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Drying the biomass would help to improve its heating value and performance but traditional thermal drying technologies (rotary dryers, fluidized bed, steam, paddle, etc) use fossil fuels, are energy intensive and expensive to build and operate, require pollution control systems, are prone to fires and are often difficult to site and permit (combustion process, emissions, natural gas piping, etc).
In comparison, a biological dryer (Biodryer®) is designed to take advantage of nature's biological oxidation process to cost effectively reduce moisture content of the organic wastes and resulting biomass fuel to less than 20%; without the need for natural gas, oil or steam heating and with minimal capital, labor, maintenance and operating costs.
Typically, Wright's biomass product will have a heating value of about 14,000 kJ/kg to 20,000 kJ/kg; depending on the organic feedstock and the desired moisture content of the fuel (bomb calorimeter, ultimate or proximate analysis, etc).
The Biodryer® standard product has the appearance of a mulch or "hog fuel", but it can also be densified (pellets, briquettes, etc) to meet the specific transportation, handling and feed requirements of the client.
Mulch ("hog fuel") Pellets Briquettes
This biomass fuel can be used in direct combustion, gasification, cofiring or calcination energy conversion processes to produce heat, steam or power while reducing operating costs and emissions.
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Food + wood chips | 21,677 |
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Organic fraction of MSW | 16,380 |
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So, what's wrong with mama's boys? Or what's wrong with marrying a mama's boy? Well, tough questions and the truth is, we really can't tell you. As a what's wrong with mama's boys, I have a wonderful marriage and my wife loves my mom.So what is all the "hoo ha" and why should women avoid mama's boys?
Again, from where I sit, there is nothing wrong and the reality is that in most cases, it's got a lot to do with the spouse wanting complete control over her husband. In other words, it's not that she hates her mother-in-law, it's just that she wants hubby paying her the same respect and compliments that mom gets.
Does that make sense? Maybe I've just dug myself into a hole?:)
I'll try one last time to explain it; when my wife gets upset with me over my mom it will be something over what I say such as, you are eating dinner at mom's place and you suddenly blurt out…"This is the best lasagna I've ever had. No one makes lasagna like you mom".
Okay, great statement and you've just entrenched yourself in mom's heart even further but think about it; your wife makes great lasagna too and she gets her "nose out of joint" that she's not the best at making it. At least not the equal of mom.
Now, does that make sense?
Again, the truth is that there are different stages of being a mommy's boy and the above is just one. That's where I am. And I acknowledge that it gets much worse than that. An article I spotted at living.oneindia.in asks "is every man a mama's boy"? We haven't mentioned dominating mothers…that's where things get sticky.
The article mentions that men who grow up with dominating moms usually end up with dominating wives; not a good combination when the two are in the same space. Oh, the article's grammar may be a little off center but the information is great.
If you ask any average girl, then a guy you would describe as a 'mamma's boy' will not be on her marriageable list at all. So what happens after marriage? All women have problems with husband and they proclaim that it is the husband's mother who is cause of these problems. 'He can never go against his mother' is a standard complain. So are we to believe that all boys are inherently mamma's boys or become so after tying the knot with another woman.
Here are some of the reasons for which guys are given this title somewhat unreasonably sometimes…..
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Meanwhile, an article at askmen.com looks at why women don't like mama's boys. And it's a little like we mentioned above in my little scenario; girls, please forgive me for saying this but women like to be number one. I say that in the most respectful fashion. They like to be appreciated.
The article at askmen.com also says that no woman wants to be second priority. I'll second that!
Women always like hearing a potential mate speak about his mother in a caring and respectful manner. In fact, men who have a good relationship with their mothers tend to be more understanding and respectful toward women, and we ladies know that.
But a man who talks a little too much about his mother will raise a "mama's boy" flag in any woman's mind. It's not hard to understand why women don't like mama's boys.
Here are some of the reasons why women don't like mama's boys and solutions to how a man can keep both his mother and lover happy…..
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So there you have it. What's wrong with mamas boys? It's not that there's anything really wrong with mama's boys, it's just that they need to know when it's time to have an adult relationship with their mothers. And never praise your mom in front of your wife in a way that demeans her. Does that make sense?
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I know who Hannah's talking about now. I've seen his wrist-grabbing stunt before. (4.25)
This is the first time Bryce Walker shows up, though his name isn't revealed until later. Bryce is the character most associated with violence in the novel.
Statement number one: "I'm only playing, Hannah."
Translation: Your ass is my play-toy. You might think you have final say over what happens to your ass, but you don't. Not as long as "I'm only playing." (4.133-34)
What a jerk. Seriously, Bryce: get a clue. Hannah's dislike of Bryce's violent attitude makes makes it all the more mind-boggling when she chooses to have sex with him toward the end of the book.
That tiny scar you've all seen above my eyebrow, that's the shape of Jessica's fingernail… which I plucked out myself. (5.130)
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The Mullin Museum celebrates the Art of Bugatti
1937 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic. Photos by Michael Furman Photography, courtesy of the Mullin Museum.
Say the name "Bugatti," and the automotive masterpieces created by Ettore Bugatti and his son, Jean, are what most with a passion for automobiles envision. The family had far more artistic depth than this however, and a new exhibit at the Mullin Automotive Museum, entitled Art of Bugatti, brings some of the family's other masterpieces to center stage.
Ettore Bugatti's gift was in all things mechanical, and his talents were clearly passed down to his son, Jean, who would pen such memorable body designs as the Type 41 Royale and the Type 57 Atalante. Tragically, Jean would lose his life in 1939, at the age of just 30, while testing a Type 57 "tank-bodied" racer on a road near the company's Molsheim, France, factory. Best known for his automotive designs, Ettore Bugatti would also try his hand at designing a range of transportation-themed products, including carriages, the Autorail motorized railcar and the Bugatti 100P airplane, designed to contest prewar speed records (though never flown).
1925 Bugatti Type 35C Grand Prix.
Ettore's father, Carlo Bugatti, was perhaps the family's most versatile craftsman, having proven himself as a painter, musical instrument maker, expert cabinet maker, furniture builder, silversmith, and to some degree, fashion designer. Ettore's brother Rembrandt (named for the Dutch painter) proved to be a skilled sculptor, who preferred bronze as a medium for his various works, many of which used animals from the Antwerp Zoo as their subjects. As with his nephew Jean, Rembrandt would also die at an early age; consumed with grief over the loss of his beloved zoo subjects during World War I, Rembrandt took his own life in 1916, at age 31. The elephant hood ornament favored by Ettore Bugatti was derived from a bronze created by Rembrandt, and stood as an enduring memorial to his late brother's memory.
The Mullin Automotive Museum's upcoming Art of Bugatti exhibit will help to shed light on the depth of the Bugatti family's artistic talents by presenting examples of each member's primary medium. Though the final list of exhibits has not yet been set, the museum expects to showcase Ettore and Jean's automotive creations, beginning with an early horse-drawn carriage and including the Brescia racer; Type 35, 37 and 51 race cars; Jean Bugatti's Type 64 "Papillon" and Atlantic coupés; a Type 57 Aravis and Atalante; and even the most magnificent of all Bugattis, the Type 41 Royale. Unrestored Bugatti automobiles from the Schlumpf Reserve Collection will be shown, and making its public debut will be a recreation of the Bugatti 100P aircraft, a design that combined advanced aerodynamics with Bugatti's usual artistic flair.
Carriage crafted by Ettore Bugatti.
Examples of Carlo Bugatti's work will include paintings, more than 50 pieces of furniture and even a banjo crafted by the hands of the Bugatti family patriarch. Bronzes from Rembrandt Bugatti will also be featured, as will factory drawings and artifacts that help tell the tale of a family bound by art, engineering and misfortune.
The Mullin Automotive Museum's Art of Bugatti exhibit opens on March 25. For additional details, visit MullinAutomotiveMuseum.com.
Four-Links – Mister Softee's civil defense role, why collector cars are getting more expensive, 66th anniversary of Ettore Bugatti's death, 60 years of the Karmann Ghia
* All this time we thought Mister Softees, the ubiquitous-during-summer neighborhood ice cream trucks, were placed on this earth to combat just the summer swelter, but as Daryl at Throwin' Wrenches pointed out recently, the trucks were also tapped to play a role in our nation's Civil Defense network during the 1950s.
* A couple of our readers – thanks Rex and Andrew – pointed out a recent Economist article which puts the big-dollar collector car transactions as of late into perspective: Not only are collector cars reportedly outperforming art, coins, and other collectibles as investment pieces, they're doing so by measures of multiples rather than percentage points.
Photo by Jan Faborsky.
* As of this past Wednesday, it's been 66 years since Ettore Bugatti died.
* Here's something to put that last item into perspective. As Autoblog pointed out, Volkswagen this year is celebrating 60 years since it launched the Karmann Ghia.
* Finally, these mid-century-inspired wooden toy cars are pretty neat.
Ettore Bugatti's Bugatti Type 57 to cross the block
Photos courtesy Bonhams.
It pays to keep the boss happy, particularly when your boss is Le Patron, Ettore Bugatti, a man who had definite limitations on his patience. So after the infamous 1936 strike that prompted Bugatti to become disillusioned with his work force, the Molsheim factory workers reportedly put in extra hours to build Le Patron an extra special car, one that will cross the block in Paris this week.
Or so the story goes. The history of this 1938 Bugatti Type 57C Special Coupe, chassis number 57335, contains plenty of qualifiers such as "it's believed" and "according to some historians." What does seem to be generally accepted about the origins of 57335 is that the chassis number was originally used for a 1936 Type 57 TT Torpedo originally registered in Ettore Bugatti's name and driven by Pierre Veyron and Lucien Wurmser in that year's Paris-Nice Rally. Veyron later crashed the Type 57 and returned it to the factory, where in June 1938 the workers rebuilt it from the ground up, fitting it with a supercharged Type 57 3,257cc double-overhead-camshaft straight-eight and four-speed transmission. They then draped the chassis with a special one-off body, reportedly the last design that Jean Bugatti – who at that time managed the factory for his father – penned before his death. Similar to Jean Bugatti's Galibier coupes, the four-seat, two door coupe body fitted to 57335 featured a raked windshield and plain sides without rubbing running boards, but added a fastback body shape with a two-piece glass roof.
While the Molsheim workers reportedly presented 57335 as a birthday gift to Le Patron (which doesn't add up, given that Ettore Bugatti was born in September), and Bugatti is known to have driven 57335 – he hit a bicyclist with it when its steering box locked up – it rather appears that the company used 57335 as a demonstrator and later as a sort of engineering mule. Bugatti is known to have lent it to a number of people connected with the company, including its factory manager, agents, and racing drivers. After World War II (and a daring escape from the factory with the car by Robert Benoist), Bugatti's director general, Pierre Marco, began to drive it and subject it to a number of upgrades, including a Type 101 steering wheel, Type 101 supercharged engine, Lockheed hydraulic brakes, Rudge-Whitworth wire wheels, a radio and a heater. The coupe then remained with the factory until 1959, when Bugatti sold it to Belgian distributor Jean de Dobbeleer, noting in the invoice, "we confirm that this car belonged to Monsieur Ettore Bugatti and was driven latterly by our general manager, Mr. Pierre Marco."
Three months later, de Dobbeleer sold 57335 to Anderson, Indiana, resident Lyman Greenlee, who then sold it to William Howell of Oklahoma City. Gary Kohs then bought it in 1982 and held on to it until offering it for no reserve at Gooding's 2009 Pebble Beach auction; the late John O'Quinn then bought it for $1.375 million. It has appeared twice at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance – in 1985 and 2003 – and at the Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance in 2009, but for display purposes only all three times.
Offered by Bonhams this Thursday at its Le Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais auction in Paris, the Type 57 is expected to sell for €800,000 to €1 million, or about $1.1 million to $1.4 million. For more information on the Grand Palais auction, visit Bonhams.com.
UPDATE (8.February 2013): The Bugatti sold for €690,000, including premium, or about $923,000.
The Baby Bug: Bugatti Type 52 on display
New Yawker Lentinello could probably vouch for this, what with him having that 'Confidential-style design degree from Pratt, but Greg at the dt describes the Allan Stone Gallery as "an old school, but low key institution on Upper East Side, which began showing works by such emerging New York artists as Willem deKooning, Andy Warhol, and Eva Hesse."
Slightly less emerging than the Warhol crowd, Ettore Bugatti finished his emergence in 1947, but that didn't stop the gallery from mounting an exhibition of his work, including a Type 57, and the famous Type 52 "baby Bugatti." According to the gallery, "It was initially built in 1927 as a miniature Type 35 for Ettore's five-year-old son Roland. It is a pint-sized fully working electric automobile, suitably scaled to be driven by children. Until 1930, the Type 52 was made by special request as a novelty item for doting parents among the European elite. It proved so popular that the factory made over 150 of these 'toys'."
The gallery's website says the exhibition closed a month ago, but we're glad to see a big name like Allan Stone mounting an exhibit like this in the first place. The Type 57 is featured on the home page and there's an online display up, so if you're in the vicinity of 113 East 90th Street, let us know.
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My name is Kevin and im 16, Cars are my life.
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Nice general body wash but you would do better buying any brand of Dr. Bonners Organic Castile Liquid Soap. It's a lot cheaper and you get more ounces and it has so many multitasking uses for the one bottle . The Kiehls brand is nice but a bit runny and thin for my taste and the scent is not really strong. Kinda over priced in my opinion.
I really wanted to love this product! I'd read the reviews here so I knew it was going to be thin and watery (I live in the wop wops and had already ordered it online) but forewarned is forearmed (as they say) and since I always use a sponge in the shower that isn't a problem. A much bigger disappointment is the very faint smell, which is so slight that it's hardly there at all!
To be honest if I didn't know it was meant to be grapefruit I'd have a hard time telling you what the smell was supposed to be and it certainly doesn't linger on my skin throughout the day - which is a real shame. I was hoping for a sharp fresh citrus buzz to wake me up in the morning, which this product definitely does not deliver. Obviously I won't be buying it again!
This used to be a wonderful cleanser - the formulation has changed significantly since then. The previous formulation was very gentle but the new one lists sodium laureth sulfate as a primary ingredient; SLES is a cheap, harsh, drying and potentially toxic detergent that should be avoided. This is especially disappointing given the relatively expensive price of the product.
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I am in love with this scent. It is a very fresh, true grapefruit scent that is subtle, but still very noticeable. The shower gel itself is very cleansing. It foams slightly. It's perfect for summer and after exercising.
I am not a big fan of this grapefruit shower gel/liquid. Firstly, it doesn't have that refreshing grapefruit scent as I expected. It's rather subtle. Secondly, the texture of the product is very thin and runny, therefore I found it hard to foam up with my hands before applying to my body. However, it is a gentle cleanser.
Bought this since I love everything grapefruit, and it's a real disappointment (tester in the store smelled fine, so this is either an old batch or they enhance the testers). It smells barely of grapefruit, and vaguely of plain castile soap. Lathers OK, but the liquid is very runny, so it won't sit in the palm of your hand while you lather, but will run down your hand and between your fingers. What a waste!
This soap is my new HG body soap for several reasons. First, some skin background: I am a little bit dry in the winter, and have sensitive skin, and also have little red bumps on the backs of my arms (Keratosis Pilaris).
This soap has helped all of that! It is gentle, smells incredible (very lightly grapefruit scented - not overly citrusy and doesn't last long, just enough to cheer me up when I smell it!), and non-drying. Also, most importantly, continued use has completely gotten rid of the bumps on my arms!!! This makes it HG for me. I am not sure why this has happened, if it's the fruit acids in the soap or what, but by the time I finished my first bottle (I use it liberally) the bumps were all gone! There is a little redness still, but the bumps are completely gone. Will repurchase forever and ever!
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Ischemic Stroke
What is an ischemic stroke?
An ischemic stroke occurs when blood is suddenly blocked and cannot flow to your brain. The block is usually caused by a blood clot that gets stuck in a narrow blood vessel. When oxygen cannot get to an area of the brain, tissue in that area may get damaged. Damage to an area of the brain causes loss of body functions controlled by that area.
What are the signs and symptoms of an ischemic stroke?
Signs or symptoms may begin suddenly and worsen quickly. One or more of the following may appear minutes or hours after a stroke, and worsen quickly:
- Severe headache
- Blurred or double vision, or vision loss
- Numbness, tingling, weakness, or paralysis on 1 side of your body
- Trouble walking or communicating
- Dizziness, confusion, or fainting
How is an ischemic stroke diagnosed?
Your healthcare provider will ask about your symptoms and when they started. He will ask if you have any medical conditions. The following tests help your healthcare provider know where the stroke happened, and how much damage you have:
- CT or MRI scan: Healthcare providers take pictures of your skull and brain. You may be given dye to help the pictures show up better. Tell the healthcare provider if you have ever had an allergic reaction to contrast dye. Do not enter the MRI room with metal. Metal can cause serious injury. Tell the healthcare provider if you have a metal implant.
- Arteriography: X-rays are taken of your arteries to look for blood flow blockage.
How is an ischemic stroke treated?
- Medicines: You may need medicine to break up blood clots or to prevent them from forming. You may also need medicine to treat diabetes, depression, high cholesterol, or blood pressure problems. You may need medicine to decrease the pressure in your brain, reduce pain, or prevent seizures.
- Rehabilitation: Rehabilitation (rehab) is an important part of treatment. Physical therapists help strengthen your arms, legs, and hands. You learn exercises to improve your balance and movement to decrease your risk of falling. Occupational therapists teach you new ways to do daily activities, such as getting dressed. A speech therapist helps you relearn or improve your ability to talk and swallow.
- Ventilator: You may need to get oxygen through a ventilator if your stroke affects your ability to breathe. A tube is put into your airway through your nose, mouth, or an incision in your neck. The ventilator gives you oxygen through the tube.
- Surgery: You may need to have a tube placed in your skull. The tube drains extra fluid and checks the pressure in your brain. You may also need surgery to widen arteries or to place a filter into a blood vessel. Surgery can improve blood flow and prevent blood clots.
What increases my risk of an ischemic stroke?
- You are at least 55 years old.
- You are a man.
- You are African American.
- You are a woman and use birth control pills, or you take hormone replacement medicine.
- You are pregnant or had a baby within the past 6 weeks.
- Your father or mother had a stroke, or you had a low birthweight.
- You have high blood pressure, blood vessel disease, or sickle cell anemia that is not being treated.
- You have atrial fibrillation, diabetes, or another heart condition.
What can I do to decrease my risk of a stroke?
- Manage health conditions: High blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol can all increase your risk of stroke. Take your medicine as directed. Follow your healthcare provider's instructions to check your blood pressure and blood sugar levels. Write the numbers down to show him.
- Eat healthy foods: Healthy foods can help prevent or manage high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes. Eat foods that are low in fat, cholesterol, salt, and sugar. Eat at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables each day. Eat foods that are high in potassium, such as potatoes and bananas. If you take warfarin, it works best when you eat about the same amount of vitamin K each day. Vitamin K is found mainly in leafy green vegetables. Ask your healthcare provider for a list of other foods that contain vitamin K.
- Reach or stay at a healthy weight: Weight loss can decrease your blood pressure and your risk of stroke. Ask your healthcare provider how much you should weigh and how to lose weight safely. Ask your healthcare provider how often you should exercise and which exercises to do. You will need to exercise carefully after a stroke so you do not fall.
- Limit alcohol: Men should limit alcohol to 2 drinks per day. Women should limit alcohol to 1 drink per day. A drink of alcohol is 12 ounces of beer, 5 ounces of wine, or 1½ ounces of liquor.
- Do not use street drugs or smoke cigarettes: Your risk of stroke increases if you use drugs such as cocaine, or you smoke cigarettes. Ask your healthcare provider for help if you are having trouble quitting.
How can I tell if someone is having a stroke?
Know the F.A.S.T. test to recognize the signs of a stroke:
- F = Face: Ask the person to smile. Drooping on one side of the mouth or face is a sign of a stroke.
- A = Arms: Ask the person to raise both arms. One arm that slowly comes back down or cannot be raised is a sign of a stroke.
- S = Speech: Ask the person to repeat a simple sentence that you say first. Speech that is slurred or sounds strange is a sign of a stroke.
- T = Time: Call 911 if you see any of these signs. This is an emergency.
When should I contact my healthcare provider?
- Your blood pressure is higher or lower than you were told it should be.
- You have skin tears, or sores on your heels, head, or buttocks from lying in bed.
- You have bowel movement problems.
- You have questions or concerns about your condition or care.
When should I seek immediate care or call 911?
- You have a seizure.
- You have double vision or vision loss.
- You are bleeding from your rectum or nose.
- Your arm or leg feels warm, tender, and painful. It may look swollen and red.
- You have chest pain that spreads to your arms, jaw, or back.
- You suddenly feel dizzy, lightheaded, and have shortness of breath.
- You have chest pain when you take a deep breath or cough. You may cough up blood.
- You have weakness or numbness in your arm, leg, or face.
- You are confused and have problems speaking or understanding speech.
- You have a severe headache, or loss of balance or coordination.
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A large number of various events will take place in Riga and elsewhere in Latvia on November 11 to mark the 93rd anniversary of War Heroes Remembrance Day, also known as Lacplesis Day.
Latvia marks Lacplesis Day in memory of the fight for freedom from 1918 to 1920. On November 11, 1919, the rag-tag Latvian Army and Riga residents defeated the 50,000-strong West Russian Volunteer Army led by Russian Colonel Pavel Bermont and German General Rudiger von der Goltz.
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This past week I had the opportunity to spend a few days in NYC at PRSA's Digital Impact. I loved my time there and learned a lot. This isn't a post about that conference. It's a post about the flight home.
I was taking a 7pm flight home to Atlanta from LGA and planned on getting home before my wife and dog went to sleep. After a few delays I threw away that idea and just wanted to get home. Delays just kept coming and coming and my arrival time kept getting later. Many of the flights out of our terminal were getting cancelled so I was just happy to still have an active flight, no matter how late. Once our plane was in the air and on the way to us in NYC, the desk attendant came on the PA.
Apparently the FAA has a curfew. I did not know this.
She announced that we had to be in the plane, seated, strapped into our seatbelts, plane door closed and pushing away from the gate at 1:50am – if we didn't hit it by that time the FAA would make them cancel the flight home. They asked everyone with a rolling bag to check the bags at the gate to avoid the "my bag doesn't fit/there's no more room do I really have to check my bag?" song and dance almost any boarding process sees. Fortunately, most of the people on our flight went along with it. We just wanted to go home.
The plane arrived around 1am but there was a snag – a mechanical issue. Fortunately it was just a battery thing they had to deal with but it still delayed our boarding process. It was 1:33am and the boarding process still hadn't happened. Then they opened up the gates. There were no zone calls. No "Delta Priority" lines. They just said "everyone, get on – now!"
Keep in mind this wasn't a small plane. We all jumped in. I had just gotten on the plane when they said "four minutes left!" People just found a seat and sat down, regardless if it was on their ticket. The ticket agents were sprinting up and down the aisle to hand-check standby passengers. They sprinted off, the baggage guys ran out of the plane and the attendants shut the door as fast as I've ever seen it done. I glanced at my phone and watched it click to 1:50. I wasn't sure if we'd made it. The captain announced overhead
"Flight attendants, prepare the cabin for takeoff."
The whole plane erupted in applause and cheers. We did it. By the skin of our teeth, we made it.
It made me realize, when people put their selfishness aside and look out for the good of the whole group, things move a lot smoother. Everyone realized at that moment that their actions and decisions in those 15 minutes affected more than just themselves. We were able to board a massive plane in less than 15 minutes because we had a huge group of very goal-oriented people. Nobody wanted to spend the night in the airport.
Also, a huge kudos to the Delta crew. They didn't let their normal processes and procedures stand in the way. They did everything they absolutely had to get us home that night. I was impressed. The crew didn't mess around and kept us in the loop every step of the way. I may have not gotten to my apartment until after 5am – but I got home (and safely)!
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Jack Wahl (BSPE '49) has always given of himself in ways few could ever imagine - to his country, to his family, and to his alma mater. In 2011, Wahl and his wife, Lynn, made a campaign commitment resulting in the single largest individual gift in the history of The University of Tulsa. The result will transform the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences and can improve lives globally.
Wahl's selflessness and sense of duty dates back to the day he joined the U.S. Army to fight in World War II. He served in an infantry division in Belgium, Germany, and Austria and received a Purple Heart after he was wounded by mortar fire in France. At Landsberg, Germany, his unit captured a large concentration camp. The atrocities he saw there were the most disheartening scenes he ever witnessed. These horrific scenes shaped the man Wahl would become. His experiences during the war heightened his sense of humanity and planted within him an unflinching desire to change the world.
Realizing that his dreams required him to receive a top-notch formal education, Wahl enrolled in TU's petroleum engineering program after World War II ended. After graduating in 1949, he began working as a reservoir engineer for Atlantic Refining Co. in Dallas. He was then hired by the consulting firm James A. Lewis Engineering in 1952. The company provided a wide range of oil and gas reservoir analyses, but its specialty was enhanced oil recovery by water injection.
During his distinguished career, Wahl went on to serve as president, consultant and petroleum engineer for James A. Lewis Co. Ltd. in Alberta, Canada, for more than 10 years. Using the expertise gained there, Wahl formed a private oil company, Columbian Northland Exploration Ltd. in 1967. When this company merged with Great Basins Petroleum Co. in 1970, he became CEO and majority shareholder and managed all operations in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Africa. He later sold Great Basins in 1980, a company listed on the American Stock Exchange, and retired to Bermuda with his wife, Lynn and their daughter, Stephanie.
He took up golf with great enthusiasm, winning several amateur tournaments in Bermuda and the Mid Ocean Club. His two most memorable golfing achievements were winning the Bermuda Stroke Play at age 66 and again at age 68, and being selected to represent Bermuda five times in the Eisenhower World Amateur international tournament. Having traveled many parts of the globe with his wife by his side, he believes the most interesting and exciting trips were the hunting safaris in Kenya, Botswana and Tanzania.
Wahl emerged from retirement and is now president of a private oil company, Richmond Oil & Financial Holdings Ltd. Wahl enjoys spending time at his Bermuda home with Lynn, who has been his partner in so many of his ventures. For his personal and professional achievements, Wahl was inducted into the Engineering and Natural Sciences Hall of Fame in 2010.
Lynn Wahl is an accomplished artist and mother. Her unique and innovative "art to wear" cigar box handbags have been featured in Bermudian Magazine and can be found in collections all over the world including South America, Japan, all across Europe and even in Tulsa. Her handcrafted work was recently selected for display at the Bermuda Society of Arts.
Throughout their lives, Lynn and Jack have actively supported initiatives that have a positive impact and that are close to their hearts, never forgetting the inspiring professors and passionate students at The University of Tulsa.
Two years ago, they received a Vision newsletter from the college that featured stories about TU student groups such as Sustainable Energy for North Eastern Asia (SENEA) and Engineers Without Borders that are working to build water purification systems for tiny villages around the globe.
"When I read those stories and saw what these students were doing, I knew my alma mater could change the world," he said. With that thought, Wahl began discussing how he could best meld his desire to improve access to affordable water around the world, with his abilities to support progress at TU.
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We went to a lovely wedding last night. One of the things I liked was the place cards. They were in little envelopes, although you could skip that. Inside was a little photo of the couple (not in wedding clothes, just standing in front of a building at school or something) holding a card with a number on it. It was easy to figure out that that was your table number. I guess they just did as many snapshots as they had tables, then put it on a computer and printed out as many as they needed. Probably was cheap and we liked it -- cute but not cutesy, you know? |
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Wow! Now that required some thought! How wonderful! ;-D |
- Posted by martinsbride (My Page) on Sat, Jun 18, 05 at 16:29
that was a cute idea! |
For 'placecards' for my son's wedding, I painted smooth, palm-sized stones with the names of each couple. The colors were from the invitations. The table numbers were written on stickers so they could be removed. Everyone loved their additional little token remembrance of our Garden Wedding. The final result is the Walt & Dianne one--it has the irridescent glitter flower centers and has been sprayed with glossy polyurethane. It's quite white, I don't know why it's showing up with the yellow cast. On the back of each stone is a stamp that reads-- . . . and they lived happily ever after. |
Wow! Those are fantastic! You are very talented (and dedicated -- I am sure this took quite a while). I would love to be a guest at a wedding with such lovely details. Stickers were a great idea -- not only does removing the number make a nicer souvenir, there are often last-minute changes to tables when someone must cancel at the last minute. |
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If Toyota made a phone, it would be the Huawei Ascend P1. I don't mean that as an insult. It's an objective assessment of what the P1 is; namely, the Camry V6 of smartphones. It's not entry level - it's actually fairly beefy - but it's no cutting-edge speed-demon, either. It caters to the sense of pragmatism, rather than the lustful desires, of those who would buy it, all at a class-leading value.
We're onto the second day of official pre-CES activities here in Las Vegas, and this morning we got to spend some time with Huawei's newest smartphone - the Ascend P1 S. While the vast majority of information about the device was leaked sometime last night, we had a chance to take some video of the Ice Cream Sandwich device and share a few insights about it, as well as obtain some relevant info on pricing and availability.


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The biggest newspaper in these parts is pretty regularly labeled as extreme-left (despite being owned by Hearst). But I've noticed something the past few months:
Every time there's any reporting on John Kerry's campaign, by the fifth or sixth paragraph there's always a "response" from some Bush or RNC flack. Always.
"OK," I thought, "they're making a point of providing balance."
Then I started reading the reports on Bush campaign speeches--and that's what they are, whether the taxpayers pay for them or not, when he's telling us what he's going to do the Next Four Years.
No "balance" quote. Nothing from the DNC or Kerry campaign.
Interesting behavior from the "liberal" media.
We all know where to go if you want fair and balanced. The Irish Independent, they attack everyone equally.
It really is unfair not to get a response from the Kerry camp. All newspapers have an agenda, although they may not admit it. I think it is well know that I am not a Kerry supporter, but it is only fair to see what his response would be.
I remember when there was controversey about putting Reagan movies on TV becausse of equal time rules. Newspapers should through journalistic integrity offer the other side, Bush or Kerry time and space to respond.
That is why I get both local newspapers at home, the leftist St. Petersburg Times and the slightly less leftist Tampa Tribune ( our local sanitation department does recycle newspaper or I would be up to my ears.) I love to read the newspapers. At ALA it was hard to keep me away from the NewspaperDirect.com booth. When I win the lottery I am signing up for NewspaperDirect at home.
The "Librul Press" hysteria is commonly engaged in by Rush Limbaugh, who, in several rants, has proven himself to be a loud-mouthed ignoramus. The most blatant example of which was his flat-out wrong proclamation that the First Amendment was first for a reason (implying that the amendments are hierarchic in nature despite the Ninth Amendment clearly proclaiming otherwise), and that the founding fathers planned it that way. The First Amendment was known as Article the Third back in 1791, until the first two articles failed to pass and the third was ratified by the states. Anyway, here's something about the issue from a credible source:
While "liberal bias" has been alleged for many years, the accusation became a common place with the explosion of conservative talk radio in the early 1990s. Rush Limbaugh and other, less prominent radio hosts made allegations of press bias a mantra. The primary exhibits in the case for bias were surveys showing that a majority of reporters vote for Democratic presidential candidates, although other polls have shown reporters to be more liberal than the populace on social issues but more
conservative on economic issues. Actual evidence of media bias would of course have to be culled from the content of news. Scholarly attempts to identify bias have not borne out the conservative critique; a recent meta-analysis of fifty-nine academic studies found no bias in newspapers, and measurable but insignificant biases in news-magazines and television news (there were slightly more statements by Republicans in magazines and slightly more statements by Democrats on television).
Perceptions of media bias may be driven in part by assertions that the creature is real: The more discussion there is of media bias, the more people believe such a bias exists, reagardless of whether the news at a particular moment is more favorable to Democrats or Republicans.[...]
In fact, many biases, most of them professonal, not political, shape the news. Reporters have a bias toward the use of official sources, a bias toward information that can be obtained quickly, a bias toward conflict, a bias toward focusing on discrete events rather than persistent conditions, and a bias toward the simple over the complex. These biases have a far greater role in determining the content of news than any political preferences a reporter might have. --Kathleen Jamieson &
Paul Waldman, The Press Effect, pg 169/170
"Rush Limbaugh, who, in several rants, has proven himself to be a loud-mouthed ignoramus."
Do you know the difference between the Goodyear blimp and Rush Limbaugh?
Both are big bags of hot air, but one has a radio show.
How odd! I have been wanting to blog about balance in the media (but have also been wanting the time).
In short, I would agree that the question is more complex than simply "liberal bias", and Walt's example above is interesting and worth pursuing. Perhaps it is a matter of the particular reporter(s) covering the two campaigns.
I would be interested in Walt's, Michael's, Matthew's, and anyone else's reactions two these two blog postings on this very topic:
In fact, perhaps most apropos of Walt's post (I assume that it was the NYT you were talking about) is this post by Petrelis. Cui bono? I supposed we could claim that the media are being wonderfully impartial, despite their obvious personal political preferences.
Note that, according to Petrelis, "Rupert Murdoch donated $2,000 to Kerry's Senatorial campaign in 2001; and he gave Sen. Ted Kennedy $1,000 in 1999." Yes, that Rupert Murdoch.
"(I assume that it was the NYT you were talking about)"
What on earth would cause you to make that assumption? The fact that I live in Silicon Valley (as I've mentioned in other posts),which is--what, 2500 miles?--from New York? The fact that Hearst has 0% ownership of the NYT?
Since you ask: San Francisco Chronicle. But mostly wire reports, in these cases.
Right. Rupert Murdoch, that old Commie, has never given money to Republicans. I'm going to believe that based on those posts. Well, doing that would take 58.8 years off my age, since it would mean I was born yesterday. Has he covered his a*** by giving to both parties? I would expect no less of that old fox. Or Faux.
Well, that was stupid of me. Please forgive me for not reading your journal entry carefully enough. I do recall that you have said you live in California (though I wouldn't have remembered that it was Silicon Valley).
I suspect your are right (or perhaps "correct" is better :) about Murdoch. I don't see any reason to doubt his veracity.
As for the post by Michael Petrelis, I don't recall him saying that Murdoch had never given money to the Republicans. I think he was making a point about a particular election cycle.
For what it's worth, here are the political donations reported by PACs to the FEC (available via ftp at http://www.fec.gov/finance/ftpdet.htm)
for everyone I could identify as being employed by the San Francisco Chronicle from the 2000 election cycle till now, extracted from the raw data with the help of Python:
Norr, Henry Mr. San Fransisco [sic] Chronicle/Reporter NADER 2000 GENERAL COMMITTEE INC
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Pates, William G Mr.
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Either those left-of-center employed at SFGate are much more likely to give to political causes than others, or the fact that SFGate is owned by Hearst isn't affecting their hiring policies. As I said before, I agree entirely that the political leanings of journalists and editors (which are I think without doubt to the left of what I consider the center) is not the sole determinant of media coverage. One can't simply explain the media by referring to a liberal bias. There's more to it than that. Nonetheless, I don't think the results will be very different when I load the FEC data into a database and do more systematic searches on 'journalist', 'editor', 'reporter' (not 'court'). To say that corporate interests have no effect on media coverage would be naive. It would also be naive to say that the overwhelmingly Democratic and Green personal political leanings of the media professionals doesn't also have an effect on the shape of our media.
Polls of news professionals self-report themselves as liberal if there is a selection of issues to choose from. Not left enough for you, but left of center for the rest of us. However, most reporters see themselves as "right" in the sense of "correct" and everyone else is "wacko." You have a real thing about Limbaugh. Must be your favorite program.
"To say that corporate interests have no effect on media coverage would be naive. It would also be naive to say that the overwhelmingly Democratic and Green personal political leanings of the media professionals doesn't also have an effect on the shape of our media."
Given that you include the first as well as the second statement--not surprising, ChuckB, but certainly appreciated--I don't disagree.
You wouldn't see Hearst donations in Chronicle searches of course. And there's no question that Hearst, when it purchased the Chron, chose to focus on trying to maintain and build a solid paper rather than pursuing its old political slants. The Hearst of today is, I believe, primarily interested in profit and stature. (That said, I'm still amazed to find myself reading, and enjoying, a Hearst paper. Times do change.)
Sure enough: There was another report on a Kerry speech this morning, this one sourced from the Washington Post--and, part way in, there was the "Bush campaign response" that seems obligatory for every Kerry statement, but whose counterpart seems rare for Bush campaigning. (Note: the source was the Post, not the Washington Times!)
I'm not sure who you're responding to here. If it's Fang-face, that's between you and him/her. If it's me, well,
1. I don't listen to Rush Limbaugh and have no real opinion of him. When I was aware of him, I thought he was a self-parody of an obnoxious blowhard, sort of a right-wing Michael Moore, but since I don't listen, I have no opinion. (Does that mean I think Michael Moore is an obnoxious blowhard? Yes, it does.)
2. I continue to be amazed at the ability of some people, mostly on the far right, to ascertain what everyone else is thinking. Your assertion that most reporters see "everyone else [as] 'wacko'" is one of those amazing generalizations...wholly unprovable and, in my experience, highly improbable. But since it's unprovable, it also can't be disproved.
3. You have no idea where I really stand politically. I suppose, though, that the fact I'm still listening and thinking about positions bars me from one big segment of today's political arena: I don't have my beliefs set in stone and carved on my walls.
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Dec 13th 2011 5:36PM I'm an altoholic, and leveling in Cata feels like Blizz was so busy paying attention to cap that very little thought was given to leveling progression for some classes. I've noticed that about a few classes I've leveled before and after the revamp, but it's especially bad with locks. Lock #2, started after the revamp, is stuck in Nagrand at 66 because I just can't. :\
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Dec 13th 2011 5:33PM Setting aside that any spec can get to 85 without much effort nowadays, I'm not really sure why you're so dismissive of Affliction leveling in Cata. Even with the revamp of the old world, the vast majority of quests in the game are still of the "kill x of these mobs" or "bring me twenty bear asses" varieties. Running around like a maniac dotting everything in sight is still the most efficient way to take care of those quests as a lock, and Affliction still does that better than the other two specs. Glyph of Soul Swap makes it even better. Demo can do it also, but falls off a bit in this regard once you hit Outland and mobs start having more HP (AoEing down a group to finish it off is always an option though).
"but what about dungeons" isn't even a legit argument, tbh, not now that dual spec is so cheap and accessible. I use Affliction to plow through quests and then switch to Demo when my random pops. Problem solved. (I know Destro is technically better but my main's a Fire Mage, I don't need a low rent version when I have the real thing. :P)
I do have to say that I miss Felguard/Siphon Life leveling like you would not believe. I did that with my first lock in Wrath and it was so much more fun to me compared to leveling a lock now.
Lichborne: Hour of Twilight tips for death knights {WoW}
Dec 13th 2011 5:14PM It's not just rumors, Asira's Knives of STFU can most definitely be blocked by melee taking the hit for a caster. Whenever I run this with guildies, we always have caster DPS and healers stand behind the tank. Melee can do it also (and I try to be mindful of this when DPSing on my DK and Pally in pugs) but we find it's just easier to do it that way.
So, tanks, please think of your healers and caster DPS and stop running around like crackheads during this fight unless you have to drag her out of the smoke bombs. Having people zig zag around for no reason is extremely frustrating. :\
Officers' Quarters: Members turned poachers {WoW}
Dec 12th 2011 12:18PM @anti: Tossing around the term "human filth" every other sentence isn't exactly disproving his point.
@Edy: I promise, the majority of raiding guilds really aren't like that. My guild takes progression seriously but we also have a lot of fun during raids and we have a solid group of social members too. Guilds full of jerks tend to be the squeaky wheel, sadly.
Breakfast Topic: What's your favorite 5-man instance of all time? {WoW}
Dec 11th 2011 6:38PM As much as I absolutely loathed the story behind it, MgT gets my vote as well.
Around Azeroth: Haterade {WoW}
Dec 11th 2011 6:36PM I thought of the Player Haters Ball from Chappelle's Show.
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Dec 7th 2011 6:32PM I'm still not thrilled with that silly Polymorph tier, but I'm very heartened by the changes made to the Mage talents. It looks a lot more interesting now.
Mists of Pandaria talent calculator gets an update {WoW}
Dec 7th 2011 6:28PM Mages got some very interesting changes. Apparently Blizzard finally listened to all our hollering on the forums about how terrible our level 90 tier was and actually gave us new spells instead of that recycled stuff. Living Bomb isn't going to be baseline, it's going to be a choice of interesting Arcane and Frost flavors of it at level 90. Cauterize also got a weird mix of nerf/buff. The recycled nonsense that was mark 1 of our level 90 talent tier is learned with specs now.
Also, it looks like Fingers of Frost is a learned Frost passive. It was missing from the previous calculator.
How to fix that %$!@# mature language filter bug {WoW}
Dec 7th 2011 5:56PM @jealouspirate: If your basic assumption is that every single person upset by this bug falls into the latter category, rather than the more reasonable mix of both, perhaps you do need to unclench and get some more fiber into your diet. I'm sure an eloquent fellow like yourself is familiar with that old saw about making assumptions.
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Dec 7th 2011 5:51PM The in-game filter does it too. Trust me on this one.


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In the mountains of North Carolina lies a beautiful city named Asheville. It is home to the Biltmore House as well as other tourist destinations. Although Asheville is a great place to visit, it is even a better place to live or retire. There is not a more peaceful, beautiful mountain landscape in the world. There are 2 wonderful retirement communities in the area, Crowfields and the Hills at Avery Creek.
The Crowfields is an active community for residents over 55 years. This community features condominium living surrounded by beautiful scenery. This community has 3 creeks, two ponds for fishing and is full of wildlife from deer to turkeys. This property offers homes ranging from 1300 to 1600 square feet. Crowfields comes packed with amenities including community garden plots, a community center and a pool. Crowfields is conveniently located close to downtown as well as hospitals and shopping.
The second great retirement community near Asheville is The Hills at Avery Creek. This gated community also caters to 55 and over residents. It offers single family homes in a great location, fitting snugly in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Along with viewing wildlife like deer, rabbits or even bears, this property has some terrific amenities as well. This pet friendly retirement community has gazebos for mountain gazing and clubs for socializing for the active resident.
North Carolina is considered one of the best places to retire. There is no site more beautiful in North Carolina than Asheville. Even the famed family, the Vanderbilts, could not get enough of this location as they built one of the largest private residences in existence there.


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Nov 9, 2010 11:27 AM, With Bennett Liles
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Producing an opera on live TV would be a big enough job in a theater with everything on the same stage and just changing locations just by flying in another backdrop, but taking it to the streets with multiple location performances takes it to a new dimension. Christian Fuchs of Stage Tec is here to tell us how he and the Swiss TV crew pulled off the live production of Aida on the Rhine coming up next on the SVC podcast.
SVC: Christian, it's great to have you with me here on the SVC podcast all the way from Germany, and the time difference was a little bit of a challenge, but we got that worked out. First off, tell me a little bit about Stage Tec; what does the company do and how long has it been around?
Stage Tec is manufacturing high-end digital audio routers and digital mixing consoles since 1993 now. The company started in 1993 with the Nexus system as an only audio routing system. They developed the famous True-Match conversion technology, and one year later, they came out with the first Cantus console, which was all over the year a big success. And most of these Cantus consoles are still running in the news, and now we still support it of course, but our flagship now is the Aurus console. [Timestamp: 1:43]
Right, the Aurus Direct Access mixing console developed from the ground up by Stage Tec. How does Stage Tec get into this opera project done in the city of Basel, Switzerland? It was certainly not your first opera production.
The show was Aida at the Rhine River, so the opera was produced in a hotel and an area around the Rhine River. And we became involved because the Swiss TV is mainly using Stage Tec equipment in their studios, OB trucks, main switching rooms, and this since really many years now. And whenever they have huge productions like sometimes happens in winter time as well, especially in winter sports, they start renting from our company. We are not a rental company in the normal meaning, but customers of us can rent systems from us to extend their systems if needed. [Timestamp: 2:42]
And the idea of this type of production sounds almost like a live news cast is begun with a series of reporters doing live shots from all over town and monitoring the sound from the central location. How did the idea of taking the opera production to the streets of the city come about rather than having it all on stage in a theater?
That was a few years ago. [It was] the idea of a theater director, and he had the idea to bring the opera to where the people live and work and not bring the people to the opera. And the first TV show like that—also live TV broadcasts was already—two years ago, that was the opera La Traviata, and that took place in the main train station of Zurich during the normal day business. And last year it was the opera La Bohème in Switzerland, and it took place in a shopping mall, an apartment house, and a market place. So the Aida opera this year was the third broadcast and recording of that, and it is amazing to be a part of this show and to see how it works, and there is always a lot of audience around even so that they don't really advertise this production. [Timestamp: 4:03]
Well, obviously, by going on remote with an opera they're not choosing the easiest way to do it, but it is certainly taking out to a much wider audience. I would think, though, that the audio monitoring for the performers would be an especially challenging situation.
It was a challenging situation because on all three opera productions, the area was quite big and the scene of the spots where the different scenes took place were quite far from each other so it was a big deal for the in-ear sides to make sure that the RF signal can be received wherever it was needed. For the big crowds like the ensemble or also for the audience there was a FM transmitter in town with 50W so everyone was able to listen with a standard radio on 88.2MHz to the whole production. [Timestamp: 5:00]
OK, going RF with the monitoring from a central transmitter just like the local news casts do would make it a lot easier and a lot less time-consuming to set up. So for sound monitoring, rather than using open speakers, they were going with in-ear monitoring for the performers; that's a lot of RF going both ways. Who handled all of that?
We had great support from Sennheiser itself, Mr. Klaus Wilhelmsen. They were responsible for all of the RF issues coming up, and they solved it really perfect that both directions of transmission worked really proper on the receiver side for the microphones with no dropouts at all and on the receiver side for the in-ear with just tiny little dropouts on different spots but all the principals, which got in-ear monitoring for individual monitoring, were really happy with it. [Timestamp: 5:55]
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Savute Safari Lodge is situated in the Chobe National Park in Botswana.
Savute Safari Lodge: Our full report
Perched on the banks of the Savuti Channel within Chobe National Park, Savute Safari Lodge offers a great location from which to explore the nearby Savuti Marshes. Comfortable without being luxurious, the camp enjoys views over the water, which attracts vast numbers of elephant to drink in the afternoons and evenings.
The main area of Savute Safari Lodge houses a lounge area, library and bar which all provide great locations in which to relax during the day or discuss sightings in the evening over a few drinks and some nibbles. Savute Safari Lodge is one of the original safari camps in this region (it used to be called Lloyd's Camp) and as a result its design is a little more dated than some modern camps. For example, this is one of the few camps in northern Botswana where glass sliding doors are a prominent feature, with canvas or mesh-gauze favored by most designers these days. There's also a swimming pool with a number of deckchairs around the water's edge; very welcoming when it gets hot (and it gets really hot in Savuti around September–October).
A short way along the bank of the channel is one of Savute Safari Lodge's most entertaining features – an al fresco dining area at eye-level with the elephants that come down in the evenings to drink. On our last visit in October 2012 we found it a remarkable experience to sit under the stars, enjoying some great food and a glass of wine, while only 20-or-so metres away hundreds of elephants jostled for space along the water's edge, against a backdrop of a far-off lightning storm. Truly memorable.
When the weather cools or the rains arrive and meals on the viewing deck aren't possible, brunch and dinner are taken in the dining area adjacent to the lounge and bar. For after-dinner entertainment there's a firepit which is kept lit until the last guests retire for the night.
Accommodation at Savute Safari Lodge consists of 12 thatched chalets, all raised up on stilts along the tree line on the banks of the channel. Each chalet is large, with a shaded private deck and a couple of chairs at the front, perfect for escaping the heat of the day while keeping an eye on the water's edge for animals that come down for a drink. Glass sliding doors in both the bedroom and bathroom take advantage of the panoramic views, and help to regulate the temperature – they can be closed in the chillier winter months or kept open later in the year to allow a breeze to pass through the tent. Each has a separate gauze screen, which keeps the insects out.
Inside the chalets you'll find large twin beds with a mosquito net. A couple of comfortable chairs around a coffee table provide a cool spot to relax under the cooling breeze of a free-standing fan. There's also ample storage space for clothes and luggage; a vanity unit and desk; and a coffee- and tea-making station.
The fully tiled en-suite bathroom is reached through a doorway off the main bedroom. Complimentary toiletries are set alongside his and hers washbasins beneath a large mirror, and there's an open, walk-in shower. Each bathroom has a flush loo.
Activities at Savute Safari Lodge revolve around 4WD game drives in open vehicles, for the most part on and around the Savuti Marsh and along the Savuti Channel. Note, however, that night drives, walking and driving off-road are not allowed within Chobe National Park. In October 2012, there were lots of elephants around camp, and the game viewing at the Savuti Marsh was spectacular. During our three-day stay we saw numerous leopard, a large lion pride, a pack of wild dog, many elephant, buffalo, giraffe, zebra and other plains game as well as pelicans and flamingoes. However, the game between camp and the marsh itself (about a 20-minute drive) was quite sparse.
In addition to game viewing, visitors to Savute Safari Lodge also have the chance to visit the ancient San rock paintings at Gubatsa Hills.
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Savute Safari Lodge has a down-to-earth feel about it and attracts an eclectic mix of guests who enjoy great hospitality, friendly staff and some excellent guiding all in a top game-viewing region. That said, game viewing is inside the national park so can be a little less exclusive than in the private reserves, but on our last visit we were impressed with the guide's knowledge of the area and how they managed to avoid the 'crowds'.Geographics
Location: Chobe National Park, Botswana
Ideal length of stay: A stay of 2-3 nights would be typical, in combination with some of the other safari camps in northern Botswana.
Directions: Savute Safari Lodge is normally reached by a short light-aircraft flight from either Maun or Kasane – or one of the other safari camps in northern Botswana.
Accessible by: Fly-and-Transfer
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Owner: Desert and Delta Safaris
Food & drink
Usual board basis: Full Board
Food quality: On our last visit to Savute Safari Lodge the food was of a very high standard.
Our brunch was a selection of the usual eggs, bacon, sausage, tomato, mushroom and hash browns, as well as cereals and fruit salad.
For afternoon tea you can expect a savory and a sweet offering – we were served chicken satay wraps and a strawberry cheesecake.
Dinner was very nice without being spectacularly imaginative. A starter of pumpkin soup with fresh bread was followed by a main course of roast chicken with lots of vegetables and a very tasty tomato salsa. Dessert was crème brûlée with custard.
Dining style: Group Meals
Dining locations: Indoor and Outdoor Dining
Cost of meal e.g. lunch: Included
Drinks included: Bottled water, soft drinks, local beers and spirits and a limited selection of (usually) South African red and white wines are included. Champagne and imported wines and spirits will cost extra and may need to be requested in advance.
Further dining info: No
Attitude towards children: Savute Safari Lodge does not accept children under 6. Families with children aged 6–11 will be required to book private activities at an additional cost. Children aged 12–15 must share accommodation with a parent.
Property's age restrictions: No Children under 6.
Special activities & services: None
Equipment: None
Generally recommended for children: Savute Safari Lodge doesn't accept very young children under the age of 6, and requires a private vehicle for 6-11 years olds, which doesn't suit everyone. That said, the laid back feel here means that for those travelling with teenagers Savute Safari lodge could be a great option.
Notes: The camp has a thin electric wire running around its perimeter but this does little to keep anything smaller than an elephant out and so large game passes through frequently. Therefore children will need to be constantly and closely supervised by their parents.
Power supply: Generator
Communications: There are no telephone, fax, email or internet facilities at Savute Safari Lodge, and no cellphone coverage. However, the managers are in constant two-way radio contact with the Maun Operations Office through whom important messages can be relayed.
TV & radio: None
Water supply: Borehole
Health & safety
Malarial protection recommended: Yes
Medical care: There are trained first-aiders on site and for serious incidents there's a medical air-evacuation system in place.
Dangerous animals: High Risk
Security measures: Guests are escorted to and from their rooms after dark as dangerous wildlife is known to wander through the camp. A thorough safety briefing is given on arrival. A 'fog-horn' in each tent is available to summon help in case of a medical emergency.
Fire safety: There are fire extinguishers around camp and fire assembly points are identified to guests on induction to the camp when they first arrive.
Disabled access: Not Possible
Laundry facilities: Included
Money: There are no currency exchange facilities at the lodge. Rand, Pula, US Dollars and Sterling are all accepted.
Accepted payment on location: MasterCard and Visa credit cards are accepted; Diners and Amex are not. Cash in the form of South African rand, GB sterling, US dollars, euros and Botswana pula is accepted.


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'Tis the season to be jolly! And jolly they were when 86 participants of the Chesterfield/Colonial Heights Families First gathered for a holiday party on Dec. 7 at the Bensley Community Center.
Community partners donated prizes, including handmade afghan blankets for the adults. The children filled their goody bags not only with candy, but also with healthful snacks, such as apples and oranges. Each child received a new book and a doll or stuffed animal. A delicious lunch was also provided and new friendships were formed.
Chesterfield County's Department of Mental Health Support Services' Families First program not only offers information to first-time mothers who participate in the voluntary program, but also hosts a number of holiday celebrations and an annual graduation to help foster positive family memories and help develop a sense of community. Bilingual workers assist those who are not fluent in English.
Families First is a nationally accredited program of Healthy Families Virginia. It provides first-time parents with information, videos and activities about childbirth preparation, child health and development, parenting and parent-child interaction and local resources, such as doctors for the child, child care providers and other services.
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