceived of as one who "cannot be represented because He is pure Spirit." He adds, "Akhenaten's religious experiences and his pantheism, throbbing with love, penetrated everywhere, even in such completely different systems of thought as the Greek and the Hebrew."


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Cisco Network Management: Now with New and Improved Management Across the IP NGN
Contributed by David Flesh, Sr Manager, Product Marketing, Cisco Network Management Technology Group
If you're a network administrator, at times it may seem like the IP network traffic and volume of IP addresses and devices you oversee are increasing at an unmanageable pace. On top of that, the complexity and size of IP networks continue to expand, and network operators are beginning to transition to IPv6 and introduce new technologies and services into their networks (VoIP, video, cloud computing, virtualization, etc.). Network operators need to accelerate provisioning and simplify service activation.
Given the mission-critical importance of DNS and DHCP services in today's service provider and enterprise networks, you now face huge challenges with IP address management that must be addressed. Without a fast, reliable, and secure DNS service, subscribers' broadband Internet access will be compromised. If DNS fails, the Internet will fail. Likewise, DHCP is a core network access technology – every device must be assigned a unique address when connected to the network, a virtually impossible task to undertake manually.
To effectively address these challenges, network administrators need an integrated solution for DNS, DHCP, IPAM (DDI) to effectively manage IP address growth and help automate the adoption of IPv6.
And that's just what Cisco is now providing.
As part of its service provider network management portfolio, Cisco is introducing Cisco Network Registrar 7.2 which provides an integrated, scalable, reliable solution for DDI across multiple technologies to simplify management of IP addresses and the transition to IPv6. Cisco Network Registrar is the industry's fastest and most scalable DHCP server – able to assign more than 47,000 leases per second on a Cisco B-Series UCS platform (and 14,000 leases per second on a non-Cisco hardware platform) and support more than 50 million devices in a single customer deployment.
Cisco Network Registrar addresses your concerns for reliability with DHCP safe failover, support for High Availability DNS, and avalanche defense based on packet prioritization. The solution includes full lifecycle management for IPv4 and IPv6 and allows dual-stack deployments on a single server. Multitenant capabilities help enable cloud-based DHCP and DNS services by providing subscribers with secure IP address management and self-service control. The solution is able to be deployed in a virtualized environment and finally, with IPAM, Cisco Network Registrar administrators can control and monitor DNS and DHCP servers from a centralized location to synchronize information, reduce outages, and improve efficiency.
All told, with Cisco Network Registrar 7.2, network administrators are provided an IP address management solution that is unsurpassed in performance and reliability and is future-ready against further growth in network size, complexity and traffic volume – and the transition to IPv6.
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Step out of London's streets and enter Far Far Away, the home of beloved magical characters who are here to guide you through an amazing, interactive adventure! Start your journey by boarding the bright red bus with Donkey behind the wheel. This zany 4-D ride will introduce you into a wonderful world of fairytales and madcap comedy.
Next you'll be off to participate in ten live shows featuring all your favourite characters. They'll help you find the magical ingredients you need to mix up a magic potion at the Muffin Man's house with Gingy, the Gingerbread Man! But beware. Not everyone is as friendly as Donkey and Puss in Boots. Some of these rascals will try to trick you as you work together to cast the spell to return you to London!
This experience is a wonderful day out for kids of all ages-even for grown-up fans of the Shrek films! There are some parts of the attraction that may startle very young children, but they are very welcome to come and join in if they're brave!
What's included:
- Join Donkey on a 4-D bus ride that is the just the start of your adventure
- Land in Shrek's swamp and find out what more is in store for you
- Navigate through Far Far Away and collect ingredients for a magic potion
- Meet many characters along the way, including Fiona, Pinocchio and of course-Shrek himself!
- Watch out for baddies trying to sidetrack your quest


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Welcome to WebmasterWorld Guest from 22.214.171.124
I'm new here so forgive me if this is a stupid question, but I'm currently looking into buying a domain, and when I visited the site I saw what I thought was a parked domain, but after reading this forum it appears that the company that owns it - Marchex- is some sort directory type company.
My question is - is there any point in me even trying to make an unsolicited offer for the domain I want?
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Put your offer in the subject line of you contact email. IF you make a sensible offer you may get a sensible reply BUT DON'T just email Marchex (or any other domainer, for that mater) with a standard "Is Example.com for sale? How much?". I've ignored countless "Is it for sale?" emails.
joined:Dec 10, 2005
votes: 190
I see that there are domain valuation services out there - would it be worth getting it valued and then perhaps have my lawyer contact them to make an offer?
My concern is that being as Marchex owns 100,000 domains, and this site is part of a grander scheme, the valuation might be lower than they consider it to be worth.
They are a direct search company that is strong in local directory services. With an inbound call center and strong partnerships, I�m envious of their capabilities. Rather than just deposit a visitor at an ad page, they can complete the sales process.
A common method that professional registrants use to add to their portfolio is to go in anonymously. However, from the local Marchex people that I know, you�d be better served by hiring someone with access to the right people. Otherwise your anonymous offer will be discarded.
Stephen Douglas or some other experienced local broker may be able to help you. Howie�s people could do it, but they won�t. Ammar�s people � yes. Name � maybe, they�ve worked for me before on an anonymous basis and they are relatively cheap. Demand they know, of course � but they�re not right. A1 could do it, but they are not local.
And BTW, your price estimations are very 1990s. Try adding a zero. The transaction fees alone will exceed the top end of your price range.
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They just sold 6
880.com $188,888.88
444.com $178,888.88
242.com $111,111.11
252.com $111,111.11
8008.com $58,888.88
8808.com $51,111.11
The guy who bought them (E8.com) likes numbers especially ones with patterns :)
And BTW, your price estimations are very 1990s. Try adding a zero. The transaction fees alone will exceed the top end of your price range.
I noticed in a couple of threads there are several members who are still thinking along 1990s pricing lines. If you subscribe to their concepts of value these big domain companies are unlikely to entertain you.
880.com $188,888.88
444.com $178,888.88
242.com $111,111.11
252.com $111,111.11
8008.com $58,888.88
8808.com $51,111.11
Do these prices seem ultra-high for anyone else? If you go to any of these domains they redirect to some article based on the mathematics of that number...is this just a case of money burning a hole in some rich dudes pocket?


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Eurostar. Digital & outdoor launch campaign.
Problem: Eurostar needed to launch their new campaign, Travel State of Mind. But how do you explain what it meant whilst also selling tickets? Solution: We created Facebook Canvas ads that helped do both very effectively, in fact, dwell times had more than doubled from any previous FB videos Eurostar had produced and sales went up during their release.


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Getting ReadyJanuary 11, 2012
So. I've shared most of my emails detailing our court trip in November. We are still laughing, crying, sharing our experiences. It changed us, but I think life has a way of creeping back in. It will have to be an on going reminder. It will take more visits, our hearts have a way of creeping back to old hiding places. Places such as envy, greed, jealousy, pride, self. At least mine does. To be honest, mine can much quicker than I'd like to admit.
Anyway, the second leg of this journey is about to begin. The journey to bring her home. In 4 days time (on my big baby girls 13th birthday) I board a plane to Ethiopia to take custody of my daughter. I am anxious, scared, overwhelmed, and thankful. I have been so blessed by friends and family who will love and care on my big "babies" while I am gone. Josh is manning the fort until we officially "clear" (not sure why I'm using so many quotations) then hopping on a plane to join me. We are praying this is sooner than later.
Because of the generosity of so many I will be taking money to buy basketballs, a suitcase full of soccer balls, dodge balls, jump ropes, air pumps, needles, hand sanitizer, and diapers. Some very amazing kids held bake sales to raise funds, part will be spent on humanitarian aid, the other to provide a special meal for the women who care for Melawit (most of these women aged out of the orphanage themselves. It's one of the main things I love about Gladney).
I feel a little selfish, it is because of so many that I love and so many that love Melawit (before we even knew her) that this whole journey has been possible. I get to be a "hero", but these things have come from the compassion and generosity of others.
My desire for this blog has been to keep a record, or love letter if you will, for Melawit. Along the way, I've been blessed for others to write "chapters" in her story.
So, I'm not sure I'll be able to update this thing from Ethiopia. I will keep our status posted on Facebook. Please pray that the 6 of us will be united sooner than later, actually first pray I actually make it there by myself, then that we're united. I can't wait to share the end of this part of our journey!


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Holiday Inn Express & Suites - Lakeland North I-4
The Holiday Inn Express and Suites North, in Lakeland, FL, is centrally located 30 miles from Tampa and Orlando, just off I-4 at Exit 33 and approximately 12 miles from the Lakeland Linder Executive Airport. It is less than 10 miles from the Lakeland Center and only 20 miles from the brand-new LEGOLAND Florida. Lake Myrtle Sport Complex and the campuses of Florida Southern College and the University of South Florida Polytechnics are only minutes away. Its convenient location offers easy access to many major highways including I-4, I-75, and I-275 as well as Highway 27 and Highway 60, providing quick access to the Florida Turnpike.
Full-service features and amenities include a free full hot breakfast, 24-hour fitness center, and its unique indoor-outdoor heated pool. The hotel's meeting space can accommodate up to 60 people for small meetings and features available state-of-the-art audiovisual equipment and catering services.
This new hotel provides spacious guest rooms and suites, some with sitting areas, sofa sleepers, and Jacuzzis. All of its beautiful accommodations are complete with refrigerators, microwaves, coffee makers, and 37-inch LCD flat-screen TVs. For business travelers, this Lakeland, FL, hotel provides modern conveniences like free wireless high-speed internet access in all guest rooms and public areas, spacious work desks, two-line telephones with voicemail, and a business center.


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Many thanks for your letter of 2nd June sorry for the delay in writing but one or two points that you have wanted have had to be obtained from other persons so it's taken this bit of time to obtain it.
Let's take it point by point – firstly, what's it like to be gay in Norfolk. By comparisons with London no pressures exist – this I feel is the season for the exodus of gays from London to Norfolk. We're having a lot of them lately, some just for the summer others coming permanently. It's an interesting study to note how they change after a few weeks, more tranquil, less militant. The most surprising thing to them is if they want to shock for any reason at all it doesn't have effect. Local folk are just not shockable – we've got good examples of this to quote.
Police harrasment – none recorded and none known of; this has been verified by cruisers and not heresay. The only possible connection is two uniformed ones who stand by one con in the centre of town but these are there for other reasons as well – not specific harrasment. This was covered some time ago when a blow-up occurred in Cambridge and it was suggested (probably to strengthen the Cambridge case) that it was happening in Norwich as well, but when it was checked with the people it would have affected none was reported.
Samaritan connections very good (well, we think so) one CHE member and one GLF member on the staff. Besides the Sams we have another advertised system called (for want of a better word) Gemini. Anyone can ring the number. Differences between CHE and GLF an explained meeting dates etc., the choice is then left to the person concerned.
VD clinics – nothing out of the ordinary reported from people who had used them. Doctors – only two who are reasonable which is poor considering the amount of registered GPs in the area.
Pubs and clubs – again only two, the club is the Jacquard, Magdalene Street, and the pub is Studio 4 behind Anglia Television. At the latter parties are held above the pub at intervals which attract about 150 approx. from an area covering Colchester Cambridge and Peterborough.
We have no local campaigns except connections with national ones – this is due to the fact that GLF and CHE have only just come into being in the last six months.
Well, that's a little info. Hope I can visit you some day when I'm in town – if the office is not open all the time is there another contact I can make?
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Duluth Lakewalk is a path that runs 7.3 miles long. On this paved road children bike with their parents, others in-line skate, walk and run alongside Lake Superior. There are shops to stop at, a lift bridge to watch, boats to see, a Vietnam and Korean War Memorial to commemorate and gardens with 2,000 rose bushes to smell. The trail runs from Bayfront Festival Park to 60th Avenue East. Then Duluth Lakewalk stops.
"I wish it was just a little bit longer," said Deborah Benike. "I was just hitting my stride."
Benike is a frequent visitor to Duluth and likes to walk the path every time she comes. Since Duluth Lakewalk stops, Benike is forced to turn around and continue her walk.
It has been a question asked in the past why Duluth Lakewalk has not been extended farther. The Duluth City Council has unanimously passed motions to extend Duluth Lakewalk a half mile up the shore this summer until it reaches Brighton Beach. There might even come a time when riding a bike all the way up to Split Rock Lighthouse is possible.
The extension, starting this summer, consists of a new paved path, a bridge, and a tunnel.
"It is extensive work, it is a big leg of the extension for Lakewalk," Jennifer Julsrud said, Duluth city council member. "Residents love it."
The construction should be concluded by Oct. 31, 2012 according to the project engineers.
The project is estimated to cost $1.9 million and will be less than a one mile extension said Matt Decur, a project engineer in charge of managing and planning construction for the expansion.
With the extensive work, the expansion is expensive.
No one is being directly taxed for this project. The extension is being funded by a Federal Enhancement Grant, DNR Grant, a City Parks Grant, and Capital Funds, said Decur.
For Duluth Lakewalk to be extended, 61st Avenue East will have to be shut down for the summer. Last year, Lakeside experienced the same type of closure.
"We had the same closure last summer on 61st Avenue East and Lester Bridge," Decur said. "It is always a headache with all the traffic, but it is nothing people have not experienced before."
The first portion of Duluth Lakewalk path was completed in 1988, just a simple 400-foot path. Most of it was built by the Minnesota Department of Transportation, according to a city document, The Plan for the Duluth Downtown Waterfront. There have been multiple advances that have extended Duluth Lakewalk to 60th Avenue East over the years but the difficulty of obtaining land has kept it from reaching all the way up the shore to Spilt Rock.
The biggest problem with Duluth Lakewalk extension project was getting the land. The land had to be acquired by the EPA, part of the Federal Government. It was not dedicated for trails, so it was difficult to obtain, said Decur.
Ultimately, the goal is to have the Gitchi-Gami State Trail in Two Harbors extend down to Brighton Beach. Decur said the two trails would meet at the beach and become one. It is still in the planning stage so nothing is certain at this point in time.
If all the land can be acquired, someday the families in Duluth can take a paved run, walk, or ride up to Split Rock Lighthouse but for now, the extension to Brighton Beach is a step in the right direction.


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Martin Koch is back in the World Cup - FIS
There will be changes on the teams of Austria and Norway for the World Cup in Engelberg (SUI) on the upcoming weekend.
Compared to the last competitions in Titisee-Neustadt, Martin Koch and Thomas Diethart will replace Thomas Morgenstern and Manuel Fettner on the Austrian team.
Thomas Morgenstern can't take part in Engelberg due to the injuries he suffered during his fall on Sunday. He underwent surgery on his broken finger on Monday and already started physiotherapy. According to his own statement the chances that he will be fit on time to compete in the 4-Hills-Tournament are at about 70 %. Manuel Fettner will take part in the Continental Cup in Lahti (FIN) next weekend.
So Martin Koch will compete in the World Cup for the first time this season, for Thomas Diethart this will be the first World Cup competitions outside of Austria. So far the 21-year-old has only been a member of the national group at events of the 4-Hills-Tournament.
"It was really a very positive surprise for me when I got the call about Engelberg. My results recently were okay, but I can jump better. I don't have anything to lose in the World Cup. My goal is to remain cool and show good jumps", said Diethart.
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Govnet Cyber Security Summit 2014: Francis Maude
The Minister for Cabinet Office gave the keynote speech on government and business sharing information to combat cyber security threats.
It's a pleasure to speak to you today.
Cyber security is a shared responsibility. The internet is too complex for any single organisation to respond alone. So it's crucial that the public and private sectors come together at events like this to discuss how we can work together to protect ourselves online.
The timing is good too with The Imitation Game in cinemas, which tells the story of Alan Turing and Bletchley Park. It's a reminder of Britain's amazing heritage in cryptography and computer science.
If you visit the museum at Bletchley Park they have on display a piece of cable from an early Turing machine. It's practically all that remains from one of the world's first proto-computers – but it only survived by chance. One of the workmen tasked with dismantling the equipment at the end of the war used it to tie up his holdall because the fastener had broken.
It's amazing to think the computer age began in a quiet corner of Buckinghamshire, but the need for discretion and secrecy meant the UK's part in this story was almost forgotten.
Today, things are different, and we can't afford to be modest. When Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web 25 years ago, he did it in a way that was open and free, so that anyone could take his creation and help it expand and grow.
So as much as we focus on making the cyber threat sound dark and menacing so that people and businesses protect themselves online, we must never lose sight of the benefits and the opportunities that the internet has brought.
The digital revolution has the power to create jobs, transform public services and to change the way we live and work. In so many areas – from cyber security to satellite communications – Britain is at the forefront of developments, and we should be shouting about this from the rooftops: this is a strength for Britain – and we're determined to seize the opportunities that the digital age presents.
National cyber security strategy
Cyber attacks are ranked as a tier one threat to the UK. When the coalition was formed in 2010 we conducted a Strategic Defence and Security Review that ranked cyber alongside risks like terrorism, international conflict and natural disasters when measured against both the likelihood of occurrence and severity of impact. So when we published the UK's first Cyber Security Strategy – 3 years ago next Tuesday – we backed it with £860 million of investment up to 2016.
Normally my day job is about trying to save money. And when you consider the pressures on spending across government, I think the fact we're prepared to invest such a large sum in beefing up our cyber resilience is an indication of just how seriously we take this issue.
Government leading by example
It's absolutely right that government should lead by example, and over the past few years we've launched a number of initiatives to secure our own systems and to support others. We want the UK to be one of the safest places in the world to do business – it's part of our long term economic plan.
Only yesterday, CESG, the information security arm of GCHQ, launched a new certified training scheme in partnership with APM Group. It will certify cyber security training courses to ensure they meet the required standard. It will also help individuals and businesses quickly identify the courses most relevant to their needs.
We're also keen for good cyber practice to reverberate through our supply chain. Since October this year, the government requires all suppliers bidding for certain personal and sensitive information handling contracts to be compliant with the 5 critical controls set out under the Cyber Essentials scheme.
This scheme gives businesses clarity on good basic cyber security practice and will provide protection against the most common threats. It's often the simplest measures that can make the biggest difference. After going through a certification process, businesses will be able to show they have the right measures in place by displaying the Cyber Essentials badge, which we hope becomes the cyber equivalent of the MOT certificate.
GOV.UK Verify
Cyber security is also an important consideration as we transform the government's digital presence. We started with GOV.UK, a single website for all government services and information, which celebrated its 1 billionth visitor last month, despite the fact it's only been open for 2 years.
Now we've turned our attention to digitising 25 high-volume public services.
One by one these services are becoming faster, clearer and more convenient to use, and the number of people using them continues to grow – for instance, 1 million people used the new Independent Electoral Registration service in the 2 months after it went live.
So as we go digital by default it becomes even more important that someone signing in to use a service is who they say they are. That's why we're developing GOV.UK Verify with funding through the National Cyber Security Programme.
For the first time people will be able to prove their identity in an entirely digitally manner. It will allow government – and eventually private sector services too – to trust that a user is who they say they are. This work is still at a relatively early stage – it went into public beta testing earlier this month – but, in time, it will make a real contribution to trust and security in the digital age.
Coupled with Verify, we've also been investing to ensure the public sector staff have the necessary skills and capabilities to help combat the threats government faces in cyberspace.
By training skilled staff at the Department for Work and Pensions and investing in HM Revenue & Customs' Cyber Security Command Centre, for instance, the National Cyber Security Programme aims to ensure the departments responsible for our largest online services have the technology and capabilities they need to operate safely online.
But while it's right the government leads by example, we can't do it alone. There's no single magic bullet to neutralise the cyber threat, but the one thing common to all our efforts – whether it's about resilience, or awareness, or capability and skills – is co-operation.
Earlier this year, I opened CERT-UK, our first national Computer Emergency Response Team, to bring about closer co-operation between businesses and the government and law enforcement agencies. It means that there is now a single organisation co-ordinating our response to cyber issues on a daily basis, which can identify and track risks as they emerge and, when necessary, bring others together to respond.
Already its services have been much in demand, responding to numerous threats like Heartbleed, Gameover Zeus and Shylock – just 3 examples from a constant stream of incidents. Officials from CERT have worked behind the scenes to help co-ordinate cyber security around the NATO Summit in Wales and contribute to the security of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Sitting as part of CERT-UK is the Cyber Security Information Sharing Partnership or CiSP for short. CiSP enables government and business partners to exchange information on threats and vulnerabilities as they occur in real time. This enables a 'fusion cell' made up of analysts from business and law enforcement to draw together a single intelligence picture of cyber threats facing the UK.
By the end of October, nearly 700 companies had joined the Partnership and it continues to grow. This year we've been trialling a regional CiSP node in the East Midlands which is run in conjunction with the Regional Organised Crime Unit. We are currently evaluating the success of this trial and hope to develop similar regional nodes elsewhere.
In September, CERT-UK responded to the Bash vulnerability, also known as Shellshock.
Details first emerged late one evening, but before 9am the next morning CERT-UK had already posted information onto the Cyber Information Sharing Partnership and in the following 72 hours there were over 1,000 page views. CiSP members were actively sharing their own information to contribute to our situational awareness and a number of new companies joined the Fusion Cell during this period, further building the capability.
This is the pattern for success: governments and businesses working together – quickly and in real time – to share intelligence, learn lessons, pool capabilities and coordinate action.
CiSP works on trust. It has government involvement, but it's business-led. Information is shared voluntarily, and that's why it works. The more partners that join, the more information that's shared, the better the overall picture and the greater our collective resilience.
You'll be hearing from CERT-UK's director, Chris Gibson, later today and I would encourage as many organisations as possible to join.
Critical national infrastructure
The government is also working closely with owners and operators of the UK's Critical National Infrastructure, most of it of course now in the private sector.
Through the National Cyber Security Programme we're funding an ambitious programme of work to make sure both government and businesses know our critical cyber assets – the ones that keep the country running. We want to understand their resilience to sophisticated cyber attacks so we can work together to keep these systems secure.
This work is proceeding well and I'm pleased to see how positively the private and public sectors are embracing the importance of working together to make the UK as whole more resilient.
We also want to work with cyber businesses to help them grow. Later today I'm off to Worcestershire to visit the cluster of small cyber security firms that belong to the Malvern Cyber Security Cluster and to meet some of the brilliant people they employ.
In recent years the number of firms in this region has grown from around 45 to nearer 75, and the area is deservedly becoming known as Britain's 'Cyber Valley'. These firms may be small, but they're innovative, agile and are winning contracts around the world.
A case in point is Titania – a firm of 22 staff and growing – which supplies its software to customers in over 60 countries. This afternoon I'll have the privilege of opening their new premises – a sign of their growth and success.
So a part of our long term economic plan, we're backing cyber firms like these through the Cyber Growth Partnership and the Cyber Exports Strategy. We want to be exporting £2 billion worth of products and services by 2016.
And with the support of funding from the National Cyber Security Programme, we're working to bring together clusters of cyber firms in other places, including Cambridge, Bristol, London, Southampton and Brighton.
We're also working with business to identify and develop cyber skills and expertise in the next generation to meet the demands of the workforce. We can't just look in the normal places. Some of the best are self-taught and we want them to help make the UK safe online.
Earlier I mentioned Bletchley Park, which was full of people from all kinds of backgrounds – from chess grandmasters to experts in Egyptian papyrus. What they all had in common was sheer brain power. We need to be much better at finding and nurturing their modern day equivalents.
Earlier this year I opened the final of the 2014 Cyber Security Challenge. It's one way of demonstrating the value of cyber security as a career opportunity to as wide an audience as possible. There were over 2,000 new joiners this year, with 18,000 registered overall. Almost 1 in 3 of those who reach the final stage of the competition go on to find work in cyber security. It's just one of the ways we're trying to plug the skills gap.
The cyber threat is nothing that cannot be matched and defeated through human ingenuity or expertise, which is why we've got to get better at identifying and developing people with talent so they can help keep us secure.
So, in conclusion, my message today is that we must continue to work together – this is absolutely essential to success. Only by working together in real time can we share the information and intelligence necessary to combat the threats more effectively and mitigate our weakness before the cyber criminals have the opportunity to exploit them.
But we can also turn a necessary evil into an exciting opportunity for jobs and growth, innovation and advancement. This will make the UK one of the safest places in the world to do business and ensure that our economy and society continues to benefit from the ongoing digital transformation.


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Ukrainians in UK voice fears for loved ones back home
Sirens have been ringing in parts of Ukraine, urging its people to prepare for war.
And 1,500 miles away in London, Ukrainian expats gathering at church on Sunday spoke of their terror of what might happen after Russian troops deployed to their home soil.
Some planned to protest at the Russian Embassy and they told the BBC of their anger and fear.
A tearful Maria Boretska said she was scared for the lives of her family.
"I'm in touch with them every day, on the internet, on Skype," the 55-year-old said.
"They are frightened. They don't know what is happening today, the next day, the day after that."
Mrs Boretska, a cleaner living in London, moved to the UK 16 years ago with her husband and children.
But most of her family remain in the the city of Lviv in western Ukraine.
She said she fears that the Russian President Vladimir Putin wants war - and with a nation that wants to live the western way, with "nice lives and work and everything".
Yuriy Zozulia from Ternopol also in western Ukraine, shared her fears.
Mr Zozulia, 50, moved to the UK two years ago and was hoping to return home in the summer, but he does not want to go back to a war-torn country.
He said his main concern last week was the ousted Ukranian president Viktor Yanukovych and his reign of alleged corruption.
But now it is President Putin, the arrival of Russian troops and the threat of war.
"The violence in Kiev last week was very bad. Many people died. It was sad. But my first worry now is Putin and what he might do," Mr Zozulia said.
"I wanted to go home, but I will have to wait and see what might become of the country."
Russia has deployed troops to the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea - against the wishes of the new government in Kiev.
The Russian president has said he wants to protect Russian speakers living in Ukraine. The majority of those in Crimea, in the east of the country, speak the language.
This follows months of political upheaval in Ukraine, that led to bloody protests and the eventual ousting of president Yanukovych last week.
Both Mr Zozulia and Mrs Boretska were attending the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Family in Exile, central London.
For weeks the presiding priests at the cathedral, near London's Bond Street, have been encouraging churchgoers to support the anti-government movement in their home country.
On his way into the church, Andy Klymchuk said people were urged to attend a nearby peaceful protest following the service - at both the Russian and US embassies.
"Everyone is just horrified. I can't think of any other way to put it," the 58-year-old English teacher said.
"We thought there was enough killing on the streets of Kiev last week. But now we have the Russians walking in. People have always said Russia has always been our number one big problem."
Mr Klymchuk was born in the UK to an English mother and Ukrainian father, who left the once Soviet nation following World War Two.
"I don't want to go to war, no one does," said Mr Klymchuk.
But the father-of-three warned it may be inevitable.
"Putin has always said he never recognised Ukraine sovereignty," he said.
Mr Klymchuk's children, who are now all adults, have become actively involved in recent peaceful protests in the UK.
He said while they do not speak much Ukrainian, "they can see what is going on".
"Putin says he is protecting Russian speakers in Ukraine, but being a Russian speaker doesn't mean you're not Ukrainian," Mr Klymchuk said.
He said of Putin: "We're dealing with a loose cannon here."
His wife, Ksenia Klymchuk, said she could not find words to describe how she was feeling about the unfolding events.
The textiles teacher, who was also born in the UK to a Ukrainian family, said relatives in the western town of Kalush were left terrified by the sounds of sirens on Saturday.
"Sirens were going off, presumably to get people to mobilise, to prepare them for a potential invasion," the 55-year-old said.
"People are worried because they don't know what is going to happen. Will the Russians stop in Crimea? Or will they march forward into the west? We can only hope it goes no further than it has."
Mr and Mrs Klymchuk are both heavily involved with the Ukrainian Social Club, in west London.
It was set up by their parents' generation to allow the community to come together and keep in touch with their roots.
The Klymchuks said that members of the club watched in "horror" television reports of the violent clashes in Kiev last week.
Bohdanka Todosyiv, whose family attends the club, said the whole world was watching Ukraine.
Mrs Todosyiv, a pharmacist and mother-of-three, said she came from a family of freedom fighters.
Her father moved to the UK in the 1940s, having also spent time seeking refuge in Siberia.
She said people must not be complacent about the level of upheaval in Ukraine.
"The ousting of Yanukovych last week gave people hope that things would improve," Mrs Todosyiv said.
"People are silly that way, they always think things will get better. But this is very worrying and people are rightly scared, my family among them."
But as a reminder that the nation's young people were willing to continue fighting for their country's independence, Stefan Feroian said he would keep demonstrating for Ukraine - anywhere in the world.
The 26-year-old builder from Ternopol said being away from home left him feeling helpless.
"My family are scared and I am not there," he said.


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- Proverbs 3:5-6 to remind you who's REALLY in charge of your day.
- Two columns for Morning and Night Routines.
- Another verse I'm personally meditating on (Phil 4:6-7) so that I wont be anxious about getting everything done.
- To-Do List
- ONE Project for the day. (Anything more is unrealistic.)
- Miscellaneous Notes.
- Half the size of notebook paper so that it's portable and easier to handle.
This daily planner makes me happy. If you want to use the template and create your own from it, just download it using the link under the image. And be sure to comment and let me know if you have and how it's working out for you!
Reminder that the GIVEAWAY for the Mom's Family Desk Planner is still on! You need to comment on that entry if you want to try to win it.


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Individual Fund Request
Individual Funding Request Form
|Rules and Regulations for Individual Fund Request
|Who approves my request?
|The Student Government Executive Board at their weekly meetings.
|What can I receive funding for?
|Admission fees, lodging, gas, printing, postage and necessary supplies.
|What can I not receive funding for?
Meals/food, luxury hotel rooms, roommates/family members, telephone calls, hotel services (laundry, valet service, safes, etc.), entertainment (tickets, movies, tours, alcoholic beverages, etc.), registration/workshop or travel costs associated with job interviewing, travel for course/degree requirements (internships, courses taught abroad, or clinical rotations), professional certification exams, travel for networking purposes, or travel which occurred prior to the date the grant was awarded. Absolutely no miscellaneous items.
*If the student is receiving funding from Student Activity Fees, from any other organization, or from any other form of way on campus, then the Student Government Association is not able to fund the individual.
How to Access Individual Funding Form:
- Log into my.georgiasouthern.edu
- Click on MyInvolvement under Campus Life.
- Search for Student Government Association using the search tool in the upper-right corner.
- Click on the Forms tab.
- Select the Individual Funding Request link to fill out the form.
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Fair England's Shore
"down, down, far underground, ho! ho! my lads...."
The Hobbit- J.R.R Tolkien
Dover Underground
Lots of pictures and information.
A brilliant site,very informative indeed
Friends of Williamson's Tunnels
A strange underground kingdom
which has laid
beneath the
city of Liverpool, England,
since the early 1800's.
Secret Underground Cities
A good site with lots of
pictures and information
of Monkton Farleigh, and
other similar places.
Subterranea Britainnica
the study and investigation of
man-made and man used
underground places
The Exploration Station
a group with a shared
interest in discovering
and cataloguing places
long forgotten, both under and
The Other Channel Tunnel
Two Links
And Here
The Portsdown Tunnels
Researches and records the above
and underground sites on
Portsdown, Portsmouth, UK
The Secret Tunnels of
South Heighton
Deep beneath South Heighton,
near Newhaven, East Sussex, lie
the forgotten remains
of a once vibrant maritime
intelligence centre.
White Cliffs Underground
A great site of pictures
and information of tunnels and
fortifications in Dover.UK
Cliffe Fort
near the village of Cliffe on
the Hoo peninsula in Kent,
was built in the mid-nineteenth century
as a defence against the invasion
of London via the Thames estuary.
Fort Victoria
King Henry Vlll feared invasion from
France and Spain and built several forts
along the south coast to command
harbours and landing zones. He built
Yarmouth Castle, Hurst Castle and
Sharpnode Blockhouse, the first
defensive position on this site, built in 1547.
Hurst Castle
the castle was built by
Henry VIII as one of a chain
of coastal fortresses and was
completed in 1544. A critical element
in the improvement of the defences
of the south coast by Henry VIII
was the protection of the Solent
The South Coast Martello Towers
this site is the result of one persons
interest in the old Napoleonic defences
of the south coast of England.
The Western Heights of Dover
A very interesting and detailed site
on the defences of the
Western Heights of Dover -
one of the most heavily and
consistantly fortified areas of Britain


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—Marvyn to the landowner at 2012-08-17 51 5
What is this?
Geohashing is an adventure, comprising journeys to random places within a given area. Every day, effectively random locations are generated by an algorithm that achieves randomness using stock market data. It is a Spontaneous Adventure Generator. A set of coordinates is generated for each 1°×1° latitude/longitude zone (known as a graticule) in the world. The coordinates can lie anywhere in the graticule — in the forest, in a city, on a mountain, or even in the middle of a lake! Everyone in a given region gets the same set of coordinates relative to their graticule.
The generated coordinates are used as destinations for adventures, à la Geocaching, or for local meetups. After the fun, please document your expedition! The rest of us would love to read your story, see your photos, and cheer your success (or commiserate with your failure). Join the other 'spot spotters', be out standing in your field and use this wiki to document the daily coordinates (geohashes) you've been to or tried to reach.
The daily coordinates are repeated for each degree all round the planet, but there is also a single globalhash, rare, valued and much harder to reach.
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Official xkcd meetups
Official xkcd meetups happen every Saturday afternoon at 4:00 p.m.(*) at that day's normal geohash coordinates. It is considered a Saturday meetup if you are there at 4:00 p.m. or if you meet people, but you are most likely to encounter other readers of xkcd if you go at the designated time. Bring games!
You're encouraged to geohash on any day of the week that the coordinates are accessible to you, but if you attempt one meetup all week, make a little extra effort to have it be on Saturday. All meetups start at 4:00 p.m. or as designated on the graticule page.
There's even an achievement for making it to 100 Saturday meetups.
*In some areas, 4:00pm is too close to sunset during the winter, so earlier meetups are often more appropriate. See individual graticule pages for local conventions.
Recent and Upcoming Coordinates
The coordinates for the Saturday meetups on 17 August 2019 are now available. The coordinates for the next Saturday meetups, scheduled for 24 August 2019, will be based on the Dow's opening price published at 09:30 EDT (13:30 UTC) on Friday 23 August. See timeanddate.com to convert this time to your local time zone.
- Coordinates: Mon 19 Aug* | Sun 18 Aug | Sat 17 Aug | Fri 16 Aug | Thu 15 Aug | Wed 14 Aug | Tue 13 Aug | Mon 12 Aug
* Only known for regions east of 30W longitude. Coordinates for regions to the west announced 13:30 UTC, 19 August.
- View expedition archives for: August 2019 | July 2019 | June 2019 | More...
Gallery of Recent Expeditions
The gallery for each day is added to this page automatically, but pictures are selected to the gallery by us. Any geohasher is welcome to add a picture from that day. Just add your image name in the list at the "add yours" link. If the gallery hasn't been started yet, copy the format from the previous day, or read the how-to. Please also write an account of your expedition, even if only a short one, so that people can click the link on your picture and find out more.
Click here to learn how to add your own expedition pictures.
If your newly added expedition does not show, click here to refresh the cache
Click here to see an automatic list of all recent expeditions, whether pictures were posted or not.
|Recent Expeditions
Recent non-expeditions
This section documents hash expeditions that geohashers wish they could make, but have not been able to for the reasons stated.


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