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Our Uganda safaris are a combination of gorilla safaris, primate safaris, wildlife safaris, honeymoon, Student trips, vacation Holidays, Family Holiday and adventure safaris in East Africa.
Onyx Safaris arranges gorilla safari packages from 3 to several days. It is recorded that there are 700 Mountain gorillas or apes left in the world. It is therefore a great opportunity for you to come and trek the mountain gorillas. All our accommodation on our safaris is arranged upon your request with options to choose from Luxury to budget accommodation and mid range. feel free to Inquire about our tours or request for a tailor made trip of your own.
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Uganda wildlife Safari parks such as Queen Elizabeth, Murchison Falls Lake Mburo for great wildlife watching, lots of animals, plants and wild birds to see in Uganda National parks.
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Uganda Tour packages to see this primate, visit Kibale forest National Park, Ngamba Chimpanzee Island Sanctuary and other areas Known for chimpanzee tracking in Uganda, Murchison falls NP and Kyambura in Queen Elizabeth National park.
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Birding Safari and tours in Uganda, visit Bigodi wetland sanctuary, wetlands, lake mburo as well as other national parks and reserves for great birding opportunities, bird species, guides and special itineraries.
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This park is endowed with the most interesting ancient species of Mountain Gorillas, Birds & Other Primates
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is situated in the far south-west where Uganda, DRC (Congo) and Rwanda share a point of intersection. The park covers 331sq km a home to half of the world's mountain gorillas suitable for gorilla tracking in Uganda. The park is a home to elephant, chimpanzee, monkeys and a variety of small antelope, in addition to 23 bird species restricted to the Albertine Rift. The thick forest of Bwindi occupies a number of hills ranging in height between 1000-2000 metres.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is habitat to approximately half of the world's mountain gorillas. The national park has 90 mammal species, plus 11 primates, of which the black-and-white colobus, with its beautiful flowing white tail, is famous. The park is an achievement to the current ecotourism conservation that shows every reason of the continent and has as a result been selected as a World Heritage Site. The mountain gorillas have basically become a national emblem thus using them to be the country's most significant renewable natural resource. For Rwanda, the gorillas have turned out to be a source of great national pride. The pocket of gigantic primeval forest in the Virunga Mountain range is part of the most biologically diverse sections on earth. The forest floor is quite damp and laden with leaf mould, matted vegetation and fallen vines, which serve to trip you up as you move up and down the slippery slopes looking for of a glimpse of the mysterious gorillas.
Sections that formulate Bwindi.
Gorilla Trekking in Buhoma
This is referred to as the main Bwindi. It is the busiest tourism site of the park. Buhoma is placed on the northern boundary of the forest. It is a point for trekking the three different groups of gorillas giving a wide range of accommodation ranging from up market to budget accommodation.
A side from gorilla trekking in Buhoma, there are also forest walks which give you the opportunity to view monkeys and birds.
In Buhoma are also cultural activities by natives and community walks. As you take on the community walks, tourists get the chance of interacting with local people in addition to the taxing village life which is an interesting experience to the visitors. Get the chance to see different sites in Buhoma where you can view the banana brewery, and traditional healers. Activities like traditional dances and music take place in order to develop the community projects.
Chief activities you can participate in.
- Gorilla trekking
- Villages walks i.e. Batwa village for the Nkuringo group
- Guided day walks from Buhoma
Gorilla Trekking Nkuringo family
Nkuringo is situated on the southern edge of Bwindi forest. It is approximately 10km from Buhoma to Bwindi. Nkurngo is the second gorilla trekking part of Bwindi. The way from Bwindi to Buhoma is filled up with gorgeous walks and impenetrable forest using up about 4 hour to cover the two sites of Buhoma and Nkuringo. Nkuringo is located on the isolated Ridge of Nteko providing a clear view of northern part of Bwindi forest and Virunga volcanoes in the south.
The main activity of Nkuringo is gorilla trekking. You are required to be fit so that you can trek in the steep valley which is a bout 600m in the boundary of the park near the road. One more activity in Nkuringo is the community walk. The community walks are carried out by villagers to the traditional healers, blacksmith, brewers and country homestead.
The other section near Nkuringo is Ruhija where visitors have to move through the park head quarters. To arrive there, you are required to have a 4WD car in order to reach safely. As you depart to go into the forest, you have to have your tracking gargets. At this place, visitors get to the rain forest with the help of the ridge-top rout through the deep valleys. In the forest are number of primates, duikers and both forest plus grassland bird species. Birders at Ruhija use up about 3-4 hours hike to visit the swamp of Mubwindi.
Tourists fascinated by viewing the Afromontane vegetation hike passed the bamboo zone with panoramic views towards Mafuga forest and Lake
Accessibility (Bwindi- Kampala)
You may take about 4 hours driving on a murram road from Kabale to Nkuringo and covering a distance of 105km. There is another option spending you night in Kisoro which is 80km from Kabale prior to getting to Nkuringo . When you are coming from Kisoro to Nkuringo, you may take about an 1 or 1.5 hours.
In case you are coming from Kampala, you can use the Kampala-Masaka – Kabala- Kanungu road and finally to Buhoma. On this way you will use the tarmac high way up to Kabale using approximately 5-6 hours drive and covering 414km. From Buhoma the route is murram for approximately 120km, its takes 4-5 hours passed Kanungu and Kanyantoro requiring a 4WD vehicle.
Kampala-Ntugamo- Rukingiri- Kihihi-Buhoma
This is the fairest and most accessible way to the park when you are coming from Kampala as compared to other routes. As you drive from Kampala, the road is tarmac up to Rukungiri (390km) and the 82 km from Rukungiri to Buhoma you drive on a murram road.
Traveling from Kasese/ Fort Portal
Those coming from the northern destination like Kasese, Fort Portal or Queen Elizabeth National park may use two ways to Buhoma. In older to have the best and tantalizing view enroute, you need to use Katunguru, Ishasha and Kihihi you may take 3hr to 5 hours. The other route starts from Mbarara road and goes as far as the southern part of Ishasha, where you take a right turn on to the unsurfaced old road to Kabale leads for 33km to Kagamba at the junction with the newly surfaced Ntungamo – Rukungiri road.
Accommodation in Bwindi ranges from up market to budget.
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Anna Tatishvili of Georgia upset third-seeded Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria 1-6, 6-3, 6-1 Monday in the first round of the Budapest Grand Prix.
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Pironkova broke twice to comfortably win the first set before Tatishvili turned the match around. The 81st-ranked Georgian took a 4-1 lead in the second set and then broke three times in the third to clinch the match.
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Goodbye Enough Z'Nuff
October 2014
Released: 2014, Cargo Records
Rating: 3.0/5
Reviewer: Celtic Bob
Donnie Vie has once again parted ways with Enuff Z'Nuff and embarked on a solo tour entitled "The Tragical History Tour". This disc was recorded during that European tour and features acoustic performances of some Z'Nuff classics that Donnie helped make famous.
Donnie has a unique raspy voice that was in integral part of the Enuff sound. Now armed with an acoustic guitar he hit the road to give us some fantastic performances. Sadly my copy didn't have the DVD portion so I cannot comment on the accompanying video of the songs. From an audio aspect however the songs sound very good in this stripped down rendition. To me Enuff Z'Nuff were a heavy Power Pop band very similar to Cheap Trick and mid 60's The Beatles. Still Rock and Roll but some great hooks and melodies. Being a casual fan of his previous band it is somewhat refreshing to hear how the songs sound in this setting. They still maintain the melody of the original while the lyrics are more prominent now demonstrating what a good lyricist Vie is.
A disc for the fans that probably won't win him any new ones. It's an enjoyable disc to put on and relax to. Exactly what you'd expect from an acoustic performance from the former Enuff Z'Nuff singer. His voice is still strong and suits acoustic performances perfectly.
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This program is devised by our Spiritual Director, Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche as an integrated program of Buddhist studies within the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT).
The Basic Program is a five-year, 12-subject course of studies that provides a practice-oriented transmission of the Buddha's teachings to committed students ready to progress beyond introductory-level study and practice.
Its comprehensive curriculum was designed to ensure that students will gain a profound knowledge of the key aspects of the entire Buddhist path, both sutra and tantra. It is taught by our qualified teachers who have completed extensive studies supported by deep practice.
A program of meditation, discussion and examination complements the teachings to ensure that participants develop an accurate working understanding of the dharma as a sound basis for daily practice, contemplative retreat and further study.
We began a new round of the Basic Program in 2014 which continues in 2015. This will be taught by our senior teacher, Jampa Jaffe, and starts again on Monday 2 Feb 2015, 7pm.
Download this brochure to find out more about our new Basic Program course, its curriculum, requirements, and schedule.
The third course in this program will be Engaging in the Bodhisattva Deeds.
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Venue: Vajrayana Institute, 9 Victoria Square Ashfield NSW
For as long as space endures, and for as long as living beings remain, until then may I too abide to dispel the misery of the world.
Based on Shantideva's inspirational verses on Mahayana aspiration and practice, composed more than a thousand years ago and still widely regarded as the most authentic and complete guide for the practitioner dedicated to the enlightenment of all beings. A true classic ranging in scope from simple practical techniques for dealing with destructive emotions up to the most refined discussion of ultimate truth.
Though Engaging in the Bodhisattva Deeds is part of a larger program of Buddhist studies at Vajrayana Institute, it can be attended as a stand-alone course, of value to anyone who wants to better understand their own mind. Everyone is welcome.
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Jampa Jaffe, also known as Jampa Gendun, has been teaching Buddhism for over 20 years. American by birth, he was a monk in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition for 17 years and studied for over 14 years in India. He spent one year in Thailand, studying and meditating in the Theravada tradition and in 2005 completed a solitary one year retreat in Spain.
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Geshe-la has been giving extensive commentaries on the various texts of the Basic Program. In 2014, students enjoyed his in-depth commentary on the Special Insight section of the Stages of the Path, a text composed by the 14th century Buddhist master, Tzong Khapa. The topic examines the quality of insight needed to discern ultimate reality, also known as emptiness or selflessness.
This year Geshe-la moves onto the next text: The Ornament Of Clear Realization.
Maitreya's The Ornament of Clear Realization is the root text for the study of the levels of realisation related to enlightenment according to the Middle Way (Madhyamika) school of Buddhist philosophy. This important scripture, traditionally the basis for extensive study in the monastic curriculum, made explicit these levels which were otherwise presented in only a hidden manner in the Buddha's Perfection of Wisdom teachings. From among the 70 topics covered by the Ornament, the 11 topics of Chapter Four have been selected for commentary in the FPMT Basic Program curriculum.
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The Springboks overcame some dodgy TMO decisions and repetition of the indiscipline that has at times blighted an otherwise perfect tour to score an historic 19-10 win over France at Stade de France in Paris that effectively ends a 16-year drought against those opponents on their own soil.
The Boks led throughout the game and showed enough control through the 80 minutes to seldom have the win in doubt, but they were prevented from achieving the scoreboard dominance their onfield dominance demanded by two TMO decisions that denied the Boks tries and the South Africans would consider debatable.
But they still looked like they were cruising to victory when they led 16-7 going into the last 10 minutes, only for Morne Steyn to miss touch with what should have been a relieving penalty.
Florian Fritz, the French centre, then broke through and kicked ahead to transfer the pressure, and Francois Louw, for the second time on this tour, was then yellow carded for pushing his hands into the face of a prone opponent on the ground.
Replacement Jean Marc Doussian kicked the resultant penalty and suddenly it was just a six point lead to the Boks with that many minutes left on the clock and with them reduced to 14 men for the rest of the match.
Some poor lineout work then tripped up attempts to keep the French in their own territory, with two poaches in the space of three minutes.
Fortunately though for the Boks Morgan Parra, who will be remembered as the villain by the home crowd, then conceded a penalty, and with two minutes to go, replacement flyhalf Patrick Lambie kicked a penalty from almost in front to make the game safe and ensure that the Boks end the year having achieved their mission of finishing with a win percentage of more than 80%.
As that has only been achieved twice before since the ending of South Africa's sporting isolation in 1992, that is something to crow about, as is the fact that the All Blacks are the only team to have downed the Springboks during the course of the calendar year.
The Boks, remembering what happened to the 2005 tourists here when they fell behind to an early Frederic Michalak intercept, had placed a high premium on making a strong start.
They got that, albeit fortuitously, as French scrumhalf Morgan Parra had a clearance kick charged down by JP Pietersen for the Bok wing to score his team's first try with just over a minute and a half gone in the game.
Steyn's conversion kick made it 7-0 after two minutes and 48 seconds, a very different scenario to the situation here eight years ago, when the South Africans were forced to play catch-up.
When France get an early strike in a game, their volatile, partisan crowd get in behind them and lift the players, but the Pietersen try denied the hosts that emotional and psychological lift.
The try was though scored off just about the only Bok foray into French territory in the first quarter of an hour. For most of that period the Boks were in their own half defending, with the French doing well in the early collisions.
However the quickly advancing Bok defensive line, pressing from the outside in, had their measure, and it was noticeable that the French looked jittery every time the ball was kicked onto their back three.
Although Willie le Roux dropped the first high ball hoisted on him, he recovered well from that to turn in another good game and the Bok back three were much safer, as well as more inventive, than their opponents.
There was a question mark over the Bok scrumming going into the game, with Coenie Oosthuizen making his first start at tighthead in the abence of the injured duo of Jannie du Plessis and Frans Malherbe.
They didn't start that well on what could be given the title of yet another Night of the Long Scrums, and the French were awarded a free kick for early binding, but later in the game the Boks came good, and they thought they had scored a try soon after halftime off an impressive heel against the head set up by a big effort by loosehead Beast Mtawarira.
Jaque Fourie dotted down after skipper Jean de Villiers had burst through the French defensive line off a pass that came to him on the bounce from Steyn.
For those of us at the ground it looked good, and the big screen never gave us a view that suggested it would be disallowed, but Scottish official Iain Ramage did exactly that.
The Boks were denied another later on, with the same Mr Ramage decreeing that Yohann Huget, the French wing, had got downward pressure on a ball bouncing in his ingoal area before South African flanker Francois Louw came through to dot down.
Again it looked like nonsense to those of us there and doubtless many who saw it on television, but Ramage saw it otherwise.
By that stage of the game though the Boks looked like they were taking systematic control of proceedings after sustaining the blow of conceding a score on the stroke of halftime to let the French back into the game.
The Boks had stabilised the territory battle beyond the 15 minute mark, and although the lineout wasn't at its efficient best, and the French managed to prevent the Boks' lineout maul from getting going, it was Steyn who was able to extend the lead to 10 points in the 27th minute, and again 12 minutes later to make it 13-0.
That was when the French profited from some good fortune, with Bok scrumhalf Ruan Pienaar failing to spot a ball bouncing out of a ruck after the restart following Steyn's second penalty.
The French picked it up and with the Boks looking half asleep it was right wing Sofiane Guitone who crashed over near the left corner flag.
Parra, who had missed a penalty from almost in front of the posts earlier to go with the charged down clearance he started the game with, made no mistake with the conversion from the touchline and instead of going into the break 13-0 up, they went in with a lead of just 13-7.
Conceding points just before the break is always a psychological blow to the side that gives them away, so full marks to the Boks for the way they came out early in the second half and took a stranglehold on the game with the way they dominated the collisions and territory from then on.
South Africa 19 – Try: JP Pietersen; Conversion: Morne Steyn; Penalties: Morne Steyn 3 and Patrick Lambie.
France 10 – Try: Sofiane Guitone; Conversion: Morgan Parra; Penalty: Jean Marc Doussian.


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MINNEAPOLIS After an impressive spring, Aaron Hicks' first eight games as a major leaguer have presented a tough learning curve. The 23-year-old center fielder has just two hits in 35 at-bats while striking out 16 times. But despite his struggles at the plate, Hicks was still in the leadoff spot for the Twins on Friday as they opened a three-game series with the New York Mets at Target Field. Manager Ron Gardenhire knows the young outfielder may be pressing, but he'll give Hicks the chance to work everything out at the plate. "We want to do what's best for our baseball team, and that would be to take off and get some hits and run with it. But we want to protect him, too," manager Ron Gardenhire said before Friday's game. "It's only 30-plus at-bats against some really good teams. The weather's not been conducive for anything. We're going to give him a chance here to right himself. He's a good player, had a heck of a spring. Hopefully he'll come up with a couple hits, get some conf...
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NEWBERRY — Combining the efforts of health and good fun, the Newberry County Memorial Hospital's Wellness Center is putting on their 10th annual Wellness Weekend on April 18-19.
Events to promote health and wellness will be held on Friday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Wellness Center. Free wellness screening services such as body composition tests will be given to the public.
"That's kind of like our big kick-off event," said Benn Pratt, exercise physiologist at the Wellness Center and event co-coordinator.
Healthy snacks will also be provided during that time.
The Run For Your Life 5k Run and two mile walk will begin Saturday, April 19 at 8:30 a.m. Pratt said the 5K is for those that wish to run, but there is a two mile walk option for other participants.
Participants can register up until the day of the event, however Pratt said early registration is $12 for the walk, and $25 for the 5K. T-shirts are also a part of early registration, but cannot be received the day of the race for late registration.
Later registration is $16 for walkers, and $35 to run in the 5K.
A junior jog will take place after the race on Saturday for children to have the chance to participate.
"It's just a small course we have set up for them," Pratt said.
The age group categories for the junior jog are under six years old, seven to nine years old, and 10 to 12 years old.
At about 10 a.m., Pratt said there will also be an Easter Egg hunt for children who wish to join in.
As an Exercise Physiologist, Pratt said he completes assessments with people when they join the gym at the Wellness Center, helping them become orientated with the different types of equipment that they offer.
Other job duties Pratt has include helping gym members with finding exercise routines that work within their lifestyles, as well as answering health and fitness questions.
So what is Pratt's advice for those considering the wellness walk this weekend?
"Just get out there and move," he said. "It's not a strenuous thing, and is as simple as walking."
Pratt believes events such as these are good for the community because it brings like-minded people together participating for the same goal.
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To register prior to the day of the race, participants can visit www.strictlyrunning.com and find the link, follow the link on NCMH's website, or stop by the Wellness Center. Their hours are Monday through Thursday from 6 a.m.-8 p.m., Fridays from 6 a.m.-6:30 p.m., and Saturdays from 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
Over 100 people have registered to take part in this weekend's events so far, but Pratt said he hopes more will come out to participate.


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