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After Peripheral Artery Bypass Surgery: In the Hospital
After Peripheral Artery Bypass Surgery: In the Hospital
After peripheral artery bypass surgery, plan on being in the hospital for about 3 to 8 days. The length of your stay depends on the type of bypass you have, your health, and your response to surgery.
Right After Surgery
Your health care providers will watch you closely in the recovery room. From there, you may go to an intensive care unit, if needed. Once you are stable, your health care provider will move you to a regular hospital room. Your leg may swell and be painful. But your doctor will give you medicine to control pain and prevent infection.
As You Regain Strength
You will start walking soon. Wear slippers or shoes to protect your feet. Elevate your leg whenever you are sitting. Tell a nurse right away if you have chest pain, foot pain, or shortness of breath. Also let your surgeon know if your incision becomes swollen or is draining, or if you have constipation. Before going home, your health care provider may teach you to take your pulse in your leg.
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ROXBURY — The good news for Roxbury students and parents is that it's been months since anyone complained of the rotten egg-like smells associated with the Fenimore landfill hitting school grounds.
But if landfill gases were to reach the schools, the only sensors on school grounds capable of reporting an immediate problem are students' and staff member's noses. The Department of Health conducts 24-hour tests for a few days each week at the schools — but officials would likely know the schools have started to smell days before they'd know what the tests say.
In recent weeks, the tests have picked up small amounts of hydrogen sulfide — the gas known to cause pungent odors in Roxbury over the last year, odors many community members have said are making them or their children ill. Readings from canisters placed at the schools showed amounts of between 3 and 5 parts per billion of the gas in multiple locations, in multiple buildings. That's less than can be noticed by most people, though some particularly sensitive people can detect hydrogen sulfide in concentrations as little as 1 ppb.
In each of those cases, according to Department of Health summaries published on the township's website, there were no reported complaints of the smell.
Because the DoH gives results to the township — rather than directly to the schools — Superintendent Dr. Patrick Tierney wasn't immediately aware of any H2S readings at all, he said.Overall, H2S readings from the landfill have diminished substantially in the last few months, as the state Department of Environmental Protection has been operating equipment meant to collect and burn off the gas.
So while the district cancelled outdoor activities early this year to shield students from the odors — smells many parents say have made them or their children sick over the last year — Tierney said he's been less concerned about the report results lately.
"Honestly, It's negligence on my part," he said. "I haven't wholeheartedly looked at any of the alerts. It's been relatively under control, nobody's complained, and there have been no odors. I was under the impression things were under control."
The canister-based testing at Roxbury schools differs from that done at real-time monitors surrounding the landfill and in other nearby locations. Those test results are reflected online immediately.
The canister results aren't known until after the canisters are collected and brought to a lab. The Department of Health told NJ.com the turnaround time is 24 hours.
Tests are done at the schools over a week, and once the department has a week's worth of data, it includes the information in a routine update sent to the township, the DoH said.
Neither the DoH nor the state Department of Environmental Protection generally communicate directly with the school system, saying repeatedly they prefer to use the township's municipal administration as their main point of contact with Roxbury. But the DoH said if gas readings were high enough to cause concern, it would communicate directly with both the township's mayor and the superintendent.
"I would like to believe, as a matter of common courtesy, that if there was a reading that was a problem they would contact us and let us know, 'Maybe you should notify your parents,' But so far, they haven't done that." Tierney said. Earlier this year, the superintendent joined several other public officials and community members in requesting the state departments hold a public meeting with residents, instead of using the township as an intermediary. "These are, after all, the officials that are put in a position to protect our health and safety."
The DoH said it would go by the U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's intermediate minimum risk level standard of 20 parts per billion in determining H2S was at a problematic level.
According to the health department communications director Donna Leusner, the readings picked up in recent weeks at township schools "were extremely low, similar to background levels that could be found in a lot of communities." The H2S could have been released by "a breakdown of a number of products including waste from a kitchen area or other products used in the school."
Tierney, though, said after independent tests found no H2S at township schools in October, he doesn't believe anything in the school system is producing the gas.
"We all know where the gas is coming from," he said.
If gas releases from the landfill were to spike, there are monitors downwind from the site, on the path to township schools. Tierney said those would likely register a problem before it reached the schools, and he'd be notified. Alerts for gases at various levels could trigger stepped-up monitoring, cancellation of outdoor activities or other steps.
Bill Morrocco, technical adviser for the Roxbury Enviornmental Action Coalition, told Tierney in a recent email he thinks the hope state officials would notify him of a problem in a timely way is optimistic.
"State officials failed to notify anyone or provide any warnings when levels around town and next to people's homes exceeded 1,000 ppb and residents were crying out that their eyes and throats were burning," he wrote. The email was sent to several officials as well as to NJ.com.
Morrocco also questioned whether the health standards being cited were adequate, citing the potential for greater health impacts in people with hypersensitivities or children. He also said the long-term impacts of even low levels of hydrogen sulfide could cause problems.
"Because of these uncertainties, we should be taking an extremely conservative approach when it comes to children and exposure in schools," he wrote. "The (coalition) posted the school test reports and some parents contacted us stating that their kids had complained of headaches over the past 2 weeks. Coincidence?"
Morrocco said he would like to see parents directly notified when H2S shows up in schools, and would like to see stepped-up monitoring.
Gas releases from Fenimore landfill have been causing smells in Roxbury for more than a year, blamed largely on construction debris owner Strategic Environmental Partners brought in as part of a state-approved plan to cap the long-abandoned landfill and install a solar facility.
The DEP took over the site this summer, contending SEP had mismanaged the work and failed to pay into an escrow account it set up as a condition of its approval for the project. SEP, in turn, says its work at the Fenimore site went according to the plans the state approved, and says it was blocked from taking certain steps that could have mitigated the smells. It also says the escrow requirement was unreasonable. The state and company have been fighting several legal battles in parallel over the site.
The H2S levels spiked several times after the DEP took over the site, as it continued work to install an oxidizer and scrubber meant to collect and burn off the gas. More recently, levels have dropped, as the equipment continues to run.
The DEP has not yet publicly discussed its long-term plan for the site.


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Sara is from Farmington Hills, Michigan and is
pursuing a degree in Business Management. Sara is involved with
Hope's Student Activities Committee and Residential Life. She also
volunteers with Young Life, mentoring Black River high school students.
Sara will be serving the Bakers as Vice President next year and
she is excited to continue to push the Bakers to increase their
business acumen. She is thrilled to be a Baker because the program
presents great opportunities to learn from business leaders and
to be shaped professionally and personally. Sara interned with
the Grand Rapids Symphony as their Development Intern in the fall
of 2013. She also works on campus in the Career Development Center
as a Career Advisor, in the Department of Economics, Management,
and Accounting as a Receptionist, and as a tour guide for visiting
students. During the summer of 2014, Sara will be interning with
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Rugby legend Jason Robinson has urged new England boss Stuart Lancaster to retain his faith in the country's next generation by blooding young Sale full-back Rob Miller into his squad to tour South Africa next month.
Head coach Lancaster, who won widespread acclaim for selecting several raw recruits in England's successful Six Nations campaign, will tomorrow name an enlarged 42-man party for the daunting three Test trip to face the Springboks.
Miller, who has just finished an outstanding domestic campaign with the Sharks which saw him finish as the Premiership's top try scorer for the season, is one of a number of uncapped players hoping to force their way onto the Test stage.
Though Sale team-mate Henry Thomas is set to be handed his first senior call-up, Miller is rated more of an outside bet as he faces stiff competition with ex-Sale star Ben Foden, Harlequins' Mike Brown and Saracens star Alex Goode also vying for selection.
But despite those impressive rivals, Robinson believes Miller, who only switched to the full-back role from his former fly-half berth at the start of the season, has more than earned his chance.
"I think Stuart will pick a lot of younger guys as that was a big part of why he was so successful in the Six Nations and I'm hoping Rob will get the call," said Robinson, an icon with England, Sale and Wigan Warriors.
"If we are to be looking forward to the 2015 World Cup we need to be looking at these youngsters now.
"It's going to be tough out there what with three Tests but they are taking 40 players but we'll be able to see what these young guys can do. Rob has had a really strong season at full-back. He finished the season as the Premiership's top try scorer, which is a huge credit to him, and I'm sure if he could go that one step further it would only do him the world of good.
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"I was on the coaching staff at Sale when Kingsley Jones signed him as a fly-half from Newcastle about two years ago.
"Kingsley asked me to have a look at Rob and from the video clips it was obvious he was very talented and we felt we could do a lot with him.
"He's flourishing at the moment and whoever comes in as the new director of rugby at Sale will know they have a hugely talented young lad to work with in Rob.
"And the great thing is that Rob has got a lot more to go at. He's not the finished article yet but we are seeing a young lad playing with confidence.
"Because he has played 10, he's a good passer of the ball as well as being a good kicker and he's got good feet and pace to burn.
"And the big thing for me is that Rob plays with a smile on his face. You can tell someone is enjoying their rugby when they have smile on their face whether they are scoring tries or making chances.
"Hopefully he can be the next great full-back at Sale and the good thing is he's only a young lad.
"We've seen some great stuff this season but if he keeps progressing at this rate he's going to keep going further and further.
"In my opinion, Rob is ready for that next step up. Just being around guys at international level will help bring him on immensely and just put that carrot out in front of him a bit more."
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NVidia has very good Linux support.
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UNIVERSITY PARK - Chris Patrick knew what the odds were.
You didn't need to tell the Huntingdon coach about that.
Bellefonte is two years removed from a state title and one from a state semifinal berth. And that team almost returned intact for 2012.
A daunting task, and even tougher with Vanessa Cooper swinging the stick like she was.
The Bellefonte sophomore planted a 2-2 fastball off Huntingdon's Morgan Glover quickly over the left-field fence and off the scoreboard in the second inning. After the Lady Raiders hit around, she stepped again and this time smashed a 0-1 offering over the center fielder's head, good for a three-run shot.
Cooper led the way for Bellefonte in its 8-1 victory over Huntingdon in the District 6-AAA softball championship Wednesday at Penn State's Beard Field.
"We have been resilient all year," Patrick said. "We have fought through some tough games before. The girls could have very easily folded and this game could have been done in four or five innings. But they didn't. They stayed and battled with a great team. We knew the first couple of innings would set the tone for the game. It is tough to give Bellefonte any kind of lead. They are such a good team, and they proved that today."
Bellefonte advanced to the state playoffs, which begin Monday.
"It is wonderful," Bellefonte coach Gregg Kohlhepp said. "She did a nice job working hard on middle-ball work during practice. She found her pitch and hit it hard. She has the power to take it over the wall. If we were at our fields, those would have been doubles, but with a fence - we were happy to let her swing away."
The Lady Raiders racked up all the eight runs in the second inning and used a solid defensive performance to pick up their ninth district title in 10 years.
"We are thrilled to come away with the championship," Kohlhepp said. "We battled through some things out there today, and it was a great team victory."
Following Cooper's opening home run, Erica DeVinney and Chrissy Tressler hit back-to-back singles. After a Carly Chambers walk, Amber Watson laced a two-run double into left field, plating DeVinney and Tressler and giving Bellefonte a quick 3-0 lead.
"That [two-run double] was fantastic," Kohlhepp said. "Amber does her job time and flies under the radar. She came up clutch today. She steps up in big situations for the team."
The Lady Raider rout continued when Hannah Cooper sent a hot shot up the middle that the fielder couldn't handle, plating Chambers. Jillian Musser reached by way of a walk and Jessica Gmerek sacrificed Watson home.
With two on, Vanessa Cooper went back to work and popped her second home run of the inning to give Bellefonte an 8-0 lead.
Bellefonte pitcher Hannah Cooper surrendered only one unearned run on two hits while fanning four.
"It was a nice experience being in the circle," the senior said. "There were a lot of new emotions, especially in a big game like this. I am glad my defense was there to pick me up when I didn't hit my spots."
The Lady Bearcats scored in the fourth when Glover knocked in a run on a fielder's choice.
Bellefonte will get the winner of the District 3 consolation finals.
HUNTINGDON (1): Mort c 300, Strait cf 310, Yingling rf 201, Baird 1b 200, Glover p 300, Mansberger cr 000, Snyder 3b 300, Spencer lf 300, Shea ss 300, Henney 2b 201. Totals - 24-1-2.
BELLEFONTE (8): H. Cooper p 300, Allen cr-ph 110, Ripka ph 100, Musser cf 210, Gmerek 2b 100, V. Cooper c 222, Fishburn cr 000, DeVinney ss 312, Tressler 3b 311, Chambers rf 210, Confer rf 000, Irwin dp 000, Watson 1b-ph (flex) 211, Giles lf 200, McClenahan lf 000. Totals - 22-8-6.
Huntingdon000 100 0-1 2 1
Bellefonte080 000 X-8 6 1
E-Shea, Giles. LOB-Huntingdon 2, Bellefonte 1. HR-V. Cooper 2. RBI-V. Cooper 4, Watson 2, Gmerek, Glover. SF-Gmerek. SB-DeVinney, Tressler. PO-Fishburn .
Huntingdon: Glover (L) -6 IP, 6 H, 8 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 SO.
Bellefonte: H. Cooper (W)-7 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO.
WP-H. Cooper.
Team records: Huntingdon (11-8); Bellefonte (18-4).
Umpires: Mark Gormont, plate; Jay Siegel, first; Tim Rupp, second; John Rosselli, third.


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Dance team hosts tryouts Tuesday, Sept. 11, at the Milwaukee Bucks Training Center presented by the SURG Restaurant Group
Energee!, the official dance team of the Milwaukee Bucks, is looking for new talent to join the squad for the 2012-13 season. Open auditions for the squad will begin Tuesday, Sept. 11, at the Bucks Training Center with registration starting at 6:00 p.m. Auditions are presented by the SURG Restaurant Group. Call backs are slated for Wednesday, Sept. 12. Dancers must be 18 years of age or older by Nov. 1, 2012, and must have graduated high school in order to tryout.
Attire for the tryout is an athletic or tank top (form fitting), shorts or dance pants and dance or athletic shoes (no black soles). No pre-choreographed routines will be necessary. Candidates should be available for all Bucks home games (regular season and playoffs if necessary) and dance practices held two nights a week from September through June.
The 2012-13 season marks the 23rd year for Energee!, and the team continues to perform and appear at numerous corporate, charitable and community events throughout the year, in addition to all Bucks home games.
For more information on the tryouts please contact the Milwaukee Bucks at 414-227-0500. Dancers can pre-register and find additional details at Bucks.com. Fans can also log onto Bucks.com for video coverage of this year's auditions.
WHAT: Auditions to join the Milwaukee Bucks Energee! Dance Team
WHO: Dance enthusiasts
WHEN: Tuesday, Sept. 11 – Auditions
Registration begins at 6:00 p.m. (advance registration available at Bucks.com)
Wednesday, Sept. 12 – Callbacks
WHERE: Milwaukee Bucks Training Center
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This page displays all information relevant to this park/camp, except the following:
Please note:
- Rehabilitation of roads in Marakele National Park:
Please note that roads in Marakele National Park are being rehabilitated and the project is expected to run until end of August 2016. We apologise for any inconvenience caused as a result, but assure you of our excellenct service at all times.
- Marakele 4x4 Eco Trail:
The Marakele 4x4 Eco Trail is closed until further notice due to the excessive damage caused by heavy rains. Management is rerouting the trail.
The Marakele National Park in the heart of the Waterberg Mountains, as its Tswana name suggests, has become a 'place of sanctuary' for an impressive variety of wildlife due to its location in the transitional zone between the dry western and moister eastern regions of South Africa.
Contrasting majestic mountain landscapes, grass-clad hills and deep valleys characterize the
park. Rare finds of yellowwood and cedar trees, five metre high cycads and tree ferns, are
some of the plant species found here. All the large game species from elephant and rhino to
the big cats as well as an amazing variety of birds including what's probably the largest
colony of endangered Cape vultures (more than 800 breeding pairs) in the world, have settled
Areas of Special Interest
A narrow tar road takes visitors up to the top of the Waterberg massif. Views and scenery are spectacular. One is also in the proximity of the vulture colony and these large birds will soar past at close quarters.
5 Things to Seek
- Cape Vulture – the park hosts one of the world's largest breeding colonies of this endangered species. While birds may be seen in the air catching thermals anywhere in the park, the drive up to the Sentech Towers is nearest to the colony and close encounters with these enormous birds will leave visitors breathless.
- African Elephant – while some elephant had been previously reintroduced into the park, it was the release of the Tuli elephants in 1999 that captured the public's and media's imagination.
- Leopard – Large predators such as brown hyena, leopard and now also lion, occur in the park.
- Kudu – as browsers these antelope are in their element at Marakele. Look out for the bulls with their magnificent spiral horns.
- The not-so-often-seen-elsewhere antelope species such as reedbuck, mountain reedbuck, eland and tsessebe can be found here.
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Tlopi Tented Camp
Safari Tents (ST2/4)
Each tent has two beds (two stretchers are available which are more suitable for children), private bathroom (shower, wash basin and toilet), and a fully equipped kitchen with a refrigerator/freezer, two-plate stove and electricity. Each tent has a veranda with table and deck chairs and barbecue facilities. One tent has wheelchair access. The camp is unfenced and is approximately 17km from the Reception Office.
Safari Tents (ST2/4Z)
Each tent has two beds (two stretchers are available which are more suitable for children), private bathroom (shower, wash basin and toilet), and a fully equipped kitchen with a refrigerator/freezer, two-plate stove and electricity. Each tent has a veranda with table and deck chairs and barbecue facilities. One tent has wheelchair access. The camp is unfenced and is approximately 17km from the Reception Office.
Motswere Guest Cottage (GC8)
This farm-house turned guest cottage is a stand-alone secluded self-catering unit, it is a must visit secluded place within the park for a group of friends or families (big and small) and couples who would like to experience the mountainous area in the comfort of a "home" away from home.
The farm house was converted into a guest cottage in 2012 and was named Motswere (a seTswana name referring to the Leadwood tree), in recognition of this indigenous tree that is found in the area. The wild life roaming around and the roar of lions make everyone's stay in the guest cottage a great and comfortable experience.
The guest cottage boasts four fully furnished bedrooms and two bathrooms, which offers guests the magnificent view of the Waterberg Mountains and the ambiance of the area without feeling they have actually left their home. It is beautifully furnished and offers TV with selected DSTV channels, a fully-equipped kitchen which has a fridge, microwave, kettle, cutlery and crockery, the only items that guests need to bring are their clothes and food to last them their stay.
Braai facilities and benches around the facility with spectacular views offer a more relaxed and well-rounded experience of Marakele. A family with small children can let them (children) run around and enjoy themselves in this secured (fenced) environment without fear of wild animals coming closer.
The access road to the guest cottage requires a high-rise or 4x4 vehicle due to sensitive soil type which easily become sandy or get muddy. Allow for enough travel time as it is situated approx 27km from the gate and the road takes time to traverse.
"Experience the tranquilly, come one come all the Waterberg mountains are calling".
Bontle Rest Camp
It's no coincidence that bontle means "beautiful" in Setswana. This pleasant rest camp consists of 36 camp sites with power points, arranged into three clusters with one communal ablution block per cluster.
It also has 10 tented units for those who would prefer a permanent structure more than putting up a tent and camp themselves. The tented units consist of four (4) family units and six (6) two sleeper units. All these units have a private veranda and are self-catering with its own fully equipped kitchen and outdoor braai stand.
The rest camp, with its unobstructed views of the unspoiled bush and mountain, is located in close proximity to the Park's main entrance gate.
Safari Tents (ST2 & ST4)
Six two-bed tents and four tents with and double bed and two single beds. Each tent has a fan, two-plate stove, braai area, en-suite bathroom with shower, microwave, fridge and a kitchenette with utensils.
Camp Sites (CK6P & CK6PZ)
There are 38 campsites with power arranged into three clusters with one communal ablution block per cluster. A wheelchair accessible site is available.
Please note:
Accommodation images may differ from the actual units as refurbishment of various accommodation types occur on an on-going basis.
Concession Lodge
Marataba: Tel: +27 (0) 44 501 1111: The lodge is situtated on a 23 000 hectare private concession in the heart of Limpopo's Marakele National Park. For more information on this lodge, please visit the website - www.marataba.co.za
General Information
To view the accommodation prices, refer to Tariffs
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Activities & Facilities
- Bird watching and game viewing.
- Mountain pass up to an incredible view and proximity to the Cape vulture colony.
- Morning and Sunset drives available.
- Morning and Sunset Bush walks available.
- Two nights 4x4 eco trail available.
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The Kwaggasvlakte plains immediately north of the reception/office complex and camping site can be traversed in a normal sedan although certain areas might be a bit challenging. The entrance roads to the safari tent camp and bush camp and t he narrow track up to the towers, can also be accessed with a sedan. Most other roads will present difficult terrain.
In an effort to keep the park ecosystem as undisturbed as possible, most facilities are located outside the park in the adjacent town of Thabazimbi.
Other Facilities:
- Shop: In Thabazimbi.
- Restaurant: In Thabazimbi.
- 80km of our roads are accessible to normal sedan vehicles.
- No ATM facility available in the park.
- Only Credit Cards are accepted at reception.
- Electricity: Only the accommodation facilities and camping site is supplied with electricity.
- Fuel: Petrol and diesel available in Thabazimbi.
- Garage: In Thabazimbi.
- Medical services: Doctor and hospital in Thabazimbi.
- Telephone: There are no public telephones in the park, but these are available in Thabazimbi.
- Post Office: In Thabazimbi.
- Police: The nearest police stations are located 12km from the office and camping site in Thabazimbi and approximately 18km north of the Kareehoek turnoff at Hoopdal.
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Natural & Cultural History
- The park was first known as the Kransberg National Park when it was first proclaimed in 1994.
- The Waterberg was the area that the naturalist, poet and author Eugene Marais lived in and inspired such works as his renowned novel "Soul of the White Ant."
- Ramolefe Boy Moatshe has lived in the area all his life. On 4 August 1981 he survived a 15 minute bare handed fight with a leopard (that he had surprised) after taking a calf from the herd he was tending. Ten hours after the attack he made it to hospital. He spent 2 months in rehabilitation in the hospital.
- The park also has an abundance of iron-age sites that will be made accessible to visitors in the future.
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How to get there
- The park is situated in the Waterberg mountain range in the Limpopo Province (formerly Northern Province) near Thabazimbi, approximately 250km north of Johannesburg, in a malaria-free area.
- Driving distances to Marakele: from Gauteng is 4 hours and from Tshwane 3 hours.
- Travellers can take either:
- the N1 to Bela-Bela (Warmbaths) and from there follow the R516 via Mabula and Leeupoort to Thabazimbi
- or travel to Brits and follow the R511 via Beestekraal to Thabazimbi.
- The office is approximately 12km from Thabazimbi crossing on the road from Thabazimbi to Alma.
- People in sedan vehicles might find the road conditions in certain areas of the park (main road) a bit challenging but the park is working on the major road revamp and the information will be updated as soon as the new development has been completed.
- Travelling times inside the park to get to any accommodation facility is between 07:OO and 18:OO and strictly no driving after 18:OO.
GPS Coordinates
S 24º 31.860' and E 27º 29.896'
Gate Times:
- Gate opens at 06:00 and closes at 18:00 - 1st Sept to 30th April
- Gate opens at 06:00 and closes at 17:30 - 1st May to 31st August
Gate Registration & Indemnity Form
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Park Map
Tourism Map
Greater Marakele
Regional Map
Bontle Caravan & Camping Site - Camp Layout
Tlopi Tented Camp - Camp Layout
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- General Tariffs Information
- 2015/2016 Tariffs
- Pensioners' Discount
- Members of SANParks' loyalty programme WILD do not pay conservation fees provided that proof of Identity and their WILD card are shown on arrival.
- Cost of a Wild Card
- View accommodation pictures and availability for Marakele National Park
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Vital Information
Overnight Visitors:
- No driving at night is allowed in the Park.
- As outdoor lighting in camps is limited, a torch/headlamp is required when walking outside at night.
- No collection of firewood.
- You will be warned at reception about roads that are inaccessible in the Park. Should you drive on these roads and get stuck we will contact a towing company for you and you will be charged for recovery expenses.
- Fines will be given if you drive off the roads.
- Your vehicle can be searched at exit points.
- Be aware of BABOONS and VERVET MONKEYS. Keep your tents closed when driving around and lock food in the tent's cupboard. You may even turn the fridge slightly so that the door does not open easily. Don't let anything lie around.
- Please do not feed the animals. Vervet Monkeys will soon become habituated to this and create serious problems in the future.
- You are not allowed to get out of your vehicle, except at places indicated to you on the map, by the receptionist.
- No pets are allowed in the Park.
- A general speed limit of 30 km/h must be maintained within the Park's boundaries.
- Firearms must be declared at reception.
- You have to vacate the tent at 10:00 on the day of departure.
- The key for the gates must be returned to reception on the day of departure. Alternatively you can leave the key at the points indicated to you by the receptionist.
- Please keep your entrance permit with you while driving in the Park.
- No fishing is allowed in the dam.
**If you have a problem with the interpretation of the rules, please enquire at reception.**
Check-in and Check-out times
- Check in 14:00
- Check out 10:00
Office Hours
- Reception opens 07:00 and closes at 18:00 from 1st Sept to 30th April
- Reception opens 07:00 and closes at 17:30 from 1st May to 31st August
Day Visitors
Entrance from 07:00 to 16:00. No need to book in advance. Currently there is no limit on number of people per day. 4x4 routes as well as routes for sedan vehicles are open to day visitors.
- No visitors are allowed at the back of open vehicles.
- Your vehicle can be searched at exit points.
- No collecting of firewood.
- Day visitors have certain areas and roads where they can drive. You will be warned at reception about roads that are inaccessible in the Park. Should you drive on these roads and get stuck we will contact a towing company for you and you will be charged for recovery expenses.
- Fines can be given should you drive off the roads.
- People are not allowed to get out of their vehicles, except at places shown on the map by the receptionist.
- No pets are allowed in the park
- Firearms must be declared at reception
- A general speed limit of 30 km/h must be maintained within the park's boundaries.
- Office hours are from 07:00 in the morning until 16:00 in the afternoon.
- The gates close at 18:00 in summer time and at 17:30 in winter. If you are still inside the Park after the gates have closed you can be given a fine.
- Tour operators must be licensed with FGASA and SATOUR to operate in National Parks. A proper game-drive vehicle will be required.
- Tour operators will pay a set entrance price – check details with park. Tour operators must be registered with the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT) and be in possession of a valid Deat membership card as proof.
**Should you be uncertain as to the interpretation of a rule, please enquire at reception.**
Summers are hot but the area does not suffer from the stifling humidity so typical of the eastern Lowveld. The park is situated in the summer rainfall region and rainfall occurs in the form of heavy thunderstorms or soft rain. Winter is moderate with frost occurring in the low-lying regions only. Mornings and nights can be cold, but day temperatures are pleasant. Rainfall between 500 – 700mm per annum.include($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/parks/includes/park_regulations.inc.php'); ?>
Hints & Tips
- Remember to bring a camera, binoculars, bird and wildlife reference books, a hat and sunscreen lotion. Also remember to take along medicines such as anti-histamine and lotion for insect stings and bites.
- Cool clothing for summer and warm for winter - the region is subject to sudden changes in weather, particularly in the mountains.
- Remember charcoal or wood, as this is not available in the park.
- Visitors should also remember to take a torch along, as the camp has no illumination between units at night.
- The safari camp has not been fenced and therefore visitors to Marakele are warned to stay within the confines of the tent and deck area. Walking outside the confines of the camp will put you at risk of dangerous game and negatively affect the experience of other visitors.
- Pets are not permitted in a national park.
- Vehicle fuel is available in all parks (or is available on the park periphery) - South African legislation stipulates that fuel stations will accept legitimate petrol/fuel/garage/credit/debit cards or cash as a form of payment for any fuel purchase.
- Firearms must be declared at the entrance gate.
- No open vehicles are allowed. Passengers on the back of an open vehicle are also not allowed.
- Medical, pharmaceutical, vehicle repair, fuel, post office and police at Thabazimbi.
Contact Information
For enquiries email Marakele National Park or phone us on the following numbers:
- Park Tel: +27 (014) 777 6928 / 29 / 30 / 31
- Fax: +27 (0)86 650 3051
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Birding in Marakele National Park
Arguably the Park's biggest birding attraction is the largest colony of Cape Vultures in the world (around 800 breeding pairs). However the park is also appealing to birders as it falls within the transition zone between the dry western regions and the moister eastern regions of the country.
Thus it is possible to see certain closely related species alongside one another. These include (eastern species first) Southern Boubou and Crimson-breasted Shrike, Arrow-marked and Southern Pied Babbler, Tawny-flanked and Black-chested Prinia, Pin-tailed and Shaft-tailed Whydah, Dark-capped (Black-eyed) and Red-eyed Bulbul, Grey and Cape Penduline Tit and White-browed and Kalahari Scrub Rob in .
The park is an excellent place to look for raptors, with many species using the uplift generated off the cliff faces of the Waterberg to ride thermals. Apart from the vultures, visitors should look for African Harrier Hawk (Gymnogene), Jackal Buz za rd and several eagle species, including Verreaux's (Black), African Hawk, Black-chested (breasted) Snakeand Brown Snake Eagle. In summer Wahlberg's Eagle becomes prominent. Rock Kestrel are prominent on the mountain plateau, while Peregrine and Lanner Falcons should be watched for.
On areas of high ground Cape Rock Thrush, Buff Streaked Chat, Mocking Cliff-Chat; Mountain Wheatear, Cape Bunting , MalachiteSunbird, Lazy and Wailing Cisticola, Gurney's Sugarbirdand Swee Waxbill should be searched for.
Other species to look out for in the lower lying bushveld and broadleaf woodland regions include Purple Roller, Black Cuckoo-shrike, Brubru, Southern White-crowned Shrike and White Crested Helmet-shrike and the exquisite Blue, Violet-eared and Black-cheekedWaxbills. Bee-eaters are conspicuous, particularly White-fronted and Little with Swallow-tailed (winter) and Carmine and European (summer) present as well. The Matlabas River (formerly home to the Tented Camp, but now only accessible from the Hoopdal Road ) can be scanned for signs of Half-collared Kingfisher and African Finfoot. From the relocated tented camp, now called Tlopi, water birds have a different profile. Black Crake may be seen in the rushes just in front of the units. A steady stream of woodland species uses the foliage around the safari tents to drink from the water's edge. At night Freckled and Fiery-necked Nightjars and Spotted Eagle and African Scops Owl compliment the pulse of crickets and cicadas.
An annual birding census in the park and surrounding farms is organised by the Marakele Honorary Rangers . Check the Big Birding Day link for sightings records and details on how to take part.
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Marakele is home to most of the large mammals synonymous with the African bush, including elephant and leopard. Large Predators such as brown hyena, leopard and now also lion, occur in the park. Resident antelope include, sable, kudu, eland, impala, waterbuck, tsessebe and many smaller species. Chacma baboon and vervet monkey are two species to be watched carefully for mischief, particularly around the rest camps.
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Approximately 55% of the park is characterized by the Waterberg Moist Bushveld vegetation type (veld type 12).
This vegetation type occurs in the intermediate to high lying areas in the southern and south-eastern portions of the park. This area is characterized by relatively high rainfall (719 mm) and the resultant leaching of the soils results in a fairy low soil nutrient status. This limiting factor in turn results in a fairly low carrying capacity and only ubiquitous species such as kudu and common reedbuck are common in these areas. This vegetation type is characterized by Transvaal beechwoods (Faurea salinga), proteas (Protea caffra) and stem fruit trees (Englerophytum magaliesmontanum). The vegetation along the tarred road leading to the towers are typical of the vegetation type.
Another major vegetation type is the Mixed Bushveld (veld type 18), which covers approximately 42% of the park. This vegetation type is mainly found in the northwestern and isolated southwestern pockets of the park. It occurs predominantly on the undulating to flat plains and the soils are generally clayey, deeper and more nutrient-rich. Most of the charismatic game species such as black rhino, elephant and wild dog will be associated with this vegetation type. This vegetation type is characterized by species such as silver cluster leaf (Terminalia sericea), sickle bush (Dichrostachys cinerea) and round-leaved teak (Pterocarpus rotundifolias). The vegetation around the camping site and tented camp is typical of this vegetation type.
Less than 3% of the park is comprised of Sweet Bushveld (veld type 17). This veld type is mostly found along the banks of the Matlabas River and forms an important winter refuge area for game particularly during limiting periods at the end of the dry season. The planned western expansion of the park will include more of this vegetation type, which is crucial to sustain adequate numbers of prey species for large predators such as lion and spotted hyena.
One of the rare and threatened plant species of Marakele is the Waterberg cycad (Waterbergbroodboom) Encephalartos eugene-maraisii. The naturalist, author and poet Eugene Marais lived in the Waterberg for 16 years and this cycad was named in his honor. This cycad is endemic to the Waterberg region and grows to 5 m tall among low shrubs at an altitude of 1 450 m.
From its Waterberg Cycads to Yellow-woods and Camel Thorns, Marakele National Parks supports about 765 plant species.
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People with disabilities
Wheelchair Access
- An in-depth accessibility profile for Marakele National Park has been compiled.
- View the accessibily features overview for Marakele National Park, as featured in the Rolling Inspiration magazine.
- Please see additional information on Wheelchair Accessibility
Marakele is a wilderness area with limited tourism facilities for everyone. Much of the park requires a 4x4 vehicle. The safari tent camp has 10 units, one of which is accessible to people in wheelchairs, with an access ramp and adapted ablution facilities (roll-in shower). No accessible facilities are available at the Bush Camp.
Tlopi Tented Camp
Safari Tent (ST2/4Z)
Please note:
Accommodation images may differ from the actual units as refurbishment of various accommodation types occur on an on-going basis.
Accessible Activities & Facilities
- The new reception block has a unisex ablution facility for people with mobility impairment.
- The camping site also has ablution facilities for wheelchair-bound visitors.
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As an avid wrestling fan for most of my life, I couldn't have been more excited when World Wrestling Entertainment announced last February that WrestleMania XXX would take place at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on April 6, 2014.
I had been hoping for WrestleMania to come to my hometown for the past 20 years, but never thought it would actually happen. By the time last week finally got here, my enthusiasm for the show grew to a level I can't fully describe.
And nothing about WrestleMania week in New Orleans was disappointing. It was one of the greatest events the city has ever hosted, and it was one of the best weeks of my life.
Let me clarify something. In my original review, I said that the actual show wasn't one of the best WrestleManias of all-time. What I should have said was that it was one of the better WrestleManias ever but fell just short of cracking the top five.
The week was filled with so many highlights I couldn't pick just five or 10 moments. So to recap the WrestleMania week that was in the Big Easy, here are my XXX takeaways.
1. Wrestling fans are awesome. And the fans that came here last week are some of the biggest fans in the world. Fans make the shows so much more enjoyable. I mean, we even cheered for the guy who swept up debris from the ring on Monday night in the Smoothie King Center. By the way, I gave the sweeper a high-five afterward.
2. On media day on Friday at the Convention Center, I was dozing off at 6:50 a.m. when the quiet room was suddenly filled with Daniel Bryan screaming, "Yes! Yes! Yes!"
3. Jake "The Snake" Roberts' Hall of Fame speech Saturday night at the Smoothie King Center was, like many of his wrestling promos in the 1980s, captivating. His tale of rising above his demons is a true inspiration. This line will stay with me: "I was jealous of my dead friends. Why not me?"
4. John Cena owned the room at the WrestleMania preshow press conference. Cena is the most polarizing figure in sports entertainment history, as many fans despise him, but if you spend any time around him, you can't help but like him. When the PR manager told him last question, he took about 10 more. His best line came when he was asked to name his favorite movie. He couldn't pick one, or even five, but someone in the room called out "The Marine," which starred Cena. The 14-time world champion was quick on his feet with a response: "'The Marine' is on the list of movies that have been made."
5. At the end of shooting a video for NOLA.com, I got to do the Yes! chant with Daniel Bryan and take a photo with him.
6. At the beginning of the first session of WrestleMania Axxess on Thursday night, a wedding proposal happened at WWE Diva Rosa Mendes' signing station. It appears he pinned her heart to the mat, because she accepted. Hopefully, the wedding goes smoothly and not like so many failed marriage ceremonies on "Monday Night Raw" over the years.
7. Cesaro bodyslammed The Big Show over the top rope to win the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. It was another in a long line of feats of strength by the Switzerland native. The next night on "Raw" the fans serenaded Cesaro by humming his theme song over and over.
8. Bray Wyatt might be the next major wrestling star. When he took his spot at a signing station at Axxess, fans swarmed the autograph line. When he fought Cena at WrestleMania XXX, the crowd in the Superdome chanted for him in a losing effort. And when Wyatt was on "Raw," the audience sang, much to his delight, "He's got the whole world in his hands."
9. I interviewed Daniel Bryan twice. After the second time, I showed him a feature I had written about him in last Friday's Times-Picayune. He said, "Oh, this is cool. Can I keep it?" Uh, Yes!
10. Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock shared the ring to start WrestleMania XXX. Those are the three biggest stars in the history of the WWE, and for them to all be in the ring together was a moment I will never forget.
11. On "Raw" on Monday, I was sitting pretty close and caught a T-shirt when one of the Usos threw it into the crowd.
12. Even though I'm still not sure if he meant it to be so funny, Mr. T's Hall of Fame speech had me laughing in hysterics. He dedicated his whole speech to his mother. The highlight was when he listed all the days he vows to love his mother, including Presidents Day, Groundhog Day, Earth Day and even Father's Day.
13. Daniel Bryan vs. Triple H was an excellent match to kick off WrestleMania XXX. Wrestling fans had been waiting eight months to see Bryan beat the you-know-what out of the Chief Operating Officer of the WWE. It was an intense match, and Triple H was dominant at times, with the highlight being his reversal of a Knee-plus into a spinebuster. Bryan eventually advanced in the 26-minute match with a Knee-plus.
14. The WrestleMania XXX set was spectacular in its scope and look. It was also really cool that the sign changed to the colors of each performer during their entrances.
15. The Shield, my current favorite, executed a double triple bomb to win their match at WrestleMania XXX. That means that Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns (The Shield) together picked up the New Age Outlaws and, at the same time, slammed both of them down to the mat. The Shield's appearance at the conclusion of "Raw" wasn't too bad, either.
16. Steve Austin was a surprise guest at Jim Ross' one-man show Thursday night at the House of Blues. What a treat it was to have the Rattlesnake sit back and tell some stories. The best was about a match he had with Marc Mero in front of a sparse crowd sometime in the late 1990s. The punchline is unprintable, but it sent the jam-packed crowd into uproarious laughter.
17. The coolest wrestling move of the week came during the triple threat main event of WrestleMania XXX. At the same time that Batista gave Daniel Bryan a Batista Bomb, Randy Orton gave Bryan an RKO. That was great by itself, but the maneuver crashed Bryan through the Spanish announcers table. Bryan was briefly put on a stretcher after that.
18. I ate dinner at the Superdome on Sunday night and purchased the WrestleMania XXX cup as a keepsake. Unfortunately, on my way home, I realized I forget it under my seat, so I had to buy a second one at "Raw" on Monday. As my buddy, Paul, and I are leaving, he says, "Really? Again?" I didn't understand at first but then realized I was exiting sans cup for a second time.
19. The Kliq reunited at the Hall of Fame ceremony. After Scott Hall's just-too-sweet speech, he was joined on stage by Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Kevin Nash and X-Pac. I also liked Hall's last line of his speech: "Bad times don't last, but bad guys do."
20. Yes! That word was everywhere this week. And rightfully so, as Bryan and his Yes! Movement took over the city. Fans chanted Yes! at the Convention Center and Smoothie King Center. They chanted it on Bourbon Street, Poydras Street and all the other downtown streets. Of course, they chanted it over and over again at the Superdome.
21. The Undertaker entered Sunday 21-0 at WrestleMania. But The Phenom left 21-1 after failing to kick out of a third F5 from Brock Lesnar. To say the fans at the Superdome and the WWE Universe around the world were shocked is an understatement. I thought the streak would never be broken. I still can't believe it. But if that's the way Undertaker wanted it, I'm not going to complain.
22. Paul Heyman is a genius. The promo he cut on behalf of his client, Brock Lesnar, on "Raw" was amazing. When Heyman said Lesnar, aka The Beast Incarnate, was not going to stop at WrestleMania until The Undertaker's streak was dead, I got goosebumps. Lesnar, is indeed, The One in 21-1.
23. The women's division in the WWE got a needed jolt as Paige defeated Diva's champion AJ Lee on "Raw" to end Lee's title reign at a record 295 days. It was Paige's first appearance on the WWE main roster, and it was quite the moment. These two could be the perfect pair to construct a women's rivalry for the ages, much like Trish Stratus and her best friend and new Hall of Fame member Lita.
24. Diamond Dallas Page is a master motivator. Page helped Jake Roberts and Scott Hall overcome their demons and find their way to the 2014 Hall of Fame class. Page delivered an entertaining Q and A session at Axxess on Thursday and then inducted his good friend Roberts into the Hall of Fame on Saturday. Page said: "Dreams can come true if you put the work in."
25. Daniel Bryan defeated champion Randy Orton and fellow challenger Batista to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. It was the best match of the night, and one of the most memorable main events in WrestleMania history. Every time it seemed Bryan was down, he got back up and eventually made Batista tap out to the Yes! Lock at the 24-minute mark.
26. The name of the building where WrestleMania took place is called the Superdome. WrestleMania host Hulk Hogan accidentally called it the Silverdome twice in his opening promo, and the fans let him have it. It became a flub right up there with the lights going out at the Super Bowl last year. But here we'll forgive Hogan, as Silverdome and Superdome are similar sounding and the Silverdome is where he famously bodyslammed Andre the Giant in 1987. He just got caught up in the excitement. Besides, "Superdome!" was one of the loudest chants of the night, and that's pretty cool.
27. Everywhere I turned this past week, I saw Carolina Panthers running back DeAngelo Williams. I encountered him at Axxess, on the street and at "Monday Night Raw." Now, I've never cared for Williams, mostly because he's scored eight rushing touchdowns in his past eight games against the New Orleans Saints and racked up numerous back-breaking long runs. But he really got on my bad list when he arrived at "Raw" with his posse, looked at me and sternly said, "You are in my seats." Was I? Technically, yes. My seats were 1 and 2, and Williams' posse had the next several seats. My friend and I had inched over to seats 3 and 4 as Williams didn't arrive until 30 minutes into the show.
28. The Ultimate Warrior was popular during WrestleMania week as he was the headliner at the Hall of Fame ceremony on Saturday. Personally, I never liked the whole Warrior shtick, and I thought his speech was lacking a killer instinct. Still, his energy is undeniable, and I liked this line: "Pushing my body to its limits is the thing I miss the most."
29. The awful weather predicted for the weekend mostly stayed away, allowing for a much better time for all the fans in town. Damn, Vince McMahon even has control of the weather.
30. When Daniel Bryan came out as the new champion on "Raw" on Monday, the crowd chanted, "You deserve it!" Never has there been a better made-up-on-the-spot chant in wrestling history, because nobody deserves that title more than Bryan.


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Woman crashes car into parked vehicle
A Dauphin County firefighter is recovering after he was hit by a car on the job.
State police said they were investigating a suicide in the 400 block of Holly Drive in Middle Paxton Township about 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Firefighter Ryan Boyer, 27, was directing traffic near the scene when a woman crashed her car into a parked car, which then hit Boyer, state police said.
"In trying to get out of the way, he jumped, sort of fell, and I guess the vehicle spun around him and threw him a little bit harder to the ground," said Middle Paxton Fire Chief Michael Fagan.
After the crash, troopers took the car's driver into custody for a toxicology test.
Boyer is expected to survive.
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I always hope for a white Xmas, and I think there is a good chance of one this year. Although I will be driving Xmas Day and Boxing Day, as I have the past few years.
Be nice to have a white Xmas for once even makes the job a bit more fun......
Miss breakdown
Naw! I don't like driving in the winter, as I always end up stuck behind some wally who hasn't got a clue about driving in snow and ice
Smudger, that's why we were given a sense of humour.


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NEW YORK — California Chrome is 1½ miles away from ending the longest drought in racing history — 36 years without a Triple Crown winner.
Eleven horses as good or better than him have tried to complete the sweep in the Belmont Stakes and failed since 1978. The chestnut colt with the modest pedigree and self-described "dumb ass" owners can either make history Saturday or become just another near-miss.
"I've watched the other horses where they failed," California Chrome trainer Art Sherman said. "I don't know if they just got flat outrun or got tired from the Triple Crown races."
California Chrome and 10 rivals will run the longest race of their lives on Belmont Park's deep, sandy track with its sweeping turns. No other Triple Crown winner faced more than seven rivals.
"I feel more confident coming into this race than I did any race," said Sherman, who at 77 is overseeing the best horse of his career. "I'm getting pumped up."
California Chrome completed his final run-through on Friday, galloping two miles around the Belmont oval after visiting the paddock where he will be saddled on race day. He stood quietly in stall No. 2 before walking through the tunnel toward the track, pausing several times for photographers. His ears pricked at the sound of clicking cameras.
The Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner will jog again early Saturday, about 13 hours before he tries to become the 12th horse to win the Triple Crown.
Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito, whose horses spoiled Triple Crown bids in 2004 and 2008, said that how California Chrome handles the extra quarter-mile in the Belmont will be crucial to his chances.
"Smarty Jones was in front going a mile and a quarter, and that last quarter of a mile got him," Zito said. "It's a different race. It's just longer."
If there's one worry Sherman has, it's whether his chestnut colt with four white socks can run that far after a tough campaign of three big races in five weeks.
"One thing I always wonder about is stamina," Sherman said. "It could be walking pace the first part of it. All of a sudden, the guys kicking in the last part don't get there."
Ultimately, Sherman will leave the decision-making to Victor Espinoza, who saw his bid for a Triple Crown aboard War Emblem end in defeat at the 2002 Belmont. He and California Chrome have teamed to win six consecutive races.
"He gets him to relax. I never give him any instructions," Sherman said. "I'm sure there will be different tactics, but that's OK as long as Victor can have a spot where he can run the last quarter of a mile."
Racing has been aching for another Triple Crown champion since Affirmed became the third horse in the 1970s to sweep the Derby, Preakness and Belmont. California Chrome and his team would be welcome members of the exclusive club if the colt can pull it off in front of a crowd expected to top 100,000.
"It has to be a super horse to win that," Espinoza said.
Owners Steve Coburn and Perry Martin have shown that a couple of working stiffs who spent $8,000 on a mare they bred to a stallion for $2,500 can trump the sport's blue blood owners and breeders. They were called "dumb asses" by a trainer for buying a mare who gave no indication that she could produce a standout offspring who could run fast.
"This horse has given everybody else out there the incentive to say, 'You know what, we can do it, too,'" Coburn said. "This horse is letting America know that the little guy can win."
Coburn — who favors a silver belt buckle as big as his cream-colored cowboy hat — and Martin — who likes keeping a low-profile — showed their sense of humor in naming their racing operation Dumb Ass Partners and sticking a donkey on their silks.
Martin was the one who emailed Sherman with an audacious plan to get California Chrome to the Kentucky Derby — before he had even run a race. Now the colt is one win away from racing immortality.
"You just like to see a great horse win it and I think he's got the potential to be a great horse," said Patrice Wolfson, whose late husband owned Affirmed, "so we'll be cheering for him."
As much as Sherman wants California Chrome to win — the trainer will wear the same lucky suit he did at the Derby and Preakness — he can accept a loss, too.
"He doesn't have to win another race as far as I'm concerned," he said. "It's a pleasure to be around a horse that has so much class and is 100 percent healthy."
Belmont Odds
The field for Saturday's 146th Belmont Stakes, with post position, horse's name, jockey's name and odds:
1. Medal Count Robby Albarado 20-1
2. California Chrome Victor Espinoza 3-5
3. Matterhorn Joe Bravo 30-1
4. Commanding Curve Shaun Bridgmohan 15-1
5. Ride On Curlin John Velazquez 12-1
6. Matuszak Mike Smith 30-1
7. Samraat Jose Ortiz 20-1
8. Commissioner Javier Castellano 20-1
9. Wicked Strong Rajiv Maragh 6-1
10. General a Rod Rosie Napravnik 20-1
11. Tonalist Joel Rosario 8-1
Trainers (by post position): 1, Dale Romans. 2, Art Sherman. 3, Todd Pletcher. 4, Dallas Stewart. 5, Billy Gowan. 6, Bill Mott. 7, Rick Violette Jr. 8, Todd Pletcher. 9, James Jerkens. 10, Mike Maker. 11, Christophe Clement.
Owners (by post position): 1, Spendthrift Farm. 2, Steve and Carolyn Coburn & Perry and Denise Martin. 3, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Town and Country Farms. 4, West Point Thoroughbreds. 5, Daniel J. Dougherty. 6, George J. Prussin. 7, My Meadowview Farm. 8, WinStar Farm. 9, Centennial Farms. 10, Starlight Racing & Skychai Racing, LLC. 11, Robert S. Evans.
Weights: 126 pounds. Distance: 1½ miles. Purse: $1.5 million. First place: $800,000. Second place: $280,000. Third place: $150,000. Fourth place: $100,000. Fifth place: $60,000. Post time: 5:35 p.m.


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Anxiety is a normal and healthy part of our lives: being anxious about the future leads to better preparation for that future. However, there are obviously circumstances where anxiety can become crippling and immobilizing. Here's a brief guide centered around three ideas you should carry when faced with similar circumstances. These are the absolute best ways I've discovered for dealing with anxiety.
1. Accept that anxiety is a feeling, not a reality. Too often we let anxiety take a hold of us and control our lives and decisions. Recognize anxiety as a feeling. An emotion. It is nothing more than a physiological reaction to some thought that has occurred either in your conscious or unconscious mind. It is not your reality. Accept the feeling for what it is, take a big breath, and act beyond it. Rather than telling yourself "I am anxious", tell yourself, "I feel anxious right now". This separates your feelings from your decision-making headquarters. By doing so, you also reassure yourself that the feeling is temporary, giving yourself more control over the situation.
2. Your anxieties will never completely go away. A huge mistake people make is that they decide that they have to "overcome" their anxieties. This is extremely time consuming and usually not very effective. Rather than fighting your mind and trying to overcome these feelings, accept them for what they are. Accept them and act beyond them. It's not about never feeling anxious again, it's about feeling anxious and doing it anyway.
3. Break anxious tasks down into the smallest steps possible. If studying makes you anxious, don't tell yourself you should sit down and study for 5 hours because you have an exam tomorrow. Instead, make a decision to put in 30 minutes of work, nothing more. If that still seems daunting, as it usually does when we face crippling anxiety, break it down to tasks as small as "I'm going to sit down at my desk and open my textbook". Keep the goals specific, and go with baby steps.
As the great Henry Ford once said,
Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.


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Dozens of world leaders participated in a Summit on Climate Change convened by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at UN Headquarters in New York on 22 September. The Summit aimed to "mobilize political will and strengthen momentum for a fair, effective and ambitious climate deal in Copenhagen this December."
The event included statements by many national political leaders, including the Presidents of the US, China, and France, and the Prime Minister of Japan. Chinese President Hu Jintao pledged that his country would step up efforts to control the rise in emissions and set intensity targets, while US President Barack Obama stressed that time was running out to secure a deal in Copenhagen.
The event in New York follows recent warnings by UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown that there is a significant risk of failure in Copenhagen, as well as a major announcement by India that it intends to take further steps to limit its carbon footprint.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told participants in New York that failure to secure an agreement in December would be "morally inexcusable."
Reacting to the Summit, conservation group WWF argued that it had brought "new political energy" to the climate negotiations. The event in New York is to be followed on 24 and 25 September by the Pittsburgh G20 Summit, which is also expected to include a strong focus on energy and climate change.
Links to further information
BBC News report, 22 September 2009
Times Online report, 18 September 2009
WWF press release, 22 September 2009


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By Kim de Bourbon
Executive Director
Pennsylvania Freedom of Information Coalition
You have a right to know what your local and state governments are doing. We need a law that makes that obvious.
Pennsylvania has a "Right to Know" law, written in 1957 and revised in 2002, that determines public access to local and state agency documents and information. It has deficiencies, however. So many deficiencies that national government watchdog organizations have consistently rated Pennsylvania as having among the worst open records laws in the country.
The main deficiency is this: The law does not start with the presumption that government records are public records and that citizens are entitled to see them. Instead, it defines the concept of "public record" very narrowly to include only those documents that are an "account, voucher or contract" or a "minute, order or decision." This omits a wide range of information that should be open to the public, including studies, reports, plans and databases – none of which are covered under the current law.
This is how the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation can choose not to release studies on dangerous intersections or safety inspection reports on bridges. And how state agencies can keep secret policy manuals that outline how complaints are to be investigated. And how municipal governments and school boards can withhold project plans and studies until after they are done deals.
Another egregious deficiency is that our state legislature – the state House and Senate – is not subject to the Right to Know Law. Somehow, somewhere along the way, the General Assembly decided to exempt itself from the law, as though they were a private business and not our publicly elected agents. And so the records of our state government – including the legislature's financial records – are not open for public inspection, according to the law.
That law needs to change. The government belongs to all of us, after all, and the records our government holds, with some exceptions, should belong to us as well.
The General Assembly is working right now to write a new law, attempting to make good on a promise to strengthen your "right to know." Bills before the state House of Representatives and the state Senate are expected to be debated very soon: Senate Bill 1 and House Bill 443. The bills are the result of promises made when legislators were sworn in this year, with politicians on both sides of the aisle pledging dedication to the concept of government transparency — a noble cause, indeed.
So there is reason to hope that at last, Pennsylvania may let the sun shine in and write a law that makes clear its citizens have the right to see and make copies of government records.
But there are some clouds darkening the horizon of hope. Bills that started out clearly stating the presumption that government records belong to the people have become overshadowed by weighty amendments listing a myriad of "exceptions."
Mind you, all reasonable advocates of changing the law agree that the state needs to protect some information from public scrutiny. Private information such as personnel records disclosing medical, psychiatric or disability status should be safeguarded, as should the identities of confidential sources and other information key to police investigations. Sometimes the need for privacy simply outweighs the public's right to know, and open-records advocates have acknowledged some 20 different categories of records that should be exempted.
But Pennsylvania's public agencies have been allowed to operate in the dark for so long that many well-intentioned public servants are now living in fear that opening up their offices to more public inspection will overwhelm them with hardship. Special interests are rushing to Harrisburg to find a way to exempt their records from reform.
The amended version of HB 443, in particular, fails to deliver the openness legislators pledged to provide. While it begins with the much-coveted "presumption of access," the intention to enforce the public's right to know is defeated by page after page after page stuffed with exemptions and roadblocks to openness, including one provision that government agencies would not have to honor a request for information if the request was "burdensome," or if they felt the person doing the requesting was harassing them. It also would make the new law applicable only to new records, not to anything already locked up in government file cabinets and databases.
The 21-page HB 443 amendment was rushed through the State Government Committee late in the evening, and released without a chance for either members or those with an interest in the issue to read and understand it. With no small sense of irony, this echoed another shadowy chapter of Pennsylvania legislative sleight-of-hand, the infamous pay raise which gave rise to calls for greater openness. Another reason, given the legislature's reputation for secrecy, to object to HB 443. It has become a bad bill.
The Senate bill – SB 1 – holds more promise. It makes financial records of the legislative and judicial branch open, although it treats them separately from other agencies and establishes some different rules. It establishes an "Open Records Clearinghouse" that would mediate disputes, review appeals, and provide much-needed training on public access to state and local agencies.
There's still some work to be done on SB 1. Like all legislative endeavors, compromise is the name of the game. Open-records advocates remain hopeful that SB1 can be fine-tuned to address the public's most pressing concerns, and that this session of the General Assembly will not end before Pennsylvanians are given more access to their government.
The goal, after all, is to not to get so entangled in the underbrush of fear and political process that we can't see the forest for a stranglehold of trees. Pennsylvania government needs to be more open, and now is the time to blaze a clear path for the public with a meaningful new "Right to Know" law.
The Pennsylvania Freedom of Information Coalition is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping citizens obtain public information from their local and state governments. Its website, www.openrecordspa.org, offers information and resources about the state's Right to Know Law and Sunshine Act, as well as an interactive forum where members can post questions about government access.


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The Makrothen Contest
Logging Support
Last Update: 9-October-2015
Logging support for a contest is very important. Please check out here, which contest logging software is supporting the "Makrothen". If you are missing any kind of support, then let me know! We will help you as much as we can!
AIO - George WD8KNC
MixW - Nick UT2UZ
N1MM Loger - N1MM, N2AMG, PA1M
OH2GI-HAM SYSTEM - Jukka OH2GI
RCKLog - Walter DL4RCK
RCKRtty - Walter DL4RCK
RTCL - Isao JK1IQK
TR4W - UA4WLI and others
UcxLog - Ben DL7UCX
A few days before the contest see
Don AA5AU Web Site
For the
Phil GU0SUP
has provided very good instructions that you need to follow to get
to run this contest. Thank You my friend! Check out the
"Log Templates and Examples"
If your contest logging software package supports the
, but not the Makrothen, then you can log in the Stew-Perry format and send the Cabrillo log. Compare the log with the templates and you will see, it is very equal.
user should select
and log the locator in the
"Comment" field
by hand.
Nils SM6BSK
has provided an updated tool, which converts the WF1B log to a Cabrillo log. Thank You my friend! Check out the page
"Log Templates and Examples"
There you will find the tool too.
We are looking for support from other contest log programmers too!
© 2004-2013 Waldemar Kebsch, DK3VN


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We Did It! GW Sailing Completes Raise High the Sails Campaign
Due to Generous Support, Colonials to Build New 18-Boat Fleet in Fall 2014
July 22, 2014
In September 2013, GW sailing launched its Raise High the Sails fundraising campaign with the goal of raising enough funds to replace and build an 18-boat fleet that would help the Colonials compete amongst the nation's best programs.
In less than a year and thanks to generous contributions from a variety of supporters, GW sailing has reached its target and will indeed Raise High new sails during the 2014-15 season.
Below is a letter sent from third-year Head Coach John Pearce on Monday, July 21:
Dear Friends of GW Sailing,
It is with great pleasure that I can say, "With your help - we did it!" GW Sailing has surpassed the team's $180,000 fundraising target set by the Raise High the Sails campaign. With these funds, we can realize our goal of building an 18-boat fleet for the 2014-15 season.
Please know that this would not have been possible without generous contributions from alumni, parents and friends of GW Sailing. You have not only inspired and supported our student-athletes, you have also invested in the future of GW Athletics. GW student-athletes excel in the classroom as academic leaders and in the community as productive citizens. A new fleet of boats will allow them to train and compete at the highest level in their sport, evolving into a nationally known and respected program. In addition, this allows us to host regattas, which is great exposure for the school and a competitive advantage for our team.
The GW Sailing team knows what it is like to dream big and to see those dreams come true. We can only dream big because of your support. Again, I thank you for your help to Raise High the Sails!
Head Coach, GW Sailing


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UPDATE #23 - May 14, 1998
PART 1: Space Day Chat
The goal of Space Day is to advance science, math and technology education and inspire future generations to realize the vision of our space pioneers. Space Day '98 takes place on Thursday, May 21. In anticipation of that day, Quest is hosting a two full days of QuestChats on May 19 and May 20. During these days, classrooms will be able to interact with NASA experts from our various projects in real time. Besides Space Shuttle and International Space Station folks, experts on Mars and aeronautics and other NASA activities will be represented. See all of the details and register to participate at: http://quest/common/spaceday.html Tuesday May 19, 1998 9:00 a.m.- 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time: Dale Satran, Aerospace Engineer, Dale is involved in high lift research. Currently he is studying lift on the Boeing 777. Registration information is at http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/aero/chats/#chatting Read his biography prior to joining this chat. http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/aero/team/satran.html Wednesday May 20, 1998 8:00 a.m.- 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time: Larry Bisbee, Mechanical Design Engineer Larry designs the models that go into the wind tunnels. He gets paid to design model planes. Registration information is at http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/aero/chats/#chatting Read his biography prior to joining this chat. http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/aero/team/bisbee.html Wednesday May 20, 1998 12:00 p.m.- 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time: Mina Cappuccio, Aerospace Research Engineer Mina is working in the area of propulsion airframe integration, or how to fit the engine on the plane. Currently she is working on the High Speed Civil Transport. Registration information is at http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/aero/chats/#chatting Read her biography prior to joining this chat. http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/aero/team/cappuccio.html Wednesday May 20, 1998 1:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time: Liza Alderete, Education Technology and Multimedia Manager Liza Alderete has worked in wind tunnels, simulations and now is in the Education Department at NASA Ames Research Center. She recently produced a CD called Exploring Aeronautics which will be available in June. Registration information is at http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/aero/chats/#chatting Liza's bio will be at http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/aero/team/alderete.html
Since we are spending US taxpayer dollars on Space Team Online, we have to demonstrate to NASA management that the project is having an outreach impact. To assess the impact, we will be conducting a survey of the Space Team Online audience in a week or two. Please help us by taking the time to respond to this survey at that time. It should only take a few minutes. A significant response rate to the survey will best help us make a case to NASA management that Space Team Online is worth continuing into the future. In addition, this survey will be the only way we can assess the demographics of the audience we serve. Though we reach many more people then a traditional NASA outreach program, if we cannot present information about that large audience, we don't get much credit. So please, when the time comes, take a few moments to help us in this small way.
[Editor's note: Steve Smith is an Aerospace Research Engineer. He uses computational fluid dynamics (computer programs) to predict the performance of new concepts. Sometimes he does research in wind tunnels. Read his biography at http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/aero/team/smith.html ]
by Steve Smith
February 18, 1998 Meanwhile, I've also been working on Navier Stokes computations, the most advanced flow simulation we can do, on a new business jet design from Raytheon Aircraft, to see how well these simulations can predict the ''edge of the envelope'' of transonicon jetliners and business jets.My goal is not to compute the performance at the normal cruising conditions, which are about Mach 0.83 and angle of attack of 2 degrees, but rather to compute the flow at Mach 0.86 or so. This higher speed causes a transonic flow problem called buffet. Usually buffet conditions are identified in the wind tunnel, and then during flight tests of the real airplane. In the wind tunnel, we measure the overall lift and drag, but its hard to measure all the distributed lift loads all over the airplane. The structural design people need to know this, so they can be sure that all the individual pieces of the airplane are strong enough. Usually they can't be really sure about the structural strength and the loads until they start flight testing. If something isn't strong enough and they need to re-design it, thats very expensive. So what I want to do is give the structural designers good predictions of these localized structural loads caused by buffet, much sooner in the design process, so there is less need for re-design later. The challenge is that the buffet flow conditions are very complicated. The formation of turbulence and separated flow has a big effect. The shock waves that form on the wings get so strong that they start to disrupt the smooth flow in the boundary layers where the flow touches the airplane. Eventually, the boundary layer is so disrupted that it lifts off the surface and forms turbulence. Turbulence and separated flow are two areas of fluid mechanics that still are not very well understood, and the computer simulations don't work very well. Recently, there have been some real improvements in these turbulence models, and my project will put these new methods to the test to see if they can predict the buffet characteristics. Geometry Once again, the first step is getting the surface shape represented in the computer. For Navier Stokes methods, this surface definition must be much more precise than I usually need for my panel methods. Not only that, but the Navier Stokes methods require that the whole region around the outside the airplane be divided up into a very fine three-dimensional mesh of little cubes. The solution method used for these codes is called a ''finite difference'' method. It approximates the smooth change in flow properties in the real flow by little jumps in the flow properties from one cube to another. If the mesh is very fine, these jumps are very small and approximate the smooth flow changes pretty well. So, the grid generation process to create these little cubes throughout the flow takes a long time. This project was my first experience at making a fine mesh for a Navier Stokes code. It took me more than a month to go from the basic surface geometry of the whole business jet to the three-dimensional mesh around it. My mesh has over 9,000,000 grid-points. Running the Navier Stokes code These methods used to take hundreds of hours of computer time on the Cray supercomputer to run. But a new version of the code runs on parallel machines like the IBM SP-2 and the SGI Origin 2000. I got my first results back in about 7 hours of computer time on the Origin 2000. For the first cases, I ran flight conditions pretty close to the cruise conditions, just to compare and make sure everything is working. The next step is to run higher and higher Mach numbers approaching the buffet condition. To start with, I'm using an older turbulence model, then I must incorporate the new turbulence model that is supposed to work much better. We'll see!
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text: How about "CAT"ing the individual files and then setting the entry address in the multiboot header to the module that understands how the file was put together and what to do with it? In this way the loader has no knowledge of the construction process and believes its dealing with one file. Additional formatting information (e.g., elf ) could be used by the embedded module. Godfrey ________________________________ From: coyotos-dev-bounces at smtp.coyotos.org on behalf of Jonathan S. Shapiro Sent: Tue 1/29/2008 10:07 AM To: coyotos-dev Subject: [coyotos-dev] Looking for ideas - image loading On PC's we can use multiboot for image loading, and we can therefore store the mkimage output in a different file than the kernel. On mature embedded systems, we can flash the kernel and the mkimage output to different locations. But on immature embedded systems we often don't have any way to load more than one file. This is also an issue with some netboot implementations. I am therefore wondering whether there is some simple way to merge the kernel and the mkimage file. So far, the best that I have come up with is to proceed as follows: 1. Instead of performing a static link on the kernel, link it with -r to form a relocatable that can be processed again by the linker. [ We would do the static link here anyway as a guard against missing symbols. ] 2. Add the mkimage file to the kernel binary image as a loadable segment in a final link step. 3. Implement a script "coymerge" that is really a link step in disguise. Does anyone know of a cleaner/better way to do this that is ready to hand? shap _______________________________________________ coyotos-dev mailing list coyotos-dev at smtp.coyotos.org http://www.coyotos.org/mailman/listinfo/coyotos-dev -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/ms-tnef Size: 4812 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.coyotos.org/pipermail/coyotos-dev/attachments/20080129/e2bcd997/attachment.bin


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Only early days for me but I'd suggest cutting out the nuts and dried fruit for a start and replacing it with protein if you're hungry - ie cook 2 chicken breasts for tea and take one cold for a snack the next day.
Personally I also empty your cupboards and cut out the dairy - but that's personal choice.
Key things for the first few weeks is get into a kind of routine and control the sugar highs - you can always tweak the diet as you go depending on your weekly results - but including too much fruit and dried fruit at the start will make this harder.
Nuts are very high calorie so great when you're at your goal weight but I'd go easy on them for a start till you find how you're doing weight loss wise.
Hope this helps and good luck groking