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For over eighteen years Acacia have shared & developed their knowledge of Africa with the people of Africa & adventurers alike. They offer a comprehensive selection of adventure holidays, overland safaris, plus tented and lodge safaris, all carefully chosen for their value-for-money, enjoyment factor and intriguing itineraries. Acacia pride themselves on the high quality of their vehicles, tour leaders, meals and the cultural and wilderness they offer.
Click Here To See Acacia Africa Tours
Styles of Travel
Overlanding - Travelling 'overland' is an adventurous and exciting way to see the sights, meet the cultures, and feel the soul and rhythm of Africa. The roads can be rough, driving times long and there can be lengthy delays. If you don't mind roughing it a little, or helping with the day to day chores this style of tour will suite you. In a self-sufficient vehicle, that carries everything, including camping and cooking equipment and get off the beaten track to the real Africa. This style of travel is designed for clients who are 18-39 years old.
Accommodation overlanding - – If you have been to Africa before and want to return with your family to share your experiences with loved ones. Or if you are visiting Africa for the first time and like the adventurous style of overland travel but prefer some comforts at night then this is the style for you. These tours offer local accommodation, perhaps occasionally staying under canvas, but still offer the traditional Acacia 'overland' style of travel.
Small Group Adventures - Perfect for those short on time, but wanting tours high on activity and to see as many attractions as possible. Get closer to the action, away from the crowds, book optional activities easier and make less impact on the local environment.
Short Safaris & Treks - Designed to cater for all levels, from the 'laid back' to the extreme. These tours offer specific activities like hiking or canoeing. They give you the chance to upgrade to a lodge or tented safari with a touch of luxury at an affordable price. Acacia lodges and tented camps have been carefully selected for their character, design, service and cuisine. Their itineraries combine quality accommodation with the best things to see and do, many safaris include game activities such as game walks and drives whilst others are designed purely for those wishing to relax in stunning African locations. Many of the lodges have game viewing decks and a swimming pool. A tented camp is designed to give you that rustic feeling of camping in Africa without doing the hard work yourself.
City & Short Stays - For those who are interested in the historical and cultural aspects of the cities and surrounding districts, these short stays offer the visitor the chance to enjoy and explore the area and take in the sights and activities available. Discover city breaks in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Nairobi & Victoria Falls or book a short stay in Zanzibar or Rift Valley.
Adventure Tours - Designed to cater for all levels, from the 'laid back' to the extreme. The activities include white water rafting, bungee jumping, 4-wheel driving, sky-diving and gorge swinging. For the more sedate there is horse riding, elephant back safaris, canoe safaris, trekking and beach getaways and safaris for the whole family.
Lodge and Tented Safaris - Combine excellent game viewing with a touch of luxury at an affordable price! Acacia lodges and tented camps have been carefully selected for their character, design, service and cuisine. Their itineraries combine quality accommodation with the best things to see and do, many safaris include game activities such as game walks and drives whilst others are designed purely for those wishing to relax in stunning African locations. Many of the lodges have game viewing decks and a swimming pool. A tented camp is designed to give you that rustic feeling of camping in Africa without doing the hard work yourself.
Fly-In Safaris - Africa is a vast continent and fly-in safaris are a great way to save time avoiding sometimes long, uncomfortable and arduous journeys. With these specially designed tours you can fly into remote and untouched parts of Africa direct to experience incredible African safaris and beach breaks.
Self Drive - With well developed roads and infrastructure, southern Africa is ideal for self-driving tours. These tours give you the flexibility to explore this part of Africa at your own pace. Overnight stops are flexible, with a voucher system in place. Maps, directions and suggested itineraries are provided along with a 24hr help-line.
Diving Tours - Programmes for both qualified divers and those wishing to learn. All Acacia's dive operations are PADI or NAUI registered which guarantees the highest possible standards in service, safety and training. Their dive partners are highly experienced, with in-depth knowledge of their destinations and are passionate about diving. This experience ensures that you have the best possible experiences on your diving holiday. Dive Destinations include: Egypt, South Africa, Mozambique and Zanzibar.
Physically Challenged - Whether you are wholly or partly restricted to a wheel-chair, Acacia have custom made safaris that can take you off the beaten track to experience some of Southern Africa's most pristine wilderness areas. The Kalahari, Okavango Delta, Etosha NP and Moremi Game Reserve are just a few of the places that on their scheduled itineraries. They also have tours for people with visual impairments in Southern Africa and Botswana.
Comfort Class Safaris - These are locally run tours with an added degree of comfort. Enjoy a day packed with adventure but return to a comfortable bed in the evenings. Accommodation includes small hotels, chalets, cabins and tented lodges, all without breaking the budget - a great option for friends, individuals or families. Relax by the pool or watch game from a viewing deck as the sun sets on your days adventure.
VolunTours - Contribute in a positive way to the people and places you visit on your trip. As well as enjoying sites, wildlife and activities, Acacia;s voluntours offer the chance to roll up your sleeves and help as a volunteer at one of a number of local projects we support. From assisting at a local school in Tanzania to helping at an anti-poaching unit in Zimbabwe, there's plenty with which to get involved. It's a great way to get under the skin of a place, make special friends, make a difference and experience something really uplifting as part of your tour.
How do they get around?
Overland tours
Purpose built hard-sided trucks, fully equipped for any conditions. Each truck carries 24 passengers with comfortable 20 forward facing seats. The truck is completely self contained with the following: Interior & exterior lighting, downward sliding windows, 220 volt sockets, lockers, freezer, cooking equipment, first aid kit, small library, seatbelts, some sporting equipment, camp chairs, tables, large 2 man tents, & sleeping mats.
In many game reserves Acacia use 4x4 Land rovers with local guides and drivers.
Mini buses, public transport, horse riding, feluccas and trekking can also be experienced.
Acacia Crew and Guides
One or two driver/tour leaders on most tours, except for Overland Safaris which always have two professional Acacia crew per Overland trip.
Where do they stay?
On camping safaris campsites vary from basic to luxurious, from a forest clearing, to a fully equipped site. Spacious, two person tents with built in ground sheets and mosquito nets. Where camping is not practical, we stay in local budget class accommodation.
On Hotels and Lodge tours, a range of options from budget hotels to cottages & deluxe lodges.
What about food?
Their Overland Safaris, participants share the cooking and shopping and pay a local payment to the Tour Leader. Other tours have some meals included, allowing the chance to experience the local cuisine.
What does the price include?
With Acacia there are NO hidden extras. When considering a holiday in Africa you need to check prices and products before you buy. Nobody likes to pay more than necessary but sometimes it can be easy to be misled by something that looks too cheap. The general advice is, if it looks too cheap, then it probably IS too cheap! Our prices are as competitive as possible but realistic to ensure services are provided to the level you would expect and that this is done without sacrificing safety and safeguards. Also being half African we like it that some of what you pay remains in Africa to benefits local communities and businesses.
The tour price for all Acacia tours consists of the core cost that is paid to your travel agent and the local payment that you give to your tour leader on day 1 in Africa.
All transportation mentioned in itinerary.
Road tolls, camping and cooking equipment, services of a driver/tour leader, accommodation, campsite fees, some meals, major game park and attractions.
What is Local Payment?
Local Payment is an amount paid by you to your guide (in US dollars cash) on arrival on tour. It is usually collected on the first day or at the pre-departure meeting. It is a way of allowing your tour leader fund money which will be used by them to run the tour. It should be considered part of the cost of your tour and is not tips kitty money nor pocket money for the guide.
There has been much debate over recent years regarding the merits of Local payment VS all inclusive pricing. Here at Acacia we constantly monitor what works best for our clients in Africa and have looked carefully to weigh up the pros & cons of each: The option of paying everything upfront before you travel but not perhaps always being exactly sure what you are paying for, against the benefits of paying part of the tour in Africa as a Local payment where what you are paying for is clearly set out.
We are under no doubt: The Local Payment system is best for Africa. As Africa specialists we don't have to worry about what might work better in Asia or South America where local transport, infrastructure and banking may be more efficient: we simply do what works best in Africa!
Many operators ask for a lump sum up front and do not explain where the money goes and you will never get a refund of left over amounts. With Acacia this is different! Acacia itemises everything that is covered on tour in the Local Payment, and then allow you do decide whether you want to pay for those activities or save your money for something else.
So you can either:
Fully Inclusive Local Payment
Acacia's Fully Inclusive Local Payment covers all parks, ferries and activities indicated in the tour highlights. By paying this up front, you can then relax, safe in the knowledge that your destinations are paid for and get on with enjoying your tour.
Basic and Flexible Local Payment
Acacia's basic Local Payment is mandatory and covers food and camping costs and at least one visit to a major game park per tour. You can then choose to add some or all of the other highlights as part of the Flexible Local Payment and pay for them as you travel.
Benefitting from Local Prices
By requiring you to pay on tour Acacia ensures you pay local prices at the time you travel. On occasions, if local costs increase, a small increase in Local Payment may arise. Meanwhile, funds not used by the end of the tour are refunded amongst all passengers so you can be sure of receiving the absolute best value for money.
Who is the Acacia traveller?
Acacia cater for individuals, couples, and families with children of all ages.
Overlanding clients tend to be 18-45, or for those that are active and "young at heart".
Click here to download or order the latest Acacia Africa brochure.
Pay all the Local Payment at the start, both Mandatory and Optional - Fully Inclusive Local Payment.
Pay half at the start and choose what you pay for the rest of the tour – Basic Local Payment (Mandatory) and Flexible Local Payment (Optional).
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Chapter Bulletin is a monthly publication of The
Wisconsin Credit Union League (Communications
Department) published September through May. League
directors and chapter presidents receive Chapter
Bulletin to assist with announcements at monthly chapter
contact firstname.lastname@example.com
if your email address changes.
For more information,
contact:Melissa Wittig, Member Communication
(800) 242-0833, Ext.
League's 75th
Annual Convention provides opportunities for Young
The League's 75th Annual Convention is the
perfect time for young professionals to get more
involved in the credit union movement. And now it's even
easier because The League is allowing every credit union
to bring up to three staff or volunteers under the age
of 35 to the Convention for free!
Young professionals in attendance will also get the exclusive
opportunity to participate in a Young Professionals Lunch on
Thursday. The lunch will give young professionals a
chance to network with their peers from around the
state, as well as a chance to
get to know various leaders in the industry. The
League's Young Professionals Council will also share
information about its initiatives to reach out to young
adults and increase their involvement in the movement.
Other planned events that may interest young
professionals, as well as other attendees, include:
Find out more by
The League's 75th Annual Convention website
at www.theleague.coop/convention.
2009 Teachers Institute open to credit union
staff and volunteers
Credit union staff and volunteers can also take
part in the
2009 National Institute of Financial and Economic
Literacy, week-long workshops that instruct
educators on how to teach young people the basics of
personal finance. While these workshops have always
attracted a majority of teachers from Wisconsin schools,
educators from within credit unions can also participate. These popular
workshops often fill up quickly. The workshops, which take place on the Edgewood College
campus in Madison, are a bargain at only $225 for each full week.
The League if you'd like to be a sponsor. Or,
identify a teacher, credit union staff person or
volunteer who could benefit by attending and pay their
way this year! Wisconsin credit unions sponsor a
majority of the event's attendees, while The League has
sponsored the workshops since their inception in 2001.
League Director elections still ongoing in some regions
and asset classes
Election results are in for all but one League director
race in Region 5, after none of the three candidates in
that race received a majority vote. The region's top two
candidates, Paul Grinde of CoVantage Credit Union and
Mike Mallow of Sheboygan Area Credit Union, will now participate in a special runoff
election. Credit unions in that region have been mailed
ballots that must be returned to The League by April 15.
Newly elected directors include:
All nine directors will
assume their role on The League Board at its meeting
during the 75th annual Convention this May.
Visit The League's website for
the final results!
Filene offers small credit
unions free or discounted access to its innovation
Small credit unions can
take advantage of a
great deal from the Filene Research Institute that gives
credit unions with assets below $50 million unlimited access
to Filene's innovation library at a discounted price or even for free!
Visit www.filene.org
to find out more!
Prevent record keeping
mistakes by attending The
League's Record Keeping Seminar May 13
Learn the legal
and practical information you need to know to ensure
your credit union is in compliance with federal and
state record keeping laws during
The League's Record Keeping seminar from 9 a.m. to noon
May 13. The League's
Executive Vice President and Chief Advocacy Officer Joanne Whiting will
also show you how to best address the record
keeping challenges you face every day.
Make your members the centerpiece of your collections
efforts with tips from the Innovative Collections
Want to create an effective collections program that
centers on member service? Find out how by attending The
Innovative Collections Seminar May 27 at the
Kalahari Resort & Convention Center in Wisconsin Dells. This full-day
seminar will help you build your
practical experience and creative tools for assisting
members in financial need while creating a more
effective collections process within your credit union.
Consumers invest more than $3.2 million into credit
union through the EdVest college savings plan
Twenty-three credit unions are holding $3.2 million as
part of a new CD option called EdVest, Wisconsin credit
unions' newest
REAL Solution. EdVest allows Wisconsin
consumers to plan for future educational
opportunities while also gaining access to credit
unions' most competitive rates as part of a long-term,
state sponsored college savings plan called EdVest.
The program even allows credit unions to hold some of
the plan's invested funds, even though holding funds is
not required to market this asset-building opportunity
to members. Find out more or access free marketing
materials by visiting
WOCCU's 2009 Hispanic Marketing
Immersion Program gives new perspective on Hispanic
2009 Hispanic Marketing Immersion Program,
provided by the World
Council of Credit Unions,
offers credit union staff and executives the opportunity
to become fully immersed in Mexico's rich culture while
working within the country's credit unions and exploring their
marketing strategies. This year's program will begin
Sept. 19. Register by June 15 by visiting www.woccu.org.
Foundation surpasses fundraising goal thanks to
Founder's Circle donations
Wisconsin Credit Union Foundation, with the help of
Founder's Circle, surpassed its fundraising goal by
raising $480,848. The Founder's Circle donations,
combined with additional contributions made over the
last few months brings the Foundation's grand total to
$489,862! The generous spirit of those who have made
contributions to the Foundation, despite hard times,
shows their commitment to the future
growth and
health of the credit union movement. The Foundation was
established in 2007 to support
credit union development, the education of credit
union staff and volunteers, financial literacy efforts
and the credit union system in times of need. Visit
www.theleague.coop/foundation for more information.
The League's Corporate Stabilization page online
NCUA's Corporate Stabilization Program evolves daily,
with new information available to help credit unions
understand, communicate and account for the costs
associated with the replenishment of credit unions'
insurance fund. Get what you need by visiting
www.theleague.coop/corporates. We're updating this
page constantly to bring you the latest news, tools and
resources, including talking points and other sample
communications for use with a variety of audiences,
including members and media. Visit the site often -
there's a banner link to it on our homepage.
League's 2008 Annual Report a new
tool for advocacy
Show lawmakers,
community leaders, members and others how well Wisconsin
credit unions are doing during this troubled economy by
sharing the
Wisconsin Credit Unions 2008 Annual Report.
The report, which explains how Wisconsin credit unions
delivered value to their communities and to their 2.2
million members in 2008, can be ordered by contacting
Cathy Bosch,
Office Services Manager, at (800) 242-0833, Ext. 6003.
Attend these seminars
The League's May seminars will focus on
internal security, trusts, POAs and other special
accounts, collections, record keeping, website growth, youth accounts
and more.
For more
information on these and more, visit
Wisconsin Credit Union LeagueN25 W23131 Paul
Road, Suite 500Pewaukee, WI 53072-5779
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101 things to do when your bored in class:
1. Pass notes to a random person at your table that you don't know very well and tell them about how you hate that you have toe fungus.
2. Randomly sit down on the floor.
3. Raise your hand everytime the teacher asks a question and say "9" as the answer
4. Say you want a raise to the teacher and when she/he says on what say on my grade.
5. When the teacher walks into the classroom shout 'NEXT!'
6. In the middle of class when everyone is silent start singing the pillow pet theme song
7. Raise your hand everytime there's a question and answer: "I forgot."
8. Ask your teacher if she has hyegine issues.
9. Throw some kind of object thats random somewhere
10. Pretend to pull something out of your hair and whipe it on your neighbor.
11. Itch your butt noticable
12. Inspect your neighbors hair then say loudly "EW! DO YOU HAVE LICE!?"
13. When your given a peice of paper if at the top it says: Date:___________ instead of putting the date in put 'me' or someone in your classes name. (Date: Me)
14. Point out the window and say "LOOK EVERYBODY IT'S SUPER MAN!" When they look say "Oh crap he flew away"
15. Act like a monkey.
16. Pretend your Harry Potter and your Scar hurts.
17. Draw a barcode on your friend that says $1.99
18. When you see the lunch shout as loud as you can "THEY'RE SERVING THIS FRIKIN POOP AGAIN!?!?!"
19. Continusily yawn until everyone in the class is yawning too.
20. Pop and pimple and when the stuff comes out shout "EW PIMPLE JUICE!" and whipe it on your friend
21. Ask a random guy you dont know if his friend is out of the hospital yet
22. In the middle of class when everyone is silent start laughing really loudly
23. See how many rubber bands you can fit into your mouth.
24. Continuously break your pencil and have to go sharpen it in Math
25. Pretend to shoot the teacher
26. Bring a 2 liter pop can in and be late for class. When you arive at class shake the bottle open the top and squirt it at everyone
27. In the middle of class sing the chourus "Don't stop believing"
28. Stare at someone the opisite sex of you the entire time if they notice continue staring
29. Fake Spasums
30. Ask the teacher where they are
31. When the teacher enters the room say: "DROP AND GIMMIE THIRTY!"
32. Act like a robot
33. Chew gum loudly when the teacher askes you to spit it out, spit it out walk over to theird desk and stick under it.
34. Be late for school and for your excuse say "There was an old cat in the middle of the road that my mom ran over this old lady came out and started beating our car with her cane. We ran over her toe and by then my mom was too lazy to stop so she went at full speed on the road. She couldn't turn fast enough so we landed in a lake. I got out of the car and my mom and I walked through the woods when we came accross a town. We went to the Walgreens and I got new clothes and I dryer. Out side of walgreens I dried my hair. Then we took a bus and my mom went to work then I went to here."
35. Ask if a guy is single
36. Play truth or dare in math when the teacher asks to stop say 'No you thats not a good dare" And continue playing
37. Count your hair
38. Call the teacher mom or dad
39. Pretend to cry in the middle of class and when the teacher asks whats rong say IM LEARNING THIS CRAP ON THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY!
40. Make ridiculous animal sounds
41. Ask the teacher if your in Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Slytherin, or Ravenclaw on the first day of school
42. On the last day of you being at that school confess to the teachers every bad thing thats been a mystery that you did
43. If you ever Indepedently Read start reading a book from the Twilight series. Turn to a random page hold the book upside down and then a while into reading say "EDWARD AND BELLA DID WHAT!?!"
44. Ask the teacher if they have a facebook
45. Yell at someone random
46. Talk in an accent
47. Be surprisingly quiet
48. Bring a stick of brocoli into class and start chewing it obnoxiously, hide the stick, if the teacher asks what are you eating, say thats none of your concern with a full mouth
49. Talk fast
50. Ask if they have a cousin who knows Charlie Sheen
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Study evaluates the environmental impact of solar cell technology
Solar energy could be a central alternative to petroleum-based energy production. However, current solar-cell technology often does not produce the same energy yield and is more expensive to mass-produce. In addition, information on the total effect of solar energy production on the environment is incomplete, experts say.
To better understand the energy and environmental benefits and detriments of solar power, a research team from Rochester Institute of Technology has conducted one of the first life-cycle assessments of organic solar cells. The study found that the embodied energy or the total energy required to make a product is less for organic solar cells compared with conventional inorganic devices.
This analysis provides a comprehensive assessment of how much energy it takes to manufacture an organic solar cell, which has a significant impact on both the cost and environmental impact of the technology, says Brian Landi, assistant professor of chemical engineering at RIT and a faculty advisor on the project Organic solar cells are flexible and lightweight, and they have the promise of low-cost solution processing, which can have advantages for manufacturing over previous-generation technologies that primarily use inorganic semiconductor materials, adds Annick Anctil, lead researcher on the study and a fourth-year doctoral candidate in RITs doctoral program in sustainability. However, previous assessments of the energy and environmental impact of the technology have been incomplete and a broader analysis is needed to better evaluate the overall effect of production and use.
The study sought to calculate the total energy use and environmental impact of the material collection, fabrication, mass production and use of organic solar cells through a comprehensive life-cycle assessment of the technology.
According to Anctil, previous life-cycle assessments had not included a component-by-component breakdown of the individual materials present in an organic solar cell or a calculation of the total energy payback of the device, which is defined as the energy produced from its use versus the energy needed to manufacture the cell.
The team found that when compared to inorganic cells, the energy payback time for organic solar cells was lower. Ongoing studies to verify the device stability are still warranted, however.
The data produced will help designers and potential manufacturers better assess how to use and improve the technology and analyze its feasibility versus other solar and alternative-energy technologies, adds Landi.
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The study was funded through the United States Department of Energy and also included researchers from RITs Golisano Institute for Sustainability and NanoPower Research Labs.
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The use of a limited force to kill or capture Bin Laden and those leading responsible for 9/11 was what Ron Paul recommended on the basis of the Congressional Authority to remit letters of Marque and Reprisal.
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Padstow speedboat deaths: Fast turn led to tragedy, report says
A TV executive and his daughter died after he tried to execute a fast turn in their speedboat, investigators have said.
All six members of the Milligan family, from London, were thrown out of the boat in Cornwall last May.
Nick Milligan, 51, and his daughter Emily, eight, died as the boat circled out of control, the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) said.
The MAIB said an emergency "kill cord" to cut the engine had not been worn.
Mr Milligan's wife Victoria, 39, and son Kit, four, were severely injured in the accident.
The report said that Mrs Milligan had taken the helm of the speedboat Milly on the Camel Estuary near Padstow when BSkyB sales boss Mr Milligan said she should make a turn.
"Mrs Milligan was reluctant to do so as she did not consider there was sufficient space between the boat and the beach," said the report.
"However, due to encouragement from the children and Mr Milligan she began a slow wide turn.
"Mr Milligan then reached across, in front of his wife, took the helm in his right hand and the throttle in his left, and then increased the engine throttle setting to full as he turned the helm to starboard.
"The boat immediately accelerated and heeled into the turn and then suddenly, and violently, rolled back to port and ejected all its occupants out over the port side and into the water
"The boat then continued to circle under full power.
"The family were on the surface of the water, supported by their lifejackets and buoyancy aids, and the boat circled back towards them, striking several of them."
The report said Mr Milligan's actions appeared out of character, adding: "It cannot be established whether the wine he had consumed about one-and-a-half hours earlier adversely affected his judgment or fine motor skills when he reached across and took the controls, but his alcohol levels were well below the drink-drive limit for UK roads."
MAIB chief inspector Steve Clinch said a kill cord attached to the person at the wheel was an "essential item of safety equipment".
"I most strongly urge all powerboat drivers to ensure one is fitted and correctly worn at all times when under way, and to regularly check that it is functioning correctly," he said.
He called it a "tragic accident" and hoped lessons would be learned.
"Avoiding an accident by knowing your boat's and your own capabilities and limitations is essential, as is ensuring that all on board are safely and securely seated whenever manoeuvring or travelling at speed," he said.
Recommendations have been made to the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) to include advice on the potential hazards of high power operations in its tuition and for the boat's manufacturer, APV Marine Limited, to reduce the design's steep angle of heel in tight turns.
Richard Falk, the training manager of the RYA, said: "If one good thing can possibly come from this tragedy it's that this issue of kill cords has received a great deal of media scrutiny.
"We would like to hope that has made more people aware of the hazards of operating a more powerful craft without a kill cord attached."
The family said in a statement: "We are still coming to terms with this tragic accident which has left us without Nick, a loving husband, father, son and brother, and Emily, whose life was only just beginning.
"We sincerely hope that awareness of this accident will mean that another family does not have to go through anything similar."
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River Pride is finally off again, heading west to round Lands End before heading up Channel towards Poland.
In Mounts Bay, MTS Xplorer is working inshore off Loe Bar. As she's a small survey vessel, I'd guess they're checking how the sea-bed has altered in the recent storms. A good quiet day to do it.
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1710: River Pride making slow progress - she's now between Wolf Rock and Lands End.
Jan V got into Porthoustock about 1400. Must be leaving soon, the PV is on its way.
1745: Jan V is away to the east at 10 knots, bound for... Shoreham!
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1852: River Pride is now about 10 NM west of the Lizard, doing 7.1 knots.
2030: She passes south of the Lizard.
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High tides prompt Aberystwyth university students move
Up to 600 students are being moved from their seafront rooms in Aberystwyth as high tides and wind are forecast.
After new year storms battered the town's promenade causing severe damage, the university has also cancelled lectures to ensure people are safe.
Students have to leave their properties by 16:00 GMT on Friday and are not expected to return until Monday.
"Our priority is the safety of our students and staff," said pro vice-chancellor Rebecca Davies.
"The forecasted high winds combined with the high tides are likely to make the seafront at Aberystwyth a very hazardous place this weekend and it is paramount for us that everyone living in residences on the seafront have alternative accommodation, and are out of harm's way," she said.
Of the 600 students on the seafront, about 450 live in university-owned accommodation.
They are being offered alternative accommodation and meals at the university's Penglais campus or help with travel arrangements if they want to go home or leave the area until conditions improve.
Lectures on Friday and Monday have also been cancelled.
A band of heavy rain is expected throughout Friday, prompting warnings of localised flooding across south Wales in paticular.
But from Friday night into Saturday high tides combined with very strong winds will create a high risk of coastal flooding, Natural Resources Wales (NRW) said
Most of the Welsh coastline is likely to experience stormy conditions, but the worst affected areas are likely to be in south and west Wales where tidal surges and large waves could cause flooding and transport disruption.
Current forecasts show that the tides will peak on Saturday - in both the morning and in the evening.
High tides and strong winds will continue next week with Monday morning's high tide also likely to create a risk of coastal flooding.
"We are working closely with the Met Office to track the developing storm and its severity," said a NRW spokesperson.
"The coastal storm surge is not currently expected to be as severe as at the beginning of January. However, we are advising people to be precautionary and be prepared in case the situation deteriorates.
"We strongly advise people to stay clear of promenades and sea fronts as they could be swept away by large waves or hit by debris.
"Natural Resources Wales' staff will be checking our coastal and river defences are in good working order, clearing watercourses and working closely with local authorities to help ensure communities are prepared ahead of the weekend's weather."
Aberystwyth was one of the towns hardest hit by heavy rain, strong winds, high tides and a sea surge that hit between 3 and 6 January.
Hundreds of people including students had to leave their homes ahead of the high tide.
A Grade II-listed shelter partly fell into a hole after its foundations were washed away as massive waves pounded the promenade.
The 1920s' landmark was badly damaged and has been dismantled for repair.
Ceredigion council estimates the cost of repairing the promenade has topped £1.5m and fears the bill will increase if similar storms hit the town this weekend.
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A bit of a holiday from the weather yesterday, but today it's back - only Trafalgar
have a gale warning.
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High western russia 1058 slow moving, declining 1051 by midnight tonight. Low mid Atlantic 955 expected just west of Rockall 942 by same time
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West coasts from Ireland to Faeroes might get up to Force 10.
High tide times vary around the coasts: check yours here:
But the Spring Tides will be high everywhere. In Falmouth, for example, HW is not predicted below 5.0m until Thursday.
The coasts will be dangerous. Only go wave-watching from high ground, and even there be alert for freak waves.
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Storm: Waves and tides alert on Devon and Cornwall coast
'Storm chasers' are on alert for a combination of huge waves and spring tides heading towards the South West coast once again.
The Plymouth University experts will monitor the effect of the storm, dubbed Hercules Take Two, on tidal defences.
The Environment Agency has issued a number of flood warnings amid forecasts of heavy rain after [one of] the wettest Januaries on record.
It warned of "significant disruption" throughout the South West.
A team of storm-chasing marine scientists are planning to set up their monitoring equipment at Porthleven in Cornwall on Friday.
Waves of more than 5m (16ft) high were recorded there in November by the Rapid Coastal Response Unit in the past.
The unit measures the impact of the pounding surf on the gravel beach, a natural coastal defence.
Principal investigator Professor Gerd Masselink said: "There is currently limited scientific guidance available to provide beach managers with operational tools to predict the response of gravel beaches to extreme storms.
"To properly record storm response, conditions before, during and after the storm need to be recorded.
"This means we have to head out at very short notice and then stay on-site for as long as it takes."
Devon-based surf forecasters Magic Seaweed said the storm would not have the same intensity as the one dubbed Hercules which battered the coast over the new year.
Magic Seaweed's Ben Freeston said: "Hercules Take Two is a very different storm but the results - massive swell and gale force winds coupled with huge spring tides - make for a similarly apocalyptic vibe."
The Environment Agency warned areas at risk on Saturday and Sunday include coasts and tidal areas of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Bristol and South Gloucestershire.
Kate Marks, an Environment Agency flood risk manager, said: "A low pressure system combining with high tides brings a risk of coastal flooding to many parts of England.
"The risk is highest for south west England and the public should stay away from the coasts and tidal areas and not drive through flood water."
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Southampton Western Docks receives new cranes
Cranes worth £26m are being rolled into place at a new Southampton quay wall.
The four 1,300-tonne, 126m (413ft) high gantry cranes were assembled at the container terminal and are being moved 150m (492ft) to the Western Docks on remote-controlled trailers.
Port Director Nick Ridehalgh said they would service the next generation of ultra-large container ships
Each crane was shipped in several parts from Ireland and can reach across ships 24 containers wide.
A fifth is due to be relocated from an existing berth to complete the £150m expansion of the terminal.
Mr Ridehalgh said: "These impressive cranes are a demonstration of our confidence in the future of the port of Southampton and its container operation.
"They will allow us to continue to handle the biggest ships afloat, both now and long into the future, and will keep the container port, which is already the most efficient in Europe, at the forefront of the industry."
In December the Marco Polo, the world's largest container ship, measuring 54m (177ft) wide and 396m (1,299ft) long, visited the docks.
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Matchstick modeller creates flotilla of miniature ships
David Reynolds knows a thing or two about making matchstick models.
The retired oil rig worker, from Swaythling in Southampton, has got through about six million matchsticks after taking up the hobby between shifts while working at sea.
Twenty-five years on and almost 30 matchstick ships later,
a collection of his work has gone on display in a Southampton museum
He said he took up the hobby after first trying embroidery to pass time on the rig.
"One Christmas, my son bought me a matchstick kit of a train, then I built an oil rig and it got a bit out of hand."
The replica of the Brent Bravo rig, which he completed in July 2009, broke the Guinness World Records record for the largest matchstick model and used over four million sticks.
After that, he decided to concentrate on ships.
He has completed models of a number of famous vessels, including the ill-fated liner Titanic, Nelson's flagship HMS Victory, salvaged Tudor warship the Mary Rose, and the ocean liners Queen Mary and QE2.
Mr Reynolds uses 20kg (44 lbs) boxes of matchsticks, nail clippers, tweezers and glue to create the models, the design of which comes from photographs or, in the case of the Mary Rose, an oil painting.
Each vessel is made up of an average of 40,000 matchsticks and takes around nine months to build, with the biggest ship in his collection, the Titanic, measuring just under 5ft (1.5m) in length.
He said modelling was "just a little hobby".
"I don't think much of it, but our spare room is chock-a-block with them.
"All I ever do is a couple of hours in the evening, I don't do it religiously.
"People watch TV for six or seven hours a night and they've not achieved anything - at least by the end of the week I've got something."
His favourite vessels to build are the classic sail ships, where he uses waxed crochet cotton for the rigging, which is painstakingly pegged to get the tension.
"The most fragile part to make is the anchor," he said
"I bend the matches slowly with a fingernail to make them."
Mr Reynolds, who has also created a replica of the museum housing his collection, added that he was "slowing down a bit now", but had no intention to stop.
"I'm just glad people enjoy them," he said.
The replica fleet of ships will be on show at the Tudor House Museum in Southampton until 7 September
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Cast away: Shipwrecked man makes land 'after 16 months adrift'
Shipwrecked man washes up on Pacific atoll 'after spending 16 months adrift, floating up to 8,000 miles from Mexico'
By Barney Henderson, and AFP
3:48PM GMT 31 Jan 2014
An emaciated man survived 16 months adrift at sea, eating turtles, birds and fish and drinking turtle blood, having floated up to 8,000 miles from Mexico to a remote Pacific atoll, it was claimed on Friday.
A Norwegian researcher said that the man – who only speaks Spanish and has a long beard – was not in a good condition after his 24-foot fibreglass boat washed up on the reef at Ebon Atoll.
In a story reminiscent of the Tom Hanks film Cast Away - or perhaps Ang Lee's Life of Pi - the man, dressed only in ragged underpants, apparently set off from Mexico heading for El Salvador in September 2012. He was travelling with a companion, who apparently died at sea several months ago.
"His condition isn't good, but he's getting better," Ola Fjeldstad, a Norwegian anthropology student doing research on Ebon, told AFP by telephone. The man had low blood pressure and was incredibly thin, but was able to walk and had no life-treatening condition.
Details of his survival are not clear, Mr Fjeldstad added, but he said his name was Jose Ivan.
"The boat is really scratched up and looks like it has been in the water for a long time," said the researcher. "He has a long beard and hair."
Mr Ivan indicated to Mr Fjeldstad that he survived by eating turtles, birds and fish and drinking turtle blood when there was no rain.
No fishing equipment was on the boat and Mr Ivan suggested he somehow caught turtles and birds with his bare hands. There was a turtle on the boat when it landed at Ebon.
Stories of survival in the vast Pacific are not uncommon.
In 2006, three Mexicans made international headlines when they were discovered drifting in the middle of the ocean in their stricken boat, nine months after setting out on a shark-fishing expedition.
And in 1992, two fishermen from Kiribati were at sea for 177 days before coming ashore in Samoa.
According to Ms Fjeldstad, the Marshall Islanders who found Ivan took him to the main island on the atoll to meet Mayor Ione de Brum, who put in a call to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Majuro.
Officials at the Foreign Ministry said on Friday they were waiting to get more details and for the man to be brought to Majuro.
The government airline's only plane that can land at Ebon is currently down for maintenance and is not expected to return to service until Tuesday at the earliest, with officials considering sending a boat to pick up the castaway.
"He's staying at the local council house and a family is feeding him," said Mr Fjeldstad.
"We've been giving him a lot of water, and he's gaining strength," said the Norwegian.
The Marshall Islands, in the northern Pacific, are home to barely 60,000 people spread over 24 atolls, with most of them standing at an average of just two metres above sea level.
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Herman Melville's Moby-Dick (1851) is wonderfully strange, rich and transporting, and both a comfort and a warning to all who write for a living. On publication the reviewers said it was so bad Melville should have been ashamed of the waste of paper.
I've nearly finished reading that myself and I'm hugely impressed with it. It's beautiful, strange, amusing, sad, filled with references that could keep you going forever and just so wonderfully written. It's by far one of the best novels I've ever read, and seems far more modern than it's date would suggest.
As to the weather on my particular patch of coat - well the wind's picking up steadily, and it's lashing with rain. We're in for a rough night I think
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FSL Hamburg being escorted up the Carrick Roads yesterday by three tugs:
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The general synopsis at midnight
Low northern Ireland 970 expected Bailey 961 by midnight tonight. Low just west of Rockall 941 moving eastwards and losing its identity
Issued 1 February 04:05 UTC
And a full house of Gale Warnings! (Several 9s and 10s, 11 in Shannon...)
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The SAR helicopter, which now seems to be based at Lee-on-Solent again, has had a busy day. She's been as far west as Bournemouth Airport and its environs, out to sea south of Christchurch, covered most of the Solent, the centre of the IoW, and as far east as Beachy Head, and a visit to Shoreham (Brighton City) Airport, not to mention other places.
She's been active since about midday till 1930. Some of that may have been SAR related, since she may have visited the hospital at Southampton too, but I didn't follow this live and her track would take too long now to unravel.
If she wasn't involved in SAR, maybe she was acting as a CG eye-in-the-sky while we have this extreme weather and tides.
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The general synopsis at midnight
Low Bailey 961 expected 250 miles east of Iceland 974 by midnight tonight. New low expected Shannon 971 by same time. Low southeast Fair Isle 969 losing its identity
Issued 2 February 04:05 UTC
Gale warnings all areas except Tyne, but it's not quite as bad as it sounds - many of the gales in the east and south are decreasing. But the west and north still gets a heavy hit - up to storm force 10 in some areas.
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Chief Executive Officer and President of Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) Meg Whitman has faced tough criticism regarding the direction the company is taking to combat declining personal computer sales and weaker corporate IT spending, but throughout the series of recent earnings disappointments she has maintained that the company is in the midst of a turnaround.
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Janice got her hands on a Nikon Coolpix 900 back in 1998 and has been a digital camera enthusiast ever since.
This cool concept camera takes panoramic shooting to a funner level: Just toss and it shoots.
Fujifilm announces pricing and availability on its forthcoming high-end compact camera, the FinePix X10.
The announcement of a new iPhone 4S may have disappointed some, but improved camera features may make it a point-and-shoot killer.
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New surprise:
Guests who stay at our hostel can get 20% discount for drinks .Everybody are welcomed to Koala!
Recommended by Lonely Planet
Youth hostels don't come much more charming than this one.Even the lobby(which doubles up as a chic wi-fi cafe),with its high ceilings and brightly painted walls,is a joy to be in.But it's the rooms,all sightly different,that really stand out. Although on the small side,all are beautifully decorated with cosy furniture,flower-patterned wallpaper and gathered-up curtains,and all come with wall-mounted flat-screen TV and a funky little bathroom.The two most expensive -tulip and rose -have private balconies overlooking pleasant Duolun Rd.Dorms are small,but neat and clean.Internet is free.
This beautiful building offers our guests the chance not only to see Shanghai's history but also to sleep in it! The restoration is added by modern facilities without spoiling its character and guests can be secured by our conscientious staff, security card system and commitment to the highest standards. A bar in the lobby is also available with various drinks, featuring Italian coffee--illy. Delicious foods including pizza, pasta, some great snacks are also served. Our mission is to provide comfortable, secure, clean and spacious accommodation to budget traveler. Don't just see Shanghai's history; but to know it, live in it !
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The double-bed room is equipped with a large size bed capable of two people.
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The twins room is equipped with 2 single beds
Internet and Wi-Fi access are free in the lobby. You can relax in the lounge or have a drink with friends in our bar. Our large and beautiful lounge is a great place to meet new friends . And our bar serves various drinks made especially for you!
Please note that we do not have self catering facilities, Our restaurant is open Mon-Sun offering a variety of delicious foods with moderate price. Transportation is convenient and there are restaurants, shopping malls, parks, galleries nearby. Come and enjoy your stay in Koala Garden House & Eucalyptus Coffee!
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Written by Hal Barwood & Matthew Robbins, based on a story by Barwood, Robbins and Steven Spielberg
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Starring Goldie Hawn, William Atherton, Michael Sacks, Ben Johnson, Gregory Walcott
- Theatrical trailer
Released by: Universal
Rating: PG
Region: 1
Anamorphic: Yes.
My Advice: Spielberg fans should rent.
Lou Jean Poplin (Hawn) hasn't exactly been the poster woman for motherhood. She's been incarcerated and so has her husband. When she gets out, it appears that the state of Texas has determined them to be unfit parents and put their very young son up for adoption. Lou Jean goes apeshit. She helps her husband (Atherton) escape and takes off across the state to get her son back, making several bad decisions along the way--one of which gives them a state trooper hostage (Sacks). Now on the road and in a buttload of trouble, they may make it to the end of the road to their son--but then what?
Well, sometimes there are films that everybody seems to like that you just don't get. And I apologize in advance, I just don't get this movie. So if you do and you don't want to read a dissenting opinion, abandon the review now. You've been warned. Maybe it's the cinematic context that I don't understand--something perhaps some bonus features could have addressed--but to me, the almost comical (and I don't think it was meant to be comical, at least not the whole film through) cross-country chase has been done a lot better in everything from Smokey & the Bandit to Blues Brothers to Thelma & Louise. This film predates those, yes, but if they were just improving upon this as a template then I wish I had known.
I just don't understand the point of the film. Since it's pretty much evident from the get-go how things are going to end up, you only have the journey there to sustain you. Hawn appears to be revelling in her role of Queen of White Trash, but there's not much going on with her other than that. Sure, we can understand the lengths a woman will go to to protect her child, but there are limits. Lou Jean is such a freaking airhead that by the end of the film, I was praying for snipers. Atherton (looking scary-thin and damn, so young) tries to do the best he can, but there's just nothing there. Sacks is literally along for the ride, his storyline ending in a very heavy handed way that I didn't care for. Ben Johnson is also there to play the captain who's trying to keep the body count to zero.
About the only thing the film really has going for it is Spielberg's and cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond's choices for shots. They capture the Texas countryside and the chase well, it's just a shame that we have to rely on that to carry us for nearly two hours. Which begs the question: why 110 minutes? Surely we could have lost something in there so that our butts wouldn't fall asleep.
The DVD comes with nothing to assist it, much less the aforementioned context that might have helped me out. This is a shame especially considering the amount of stuff Universal put on the Duel DVD that accompanied this into stores. There's only the trailer. At the very least, some interviews on the choices that went into the film would have been nice, if for no other reason to help me, you know, with my problem.
Spielberg completists who have never caught it might want to rent it, but the rest of us can avoid it with a clear conscience, I should think.
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DENVER (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies and Colorado Rockies were bundled up for batting practice Sunday night, wearing stocking caps, gloves and thick hooded sweat shirts to insulate against the biting cold.
The forecast for Game 3 of their NL playoff series called for a temperature of 33 at first pitch, which would break the record for the coldest postseason game.
That distinction, for now, belongs to Cleveland and Florida, who played Game 4 of the 1997 World Series in 35-degree weather.
It could be worse - at least the snow flurries and icy mist have cleared out.
The snowstorm that blew through the Mile High City on Saturday brought bone-chilling temperatures and led to the Phillies and Rockies getting postponed. The series is tied at one game each.
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Installment 5 of the The Mortal Janice, (Narrative 3 of The Immortality Project) is titled Bondage as Psychotherapy. It's rather electric. But it also puts a lot of things together.
Really, the idea starts in Installment 3, Connecting the Dots. Janice gets Blair a piercing, in part to help disguise him, but also because she instinctively senses he needs to feel something. In Installment 4, Poisoning Myself, Janice reflects in various ways on how limitation and wounding put one in touch with life.
In this installment, she takes it further.
Blair has been getting a CT-scan looking for GPS trackers in his body. (I had one of those, for the same reason.) Janice comes back from just barely not having sex with Marcus, a man she just met, and finds out that Blair's clean. More than that: the radiologist says that his body is utterly perfect. She gets a CT herself, and discovers that, like most people, her body is full of internal imperfections; she might even have a brain tumor (though she probably doesn't.) The comparison angers her, and that night when they have sex she is aggressive, and introduces him to bondage. Her anger is also love, though, and when she sees how he reacts her heart opens to him.
He wasn't playing at being scared; he was damn scared, even by loops of scotch tape.
And he loved it. We broke the tape pretty quick, which would have happened even with regular sex but this was hot, hot sex. I leaned all my weight on one of his arms to make it stay up by the post and told him to pretend he was still tied and not to touch me. Extremely hot.
He was surrendering. He was surrendering to me, and in his mind it was more than play. For a guy like him, it was real surrender.
Bondage psychotherapy.
I'm not sure who cried first, me or my downed angel.
There's a great deal else in the installment too. Janice's internal dialogue is entrancing: sexy, hilarious, poetic and perceptive all at once . — Flyss
P.S. This section also gives new meaning to the title of Installment 7 of Narrative 1. :-)


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Pittsburgh, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back Curtis Brown is out for the season after tearing his ACL in Sunday's win at Cleveland.
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Homestead Heritage Day is held the second Saturday in February.
Many of the different eras of Texas' fascinating history are showcased at this festival. The Redbud Hill Homestead comes alive with old-fashioned, hands-on activities for kids, period re-enactments, and a bustling, filled-to-the-brim day complete with re-enactors, historians, and volunteers.
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Scary stories in the Park
- When: Friday, October 30, 2009, 7 p.m.
- Where: Basehor City Park, Basehor
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Storyteller Joyce Slater will tell stories Oct. 30 in Basehor City Park. All ages welcome. Bring lawn chairs and blankets.
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The Startling Science of a Starling Murmuration
>> Friday, November 18, 2011
Sophie Windsor Clive and Liberty Smith were canoeing somewhere in Ireland when they had a chance encounter with one of nature's greatest and most fleeting phenomena — a murmuration of starlings. The spectacle is a magical case of mathematical chaos in action. And, it's all driven by the quest for survival.
Murmuration from Sophie Windsor Clive on Vimeo.