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McEntire Family Papers:
An Inventory of Their Papers, 1821-2000 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
Biographical Sketch
The U Ranch is located 10 miles northwest of Sterling City in Sterling County, Texas. The ranch was founded by Col. W. R. McEntire, a Civil War Confederate Veteran, when he acquired the land from M. B. Stephenson in 1880. Some of the land was passed down to W. R.'s children. George H., Sr. received title to the ranch in 1906. Each of his children, George H., Jr. and Virginia, inherited half of the ranch in 1962. Virginia ran the ranch the under the name VJ Ranch while George H., Jr. called his the U Ranch. Currently, the ranch is owned by Ruth McEntire Caldwell, the daughter of George H., Jr.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of correspondence, financial materials, and scrapbook material that detail the activities of the McEntire family from the late 19th Century to the 1990s. It includes personal materials of Ruth McEntire's great grandfather, W. R. McEntire, as a Civil War veteran and rancher, her grandfather George H. McEntire, Sr., her father George H. McEntire, Jr., her grandmother Elliott Taylor McEntire, and her mother Geraldine Cowden McEntire. The Civil War materials include responses from Confederate veterans detailing their military experiences. George McEntire, Sr. was an amateur writer who wrote poems, short stories, and letters between 1930-1950. Copies of his materials are included. They describe daily life on the ranch, history of the region and people, local events, family humor, and philosophy of life. Also includes the air service records of George, Jr. who was a test pilot for Lockheed. Of interest is the Koon Kreek Klub file, a fishing, hunting, and boating organization in Dallas, Texas.
Access Restrictions
Open for research
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Preferred Citation
McEntire Family Papers, 1821-2000 and undated, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Collection Accession number(s):
Gifts, 2002
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Abel Ramirez, October 2002
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Schools across the country are back in session after what probably seemed like a very short summer. Unless you're a parent, that is.
I remember being so excited for school to start every year. Truthfully it was more about socializing than learning, but I actually enjoyed learning too.
And many things I learned–especially in elementary school–have stuck with me more years than I care to disclose.
A couple weeks ago, Tom and I took a weekend trip to cat sit for his sister in Ft. Myers.
It's encouraging to know that after years of doing nothing, absolutely nothing, to enforce the codes it has on the books regarding buildings and property, the city of Williston is finally taking a step in the right direction and taking some action to correct wrongs.
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To the editor:
I want to extend a sincere thank you from myself and my family to all of you for your prayers, flowers, cards, and expressions of concern during my recent hospital stay.
By the grace of God, I am at home and becoming stronger each day. Your good wishes remind me daily of the power of prayer and the value of loving and supportive family and friends.
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To the editor,
Reading the article about the JROTC lacking funding just gets me pretty annoyed.
I believe the JROTC is a great program in teaching the young adults leadership and trying to mold them into responsible adults.
My son attended the JROTC and enrolled in the military after graduation, along with many high school friends.
And for that we are very grateful to the JROTC. There is a great need for this program to offer the young generation a chance to get an education and have a career to shape their lives.
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Here is another resident complaint about the Levy County Road Department.
've known Freda most of my life. Her mother, Frances, drove me to kindergarten every day when I was five. However, it wasn't until I was a freshman in high school and we had a class together that I really got to know her.
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Settlers cant use Ottoman law to claim land (JERUSALEM POST) By JOANNA PARASZCZUK, TOVAH LAZAROFF 03/22/12)
Source: http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=262891
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The High Court of Justice ruled late Tuesday night that a settler must evacuate private Palestinian land near Kedumim within a month.
Rights groups said the precedent- setting judgement could have far- reaching effects on Israeli land claims in the West Bank.
In the ruling, the panel of justices Supreme Court President (Emeritus) Dorit Beinisch, Edna Arbel and Miriam Naor found that settlers could not use Ottoman land laws to gain ownership rights to private Palestinian land. (Although Beinisch turned 70 on February 28, she still sits on cases that the court began to hear before she passed the mandatory retirement age for judges.) Yesh Din Volunteers for Human Rights, which filed the petition on behalf of Palestinians land claimants, said on Wednesday that the ruling was significant, not only because settler Michael Lesens would now have to evacuate the land, but since it also has widereaching implications for tens of thousands of hectares of West Bank land held and cultivated by settlers who use the same Ottoman land law as the basis for ownership claims.
In the ruling, the court accepted a petition brought by three Palestinian landowners, and ordered the Civil Administration of Judea and Samaria to enforce Lesenss evacuation from the land by April 20.
Lesens must also pay the Palestinians NIS 20,000 and an additional NIS 10,000 to the civil administration.
Yesh Din filed the petition in 2009, two years after the Palestinians said they saw Lesens had fenced off the plot of land, and planted crops and installed an irrigation system on it.
The Palestinians first complained to the civil administration, which issued an evacuation order against Lesens.
But that order was never fulfilled, as Lesens appealed to the military committee of appeals asking for it to be revoked. The committee did so.
Lesens argued that because Kedumim settlers had cultivated the West Bank land for more than 10 years, he was entitled under Section 20 of the Ottoman Land Law to be considered its owner. (Land law in the West Bank is based on Ottoman land codes, to which various amendments have been made.) The High Court, however, dismissed Lesenss claims regarding the land law, which deals with disputes and states that no claims can be made against against someone who has cultivated a plot of land peaceably for more than 10 years.
In the ruling, Beinisch said Lesens had not provided proof to the court that he had cultivated the land for over a decade, and that he still would have needed to show that he had not taken possession of the land by illegal means.
To prove ownership, the court ruled, settlers must provide proof that they acquired control of the land using honest and legal means.
Beinisch also criticized Lesens for using legal proceedings to delay his evacuation from the land.
The justices said that a central question before the court was whether the civil administration had acted lawfully in issuing its first order to evacuate Lesens from the land, and if that order should be enforced.
The court noted that according to military order 1586 regarding disruptive land use, the civil administration is authorized to order the cessation of disruptive use of privately owned West Bank land, and to take steps to enforce such an order when it is not complied with voluntarily.
The civil administration is empowered to issue such orders whose source is in international law to maintain public order in the area and to protect private property, Beinisch said.
Yesh Din attorney Michael Sfard said the ruling imposes order on the jungle that is taking control of Palestinian lands in the West Bank.
We only hope the ruling will be implemented, he added.
The Samaria Citizens Committee accused Beinisch of taking additional measures at the end of her tenure to enshrine herself as the representative of the Left, by continuing to erode Israeli land ownership in Judea and Samaria in favor of the Palestinians.
The committee called on the government to take legislative measures to undo the judicial harm which had been caused to the Israeli residents of Judea and Samaria. (© 1995-2011, The Jerusalem Post 03/22/12)
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Two New York City police officers gun down unarmed 16-year-old Kimani Gray as he leaves a friend's birthday party in March. No one has been arrested.
Two Pasadena, Calif., police officers in March 2012 shoot down unarmed college student Kendrec McDade, 19, claiming they thought he had a gun in his waistband. No one is arrested. The district attorney clears the cops.
Johannes Mehserle, a subway cop in Oakland shoots Oscar Grant in the back of the head as Grant lay face down on a BART station platform. Mehserle is acquitted on murder and voluntary manslaughter charges. He serves eight months of a two-year sentence for involuntary manslaughter.
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Now, George Zimmerman.
The not guilty verdict out of Sanford, Fla., last night was clearer than the tears that rolled down the faces ofTrayvon Martin's heartbroken supporters, louder than the gunshot that ended the 17- year-old's life that fateful night more than a year ago.
It was chilling. It was saddening. And it was utterly and completely expected.
The message behind the verdict was clear also: In these United States, black life continues to mean nothing. It exists solely at the will and whim of white folks.
What else can you possibly be saying when a child-killing piece of crap like George Zimmerman is allowed to walk? When you acknowledge that Zimmerman racially profiled and zeroed in on Martin for no real reason, followed and then chased the boy, grabbed him, got into a fight with him and then shot and killed him? When, even after acknowledging all that, you still decide that Zimmerman has done nothing wrong?
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Last Time on Your Journey
Zachary found some supplies while hunting at camp( 3 lockpicks, 2 dirty water). He also persuaded Silver to tell him his story.
Silver said, "I can't remember much honestly. I woke up in a Crystal Town many years ago. They said I had a concussion while traveling up the road. Said I was attacked by some Whiteclaws, though i do not think I am that lucky....I heard that there were many other travelers that may want to take the journey and I took the opportunity to find them. I travels from here to Vegas, LA, a place once called Jersey, Chicago, and many many others. I scouted you all by name and well here you are. Other than that I can not remember anything.
In the fight Zachary fired twice at Creek, but only slightly damaged him. He then throws down his gun and melee's Creek.
Zachary kills him and walks away with only 100 Health Points left.
Snake trades with Angel. He gives her 3 bullets for her only Simpak (later she gives him a med-ex she finds)
In the fight, Snake attacks from the hill side. He fires 3 bullet at 3 bandits, but due to his lack of luck he only kills one.
Snake is shot once and loses 15 health points.
At camp, Angel searches for supplies and actually finds a med-ex and 4 lockpicks.
In the Fight, Angel try's to flank the bandits. After 5 bullets are fired by her she is shot numerously by a few bandits. Luckily they became distracted but still they greatly damaged Angel.
She walks away, but only barely, with 90 points.
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Brute finds a Machete and adds it to his inventory.
In the fight, Brute 2.0 try's to distract the foes. As it would happen, Brute actually stopped the bandits from killing Angel.
Brute walks away well with only 30 points of damage (310 HP left)
Kane gives 3 bullets to Snake for nothing in return
When the bullets start to fire, Kane decides to rig a trap using his knife and some tape and sting found around the camp.
He makes a trap that will kill anyone that triggers it instantly!
After rigging it, he hide behind some bushes and waits...CRACK! the sound of a fools skull crck by his rap pleases Kane and he sets it up for a 2nd and final time. It also kills a bandit.
After the fight the crew decides to search all the body's left behind.
You find the following: 2 Knifes, 2 stimpaks, 4 waters, 2 pork and Beans, 8 bullets, 2 throwing knifes,a new sniper scope, and grenade.
Your crew most EVENLY divide the list above. Each player can claim 4 items above (first come, first serve)
You can also decide the following camp actions:
SLEEP(you do not do anything with this option)
Kane: A Troubled Man
Kane walks away to take in some fresh air. One of you party members should talk to him and see if you can find out a little more about him.
Silver Speaks!
Same rules apply, first to submit get there submitting question answered!
What do your know about this place? (Speech 45)
Why do you have that scar above your eye? (Speech 65)
How good are you with a gun? (Guns 65)
A Pale Face...
The next day, your crew travels in paranoia as a thick fog surrounds you on all sides. You hear many odd noises and demand your crew stops. Silver fires twice into the air and almost instantly the fog raises. Your faces lose color as you see a creature so frightening you nearly drop your rifle...A WHITECLAW!
The Whiteclaw is easily 10 feet tall with claws red with blood from other small animals. He stares at you with his blood red eye's, somehow mocking you.
Brute locks on to him and discovers he is only half health.
HIDE( THREAT:high without high luck)
Attack while switching cover(s) (Threat:Medium to High)
Attack from his back (Threat:Medium to High)
Retreat to the Pond (Threat: High, Silver MAY attack you and Whiteclaw has a 8 in 10 chance to follow you, but the Whiteclaw is unable to swim which could be useful.)


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Return to Paradise: Marina Cruise Review by Liat
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Return to Paradise
Destination: South Pacific
Embarkation: Tahiti (Papeete)
Getting there
This was a near disaster, but in no way attributable to Oceania. We therefore gave "Embarkation" a "4" for reasons we will explain.
Oceania provides air fare. The only way to get from Phoenix, AZ to Papeete to board the ship is to fly to LAX and use Air Tahiti Nui. (There are other airlines, but the cost is much higher.) Oceania had us scheduled for a 1:25 P.M. flight which is not on the Air Tahiti Nui schedule, so I believe it was a special charter for this cruise. They More wanted us to fly out on a 7:05 A.M. flight from Phoenix, which would have meant getting up at 4:30 and then spending more than six hours in LAX. So I bought Southwest tickets for a reasonable flight time. When we were about to leave for the airport I saw an e-mail on my cell phone, and it was Southwest telling us the flight had been cancelled. The next flight we could get did not arrive until after 1:00 so there was no way we could have connected. We called Oceania, and they booked us on the regular Air Tahiti Nui 11:55 P.M. flight (for a $500.00 flight change charge). We then had a 12 hour wait in LAX and arrived in Papeete after 6:00 A. M. the next day. However Marina had sailed at 6:00. Fortunately its next port was Moorea, about 10 miles away, and we were able to catch the inter-island ferry at 7:45 to Moorea for about $35.00 for both of us. It is a sizeable ferry, carrying cars, trucks and locals, as well as the occasional tourist. It is a pleasant half hour trip, but lands at a pier on the south side of Moorea, and our ship was anchored on the north side. It took a $45.00 half hour cab ride to get there. The first tender had not yet arrived as the ship was doing its lifeboat drill, and we went on board about 9:30. The purser's office forgot to tell the Oceania Club representative that we had arrived and they thought we were still missing, so we did not receive our invitations to the Meet and Greet and two Captain's cocktail hours. Hence the 4 rating for Embarkation. But we were very much relieved to finally move into our stateroom.
Our Living Quarters
We had a "Concierge Level" but otherwise basic verandah cabin; 214 ft² plus the verandah. The walls were a pleasant cream color with dark walnut for the desk, trim, and closet doors. There was a convenient oval table with a handy shelf in front of the sofa. There was one side chair for the desk. The bathroom was quite attractive with marble tile surfaces on the walls and floors, a granite sink counter, a tub with a hand-held shower head, as well as a separate shower with both a rain shower head and another hand-held shower head option. As usual on board ship, there was more than enough storage space in both the bedroom and bathroom. Plenty of hangers were provided. We had a mini-bar with complimentary soft drinks and water. The large TV was wall mounted, and the desk had a laptop computer, which as far as we were concerned, merely took up space. The verandah had two faux wicker arm chairs with seat pads and a small table. Cabin lighting was excellent, each bed having, in addition to normal table lamps, goose neck halogen reading lights on each side. The cabin thermostat actually worked! All in all this was a first class stateroom which, for its size, would not be matched on any other ship. Our cabin number was 9116, one room aft of the aft elevator bank. It meant a fair walk to activities forward, including the "Concierge Lounge" available to us, which was forward of the main elevator bank.
A Floating Jewel
That is the best way to describe Marina as a ship. It starts with nice proportions, 66,000 gross tonnage [a measure of size, not weight] in a 785 foot length with 15 full (well almost full) decks. Attention is paid to the smallest details. Every floor surface is either excellent carpeting, fine wood or classic marble tile. Art is everywhere, and of a delightfully eclectic mixture, including much striking sculpture and glass art. The hallways (okay – companionways for the nautical stickler) have a decent display of prints. The elevator/stair banks are in art deco brushed stainless steel, etched glass and dark wood. Everything is maintained in a way that gives full effect to the term "ship shape". The public rooms are – well – roomy. The furniture is first class, comfortable and varied in style and materials. The gym seemed large enough and had good attendance. We do not do spas, but it seemed to be a first class "Canyon Ranch" operation. The pool deck had comfortable looking lounge chairs. The show lounge is of a size proportionate to a ship carrying only 1250 passengers, but kept much too cold for comfort. The boutiques are small and pretty high-end with limited selections, except for the jewelry. The casino is on one side of deck six, and can easily be avoided. There did not seem to be any smoke escaping from it. The Horizon Room, forward on Deck 15 has good views forward and to either side, and served as a delightful place for receptions, activities and afternoon tea every day, accompanied by the string quartet. There is a small Deck 16 forward with a golf putting course, paddle tennis court and a sunning area with lounge chairs. The library is not as attractive as the beautiful rooms on the Regatta/Insignia/Nautica class ships, but it does have a good selection. The "Oceania @Sea" computer room has plenty of places, and did not seem as well used as on our Transatlantic on Marina in 2011, but perhaps this was due to the fact that in cabin laptops were added after that first trip.
Perhaps a key statistic is the space ratio of Marina. This describes the amount of room for each passenger. On most major cruise lines it runs in the 40s. NCL ships are in the high 30s. Super expensive "boutique" ships in the Silver Seas, Yachts of Seabourn class can hit 70. Marina has a space ratio of 52.85 – very high indeed, and for a ship its size, it is matched or exceeded only by the very large Disney ships, the comparably sized Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity and some of the smaller Regent Seven Seas vessels.
Dining Aboard
Marina has been described as a "foodies" ship; and there is good reason for this. Very few ships at all; and none this size and with this passenger complement of only 1250; offers the variety and style of dining, both as to venues and the overall experience. Of course there is the main Grand Dining room, and the Terrace Café buffet. But Marina offers four specialty dining rooms, with four distinct menus; all, in Oceania's delightful tradition, at no extra cost. These are "Red Ginger" a superb Oriental venue, "Jacques", an ornate and delightful French restaurant, "Toscana", an Italian venue and the "Polo Grill" for steak and lobster lovers.
There are two other dining venues, 'La Réserve" and "Privée", very small private dining areas offering special wine coordinated meals at a rather high cost by reservation only. In addition there is the "Waves" outdoor grill and ice cream station, and the "Barista" coffee bar. The Executive Lounge on Deck 11 and Concierge Lounge on Deck 9 offer free coffee and snack service all day and early evening as a complimentary benefit for suite and "concierge class" passengers respectively. Dining in the four specialty restaurants requires reservations, which can be made (one per restaurant) online in advance. We did this for Red Ginger and Jacques. We were not successful in getting another chance at Red Ginger, since it is the most popular for a very good reason – it has a fabulous menu combined with a fine atmosphere and service. I especially love the waiter who comes by with a box containing a classy chopstick selection! Jacques is named after Oceania's signature chef, Jacques Pepin, and the menu is classic French, as good as the restaurants we ate at on our Paris trip last summer. The main dining room serves its meals without set seating, and all you have to do is tell the maitre'd what kind of table you want. We always opted to seat with others since dinner conversations with fellow passengers are one of the reasons we love to cruise. The menu selection and service is matched only by Crystal in our experience. The Terrace Café is a far more upscale site than on any other ship (Crystal again excepted). The tables are set with nice china, feature comfortable seats, and are well served by a large wait staff. At dinner the tables have full tablecloths, nicer china and glassware and an excellent menu, with perhaps even wider and easier menu choices than the main dining room. A waiter or waitress is always handy to carry your selection back to your table. Your ability to pace your meal as you see fit makes it a choice that is only marred by the fact that you will dine by yourself. Breakfasts and lunches in the Terrace Café are excellent, with a wide fruit selection at breakfast, and good choices at lunch for either full or light meals. There was always a freshly made choice of pizzas at lunch for example. We ate once at the waves grill and the hamburger was delicious. The ice cream bar had extended hours.
All in all, the dining experience on Marina is as fine as one can expect on any cruise ship, anywhere, as to food, venue, atmosphere, appearance and service.
The Ship's Staff
The key to this category is the number 1.5. That is the ratio of crew to passengers. By contrast Princess ships run about 2.3/2.5; Celebrity, also a good operation is likewise at 2.3; the NCL and Royal Caribbean megaships are at 2.9 to 3.1. Only super luxury ships like Silver Seas or Europa 2 are lower. Since the number of crew members needed to navigate the ship and run the engine room does not change much with the size of the ship; this meant that there were a lot of service crew members to take care of us passengers. And they did a fine job! Almost every one of the crew seemed to have a smile and cheerful greeting. Of course it helps if you smile yourself, and greet them. But part of it is the fact that a high crew to passenger ratio means that the crew members simply have more time to do their jobs since there are more of them. This in all probability reduces job pressures somewhat, compared to the larger ships, and certainly the mega ships. The high space ratio undoubtedly assists the crew as well as the passengers in moving around the ship also. Our cabin attendant, Shierly, was extremely pleasant and efficient. All the dining staff were friendly and helpful, some more outgoing than others, with perhaps this being a factor of their individual language facility. Most of the wait staff were European, largely from Eastern Europe, but with a scattering of French and Italian also. The "business staff", meaning the front desk, the Shore Excursion staff and the Concierge, were almost all European, with good English skills; and an appropriate welcoming and helpful attitude. The Cruise Director was a pleasant Californian, who kept his jokes to an acceptable level, and provided the usual information. The ship allows very few public announcements – no invitations to Bingo or Trivia contests thank you! The Captain was a fairly young Croatian with limited English. When we were on one of the motus on our Raiatea stop, he was snorkeling and late in getting back to our snorkel tour boat to return to the ship. I helped him, and his extensive diving equipment back on our small craft.
Our first port was Moorea. This island is, as we noted in our arrival description, only a few miles from Tahiti. We had planned on renting a car as we had in the past and driving around, but the whole flight delay experience left us too weary for that. We did return to the tender dock area where there were a number of local vendors with tents and wares to sell. We looked at a few things, and the nearby circular church and then returned.
Raiatea was next. One docks at this port, which actually serves two islands within the same lagoon, Raiatea proper and Taha'a. We had done lagoon tours on prior trips, so this time we chose the river trip up the only navigable river in Polynesia, the Faaroa. We booked this on land in the tourism center, which is dockside. The tour took place after lunch. Our captain, on a small boat holding about 20 people, was from South Africa, and gave a pretty good talk about the islands in general. The river is not large or long, and while it took about half an hour to get there, we were actually only in it, back and forth, for about another 20-30 minutes. While there is a downstream flow, the water was still tidal and brackish with a salt content. We saw some kayaks from the (expensive) ship's tour, and their two person crews were working hard. On the way back most of us, but not my wife, got off at a motu. Motus are small islands which are part of the coral reefs surrounding the main islands we visited. Some people had brought snorkel gear, although I had not. I did not see much coral, and could not find any fish when I went swimming. The water was, as always, beautiful, warm and relaxing. There was not much to do there, although there was a house in which a local was living, complete with chickens and cats. When the river tour boat came back for us there was a delay while the boat operator (not the boat captain who gave us the river tour) went back on land to fetch one last person, who turned out to be the ship's captain. He had arrived by some other motu tour boat.
Bora-Bora was next, and an overnight as before. We had done all day lagoon tours on prior trips, so this time we chose a "combo" tour; part lagoon and part 4x4 exploration of the island. This tour was one of many offered by Patrick Tairua under his business name Mauhi Nui. He has a well deserved reputation, and runs a tight ship for a Polynesian enterprise. His tours are not cheap, nor could they be for what is provided, but is seemed that his full day tours cost about as much as the 3 or 4 hour half-day ship's tours. In any event, we started with the lagoon tour and several snorkel stops. His boats have good steps for getting in and out of the water, and his people make sure no one wanders too far away. (One of my habits by the way – I love to drift along chatting with the fish and not raising my head to see where I am.) We then landed on a motu for lunch, where Patrick showed up himself. We were shown the pit with the suckling pigs roasting. We also had great fresh fish, and a wonderful selection of island fruits and vegetables. When I say that this meal equaled anything provided by the ship, you know how good it was. Patrick chatted a lot with us. He has a large family that forms a substantial part of his employee base, and this would be typical. Extended families are the Polynesian norm. Children are cared for by whoever in the family is closest that day. This does not mean they stick around though. On our most recent prior visit we missed Patrick because he was visiting one child in Canada. He has others scattered around the world. The basic reason for this is that the economy of French Polynesia is not strong. It depends on tourism and the export of pearls, vanilla and now coconut. Tourism and pearls are luxury items and the economic downturn of the past few years has had its effect. Several major hotels have closed, their status clearly evident as the lagoon tours pass them by. The lunch served three of Patrick's boats, but only eight of us went on the 4x4 trip, so we were returned to the main island to meet our driver and his vehicle, a modified Land Rover, and a tough vehicle as proved necessary. We went to some marae, stone bases for old temples. None of the buildings remain, only the bases.
We then went up a steep and difficult trail and came out of the brush to see two large coastal artillery cannons. In 1942 US armed forces arrived in Bora Bora to forestall any further Japanese advances and especially to protect the Panama Canal. More than 4500 troops arrived to forever change what had been a sleepy and unspoiled tropic home to Polynesians and a few French who functioned without roads or public utilities. One reason for the choice of Bora Bora is its very large, deep harbor capable of holding a decent sized fleet. To protect this harbor seven inch coastal artillery cannons, eight guns all told, were installed in the hills facing out to sea and the only large ship passageway through the coral reefs and motus. The guns were never fired in anger, but it was easy to see why they were placed where they were, with a magnificent view of the main lagoon. We could also see the motu where Navy Sea Bees (from C.B. or Construction Battalion) built the air strip, in 1943, that for years was Polynesia's only full sized airfield for Trans-Pacific flights, and still is in use today, flying tourists to the many hotels as well as local traffic. Bora Bora is 165 miles from Tahiti, and the only way to reach it is by plane or charter boat. There is no regular ferry service to Papeete, Tahiti.
Our guide for this land portion was a long time associate of Patrick. He had actually been born on Easter Island, his mother coming from there and his father being French Polynesian. His knowledge of the islands, the intricate family based social structure, and complex family land ownership rules and practices, was enlightening, if somewhat difficult for us to fully grasp. As in our own Native American cultures, the Polynesian world still reflects an outlook on life dominated by family relationships, oral histories, and an abiding relationship to the land, (and here at least, the sea), which provided all sources of life for most of their history.
On the way back to the ship we stopped at Bloody Mary's, a unique and famous restaurant featuring a sand dining room floor and a list of many famous or nearly famous guests. It actually is owned by a former Arizonan, and its name of course is traced to James Michener's "Tales of the South Pacific" and the Tonkinese lady entrepreneur. The French colonial empire included what was once called "Tonkin China" and later became the northern part of "Indo-China" and later, Viet Nam. The French wanted to work the copra plantations using the local coconuts. But had difficulty persuading the Polynesians, who were quite satisfied with the less strenuous way of life they had lived for centuries, to work very hard on plantations. So an attempt was made to bring in Tonkinese. Chinese had also been persuaded to move there for the same reason, and they remain as a vital part of the local culture, with a fairly high degree of assimilation. Polynesia resembles Hawaii somewhat in this respect. Our stop at this restaurant was only to see and not to dine, although a few of our group bought souvenirs. We were back on board at about 4:30 having enjoyed a very delightful day.
The next day was Sunday, with a 3:00 P.M. sailing, so we simply tendered in to Vaitape, which is the largest town, and enjoyed local sightseeing. There are a number of very high end stores, mostly featuring "Black" Tahitian pearls; but some stores have museum quality crafts and art work. We have learned a lot about pearls on out prior trips, and we learned this time how much prices have risen! All in all, it was fun to compare the wares, confirm our growing knowledge concerning pearl quality, and chat with the store owners and personnel.
After a sea day Nuku Hiva was our next port. This island is the largest of the Marquesas group.
French Polynesia really is a collection of island groups. The Friendly or Society Islands contain Tahiti, Moorea, Huahine, Raiatea.Taha'a and Bora Bora as the main locations. The Tuamotu group, roughly 210 miles northeast of Tahiti, contains only atolls, including Rangiroa and Fakarava, In addition to Nuku Hiva, the Marquesas include Hiva Oa and other islands. They lie over 500 miles northeast of the Tuamotus. The Australs are a group of 5 small inhabited and 1 uninhabited island about 375 miles east and south of Tahiti, with a total population of 6000. The Gambier Islands are volcanic like the Marquesas, and are about 500 miles east of the Australs, with a population of less than 2000.
Nuku Hiva is a volcanic island without a reef, and therefore resembles the Hawaiian Islands more than Tahiti or the others in the Society Island group. It has a deep harbor where we could dock. We had a fellow passenger who set up a tour run by Claude, which we joined. We never met Claude, but found our tour with Phil from London who ran the tour. There were 24 of us in six 4x4 vehicles, and off we set shortly after landing at 12:00 noon. Nuku Hiva consists of several mountains ranging up to about 2500 feet. The roads all lead around the mountains. The island is spectacularly beautiful, and the road trip afforded many stunning vistas of the valleys and bays leading in off the ocean. Essentially we crossed two mountain ranges with the Taipivai Valley in between this range and the northern coast shore on the other side of the second range. The valley supposedly contained the home where Herman Melville lived in 1842 after jumping ship. His novel 'Typee" is purportedly based on the people who lived in that part of Nuku Hiva. We did not try to reach the airport on the north shore (we docked on the south shore) although the road actually runs entirely around the island, and could be done in one day. However we stopped at several archeological sites as well as the view points, walked on the shore, and had to allow time for dinner, so we essentially returned on the same route we had taken. Dinner was provided at a family owned open air restaurant near the shore on the north side in a town called Hatiheu, and was pretty good, with excellent fresh fish. The owners ran a small craft operation, and Edith bought a very nice little bone tiki brooch for about $10.00. After dinner it was getting dark, so we drove straight back and boarded the ship at 8:00 P.M. This was a full day to say the least. The cost was about $145.00 per person, but given the length of the tour, over 8 hours, and the dinner, it certainly was a bargain by cruise ship excursion standards. Nuku Hiva was a new Polynesian excursion for us, and we really enjoyed it.
The next day we were scheduled for another of the Marquesas, Hiva Oa, noted as the burial place of Paul Gaugin. However this was to be a tender port and high winds were forecast. Since Hiva Oa is also a volcanic island with no protective lagoon, the captain opted to sail to Fakarava instead.
After another sea day we arrived at Fakarava. This is an atoll in the Tuamotu group along with our final stop, Rangiroa. Fakarava is a large, roughly rectangular atoll 33 miles long and 15 miles wide, with a total population of 800, mostly on the one motu which held our tender dock, in a town called Rotava. There was not much to do here, but there were a number of small, nice beaches on the lagoon side, and we actually wore our bathing suits into town and went swimming after visiting the pretty little church. We also walked out to the ocean side where Edith picked up some nice coral pieces; so the Fakarava trip turned out alright, although we were disappointed at missing Hiva Oa.
Rangiroa was our last port before disembarkation. It is a huge atoll, I believe the second largest in the world. The entrance is between two motus, each with one town near the pass between the motus. These towns contain most of the population of the entire atoll. It is a great place for diving and snorkeling, but since I had done that twice before, this time we opted for a tour of the Gaugin Pearl Farm, a few miles down the motu where we landed and past the airstrip. This farm is a pretty good sized operation, and the tour was educational, although we had seen similar, smaller farms on other islands on prior tours. It was fascinating to actually watch the workers carefully place the "starter", a small round piece of mollusk from the Mississippi River, and then follow it with a very tiny piece of "mantle", organic material from the shell of another oyster. In two or three years the oyster is opened and the pearl either removed, or reinserted to grow larger. This may happen one or two more times to achieve the largest possible pearl. After we returned we wandered around a short while before re-boarding. This was a pretty quiet day.
Sailing out between the two motus is exciting. The actual width from shore to shore is slightly over a thousand feet, and the Beam (width) of Marina is 105 feet, but is seemed as though we were only fifty or so feet from the eastern motu. I am sure the captain was on the bridge for that stretch of sailing.
The next day we returned to Papeete for disembarkation. As on our prior trips, our flight home left at 11:00 P.M. Princess Cruises had allowed its passengers to stay on board, and provided them with a place to store their luggage. Oceania did not do this, but offered two options. One was to go to a local hotel and wait in a large room, with your luggage until flight time. The other was to book, through Oceania at a reduced rate, a hotel room overnight. We chose this since it seemed like less of a hassle, and gave us some breathing room before the flight. The hotel was the Radisson Resort Hotel, north and east of Papeete proper by about six or so miles, and on the ocean. I have posted a full review of this place on tripadvisor.com. We did an island tour the next day, also reviewed on tripadvisor; and then went to the airport and flew home. We believe that the Princess method is better, as long as your port day is not Sunday. The only thing open in Papeete on Sunday is the open air market, mainly for locals, from 5:30 A.M to whenever the vendors decide to close up and go home.
This is not a strong point for Oceania. Their three original ships, all former Renaissance vessels, only hold 680 passengers, and the show lounge area is small and limited in the type of production which can be staged. While Marina, and its sister ship Riviera are twice as large, the Marina Lounge is somewhat limited, and does not permit any of the high tech razzle dazzle Las Vegas type productions now common at sea. An effort was made however to raise the quality of the acts, and the production shows, with singers and dancers, were well done and showed some talent. The two main problems we had were the timing and the temperature. The shows all typically started at 9:45 P.M. That is simply too late for us. We saw two production shows and the ventriloquist, but not the "illusionists". In Nuku Hiva we were treated to a show by locals who came on board. We did not sail until almost 11:00 P.M. They were different, well outfitted and energetic. The Lounge was also far too cold. (We have given up complaining about the sound being far too loud – that's just the way it is and the way it is going to be!)
The entertainment we greatly enjoyed was provided by the Bellissimo String Quartet; four young ladies from the Ukraine playing largely classical music, not only in the Horizon Room at tea time, but in the Grand Bar area pretty steadily from 6:30 to 9:30 every day. This venue led into the main dining room, so we often sat there prior to dinner. As in the case of almost all such sites for these seaboard groups, passengers walking by provided some distraction, but we enjoyed the players, and their change of outfits, every night. The quality and selection of music was quite good.
There were a few "enrichment" lectures, mostly about the atolls, marine life and the theories concerning how Polynesia was originally settled and by whom. This last subject left you in awe as to how these people sailed their outrigger canoes over thousands of miles of open water to unknown destinations. Hawaii is 2400 miles north of the Marquesas, with absolutely nothing in between. New Zealand is a similar distance from Tahiti, with nothing in between. Yet Polynesians located and became the first settlers in both these places.
There also was a lecturer on astronomy, and she included a stargazing session at night. As usual, these sessions were confined mostly to sea days. Given the limited time, these were pretty decent offerings.
Fellow Passengers
Typically, most of our fellow passengers were Medicare qualified, although there were a number of Boomer age – not quite seniors. Oceania makes absolutely no effort to attract or even encourage children, and there were very few on board, although I think they could enjoy the water activities on the islands. As I noted, we like to dine with different people, but nonetheless managed to find a few couples whom we would join again from time to time. By and large this was an experienced group of cruisers. We spent a lot of time comparing ports where we had been. We did run into several people who had boarded the ship in Valparaiso, Chile, and sailed to Easter Island and Pitcairn Island and two stops in Polynesia before docking in Papeete. They mentioned that at Pitcairn Island they could not land as there is no pier large enough for Marina and the water was too rough for tendering. But, that captain invited the entire population of the island and all 65 of them boarded the ship and talked to the passengers. They all spoke English as their first language since they are all descendants of the H.M.S. Bounty mutineers who settled the island in 1790.
Overall View
This is a cruise which is highly recommended, despite the travel complications. The ship is simply beautiful, easy to get around, quiet, spacious and fitted out with what are quite possibly the best dining arrangements at sea. The staterooms are reasonably roomy and comfortable. The crew is a delight. The food is first class. Thus itinerary was better than the seven day trips we previously took, although we were sorry we had to trade Fakarava for Hiva Oa. It helps if you love these enchanted islands as much as we do; but everyone should experience them at least once.
So, for the considerations that matter most on a cruise, this one came out extremely well. Our major complaints concerned the cold Marina Lounge, not being allowed to remain on the ship, with our luggage until time to go to the airport; and the cost of the excursions. Oceania is one of the highest priced cruise lines in this area, especially if you compare it to Crystal, an expensive cruise line, but in some ways more sensitive to its passengers than Oceania. We were very experienced, as were some of our fellow passengers, in arranging our own shore excursions, so this did not bother us, but others should be aware of this aspect of cruising with Oceania. Once past these minor drawbacks, any prospective cruiser can look forward to a thoroughly delightful cruise to Paradise. Less
Published 02/26/14
Cabin review: 9116
We had a "Concierge Level" but otherwise basic verandah cabin; 214 ft² plus the verandah. The walls were a pleasant cream color with dark walnut for the desk, trim, and closet doors. There was a convenient oval table with a handy shelf in front of the sofa. There was one side chair for the desk. The bathroom was quite attractive with marble tile surfaces on the walls and floors, a granite sink counter, a tub with a hand-held shower head, as well as a separate shower with both a rain shower head and another hand-held shower head option. As usual on board ship, there was more than enough storage space in both the bedroom and bathroom. Plenty of hangers were provided. We had a mini-bar with complimentary soft drinks and water. The large TV was wall mounted, and the desk had a laptop computer, which as far as we were concerned, merely took up space. The verandah had two faux wicker arm chairs with seat pads and a small table. Cabin lighting was excellent, each bed having, in addition to normal table lamps, goose neck halogen reading lights on each side. The cabin thermostat actually worked! All in all this was a first class stateroom which, for its size, would not be matched on any other ship.
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Veterans Provide
Amarillo, Pork Operation Reach
Deer Antler Abnormalities May
Lifelong Rancher
Recalls Era
No-Cost TDA Energy Audit Program
Korea Tightening Origin
Of Beef
Fatigue, Worry Plague
Amarillo Steer, Heifer Prices Trend Lower
Angelo Feeder Lambs Steady To $2 Higher
Athens Feeder Cattle Trend
Declines $3-5
Beeville Feeder Steer
Prices Lower By $2-5
Boxed Beef Cutout Price Trends Mixed
Light Buffalo Steer Prices
Remain Steady
Light Clifton Feeder Cattle
Prices Steady
Coleman Feeder Steers
Lower, Heifers Mixed
Crockett Feeder Cattle
Traded $5-10 Lower
Dalhart Heavy Steer, Heifer
Prices Firm
Emory Feeder Steers, Heifers
$5-10 Lower
Fredericksburg Heavy
Steer Prices Lower
Fredericksburg Light Packer Lambs Lower
Goldthwaite Heavy
Packer Lambs Steady
Hamilton Lambs Sell Steady, Steers Lower
Feeder Steer,
Trend Declines $7-9
Mason, San Saba Light
Stocker Cattle Higher
San Saba Special Offers
2487 Head
Junction Market Sells 1367 Sheep And
Lampasas Feeder Steer,
Heifer Prices Softer
Mohair And Wool LDPs Unchanged
Lockhart Light Feeder
Cattle Remain Steady
Red Meat Production 1% Above A Year Ago
Milano Feeder Cattle
Prices $5-8 Lower
Nation's Feeder Cattle
Navasota Feeder Steer
Price Trend Off $4-6
PRCA Regular Season Nears End;
Three Rivers Feeder Cattle
$8-12 Lower
Tulia Feeder Cattle Price Trend Declines
U.S. Wool Trade Slow, Aussie Market Lower
October 2 — Special Bull Offering by Barber/Moler Herefords, Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba, Texas.
October 4 — Rocking V Cattle Co.'s Brahman Cross Replacement Cow Sale, Mid State Stockyards, Letohatchee, Alabama.
October 4 — Riverby Land & Cattle Co. Fall Replacement Female Sale, at the ranch, Riverby, Texas.
October 4 — Schmidt Hereford Ranch's 49th Annual Sale, at the ranch, Mason, Texas.
October 4 — Isa Cattle Company's Annual Bull Sale, Producers Livestock Auction, San Angelo, Texas.
October 6 — 2 Bar Angus and Goode Angus 2nd Annual PDF Sale, Video Sale.
October 6 — Stocker and Feeder Calf Sale, Producers Livestock Auction, San Angelo, Texas.
October 7 — Special Stocker Feeder Sale, Texas Cattle Exchange, Eastland, Texas.
October 7 — Select Replacement Female Sale, Western Livestock Auction, Midland, Texas.
October 7 — Feeder Calf/Yearling Special, Hamilton Commission Company, Hamilton, Texas.
October 8 — R. A. Brown Ranch's 34th Annual Bull, Female and Quarter Horse Sale, Throckmorton, Texas.
October 9 — Special Stocker and Feeder Sale, Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba, Texas.
October 11 — Preston Farms Fall Classic Cow Herd Reduction and Guest Consignor Sale, Nixon Livestock Commission, Nixon, Texas.
October 11 — North Camp Ranch Inc./ Ogle Ranch's Fall Replacement Sale, Scott Ranch, Bowie, Texas.
October 11 — Big Horn Sale, Hamilton Commission Company, Hamilton, Texas.
October 13 — Ash Angus LLC's First Annual Bull Sale, Coleman Livestock Auction Commission Company, Coleman, Texas.
October 13 — Select Replacement Female Sale, Producers Livestock Auction, San Angelo, Texas.
October 15 — 18th Wehrmann-Donnell Bull Sale, Abilene Livestock Auction, Abilene, Texas.
October 28 — New Industry Sale, Tuesday, October 28, 12:30 p.m., Pied Piper Farms, Hamlin, Texas.
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Regulus into Virgo – Nov 2011- 4171 CE
by Agent 12 – Julija Simas
"Karaliu Pasaka" MK Ciurlionis, Lithuanian artist 1909- translates to the "Kings Story"
The CHANGING of the Guard!
Regulus in Virgo – 2011 ACE – 4171 ACE
Nov 28th 2011 * The fixed Star Regulus moved into the sign of Virgo after 2160 years in the sign of Leo. This bright star has been known as the King maker, the star of heroes bestowing honours and fame to those linked to the prestige of Regulus, it also comes with a warning that money doesn't necessarily bring happiness.
" Regulus, a Little King, and often called Cor Leonis, the Lion's Heart, and symbolically the Crushing Foot. It was one of the four Royal Stars of the Persians in 3,000 B.C., when, as Watcher of the North, it marked the summer solstice. [Robson*, p.194-195.] It gives violence, destructiveness, military honor of short duration, with ultimate failure, imprisonment, violent death, success, high and lofty ideals and strength of spirit, and makes its natives magnanimous, grandly liberal, generous, ambitious, fond of power, desirous of command, high-spirited and independent. [Robson*, p.195.]
Regulus is one of the four Royal stars that sit close to the ecliptic which have been the markers of the four corners of the zodiac for millennia. These four Royal Stars used to grace the fixed signs of the zodiac, Antares – Scorpio, Regulus- Leo, Formalhaut- Aquarius, and Aldebaran Taurus, but as the signs have since moved out of alignment with the original constellations they are associated with, so have the stars embedded within the constellations. Fomalhaut is now in mutable Pisces at 4 degrees, Aldebaran is in Gemini at 9 degrees, Antares is now at 9 Sagittarius and Regulus now at zero Virgo. Antares and Aldebaran exactly opposite in the sky, shifted in about 1300 CE, and Fomalhaut shifted to Pisces in 1725 CE.
For more info on the meanings of the fixed stars please visit http://www.constellationsofwords.com/stars/
The shift of these royal stars from fixed to mutable signs is based on the tropical zodiac which moves 1 degree backwards in the zodiac every 72 years. This is known as the Precession of the Equinoxes. Tropical astrology as it is called, a popular western astrological method, and what we use here at the C*I*A, begins the zodiac at zero Aries when the Sun aligns with the Equinox point as the Sun ingresses into Aries on March 20-21st every year. From this point 30 degrees of each of the 12 zodiac signs follow.
With Regulus about to move into Virgo, it seems so appropriate and timely as we consider a world ruled by powerful elites and societies ruled by money and power. Now we have Regulus move into the sign of service, resourcefulness, technology, skill and duty, as we consider waste, global resources, efficiency and how to get things working better. This shift seems timely to say the least. We are all called to a service of some kind, helping to shape a better world.
Leo is a Fire sign ruled by the Sun and Virgo an Earth sign ruled by Mercury. The shift from one to the other brings with it a new focus, a new energy. From Leo to Virgo Regulus won't change his spots, what it stands for or what it means, but it will have a new influence, Virgo and new field to play in. Virgo not being a playful sign, will make sure Regulus is more focused on perfecting what is good, and dismissing anything that is wasteful. Virgo, ruled by Mercury indicates a lightening up from material dependence and resources, and also accentuates the need for efficient and clever management of global resources and the economy. We move from an agenda of greed, power seeking, gold digging, ego consciousness, megalomaniacs concerned with their own greedy agendas to a focus and elevation of those who adapt an attitude of service and healing to the sacred planet and her precious resources. What is now required is a giving, purposeful and universally aligned attitude to the world around us. We have used our Earth as a playground for long enough, and Virgo energy now wants us to pay much more respect to that which we take for granted and that which has become dangerous and destructive. Regardless if we consider "Climate change" to be a fabricated control tactic or not, or climate change being just a cyclic phenomena, should we continue to deplete the planet of it's natural resources and continue to mindlessly pollute the the world around us ? Virgo like Pisces and Gemini, two other mutable signs, are signs that are super sensitive to the environment they find themselves in.
Those who learn to adapt an attitude of service to the sacred, the healing of planet earth and her precious resources will be the new heroes of the next age.
This shift is accentuated also as Regulus opposes Neptune and Chiron which it will do into 2014. Neptune at zero Pisces is another indicator of the changing of the old guard, moving from ego centred rulers to those more attuned to collective and universal needs. Fixed Stars are only really considered if they conjunct a planet, but the opposition to Neptune at this time seems quite significant and hints at the uncertainty of what exactly comes next or with this new age. Regulus remains at zero Virgo for 72 years, but Neptune is opposite only up until 2013-14. We are not assured of what exactly comes next, what sort of leadership we are looking for or who will rise to the new standards being set by collective intentions.
The chart above is a symbolic reference of the shift of Regulus into Virgo an indicator of what this shift may be about. When the last Leo era of Regulus began in 157BC(source Solar Fire software) it is hard to pinpoint anything highly significant, but what is noticeable is that the Roman Republic, a very patriarchal Leo like society was gaining strength and power, and became the major influence in the development of the western world and a template of how to rule our democratic world. Some interesting things happen not long after this shift however, when a waning Pluto squares Regulus, Julius Caesar is born. When Pluto conjuncts Regulus, Octavian his predecessor, is given supreme power by the senate. Neptune's connections to Regulus seem to correlate with the transition from Republic to Empire and Caesars death and the death of Christ correlates to when Neptune opposed Regulus in 33 ACE.
A shift is definitely on the way, it has been building and will continue over the next decade and beyond, therefore a particular date may not be a great significator, but it is interesting nevertheless to consider the chart above. Mercury is retrograde in Sagittarius. Are we re- considering our drive to conquer the planet? Are we re-looking at what the future holds ? With Venus close to Pluto and square Uranus we can already sense the power of the Pluto Uranus square building and what it is bringing with it. With Venus here a representative of our" Global Value System", what we want and value, what we attract into the world around us and how , become highly significant. Are we creating more greed, gluttony, envy, avarice, sloth, pride or love, peace and harmony. This seems much more significant than the coming of an "Age of Aquarius". If we use the tropical zodiac, the Age of Aquarius would only start when the precessed equinox point, zero Aries, moves into the sign of Aquarius, which is currently at 5 Pisces, for this point to move into Aquarius, we still need to wait another 350 years!
Another interesting symbol of this great shift in consciousness, priorities and needs stems from the Mayan creation stories telling of the end of this Age. As the complex calendars of the Mayans end in 2011 and 2012, these creations stories seem to very much reflect the shifts we are experiencing right now and which will no doubt become more intense over 2012 and into 2013. Mayan mythology tells of the fall of Seven Macaw, a corrupt ruler who has ruled this last Age of Man. He is avenged by the twin Sons of one Hunaphu, a Sun deity who is rightfully restored to his place by his twins sons. The image is that of ego consciousness being restored to universal consciousness.
Ask yourself what your service will be as the changing of the Guard takes place. What will be your sacred service, your role in the healing and health of the planet? Everyone is called to take responsibility and play their role as we change our minds about what's most important in this world.
Those who learn to adapt an attitude of service to the sacred, the healing of planet earth and her precious resources will be the new heroes of the next age.
* according to Solar Fire software calculations.Although divisions of the constellations cannot be exact, when using the tropical zodiac of all signs being 30 degrees each, this is the timing for this shift of Regulus to Virgo.
Addendum: As this was written in 2011, it is worth adding a few extra notes. For Leo rising Donald Trump with ASC at 29°20′ ,Trump is born with Regulus conjunct his ASC. Here we can see an individual that embodies the negative characteristics of Regulus. In early August 2016 Donald Trump's progressed Sun moved from Leo to Virgo after 30 years. He was born a Gemini with Sun at 22°55′ in 1946 on June 14th. Now 70 years old, his progressed Sun has moved to Zero Virgo. During 2017 the Great American eclipse which occurs at 28°Leo will be in aspect with Regulus and Trump's Ascendant, an eclipse series that relates to eclipses of 1963, as eclipse cycles repeat every 18, we look back to 1999, 1981 and 1963.
The C*I*A, is very fortunate to have our natal birth Sun at Zero Virgo as well! Not a deliberate election.
We are of service in transforming the world through astrological thought, connections and healing.


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Yachtsman, student engineers visit area Dec. 8 to tell of successful voyage
This past summer, a crew of four sailors challenged by such physical disabilities as paraplegia and blindness sailed with their able-bodied captain in the 2,225-mile Trans-Pacific yacht race from southern Calif. to Hawaii. Representing Challenged America, a charitable sailing-education and rehabilitation organization, the team placed fourth in their class of able-bodied competitors and in the top third overall.
On Dec. 8, crew member Urban Miyares, a Challenged America co-founder and Presidential Point of Light awardee, will come to Washington, D.C. to tell his trek and discuss how new technologies made the voyage possible.
Students and professors at San Diego State University developed many of the technologies as part of a long-running NSF program, the Engineering Senior Design Projects for Persons with Disabilities. Professor Karen May-Newman and several students will showcase some of the devices.
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WHAT: Guest lecture featuring Urban Miyares; will be followed by catered lunch sponsored by Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation
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|Steve Lord <lord@xxxxxxx>
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|Steve Lord <lord@xxxxxxx>, Rajagopal Ananthanarayanan <ananth@xxxxxxx>, linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
|Message from Marcelo Tosatti <marcelo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> of "Fri, 19 Jan 2001 12:38:27 -0200." <Pine.LNX.4.21.0101191123270.5416-100000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Marcelo Tosatti wrote: > > On Fri, 19 Jan 2001, Steve Lord wrote: > > > > Getting to this stage would involve abstracting knowledge of buffer > > heads out of the vm and hiding them behind another flush method (I > > think). > > Thats ->writepage(), basically. The problem with write clustering right > now is that there is no abstraction defined. > > > The flush call would have to be free to flush more or different data > > than it was requested to. > > The VM must "control" what is flushed, IMO: > > - the address space owner does not have access to the aging information VM > code has. For example, we probably want to only cluster pages which are on > the inactive dirty list, and this information belongs to VM. > - In low memory conditions, the VM knows the right balancing between > swapping and syncing of pages. > - If the write clustering gets done at VM level, we potentially avoid code > reuse. There are other aspects of write clustering which are important - at least as far as xfs is concerned. When xfs is asked to flush a delayed allocate page it goes and allocates space for it and all other delalloc space contiguous with it in the file. Even if some of this space is not aged enough for the vm to consider it a candidate for flushing, if we are going to be doing a disk I/O for pages which are on disk contiguous with it, we can as part of the same disk operation clean this one too. Deciding to break this disk I/O into multiple ones based on age is a trade off between the page getting remodified later on (requiring another write) and having to do more disk I/O later to clean the page. I would contend that writing the extra pages (within some reasonable bound to avoid saturating the devices with a huge request) is going to end up with less disk I/O than we would otherwise have. > > Obviously the VM does not have knowledge about the filesystem low-level > information, which is also needed to get write clustering right. > > To solve that, we can add a new operation to the address-space structure > which can allow the address space owner to inform the VM if clustering is > worth in a given range of disk. Something like this: > > int (*cluster)(struct page *page, unsigned long *boffset, > unsigned long *foffset); > > page = page currently being written by VM > > b/foffset = Pointers passed to the address space owner so it can inform > backward/forward offset starting from the logical offset in the inode > (page->index) describing upto where the write clustering is worth to > be done. > > I hope to have something similar working soon. > > Comments? Having cluster and a bmap operation as distinct operations means two calls into the filesystem to work out where pages live on disk, if we are going to cluster the actual I/O and have the vm system do the clustering work then this may be better combined into a single call. There is one other snag which this will cause XFS, there is a feature we have not implemented yet on Linux which will require xfs to obtain control again after the I/O for a write has completed in some cases. XFS supports space preallocation, where an extent is created in advance for data - when an application knows it will require a set amount of space, this gives the allocator a better chance for doing good on disk layout. Now since this space has not been written to, we need to prevent it from being read, since it could contain any data. Therefore the extent is marked as unwritten when we preallocate, unwritten extents always read as zeros. We need to change this state after the write completes. From the point of view of XFS, letting it initiate the actual write would let it do this. All this may mean is redirecting the actual I/O request through a vector which would have a default implementation. Steve > > > Second, your initial comment misses one of the points of the page cleaner, > > that it is the only thread of activity which is going to move delalloc page > s > > out to disk, if it was based purely on aging out pages due to pressure then > > you could end up with data written to files not getting flushed to disk > > for a very long time. Delayed allocate data needs to be treated more like > > other writes to disk. > > Indeed. > > > >
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Monday, June 08, 2009
The big IVR test: VA Gov
Depending on whom you ask, Creigh Deeds is either surging to victory or all three candidates are lock in a tight three way primary. The traditional media such as the Washington Post are claiming that tomorrow's primary is all about "turnout". Those in the blogosphere or even the newer but still somewhat traditional Politico says that Deeds is a near shoo-in. Why the disagreement?
Interactive Voice Response (IRV) polls done over the weekend show Deeds up by 10+ points and in the 40's. These surveys produced by Public Polling Policy and Survey USA are not viewed as reputable by mainstream outfits due to the fact that humans are not conducting the interviews and voters respond using a touchtone key pad. IRV polling causes according to some lower interview response rate, the ability for anyone to claim that they are a voter (even a dog), etc. Mainstream press make their views well known. Even Politico's Andy Barr seemed apprehensive writing the story he did (note the word "suggest" in the title).
The benefits of IRV polling is that it is cheap and can be conducted easily over a short time span. Ergo, pollsters can poll the weekend just before the primary. They can pick up on potential trends that more traditional pollsters who use live interviewers and stopped polling before the weekend cannot. Thus, those who use this polling are seeing a potential explosion in support for Deeds.
The traditional media who uses only traditional polls are left with data that shows Deeds in the lead, but in a very tightly fought three way race. In other words, a race in which turnout would make the difference.
I'd put my bet on the IVR polls to be accurate as they were during the 2008 campaign. I'd be floored if tomorrow's primary is close.
If the IVR polls are right, can the mainstream media finally stop ignoring them? If they are wrong, maybe I'll just keep quiet for a little bit.
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|Trad, 2 pitches, 125'
|YDS: 5.11c French: 6c+ Ewbanks: 24 UIAA: VIII- ZA: 24 British: E4 6a PG13 [details]
|FA: Dick Williams & Ants Leemets - 1966
FFA (crux): Steve Wunsch - 1973
FFA (complete): John Bragg & Russ Raffa - 1977
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|Josh Janes on Feb 21, 2006
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By Ron Olsen
From: Boulder, CO
Feb 21, 2006
|Josh - Great description of The Yellow Wall; thanks for adding it!
By John Peterson
Feb 21, 2006
|The old school descent is the chimney just left of the route (Silly Chimney). It's really quite reasonable - a lot less scary than it looks.
By Ivan Rezucha
From: Fort Collins, CO
Feb 22, 2006
The original free route went left from the optional belay and then straight up a vertical face with no pro with the 10a (or so) crux at the end of a 20' runout--facing a factor-2 fall onto the hanging belay (actually, you can place gear a few feet directly left of the belay and then do the runout, so it's a touch less than a factor two). The first time I did this, I bought a new rope and saved it for months for this runout. Once I got to the 10a crux and had to downclimb back to the belay. Getting to the hanging belay was a problem for the second since the piece you placed to keep the second from swinging left almost always pulled.
The route above the Mummy as described by Josh used to have a fixed sling on a flake at the second crux. This kept the second from swinging too far out into space. Some second ripped most of that flake off.
Kevin Bein and others once TR'd the Mummy from the very top from the farthest out point. The point being to take the biggest possible swing in the Gunks. And they did.
By Jay Knower
From: Campton, NH
Jan 30, 2008
rating: 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13
|This is one of the best climbs I have ever done, regardless or grade or area. The pro seemed adequate and the moves on the crux are such that you just have to go for it. For me, the crux section required total commitment. It's a special feeling to be trying hard in such an exposed and dramatic position.
By Monomaniac
From: Morrison, CO
Jun 14, 2009
rating: 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13
This route was not at all what I expected. It looks sustained & pumpy, but is actually two very hard (for the grade) boulder problems split by great rests & easy (for the grade) climbing. Shorter folks will find the 2nd crux (the one with the flake) significantly harder than the first, as it's not possible to reach the flake from under the roof.
Unfortunately the gang-bang top-rope ethic has hit this route as well. Some good samaritan might want to bring a hammer to remove the fixed pins in the Mummy Cave and liberate this thing!
By Josh Squire
From: East Boston, MA
Oct 27, 2014
|Fantastic route! I tried once last Fall and fell at both cruxes. After figuring each out, it didn't seem as hard as I thought it would be. With perfect conditions this weekend, I went for it and remembered the beta quite well. Another Gunks classic ticked off!
By Moritz B.
Apr 27, 2015
Here are some comments:
Pitch 1: Felt slippery and insecure for 5.8 (no jug haul). It was damp in spots. There were flowers on the first pitch to remember the accident that had happened.
Pitch 2 (first part to the mummy cave): I clipped the first bolt with a double shoulder length sling and rope drag wasn't too bad. There were many tickmarks on the first roof to guide the way. The second crux is very reachy. To protect it, I clipped the old anchor and placed a great green alien under the roof. Once you pull the roof, there is a yellow alien placements immediately there at hip level. Don't skip it.
It is hard to follow this pitch because of all the roofs. The follower should know how to get into the roofs because it's very difficult to downclimb to figure out different beta.
By Andy Casler
From: Plymouth, NH
Oct 19, 2015
|Two pins on the fixed anchor in the mummy cave came out by hand when I tested them. Xed the pins with chalk, and pounded them back in with a carabiner to set them. Would be good for someone with a hammer and piton knowledge to go check them out. Climbed on 10-18-15.
By Yotsuba
Apr 4, 2017
First crux is pretty thrutchy - get your boulder on.
Upper crux was really thin (after the flake). Protected it a .4 Totem. If you're like me and you have trouble finding out where the pro goes, try checking the only pocket your fingers are occupying...