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This is my new office. And this is my last blog as dean of graduate studies, for a while, anyway. I am in a new space, a new job, a new orientation to the university, but I brought my geraniums with me to remind me of, well, me. Stepping out of the School of Graduate Studies feels weird and a little unsettling, but I am so busy in the new role as Provost and Vice President Academic, pro tempore, that I can't say I have had a lot of time to reflect on the before and after. I have always argued for change, institutional and personal, and so I better not eat my words. Change is healthy, stimulating, and usually progressive. I embrace it now fully, even while there are some scary moments of sheer overload. I know that the School of Graduate Studies is in good hands and so that's not a worry. Indeed, the dedicated staff are first class, and will greet the challenge of an increased enrolment this semester with their usual professionalism.
I hope Faye Murrin, who is now dean of graduate studies, pro tempore, will take up writing in this space. There is always something grad studies related to talk about, and I am sure she will have no trouble reflecting on such matters.
In the meantime, I am taking time off from blogging as grad dean—but not from other forms of social media. Keep watching this space!
I was in Brazil last week, as last mentioned. They are experiencing winter there, but then we're really talking 20 degree days in Rio, maybe a little cooler in Porto Allegre which is further south. I had a total blast. It wasn't all work. When in Brazil you have to have their famous BBQ, which is essentially meat with meat. And one spends an inordinate amount of time in taxis. Traffic is hideous. One plans accordingly for meetings, but you never know what you're going to run into.
Above is the view in Rio de Janeiro from my spectacularly located hotel balcony. In the background at the other end of Copacabana Beach is famous Sugarloaf Mountain, guarding the entrance to the city like a prehistoric creature. Below the hotel you can see the enormous media platform that is benig slowly dismounted. It was up for the FIFA World Cup. It was constructed for the Wold cup and I suppose by the tie they dismantle it the Olympics will require its reconstruction. Both a swimming marathon and the Triathlon are being staged right there in 2016, and so it's going to be a dramatic vantage point all over again. I shot this on a cloudy day but usually the sea was full of surfers and paddle boarders, just a stunning sight for my eyes every morning.
And so how was the trip, you ask? Very successful, I would say. A team of us met with several very well ranked universities in the two cities we visited. We were always warmly welcomed, and the conversations were marked by good vibes and sincere expressions of mutual interest. If you don't go and shake hands and make eye contact then things just wouldn't happen. Brazilian universities are keen to foster student mobility, research collaboration, and faculty exchange. So are we. We have a lot in common, too: offshore oil, rapidly developing economies based on those resources, ocean/marine research, geosciences, social change and in some cases social upheaval. We are tiny in every way compared to such a vast densely populated land mass, but where there's oil and cold water there's the potential for growth and opportunity. We came away from the experience with a renewed commitment to see more of those wonderful hosts and to encourage them to come visit us.
Wonder what they'll make of Topsail Beach.
Next week I'll be in Rio, if all goes well. That's a stock photo above. I hope to have something real to replace it with soon. So this is a little story about what it takes to go there. You need a visa. A lot of people don't realize that and buy their plane tickets and simply show up at the airport, expecting to be whisked off to Copacabana beach. Wrong. A friend of mine, a dean at another Canadian university, did just that. His staff didn't know and so no one told him. There he was, smug as a just-picked tomatillo, luggage in hand, his expectant wife by his side. Oh the humiliation, not to mention the crashing disappointment.
I have been to Brazil and I have informed staff and so I knew. I went through this before. But back then, a couple of years ago, I had more time between trips and was able to apply with lots of good time to avoid worrying. This time was different.
I had just returned from China and knew I had a tight window through which to submit my application and surrender my passport. All advice was to fly to the Brazilian Consulate in Montreal and hand deliver the whole application. That would increase the odds, they said. Turns out I had to fly to Toronto for a meeting and so I changed my ticket and stopped in Montreal to do just that. I had a three-hour turnaround time before returning to Trudeau to catch the next plane to YYZ, lots of time, I thought.
The Consulate web site says they opened at 8am. I go off the plane in Montreal at 7:15 and beat it down to the office. The sign on the locked door said the office opened at 9:30. Okay, that was not a good start but I was there and hopeful. I went around the corner to get something hot to drink, did some email, and watched the clock. At 9 I retuned to the office where a woman was sitting on the floor, her application in hand. I was, therefore, now second in line. Eventually the Consulate staff got off the elevator and opened the door and started fussing behind the glass door with the day's set-up. Finally the doors were unlocked and by then a long line behind me filed in. I waited to be called and went up to the wicket where a young man in a bad suit grunted an insincere Good Morning. "I just flew in from St John's, Newfoundland, quite deliberately, to deliver this to you personally," I said keenly. "I am scheduled to fly to Rio on the 11th of August. The young man paused in his scan of my app and slowly looked up at me from his desk: "Really," he snapped, "Well, good for you." Withering! I figured I had better not mention the incorrect web site start time and vowed to behave. A really expensive plane ticket was at stake.
After a few more minutes scanning the papers the man looked up at me again, this time passing back my pre-paid money order for $82.50, what I had incorrectly thought was the accurate price of the application. "This is a visitor's fee, not a business fee," he said. "Well how much is the business fee?" I asked. "75 dollars," he replied. "Oh, then, just take the 82.50 and don't mind the difference. " "I can't do that," he said sternly. "You must have the correct amount."
Where was I going to get a money order in Montreal at that hour of the morning, in time to return, and then to make my plane to Toronto? I was paralyzed, just standing here stupefied. "Do you have cash, he finally asked. "Yes. Yes, thank you," I groveled, now searching my wallet for the amount. Aha, I had four twenty dollar bills which I passed through the hole in the glass. "Do you have five dollars?" I said. "You must submit the exact amount. We do not give change," he said even more imperiously than before. I stood there, just about convinced it was all over. That he had won and I had lost and I was not ever going to get a visa in time to see that famous colossal sculpture redeeming the city of Rio de Janeiro.
On a hunch I went back to the wallet and lo and behold I found the exact change. I spilled the quarters and loonies onto the ledge and crossed my sweaty fingers once again. The clerk started stamping the passport left right and sideways and then said, "Everything is perfect." Needless to say, I was at once relieved and panicky about making the plane out. Which I did.
It's been a bit of a waiting game but the visa arrived a couple of days ago, after all, fully embedded in my new passport. The clerk had said no earlier than the 7th but clearly he has to use that line. A friend of mine who deals in security said there are cameras all over the Consulate office and those people who work like Kafka nightmare figures day after day are observed constantly by those prying guilt-entrapping lenses. Woe to anyone who plays favorites or promises that which he cannot ever deliver.
I have to wonder, are Canadian officials that bad, that petty? Isn't it a miracle anyone ever goes anywhere with officious pettiness like that.
Do the international students who apply to study here have similar experiences? I hope not. But if they do, I apologize on behalf of the softer saner side of all of us. Welcome to Canada.
Harbin, China. I'm still not over it—not just the jet lag but the dizzying density. People, cars, shops, traffic, pollution, rice, rivers, and tigers. Lots of tigers. One afternoon we were taken to a huge expansive Siberian tiger park, where almost 1000 of these beasts roam openly in the middle of the city. Yes, it's a carefully gated compound and the fences are meticulously controlled. Notice the bus going by as the tigers loll about in the heat. The windows on the buses are caged to prevent any of us from sticking our hands out too far. Picture-taking is a must but as soon as you indicate some flesh through those cages the tigers are keen to pounce. Imagine their boredom. Buses of Chinese visitors were more enthusiastic about feeding the animals. You can purchase buckets of chicken or red meat to dangle for the tigers but that's a tricky thing to do. You have to avoid your wrist being taken with the meat. We watched a few of these scenes from our own bus and squirmed and squealed with horror at the spectacle.
I was recently there for a China-Canada Workshop on building dual PhD programs, not an easy ambition to realize. The Chinese are both like and unlike us. Their system is obviously not identical. Indeed, they claimed that theirs was far more rigorous than ours. I don't know. They like to boast a lot about themselves, and rankings are very important to their sense of self-worth. We were hosted by the Harbin Institute of Technology which actually has an entire building dedicated to showcasing its history. In other words, there is an HIT Museum, complete with yearbooks, the clothing worn by the first rectors, sample textbooks, and the like. Makes you think we should be archiving and showcasing our institutions in the same way—constructing a strong record of what we are all about.
The leaders at HIT were very keen to engage us, want to have real exchanges and collaborative programs that bring our cultures and people together. It's a noble idea but there are so many obstacles you wonder if we can ever open ourselves up to transcend language and cultural barriers and agree on protocol. As a grad dean, I'm all for it. I want more such initiatives, more to do with the rest of the world. I think it's good for the health of our own programs, and good for us all to be more internationalized, to try to solve world problems with others. It's good for our students to travel and experience other places. In particular, I think we all have to understand China better. Things are moving so fast there. Centuries are being advanced in the manner of the metaphorical opening of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, when the bone from an ape is transmuted into a cyber-monolith, making the leap from primitive to technological in a simple jump cut.
Harbin is near the Russian border and so there is a strange presence of that other country's influence. You see Russian Orthodox churches next to gleaming Chinese-inspired buildings, rickshaws next to BMWs, and pagodas next to hi-rises of staggeringly tall doemnsion. Censorship is pervasive as far as internet usage goes, but yet the streets are blocked with the latest French designer houses. I am not sure even the Louis Vuitton in Paris is that large. You want to slap yourself into waking up from the confusion of signs and symbols in the urban scape. Just where am I, I had to keep asking myself. In a capitalist growth surge, is one handy answer.
I love going to China, pollution and all. This was my first time in that particular city and I would go back. China remains an immensely puzzling site of 21st century ingenuity and power and woe to those who are determined to ignore it.
I really wanted to write a decently long blog this week but at this moment I am still scrambling to finish everything I can before heading out of town for a while. I am counting on next week's postcard coming from Portland, Oregon, where I will be attending the annual Council of Graduate Schools Summer Deans' Institute, always a conference highlight. I will be leading a session on interdisciplinary challenges, one of those chestnuts that just keep turning up at events like this. From there I will head further across the seas to Harbin, China, more than half way round the world from home. A bunch of Canadians are meeting with the Chinese to discuss the potential for joint degree collaborations. I really don't like leaving St. John's when the weather is so sultry and inviting but, well, somebody's gotta do it… and to a Canadian on the east coast both Oregon and China are exotic destinations. All I know about Portland I know from watching the hilarious satiric cable series, Portlandia, a perfectly executed homage to that city's evident eccentricities. It's like the anti-Seattle, which itself is an alt city. Portland looks so laid back I might have to be pushed on a plane to Beijing. That's where I head to connect to Harbin, which is north and close to Russia. I don't know much about it except that it boasts a spectacular ice sculpture festival in winter, as you would.
I'll try make the most of all that newness, I am sure.
Hot time, summer in the city. I'm not complaining. This is the time to be here, hay fever and all. I have a chunk of iceberg in my freezer for summer drinks and a thriving garden. All is well. Indeed, we are predicting about another 10% growth in graduate studies this fall, just what we were hoping for. Our office is humming along, processing applications and dealing with the day-to-day business of graduate studies. If we take home all the prizes at Wimbledon this weekend it will turn out to be a spectacular July. Go Canada Go.
I just returned from a two-week holiday with my husband in Italy, on the famous Amalfi coast. As one colleague just asked, 'isn't that where all those James Bond movies were filmed?" Well, many films have been shot on that coastline, simply because it's one of those most spectacularly beautiful strips of civilization and nature on the planet. I like to say I love everything Italian, except their politics.
I have been to different regions of Italy a number of times, always happily, but always wanted to visit the coast south of Naples, having heard so much from friends and fellow travelers about how beautiful it all is. I was not disappointed. June being the cruelest month in Newfoundland it's also the best time to get out of here. Every day we woke to stunning views of sun and sea. Yes, it's tourist-ridden and dense with mass-produced souvenirs, but even all that vulgar commercialism cannot mask the stunning beauty of the land and seascapes, nor the charm and grace of busy port towns like Sorrento and Salerno. Thankfully, there isn't a fast-food restaurant or a Hard Rock café in sight –anywhere. After all, the international slow food movement began in Italy as a reaction to the hideous blight of the processed food industry, and of all the fat-bellied profiles it engendered. Italians know how to live. They certainly know how to eat.
My husband and I signed up for a cooking class at the first hotel we stayed in, where the restaurant had been awarded a Michelin star and the chef was widely known in the region as an innovator, making inspired dishes out of fresh local ingredients. We ate at the hotel almost every night, savouring his astonishing creations, and so we were excited to become students all over again, this time in a culinary classroom. We were not disappointed. Indeed, the experience was a major highlight of the two-week adventure.
As with all new learning experiences, we were a bit shy at first about how to talk to the teacher and his staff. They, too, were cautiously respectful of us. We were strangers to each other and, to be fair, here we were invading their special workplace. It's always awkward when you're new to something like that. But clearly they had prepared the lesson well. Around us, men and women were bustling with the day's fresh produce, prepping food for the evening's meal. But in the immaculate space we inhabited by the cooktop grill and the impressive industrial pasta machines all the attention was devoted solely to us. Things began slowly, in earnest, as three of the senior staff started to walk us through the essentials of ravioli-making. Beginning with the freshest of the eggs and the finest of flour, we watched as they demonstrated the art of folding the ingredients into each other and then masterfully kneading the dough to a buttery consistency. Then it was our turn. Getting our hands good and dirty, so to speak, we moved from tentative uncertainty to new confidence as the dough started to react to our efforts. I felt like a child in kindergarten, discovering the secrets of the alphabet. From there we learned how to roll the dough, stretching it to workable lengths, and then to cutting and shaping the little cases of ravioli itself. Then followed the stuffing of these tiny pillows with a pre-mixed salted cod concoction, the yummy ingredients of which we had been well tutored about beforehand.
This all sounds straightforward and obvious, but, in fact, it was incredibly challenging to produce the perfect pockets for the cod, and the perfect shapes for the plate. While all this was going on our conversation relaxed and became more informal. The chef got more and more animated as he recognized what good pupils we were, how enthusiastic and appreciative of his craft. Before long our hands were waving expressively, just as theirs always do, and we were blending Italian and English into a language as new and pliable as the dough in our hands. Meanwhile, the curious maître d' of the restaurant whom we were also getting to know during our stay started pouring chilled local wine to accompany the lesson. Oh, that all learning should be this well liquefied. It certainly helped enliven the tone of the classroom.
Ultimately, after more lessons in how to tenderize, marinate, and slow-cook even the cheapest cuts of beef into melt-in-the mouth tasty morsels, and with a spontaneously delivered diversion of the region's famous fresh local tomatoes and buffalo mozzarella, we were escorted to the terrace to partake of a lunch of what we had just helped to produce. We knew we had passed the test with flying colours, our enthusiasm having carried the day, even overriding some of our more clumsy attempts to fold dough into perfect crescent-shaped pillows. The same is true for all learning experiences. Teachers respond to genuine interest, even when the skills still need a lot of development. Encouragement and reward often follow passionate expressions of appreciation.
The picture above is of a superbly prepared plate of fettuccine and funghi at another restaurant we visited in another town. I was so focused on learning and eating during and after the cooking class that I never once reached for my camera. But as with every meal in Italy, the ingredients of this pasta dish are simple fresh, the presentation is impeccable, and the care and pride in the preparation carries over into every mouthful.
Needless to say, this was teaching and learning of a very high grade. And this student is highly motivated to return to the classroom. How satisfying is that!
That's what the room looked like from where I was sitting last week at convocation —second row, behind official representatives of the province and the Board of Regents. The good news is that second row status allows for picture-taking possibilities—discreetly, of course. The graduation ritual can be severe, almost like church. Solemnity is the usual order of the day. Picture-taking is definitely not encouraged. We have so many more successful graduate students these days and so we also have longer lines of expectant students, waiting to cross the floor to shake the hand of the Chancellor and receive their parchment. I attended all but two ceremonies. Wouldn't you know that one of those was made memorable by a graduating student requesting a selfie with the Chancellor. Good for him, I say. Some colleagues were heard to be muttering afterwards that it was going to start a 'dangerous trend.' Yes, let's channel our fears into inconsequential matters, why don't we? I applaud the student who snapped himself with our most senior university figure. A little disruption lightens the mood and probably lifted some audience members out of their deep slumbers.
I love convocation because it is the pinnacle of a student's journey through a demanding graduate program. It's all about happy, accomplished people beaming with self-satisfaction and pride. But there are ironies here. Generally, the seasoned honourary graduands in their convocation addresses urge the newly-minted-degree holders to follow their hearts, step out into the world and make a difference—work for change, be leaders, transform the world. But the ritual itself, as all rituals are by definition, operates on a principle of sameness. Everyone wears a black robe and mortar board; everyone is dressed the same, looks the same, behaves the same. It's an oxymoron, this celebration of homogeneity. Who among this flock will, indeed, make a difference? Hard to say just by the looks of it.
Except for the shoes, of course. Fortunately, there is no dress code—yet–for footwear, and so one sees an astonishing variety of choices, particularly female choices, on those black-robed figures. I took a few snaps with my iPhone of some amazingly shod creatures, as many as I could without looking like a fetishist, and tweeted them out—part amusement, part distraction. Obviously some graduates took the whole shoe thing much more seriously than others. The traditional fashionista in me could only wonder about the choice of flip flops. People–you are wearing a black robe, marking a medieval, ceremonial, significant moment of transition into a peer group of accomplished professionals and you are wearing flip flops? Did your mother let you go out like that or were you being rebellious? For that matter, I can't understand the women who wear open-toed flat sandals on stage. Okay, how about open-toed anything? Really? With your graduation gown and mortar board? Would you wear gladiator sandals to a job interview? If the answer is yes then rush yourself to a manual on job etiquette. You're not going to make a difference in the world wearing the wrong footwear. It's a time-honoured fact.
I worry a bit about the unnaturally high sparkly spikes some women were wearing. Six-inch heels are our culture's version of Chinese foot binding. Think you'd ever see a man wearing heels like that? They know better. You can't really walk in those things for long. Indeed, more than few graduates teetered precariously atop their stilettoes as they inched across the floor to be hooded on stage. I feared one or two of them would simply topple over into the front row.
I did admire the young woman who was wearing a funky short dress under her robe. She had chosen silver high-top sneakers for her footwear, a deliberate gesture of difference that rocked. It's not as if she reached for the first thing in her closet. She considered the options and marked her individuality.
As for the men's choices, there were a few sloppy sandal-wearing graduates in the crowd but most opted for brown or black lace-ups and some more polished than others. Makes you wonder, again, what some of these guys would choose for a job interview. And makes me want to predict who is going to thrive in their careers based on the way they asserted themselves in a sea of sameness. I bet that guy who took the selfie is going places, don't you think?
The blogspot has been bare for almost a month. Just couldn't be helped, really. I have been on the go, up in the air and down again and back for one work-related conference, meeting, festival, or all of the above. In view of the weather here in spring, and airline food notwithstanding, I have been more than happy to visit Tampa, Florida; San Diego, California; Toronto, ON; Cannes in the south of France; and even Niagara Falls. In all these places the sun has been shining, the flowers blooming, and the skies have been as blue as cornflowers. As I write this, I can discern a few yellow rays teasing the dusty blinds in my office, and so perhaps the winds are starting to blow a little more favourably. We don't live here for the weather, that's for sure.
I have learned a lot on these trips about what different parts of the world are up to but several themes persist. Universities everywhere are worried about funding, enrolments, and international recruitment. In my memory, funding has always been an issue. Perhaps things are more dire now, especially with the levelling off of registrations at the undergraduate levels and the ensuing panic, on some campuses, about how to balance the books. The enormous growth generated by the sixties on almost all North American campuses, for sure, now leaves many administrations with the challenge of how to sustain their physical plants. Cost-cutting and government stinginess now extend to program closures and the merging of academic units, making for some awkward scholarly partnerships. Necessity in these cases is not so much the mother as the dictator of invention.
At the annual congress of humanities and social sciences learned associations meetings at Brock, in St. Catharines, Ontario, there was a lot of talk about graduate students being ill prepared to face the reality of the workplace. I must have overheard at least half a dozen grad students in washrooms talking to each other about their hopes of securing positions at one university or another I always felt like staging an intervention, reminding them that half of all humanities PhDs drop out of their programs and only about 20% of those who complete their degrees actually end up in the academy. Someone is not telling these people how to be better prepared for non-academic jobs.
At Brock—a leafy but architecturally confused campus–I was lucky enough to attend a couple of terrific keynote addresses that buoyed me up and gave me hope for the future of critical thinking. Activist, lawyer, and Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada, Cindy Blackstock, gave an astonishing talk that will stay with me—and others—for a long time. Speaking flawlessly without a note for a full hour, Blackstock moved confidently about the stage, gripping us in her sights. With passion and intellectual heft she surveyed the terrible Canadian history of our treatment of aboriginal children, moving us through the horrors of the late nineteenth century on up to and including the present. Tirelessly battling the Indian Act and its even more egregious applications, Blackstock gave us all hope that younger generations of Canadians would be more sympathetic to the harsh truths of aboriginal reality. That's where her faith lies—not in me and you, but in the next generations who will, she believes, simply not take injustice so much for granted anymore. I hope she is right, and her optimistic conclusions made me wish that the young scholars who still believe they will be working at a university might turn to the kinds of socially good causes Blackstock framed for us. She put her PhD to good work, in spades.
Rubbing shoulders with colleagues across the country also reminded me not only of how lucky we are to have jobs doing what we love, but also how much more stable Memorial is than so many Ontario and western universities right now. I remember with dark unease the decades where we were not so assured. Best not to take anything for granted, ever.
The debacle at the University of Saskatchewan, where a dean was summarily fired for publicly disapproving of his bosses' 'transformation' plans, was the subject of many Niagara-wine-liquefying receptions. Most of us had a 'there but for fortune…' theme on our lips, given how much we tend to complain about our respective administrations, even while being part of such. The dramatic matter at USask certainly informed many conversations about academic freedom, self-censorship, and the examples we are supposed to be setting for faculty and graduate students. To speak out or not—that is increasingly becoming the question. One colleague drew attention to the 'silence of the deans.' Gave me pause. Blackstock had insisted on what she called 'challenging the normal.' Indeed.
At the end of each Brock congress day I would return to my room in Niagara Falls where I was compelled to stay because of the hotel shortage in St Catharines. The silver lining was the view you see in the photo above—almost unreal in its postcard uber-naturalness. And on what Americans call Memorial Day weekend I was a lucky ninth-floor witness to a spectacular fireworks show from the US side of the Falls, as awesome as it gets.
Travel challenges the normal. That's my new answer to the persistent question: don't you get sick of it?


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Cruise along the incredible Amalfi Coast, visiting Capri, Pozzuoli and Procida
Cast adrift along the breathtaking Amalfi Coast and travel to the glittering jewels of the region - Amalfi, Capri, and Procida. Visit the home of mythical sirens, the ancient holiday homes of great Roman emperors and the spectacular Blue Grotto. Hike along historic trails past olive groves, vineyards, lemon orchards and charming villages; dive into the deep blue waters of the Mediterranean; and sample mouthwatering Italian regional cuisine on this remarkable Amalfi sailing adventure.
- Step back in time among the olive groves, ancient villages and medieval architecture of Amalfi. This town retains a rustic charm that makes it a unique location to explore
- Explore the caves of Capri's Grotta Azzura and swim in the clear blue waters of the Mediterranean
- If it was good enough to be the holiday destination of Roman emperors, the idyllic city of Capri is good enough for anyone. With its boutique shops and Limoncello culture, Capri oozes exclusivity
- Let the soothing sounds of the waves nurse you to sleep at night aboard the comfort of a yacht
- With its pastel buildings and tranquil marina, the town of Procida is a great place to relax by the sea or explore on foot. It provides you with the best of both worlds
- Taste some of the freshest seafood in the world, which is fished from the coast every single morning
This itinerary is valid for departures from 01 January 2016 to 30 September 2016. View the itinerary for departures between 01 January 2017 - 31 December 2017
Day 1 Amalfi
The rest of the day is free to discover the town of Amalfi and its surrounds. Perhaps check out the medieval architecture of the cathedral of Sant'Andrea and convent of the Cappuccini. You may like to take a walk along narrow trails through olive groves, vineyards and ancient villages. The trails are steep and have many stairs, but offer spectacular views over the ocean. In the evening, partake in an optional group meal of local seafood and gelato. You'll spend tonight aboard the boat.
Notes: The beauty of sailing is that each day is unique and, while we have a destination to reach, if the weather changes or something takes the group's fancy, we are flexible on the day's itinerary. The itinerary is subject to change and may vary depending on weather and berth availability. Your skipper will make the final call to ensure your safety at all times.
Day 2 Capri
Note: Please note that access to the grotto will be closed if sea conditions are considered too rough.
Day 3 Procida
Day 4 Procida
Meals2 breakfasts, 1 lunch
AccommodationOvernight boat (3 nights)
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This trip starts on Day 1 in Amalfi at 1pm and finishes in Procida on day 4 at approx noon depending on weather conditions.
Summer temperatures can reach up to 40 degrees Celsius, which can be uncomfortable for those not used to the heat. Please consider the time of the year you wish to travel and your suitability to that season.
The minimum age on this trip is 15. Please note that triple cabins are not available. If travelling with a child, the child will need to share with one of the adults, and the other adult will share with another adult passenger, or pay a single supplement.
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Please note that the majority of our sailing trips start and/or finish at a marina or port. If you have pre-booked any additional accommodation through us, you will need to make your own way to the joining point on day 1 and from the finish point on the final day. We do not provide transfers between hotels and the port/marina. Please check the joining and finish point information in the trip notes for details.
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Our Sail Italy - Amalfi to Procida trips score an average of 4.8 out of 5 based on 65 reviews in the last year.
Sail Italy - Amalfi to Procida , September 2016
Kate Madden
I had a great time on the Amalfi Coast sailing trip. The itinerary allowed us to visit a number of beautiful destinations and provided plenty of time to explore with the group or on our own. I recommend the 7 day trip rather than the shorter 4 day trip . Captain Nico did a great job of managing the trip, the boat and the passengers. 100% recommend!
Review submitted 19 Sep 2016
Sail Italy - Amalfi to Procida , August 2016
Francine Philip
Travelling by boat with Intrepid was I feel the best and only way to see the Amalfi Coast. The fact that there were only 8 travellers was brilliant and the trip leader Nico made it a most exciting and wonderful time for us all
Review submitted 16 Sep 2016

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1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup powdered sugar
6 tablespoons chilled, unsalted butter, cut into small squares
1 to 3 tablespoons cold whipping cream
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1 3/4 cups sugar
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3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup mushrooms, coarsely chopped
1/4 pound pancetta, diced
2 tablespoon vodka
2 cups heavy cream
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Jimmy Shraby, owner of soon-to-be-opened Olive Leaf Bistro on the riverfront in Jeffersonville, says this about preparing eggplant: "To magically remove the bitterness from eggplant and greatly improve the texture, soak it in milk overnight. Once the slices of eggplant Continue reading
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The eLetter intro explains, "Salmoriglio, a garlicky southern Italian herb and lemon sauce, is a great match for seared or grilled fish." Halibut season was over when Continue reading
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4 medium garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced
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½ cup pickled red onions (recipe follows)
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¼ cup dry roasted peanuts (optional)
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Columbus Crew midfielder Dilly Duka, who missed Saturday's loss to Chicago for what coach Robert Warzycha called "personal issues," is back with the club and available to play this weekend.
"He's fully back," Warzycha told reporters. "He took care of what he has to do and he's back."
Columbus is in sixth place in the Eastern Conference, one point behind the Houston Dynamo for the fifth and final playoff spot. Saturday's match against the Philadelphia Union is critical, and Warzycha has yet to decide whether Duka will get the start.
"I think the coaches know what every player is made out of, but also your sharpness counts," Duka told The Columbus Dispatch on Wednesday. "You have to be sharp in training before the game. They're going to put the best 11 who are going to represent the team. You have to be sharp in the days leading up to the game."
Duka, a 23-year-old native of Montville, N.J., had started six consecutive matches but played the full 90 minutes just once. His frustration boiled over last week after being subbed out in the 57th minute of the Crew's 1-0 victory over Columbus. After stewing for a day, he asked Warzycha for a weekend off.
"I don't know what the perception is (of me), but there's no way I'm not there for my teammates," Duka said. "I had personal reasons to leave, and I was given those days. I came back, and I'm here laughing and joking and getting ready for the next couple matches."


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The Grammy-winning English folk-rock group Mumford and Sons has rescheduled a series of U.S. dates it had postponed earlier this month. On June 11, the band announced that bassist Ted Dwane had been hospitalized due to a blood clot on his brain and required emergency surgery. A string of performances, including a New Orleans show scheduled for June 13 at Mardi Gras World, were postponed, and singer Jack Johnson filled in for the band's headlining slot at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival on June 15.
Earlier today, the band announced that Dwane's health is on the upswing, and that the canceled gigs have been rescheduled.
"Firstly, we are pleased to report that our beloved Ted is making a steady recovery from his operation and wearing his newly acquired shaven-headed hairstyle with enviable levels of suave," read a post on the band's website.
"A huge, huge thank you to all for your messages of support; the man himself is rather overwhelmed."
Mumford & Sons, whose 2012 No. 1 album "Babel" earned the Grammy award for album of the year, will play Mardi Gras World on Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. Tickets purchased for the initially scheduled date will be honored. Refunds are available at point of purchase until July 24.
The New Orleans concert sold out within an hour after tickets initially went on sale April 5; promoters say that once the cutoff date to request a refund has passed, at the end of July, an announcement will be made as to whether new tickets for the Sept. 16 date will be sold.


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THE MONEY FOR REPAIRS. NEW TONIGHT, WE'VE LEARNED OF MORE CHANGES COMING TO ONE OF NEW MEXICO'S LARGEST AND MOST LOVED EVENTS. WHERE ELSE CAN YOU WATCH A GIANT PAPER MONSTER, BURN INTO OBLIVION? KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER ALANA GRIMSTAD TELLS US ABOUT THE NEW, SPECIAL PASSES YOU MAY NEED FOR ZOZOBRA THIS YEAR. THE SHOW YOU REALLY HAVE TO SEE TO BELIEVE AND EVERY YEAR, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE SHOW UP TO WATCH. Think outside of the box and grow and change. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A VERY LONG TIME, ZOZOBRA WILL BURN ON A FRIDAY NIGHT THIS YEAR, THE FRIDAY OF LABOR DAY WEEKEND. Move it from Labor Day weekend, please. Thank you. BUT MANY BUSINESSES TOLD CITY LEADERS THEY AREN'T HAPPY ABOUT IT. I need to make sure my customers can even get there. MERCHANTS SAY THAT'S A MONEY-MAKING WEEKEND AND IF THE STREETS ARE BLOCKED OFF, THEIR CUSTOMERS CAN'T GET TO THEM. They really are trying to address our issues, address our problems. RIGHT NOW, ZOZOBRA ORGANIZERS HAVE A NEW PLAN. IF YOU'RE STAYING IN A DOWNTOWN HOTEL OR HAVE A DINNER RESERVATION, POLICE ARE SUPPOSED TO LET YOU THROUGH. BUT JUST IN CASE, BUSINESSES CAN GIVE OR EMAIL YOU A PASS LIKE THIS ONE, MAKING SURE YOU CAN GET TO YOUR DESTINATION. AND IF FOR ANY REASON EVEN THAT DOESN'T WORK, THERE'S ANOTHER BACK UP -- A PHONE NUMBER ON THE PASS TO CALL FOR HELP. It's a large number of people to be moving everywhere. The fact that they have come up with all these new ideas is very impressive. OVERALL, MERCHANTS ARE PLEASED WITH THE PASS... THEY'LL MEET THEIR CUSTOMERS AND ZOZOBRA WILL MEET HIS FATE. IN SANTA FE, ALANA GRIMSTAD KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS. THERE'S ONE CAVEAT... NOONE WILL BE ALLOWED DOWNTOWN FOR 45 MINUTES RIGHT AFTER THE EVENT, SO THERE ISN'T A MAD RUSH OF PEOPLE. ALSO, MORE PORTABLE BATHROOMS WILL PREVENT CROWDS FROM CROWDING INTO NEARBY BUSINESSES TO USE THEIR RESTROOMS. THE WEBSITE FOR THE PASSES ISN'T UP
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The Ahfad University for Women (AUW) is a private, non-sectarian university for women located in Omdurman, Sudan. Founded in 1966 with 23 students in one department, AUW now has over 5,000 students and offers a five-year Bachelor's Degree in six undergraduate schools and a Master's Degree in two areas. The goal of AUW is to prepare women to assume informed leadership roles in their families, communities and the nation. AUW works to achieve this goal by offering high quality instruction with emphasis on strengthening women's roles in national and rural development and achieving equity for women in Sudanese society. Ahfad University for Women's website>>
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"The university's philosophy is to prepare women to assume greater roles in their families and communities, and in the nation as a whole. To that end, the university enrolls women from all over Sudan and prepares them to be proactive change agents and leaders. Civic engagement has become an integral part of the institution's academic activities. The university's policies promote civic engagement as part of its mission. This includes undertaking community development programs to serve the needs of communities; organizing outreach programs to raise awareness and establish networks; and building partnerships with the private sector, government and civil society organizations." Read more of AUW's institutional profile>>
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Ahfad Family Health Centre was formally established in 1994 in collaboration with the United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA). The Centre promotes the health of the local community by providing quality comprehensive services (curative, preventive and promotive) to a defined population in the context of PHC strategies. Health education is provided at all levels based on the health status of the population.


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An International Interdisciplinary Conference to be held at WISE - Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation, University of Hull.
26-28 September 2008
This conference will mark the bicentenary of the establishment of Sierra Leone as a British Crown colony in 1808.
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The Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on the Global Migrations of African Peoples (York University)
Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation (University of Hull)
British influence in Sierra Leone is long standing and took a variety of forms in the transition from slavery to civil society from the eighteenth century to the present day. This part of West Africa was not only a slave supply region on the upper Guinea Coast but also the location for a number of abolitionist experiments in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Leading British abolitionists, including Granville Sharp and William Wilberforce, regarded Sierra Leone as a 'Province of Freedom' that would transform Africa. It was hoped that the utopian vision of a settlement governed by former slaves would demonstrate African capacity for cultural, moral and economic improvement. To that end, the aims of the Sierra Leone Company, incorporated in 1791, were the destruction of the slave trade and the regeneration of Africa. The development of Freetown in a slave trading region was a bold and ambitious experiment in the implementation of morality and abolitionist economics. Although the Company aimed to develop 'legitimate' forms of trade as alternatives to the transatlantic slave trade, it failed to achieve its aims, and in 1808 the settlement was formally transferred to the British Crown.
Sierra Leone experienced a number of phases of resettlement by people of African descent. In 1792 over 1,100 former slaves from Nova Scotia resettled in Freetown with the intention of making their 'children free and happy', and some 550 Maroons from Jamaica arrived in Sierra Leone in 1800. After 1807, anti-slavery squadrons disembarked tens of thousands of 'recaptives' from various parts of West Africa at Freetown. These immigrant groups constituted a 'great mixture of Africans … [who] had to rebuild identities and communities in an alien land controlled by Europeans', as David Northrup has recognized. Through their missionary and commercial endeavours, the 'recaptives' also influenced economic, social, and religious development in other areas of West Africa.
This conference offers scope to examine the legacies of slavery, abolition, and colonial rule in Sierra Leone. The conference will explore British interaction with indigenous groups, the influence of European administrators on economic and cultural policy, and the activities of immigrants in establishing a unique cultural, religious and social identity. Moreover, the legacy of this past will be explored in the context of the long history of colonial rule in Sierra Leone and the subsequent difficulties of establishing a civil society in the post-colonial era.
WISE a particularly appropriate venue for the conference because Freetown, Sierra Leone, and the City of Hull have been twin cities since 1980. The visit of former P.M. Tony Blair to Sierra Leone in May 2007 highlighted the ongoing links between Britain and Sierra Leone and the difficulties of reconstructing civil society in the aftermath of brutal civil war. With the return to peace in 2002, Britain agreed to provide development aid to rebuild Sierra Leone, which had become one of the world's poorest countries. Hence, the conference will focus on the reconstruction of civil society, both in the context of slavery and abolition and in the context of civil war and its aftermath. In recognition of the historic reasons that Hull and Freetown have been twin cities, the conference will provide a forum to discuss past and present issues of social justice and civil development.
All participants will be required to pay a registration fee and to arrange their own accommodation and travel. Information on local hotel accommodation can be arranged through the Hull Conference Bureau; details to be supplied upon registration.
An edited collection of papers presented at the conference will be published.


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The Orlando Magic may have gutted their roster, but Knicks' head coach Mike Woodson said they can still present themselves as a problem.
Woodson noted that with teams like the Magic (2-4) who are in the middle of a rebuilding stage, with nothing to lose, and playing in front of a boisterous crowd, they can sometimes prove to be the most dangerous. That's what Woodson reiterated to his team during yesterday's practice, adding that it's up to his team to set the tempo early.
"Road wins are tough to get, so you have to be really locked in and focused as a unit. You can't turn it over offensively and you have to play at a high level defensively," said Woodson. "All those things have to happen for us to be successful for us to win on the road."
Woodson went on to say that he likes his team's chances tonight because of the way his small lineup has jelled. Point guard Jason Kidd has started alongside fellow point guard Raymond Felton, while small forward Carmelo Anthony has started every game so far at power forward.
The Knicks' coach particularly likes the matchup at power forward, especially if Anthony gets to match up against Orlando's Glen Davis, who tips the scales at 6-foot-9 and 290 pounds. While that may seem like a size disadvantage for the 6-foot-7 Anthony, it should be noted that the light-footed Davis does most of his damage on the perimeter, despite his girth.
Orlando has been forced to go small themselves this season, as 6-foot-10 stretch forwards Hedo Turkoglu and Al Harrington have missed games due to injury. Both likely won't play tonight as well, as starting point guard Jameer Nelson may also miss his sixth-consecutive game.
Such a dearth of bodies, plus the way the Knicks' quick lineup is playing, gives Woodson confidence heading into tonight's matchup -- especially since the roster is nowhere near as formidable as in year's past.
"They're different. Anytime you break your team up and lose one of your key guys in [center Dwight] Howard, and a few other key guys, it's a big deal. But it's the NBA and every team is competitive," said Woodson, adding that he's confident the Magic's undersized lineup won't be able to keep pace with his. "Looking at them on tape, they've been starting 'Big Baby' [Davis] at the four [power forward], and we feel that's a good matchup for us."
The coach went on to say that while he appreciates the success of his new small lineup, it's not a set in stone scenario for every game. He'll adjust accordingly, but for tonight he plans on letting the team speed overwhelm the undermanned Magic.
"Of course, if you play the Lakers then you'd have to make a decision [because] they have [seven footers Pau] Gasol and Howard, so I'd have to make a decision as to who I have to start as far as my bigs," Woodson acknowledged. "A lot of it is personnel driven but I'm very happy with my starting lineup right now."
Woodson should be happy, especially with the Anthony matchup, as he's enjoyed a career average of 27.9 points against the Magic, his highest against any opponent.
Anthony, who has been saying -- and doing -- all the right things so far, said tonight's success won't be about his personal one-on-one battles, but rather how uncomfortable the Knicks' defense can make the Magic's offense.
"We have to get up on them defensively, deny the passing lanes, and play our style of defense that we've been playing for the last week," Anthony said.
The veteran may be on to something, considering he's the leader of the only unbeaten team in the NBA, and spearheads a team that is averaging 104.5 points per game, while allowing 87.5 and 40.7 percent shooting by opponents - both tops in the league.


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SANFORD, N.Y. - Back when Elizabeth and Margaret Davidson were little girls playing along the West Branch of the Delaware River, a ball, maybe, would float away.
And they would say, "Guess it's headed for Philadelphia."
Decades later, that notion has taken on volumes of new meaning.
The Davidsons' bucolic town about 235 river miles upstream of the Ben Franklin Bridge has become a flash point for the expansion of natural gas drilling to New York - and after, to northeastern Pennsylvania, the state's next frontier for hydraulic fracturing.
After putting a hold on hydraulic fracturing in 2008 to study its environmental effects, New York is poised to allow fracking - and could issue its final rules after Labor Day, many in the industry say.


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Charleston County school leaders were trying to decide whether to move Chicora School of Communications to a temporary site last month. And then it rained.
That wouldn't be a problem for most schools, but the drainage and leaking are inside this North Charleston building. Water backed up in its basement hallway and ceilings leaked, forcing three classrooms to be moved and triggering a domino of other adjustments.
Principal Camille Hendrix knew then they couldn't wait until the end of the school year to move, and the school board agreed. It gave the go-ahead this week to spend up to $700,000 to ready the Ron McNair campus on Spruill Avenue for Chicora to move in during winter break.
"For the health and safety of children, it was a wise decision," she said.
Plans already are in the works for Chicora to have a new $28 million building next door to Military Magnet Academy, but that won't be finished until the summer of 2014. Officials intended for Chicora to stay at its current site until then, but the ongoing problems necessitated the mid-year move.
"There's definitely a sense of urgency on the staff's part," said Troy Williams, the district's executive director of operations, planning and systems improvement.
Teachers are packing items they won't need until January, and officials are working through the logistics of bus transportation. Hendrix estimated up to 70 percent of its students walk to the school on Success Street; they will have to ride a bus.
April Norman, a parent of two students and PTO president, said transportation has been parents' main concern, but the school is working on that. She said her children were excited about the move, and she thought it a good decision.
"The kids probably need a new atmosphere," she said. "They'll have more room and more space -- things they need."
First-grade teacher Shantia Wilder said the school likely doesn't employ a teacher who hasn't been affected by the building's deficiencies. Her room has leaked when it rained, so she moved whatever she needed to and kept teaching, she said.
"It's being done in the best interest of the children," she said. "I don't think it's going to be much of a disruption because we're still bell-to-bell teaching."
The Rev. Bill Stanfield is the chief executive officer of Metanoia, a faith-based community development corporation. He hosts an after-school program for 65 current and former Chicora students, and he said he's working with the school to figure out transportation.
He has a firsthand understanding of the building's problems. He walked in one day last summer to find large pieces of the auditorium ceiling on the ground. Water damage caused it to fall, he said.
"What's interesting to me is that the school district didn't move them sooner, because these issues have been going on for a long time," Stanfield said.
He's seen efforts by some school board members to change course on planned construction, so he's concerned about Chicora's new building getting built. He also wants to see the existing building put to good use in the future, he said.
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The engagement and upcoming marriage of Karla Samantha Harvey and Robert John Sovesky are being announced by the couple and their parents.
The bride-elect is the daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Todd Harvey of Brookfield. Parents of the groom-elect are Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Sovesky of Sharon.
Miss Harvey is a 2004 graduate from Brookfield High School and Youngs-town State University, where she graduated in 2011 with a bachelor's degree in Spanish and minor in sociology. She is employed as an operations supervisor at West Corp.
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Mr. Sovesky is a graduate from Sharon High School and also a graduate of Youngstown State University with both a bachelor's and master's degree in chemical engineering. He is pursuing his juris doctorate at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. He is employed at FLIR Systems as a research and development engineer.
The couple will be united in marriage during a wedding ceremony held on July 28, 2012, at Buhl Mansion in Sharon, Pa. Invitations will be issued for the ceremony. An evening reception will be held at St. George's Social Hall in Hermitage, Pa.


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PHILIPPI - Philippi Middle School's Chase Boni was too much for Belington Middle School in the annual Barbour Bowl held last Wednesday at George Byrer Field.
Boni scored six touchdowns to help power the Bulldogs past the Hawks, 46-28.
Belington turned the ball over on downs twice in its own territory early in the first quarter and Boni scored both times off the short field.
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Chris Wolfe, center, gives a donation to Robin Humphreys, right, vice president of the Barbour All County Sports Organization, Wednesday night during halftime of the Belington vs. Philippi Middle School football game. The check was for nearly $2,500 raised during a benefit ride at King Knob Off Road Park. Also shown is Lori Talbott Wetzel, president of Barbour All County Sports Organization.
The Hawks got on the scoreboard with 2:43 left in the second quarter when Hunter Gainer scampered into the end zone. The two-point conversion failed but the lead was cut to 14-6.
However, the Bulldogs took the ball right down the field on the next possession, and Boni scored as time expired to end the first half to give Philippi a 20-6 lead the break.
Philippi's Kurtis Humphrey connected with Chase Collier for an 8-yard touchdown pass to start the scoring in the second half.
Boni also scored twice for the Bulldogs in the third quarter. Once on a 42-yard right sweep and the other on a run straight down the middle after the kick-off was returned to the 15-yard line.
Belington also scored twice in the third quarter. Quarterback David Shriver connected with Tanner Talbott for a 25-yard gain, and on the next play Garrett Haller lumbered 34 yards to pay dirt. Haller scored again on a 45 yard run down the right sideline.
Boni scored his sixth touchdown of the game with 7:56 remaining in the fourth quarter for the Bulldogs to make the score, 46-20.
Haller answered again with his third score of the evening with five minutes left and caught the two-point conversion for the final score.
Belington will host Elkins Middle School at 7 p.m. Wednesday, while Philippi will travel to Tucker Valley Middle School at 7 p.m. Thursday.


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The upcoming deer season has me thinking about antlers. It should come as no surprise that quite a few of my co-workers at the Conservation Department are deer hunters. Like me, several of them have deer mounts on their office walls. All of them have stories, and in some cases it is more the story than the deer itself that earned it a place on the wall. On my coffee break yesterday, I took a walk around the Central Office and filled my head with the images before sitting down to write this item.
There are wide, slender racks and a tall one with main beams nearly as thick as a person's wrist. There is a gnarly one with tines flattened like spatulas and others with holes in the tines or acorn-shaped nubs at the tips. I was fascinated to discover that one of the highest-scoring deer is a narrow little basket-rack buck that happens to have fairly good thickness and near-perfect symmetry.
This illustrates how arbitrary scoring is. The Boone & Crockett Club system places considerable emphasis on symmetry and width. Why? Because that is what the founders of the club found aesthetically pleasing. They could just as well have emphasized antler height or the number of oddball little "sticker" points around the base of each antler. For that matter, why not award points for body weight, as the National Wild Turkey Federation does when scoring gobblers? Surely the actual size of the deer should matter as much as the size of his headgear.
When you get right down to it, scoring is almost meaningless, exactly because it is so arbitrary. What do Boone & Crockett points really mean? Does symmetry make bucks more attractive to does? Do wide-antlered bucks have a competitive edge over tall-antlered ones when sparring? Does the strength of thick antlers compensate a buck for the energy it spends hauling them around all fall? And if thick, broad, symmetrical antlers are "better," in the evolutionary sense, why are they so rare?
If it's all about aesthetics, then everyone should decide for him or herself which antlers are the "best." On the other hand, if scoring antlers is evidence of humans' competitive nature, I think we could devise a more objective way to pick winners. Antler weight, for example. Or maybe the Boone & Crockett system minus credit for width, so only size matters. An alternative is to forget about scoring and simply admire the natural, organic design in each set of antlers.
Any way you measure them, antlers are cool and awe-inspiring. Here are photos of some of the deer hanging around Central Office to contemplate as firearms deer season approaches.


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The mileage rate for Charity is set by statute (Sec. 170(i)).
The IRS will allow us a standard mileage rate for rendering gratuitous services to a charitable organization at the rate of $0.14 a mile for year 2014. Same as the last few years.
In both 2012 and 2013 it was 14 cents a mile.
A taxpayer may use the charitable standard mileage rate to compute the charitable contribution deduction for use of an automobile in rendering gratuitous services to a charitable organization
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To keep track of the miles driven for Charity. Print out and use the Mileage Log. This keeps you on the up and up with the IRS. If you are audited they will want that info.
The IRS want accurate recording of the miles and they want the miles recorded when you drive them. Please, not when you are actually at the wheel. Let's say write them onto the (available here) Mileage Log after you finish the trip!
Yes it is . Say you drive a hundred miles a week for Charity. That is $14 by the 2014 standard. At the end of a 52 week year it comes out to you saving $728.00 dollars. That helps pay for gas at least.
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For purposes of computing the deduction under this section for use of a passenger automobile, the standard mileage rate shall be 14 cents per mile.
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2. Protecting vulnerable workers: these include farm workers, migrant workers and workers in isolated areas, explains Fox Rothschild's Richard Cohen.
3. Emerging and developing issues: Stoneburner describes this priority as a catchall, which includes sex stereotyping claims and Americans with Disabilities Act Amendment Act policies.
4. Equal pay law: There's a renewed push in the area of enforcing the Equal Pay Act, says Stoneburner. Although bills to make it more difficult for employers to defend claims died in the face of the floundering economy, she says there's more impetus in the area now.
5. Access to justice: The EEOC will be scrutinizing employment agreements and other contracts or policies that prevent the employee from suing the employer.
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In a video he addressed to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Dymovsky said he was promoted for promising to frame an innocent person _ a promise he said he never fulfilled. He claimed that his superiors have routinely ordered officers to fabricate criminal cases against innocent people to cover up the police's inability to track down real criminals.
"I am addressing you with a request _ let's have an independent investigation across Russia," Dymovsky said in the video. "And I will reveal everything about the copper's life in Russia to you _ as it is, with all the corruption, ignorance, boorishness and recklessness."
Dymovsky has been dismissed for misconduct and slandering his colleagues, Interior Ministry spokesman Oleg Yelnikov said. The federal Investigative Committee said Dymovsky could face slander charges over his remarks, which have attracted some 700,000 viewers on YouTube since the video's release Thursday.
Dymovsky said he was forced to work overtime "30 days out of 31" and has divorced twice because his wives could not cope with his unpredictable schedule and pay of the equivalent of less than $500 a month. He said his bosses would force officers to work long hours and on weekends for failing to solve enough crimes.
Human rights groups say that Russian police routinely use trumped-up charges, abuse, blackmail and torture. Critics accuse the Interior Ministry of creating a system under which financial rewards and promotions for police are often based on crime-fighting results that can be easily faked and manipulated.
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In the movie Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, White Goodman (Ben Stiller) is a surly, egocentric, mustachioed, douche of a man, and the owner of Globo Gym, a fitness empire and health monstrosity. He's doing his best, throughout the movie, to both woo that girl from Hey Dude, and acquire Peter La Fleur's (Vince Vaughn) gym, Average Joe's.
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First Panel: Scott Brooks, handlebar mustache on his face, stands next to a tanning bed wearing a purple, Globo Gym singlet. He's jacked. Around his neck are those tanning bed sunglasses — let's go ahead and make those yellow. Standing next to him in the same purple singlet is Reggie Jackson. He's jacked. Reggie holds a basketball.
Second Panel: Brooks is laying down in the tanning bed. Reggie is now holding a tray with a suffocated kumquat and a protein smoothie on it. Brooks drinks the smoothie from the straw.
Third Panel: An oscillating fan is now at Brooks' feet. Brooks has the sunglasses on. Reggie begins shutting the top of the tanning bed.
Fourth Panel: The tanning bed is shut and Jackson stands near a switch on the wall. A towel hangs from his neck. A talk bubble is above the tanning bed. It reads "Turn it up high, Reggie. I wanna burn."
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Reggie Jackson has been putting on laser light shows lately. He's been dropping in floaters from somewhere just south of the Mesosphere and making smoothies out of whatever defenders decide to get between him and buckets. His current line, at a glance, is somewhat modest.
You're probably not writing letters home about that. But then here come his Per 36 averages.
It seems, more and more, that Reggie's game can be most appreciated by watching his pace. He's never rushed, never flustered. He's the basketball Doyle Brunson. He keeps his head and his dribble and he stays attacking, looking, searching for holes. Once he finds them it's onward and upward to the rim.
Russ's forays to the rim are the stuff of souped up tractors with wings. He's just dozing over whatever's in his way until he sees the whites of the rim's eyes. Then he spreads his wings all Katniss' dress in Catching Fire style and takes flight up to the orange to try to break his own wrist and everyone's souls in the process.
Reggie's aren't as "Hulk, smash" as all that. His rubber legs are sneaky and the trampoline he hits as he goes up catches people off guard. He seems to always be going up slowly, like his leaps are the beginnings of rollercoasters that have huge climbs right before huge drops. His game has that hypocritical lull to it. He sings lullabies to you until you knock off. Then he grabs your Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles pillow and smothers your face.
His game has evolved and so too has the experience of watching him. Last year, after Russ' injury, there was a good deal of worry when he had the ball. He played admirably (Playoff averages of 13.9PPG, 4.9RPG, 3.6APG), certainly, but there was little comfort on the viewing end if he had the ball in his hands late in games.
Now there's this new ease to him, a calming kind of vibe. And when they put the ball in his hands in the 4th and he starts to put whoever's guarding him in the torture chamber, it's a lovely thing to watch. He's managed to find his lane alongside Durant and Russ and he seems to have a genuine sense of the moment. He knows when to attack, and when to hold back. He knows when to turn it up to high. He knows how to burn.


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Meningitis is characterized by the inflammation of the protective lining (meninges) present around the brain and the spinal cord. On the basis of its underlying cause, meningitis can be classified into infectious and non-infectious meningitis. In terms of the type of organism, infectious meningitis can be sub-divided into bacterial meningitis, viral meningitis, fungal meningitis, and parasitic meningitis. Bacterial meningitis is the life-threatening form of infectious meningitis, which can occur due to infection by different bacterial species such as Hemophilus influenza, Listeria monocytogenes, Neisseria meningitides, and Streptococcus pneumonia. Bacterial infection can spread to the blood stream, leading to septicemia. An infection by Neisseria meningitides can lead to meningococcal disease, which is associated with the simultaneous occurrence of meningitis and septicemia. Meningococcal disease can occur at any age; however, it is more prevalent in infants and adolescents. Meningococcal disease involves a sudden onset of symptoms which can lead to death within hours, if left untreated. Disease survivors can recover fully or may suffer from long-term after effects such as neurological defects. Meningococcal disease is generally treated with antibiotics. Preventive measures involve the administration of meningococcal vaccines.
TechNavio's analysts forecast the Global Meningococcal Vaccines market to grow at a CAGR of 15.00 percent over the period 2013-2018.
Covered in this Report
This report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the Global Meningococcal Vaccines market for the period 2014-2018. To calculate the market size, the report considers the revenue generated through the administration of various vaccines to actively immunize meningococcal disease caused by different serogroups of Neisseria meningitides.
TechNavio's report, the Global Meningococcal Vaccines Market 2014-2018, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the Americas, and the EMEA and APAC regions; it also covers the Global Meningococcal Vaccines market landscape and its growth prospects in the coming years. The report includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.
Key Regions
Other Prominent Vendors
Market Driver
Market Challenge
Market Trend
Key Questions Answered in this Report
Table of Contents
01. Executive Summary
02. List of Abbreviations
03. Scope of the Report03.1 Market Overview03.2 Product Offerings
04. Market Research Methodology04.1 Market Research Process04.2 Research Methodology
05. Introduction05.1 Market Overview05.2 Market Size and Forecast05.3 Five Forces Analysis
06. Market Segmentation by Composition06.1 Mono Vaccine06.1.1 Polysaccharide Vaccines06.1.2 Conjugate Vaccines06.2 Combination Vaccines
07. Geographical Segmentation
08. Key Leading Countries08.1 US08.2 Brazil
09. Buying Criteria
10. Market Growth Drivers
11. Drivers and their Impact
12. Market Challenges
13. Impact of Drivers and Challenges
14. Market Trends
15. Trends and their Impact
16. Vendor Landscape16.1 Competitive Scenario16.1.1 Key News16.2 Market Share Analysis 201316.2.1 GlaxoSmithKline16.2.2 Sanofi Pasteur16.2.3 Novartis16.3 Other Prominent and Future Vendors
17. Late-stage Pipeline Candidates17.1 Key Information for Late-stage Pipeline Candidates17.1.1 Bexsero17.1.2 rLP208617.1.3 MCV-ACYW135 Vaccine
18. Key Vendor Analysis18.1 GlaxoSmithKline18.1.1 Key Facts18.1.2 Business Overview18.1.3 Business Segmentation18.1.4 Business Segmentation by Revenue 2012 and 201318.1.5 Sales by Geography18.1.6 Pipeline Products18.1.7 Business Strategy18.1.8 Key Information18.1.9 SWOT Analysis18.2 Novartis18.2.1 Key Facts18.2.2 Business Overview18.2.3 Business Segmentation by Revenue 201318.2.4 Business Segmentation by Revenue 2012 and 201318.2.5 Sales by Geography18.2.6 Business Strategy18.2.7 Key Developments18.2.8 SWOT Analysis18.3 Sanofi Pasteur18.3.1 Key Facts18.3.2 Business Overview18.3.3 Business Strategy18.3.4 Recent Developments18.3.5 SWOT Analysis
19. Other Reports in this Series
List of Exhibits
Exhibit 1: Market Research MethodologyExhibit 2: Global Meningococcal Vaccines Market 2013-2018 (US$ billion)Exhibit 3: Global Meningococcal Vaccines Market Segmentation by CompositionExhibit 4: Global Meningococcal Vaccines Market by Geographical Segmentation 2013Exhibit 5: Global Meningococcal Vaccines Market Share by Leading Countries 2013Exhibit 6: GlaxoSmithkline's Vaccines: Percentage Share in GlaxoSmithKline Turnover 2013Exhibit 7: Sanofi's Vaccines: Percentage Share in Sanofi Net Sales 2013Exhibit 8: Novartis' Vaccines and Diagnostics: Percentage Share in Novartis Net Sales 2013Exhibit 9: GlaxoSmithKline plc: Business Segmentation 2013Exhibit 10: GlaxoSmithKline plc: Business Segmentation by Revenue 2012 and 2013 (US$ billion)Exhibit 11: GlaxoSmithKline plc: Sales by Geography 2013Exhibit 12: GlaxoSmithKline plc: Pipeline Products 2013Exhibit 13: Novartis AG: Business Segmentation by Revenue 2013Exhibit 14: Novartis AG: Business Segmentation by Revenue 2012 and 2013 (US$ million)Exhibit 15: Novartis AG: Sales by Geography 2013
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