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Eastern Navajo Diné Against Uranium Mining (ENDAUM) is working to stop the construction and operation of three new uranium solution mines in Navajo communities in northwestern New Mexico.
Individuals from this organization are concerned about the impacts of proposed uranium solution mining on the Crownpoint region's sole source of drinking water, the Westwater Canyon Aquifer. The aquifer supplies water to 15,000 people in this arid region. ENDAUM is also concerned about the effects of releases of radioactive materials on people who live in Crownpoint within a mile of a proposed central processing plant. The proposed uranium processing plant, located in the village of Crownpoint near schools, churches, and homes, also poses a risk of air contamination.
ENDAUM has engaged the services of scientific and legal experts who are testifying about the dangers of the proposed mine in hearings before the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
This undated photo provided by the Navajo Nation shows the abandoned Northeast Church Rock mine site near Gallup, N.M. (AP photo/Courtesy of Navajo Nation) via
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Environmental Justice for Maya Leaders Alliance
The Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy (IPLP) Program at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law secured a major victory for people in the Maya communities of southern Belize when, on June 28, 2010, the Supreme Court of Belize ruled in their favor.
O'odham Rights Cultural and Environmental Justice Coalition
O'odham Rights was founded by ceremonial and traditional leaders of the O'odham peoples in Mexico and the United States in direct response to a proposal by a Mexican company to build a giant commercial hazardous waste landfill near villages on both sides of the border.
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Mattaponi River Saved - Lannan Foundation expresses its solidarity with the Mattaponi Tribe of Virginia in its courageous struggle to protect its ecological, historical and cultural resources for future generations.
Ponca Tribe, Oklahoma, launches legal case against the Continental Carbon Company
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Indian Law Resource Center, Helena, MT
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Sinte Gleska University, Mission, SD
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InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council, NE Mendocino County, CA
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Santa Clara Pueblo, Española, NM
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Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance
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Eyak Preservation Council
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'Aha Punana Leo, Hilo, HI
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panader0 (16,263 posts)
The Timberline Lodge on Mt Hood, Oregon gets about 26 feet of snow a year.
I was a tree thinner with a Forest Service contract (nearly 40 years ago). Our units were close to Mt Hood and the small town of Government Camp. I lived on my unit in a makeshift camp. The locals had warned us not to get caught by the snow. You wouldn't be able to get your truck out until the next year. One morning I woke to find about 6 or 8 inches on the ground, the snow falling fast, quiet and heavy. I took down my camp in a hurry and got out in time. A local scam was to buy a junk car, insure it, and park it in Government Camp. The snow plows would not be able to see them.
The Timberline Lodge is a beautiful structure, built by the CCC (or was it the WPA) in '38. The 26 feet is the total for the year.
The Lodge has an entrance on the second floor for times the snow is deep.
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Fri Feb 8, 2013, 09:51 PM
liberal N proud (56,798 posts)
1. But to hear the media, this storm in the NE is like none other.
They are all having a stormgasm.
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Fri Feb 8, 2013, 10:17 PM
Trajan (19,089 posts)
3. A glacier on Mount Hood is awesome
A glacier on 5th Avenue is horrific ...
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Fri Feb 8, 2013, 10:45 PM
Luminous Animal (27,310 posts)
7. It depends, really, on what a community is prepared for and accustomed to.
Growing up in Michigan in the mostly in the 60s, and in a town with no snowplows for the residential streets, 2 feet meant a lot of digging driveways and walks and those with trucks driving up and down the streets to pack the snow. But when I moved to Delaware in 1972, 2 feet of snow would have shut most of the state down. Even with a few inches, people were fishtailing all about and driving into ditches. Back then, the state and the population simply was not prepared for any kind of snow.
And there is always downed lines and if you're not prepared, you are screwed. In Michigan, we once had to go without electricity for over a month. Since going without electricity was not unusual after a storm, my dad would reconstruct an outdoor wooden ice box in the backyard.
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Fri Feb 8, 2013, 10:03 PM
kestrel91316 (51,666 posts)
2. I've been to the Timberline Lodge. That place is the most sturdily built structure I've ever been in
SOLID. For when the avalanches hit it, I suppose.
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Fri Feb 8, 2013, 10:21 PM
opiate69 (10,105 posts)
4. Isn`t that the lodge used for the exteriors in "The Shining"?
Beautiful building....
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Fri Feb 8, 2013, 11:05 PM
arely staircase (12,482 posts)
10. yes
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Fri Feb 8, 2013, 10:22 PM
Blue_In_AK (46,429 posts)
5. Thompson Pass near Valdez, Alaska,
averages 50 feet of snow a season with a record of over 900 inches. The most snowfall in a 24-hour period was over five feet.
Of course, no one lives up there, but people do drive through there on their way from Fairbanks or Anchorage to Valdez.
Response to Blue_In_AK (Reply #5)
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 10:51 PM
DonRedwood (4,359 posts)
8. We drove over that pass in February of 77...it had been closed for months but they got it open
The snow was piled 60+ feet on both sides of the road. It was terrifying. They said no extra noise since anything could set off a collapse. So, you just drove through this little...chasm dug out of the snow. Giant walls towered up above you and leaned in closer and closer to each other.
We thought we were going to die for sure. It collapsed behind us and wasn't open again for months.
Response to DonRedwood (Reply #8)
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 10:58 PM
Blue_In_AK (46,429 posts)
9. I think they make pretty good efforts to keep it open these days.
But I don't know how. What's really amazing is when you drive through there in June, the snow is almost all gone. We've never driven down there in the winter, just north from Glennallen to Fairbanks. Even that stretch can be kind of harrowing in places.
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Fri Feb 8, 2013, 10:29 PM
Berserker (3,419 posts)
6. Sounds like
The U.P. of Michigan. You can see homes with doors on the 2nd floor for winter. And double stop signs so when the snow is deep you can still see one.
Response to panader0 (Original post)
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 11:12 PM
indie9197 (508 posts)
11. I hate to brag but Alta ski resort in Utah averages over 40 ft per season
The recent record was 1983-84 when they got 765" which works out to over 63 ft. True it is lighter and fluffier than most places but that is still a lot of snow!
Response to panader0 (Original post)
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 11:17 PM
Coyotl (15,262 posts)
12. The best bar table in Oregon is up there, viewing the mountain. Window so big
it has as brace for the glass.
Response to Coyotl (Reply #12)
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 11:23 PM
panader0 (16,263 posts)
13. Oh yeah
I was only able to afford to drink there once. Tree thinners didn't make a lot of money then.
I liked the massive five or six sided stone fireplace, the mosaics, the stairs and more.
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Fri Feb 8, 2013, 11:59 PM
Demo_Chris (6,234 posts)
14. That's a beautiful building

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Don't think your medical device company is facing a BlackBerry-like crisis? Think again.
In the same way that smartphones quickly made digital cameras, GPS systems, and even the "CrackBerry" obsolete, the digital health industry could ultimately replace half of traditional medical devices, says Shahid Shah, CEO of Netspective Communications.
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During his keynote address at MD&M West on February 13, Shah pointed out that this is already happening, as a growing number of diagnostic-grade mHealth devices are hitting the market, and the trend will only accelerate.
Shah notes that Apple recently met with FDA's medical device division, and notes that he believes the rumors that the firm is mulling a soft entry to the medical device field. Mobile devices powered by iOS 8 may be a Class I medical device, he says. "What if it is iOS 9? What if they enter the medical device space in three years? We in the medical device space are still dead," Shah said.
All is not doom and gloom for device makers, however. The digital communications and Big Data revolutions could end up enabling all kinds of ways to actually ensure that medical devices are helping people versus hurting them; companies just need to get ahead of the curve.
The future of medical devices may lie in their potential interoperability and their ability to send useful data to connected electronic health records (EHRs). They can also be used as "accountable tech," Shah notes, serving as helpful tools in showing the value of a device therapy. In the future, medical devices will need to produce and share data to prove their value.
In as few as three to five years, half of healthcare payments will be based on value, Shah predicts. At present, only 20% are.
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Also helping to drive the trend of accountable tech is Big Data and the functionality it enables like predictive analytics. Healthcare needs Big Data, which is all about solving big problems, Shah says. And Big Data—and data in general—will become increasingly vital for medical devices. Ultimately, hardware, sensors, and software are temporary businesses but data has long-term value. "He who owns, integrates, and uses data wins in the end," Shah notes.
The data from medical devices is too important and specialized to leave to software vendors, service providers, and the like. "Guess who has all of the data that could easily fill most of the EHRs?" Shah asks. "It's not the physicians hand entering data." Medical devices and health-tracking technology can accomplish this.
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Shah says the way forward for the device field is to get ahead of three trends: commoditization, consumerization, and workflow automation.
In terms of commoditization, device firms should actively ask how much of what is special in a medical device has been or will be commoditized by consumer technology, including PCs, tablets, phones, and software.
The trend of consumerization dovetails with commoditization. Medical device firms should look for existing consumer technologies that can drive device functionality. "Your mobile phone from three years ago already has more horsepower than you need for many medical device computing applications. ... If you are not watching commoditization, [many medical devices] will be disrupted very easily. All the computing power we need in medical devices exists on the mobile phones of yesterday," Shah says. "In the future, sensors embedded into smartphones could be used for an array of medical device functions and may not need FDA clearance, given their broad use.
In terms of workflow automation, Shah stresses the importance of designing medical devices that can fit into the agile workflow of the future doctor. Many clinicians will see growing numbers of patients and confront growing data sets linked to them, so any device technologies that can help automate manually performed tasks or even some amount of rudimentary diagnostics will likely win favor. "In an outcomes focused world, doctors won't ask for the devices that worked in the past—they will want technology that fits into their new workflow," Shah says.
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The three central data trends that should influence device development efforts are interoperability, connected EHRs, and accountable technology.
In terms of interoperability, clinicians and hospitals are looking for device technologies that can streamline and complement their own data collection efforts.
As for connected EHRs, the federal government is spending billions on the technology, almost all of which is going to a handful of EHR vendors. Shah recommends that the device field tap into this market, as medical devices can serve a valuable role in sending data to them.
Finally, as alluded to before, the debut of what Shah terms accountable technology will ultimately mean that device makers will need to show that their products pay for themselves based on the outcomes they achieve.
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In 2011, Qualcomm Life's vice president Rick Valencia mused that unconnected medical devices may become obsolete in the future. Shah agrees: single-purpose and multi-purpose standalone devices won't be purchased when equivalent connected devices exist.
Because of the regulatory timelines involved in producing medical devices that must cleared via the 510(k) and PMA pathways, Shah recommends that device firms create data bridges, such as specified by FDA's medical data display system, which simplify and present data gathered by another device. The data bridge can then be used to link data from regulated medical devices to EHRs. A data bridge could also be used to help interpret medical device data, although such a system would require greater regulatory scrutiny.
In the longer run, however, analytics will play a vital role in the healthcare ecosystem. This includes predictive analysis of healthcare problems and automated diagnostics that might potentially be offered by systems like IBM's Watson.
Brian Buntz is the editor-in-chief of MPMN. Follow him on Twitter at @brian_buntz and Google+.
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Anna Wintour Finally Speaks Out About Vogue's Asma al-Assad Profile
"Like many at that time, we were hopeful that the Assad regime would be open to a more progressive society. Subsequent to our interview, as the terrible events of the past year and a half unfolded in Syria, it became clear that its priorities and values were completely at odds with those of Vogue. The escalating atrocities in Syria are unconscionable and we deplore the actions of the Assad regime in the strongest possible terms."
–Vogue editor Anna Wintour on the profile the magazine did on Syrian first lady Asma Al-Assad. Assad's husband Bashar al-Assad is responsible for Syria's spate of violence against its own citizens. The March 2011 profile happened to coincide with the rise in violence in the country, and was unceremoniously removed from Vogue's website in April 2012. Author Joan Juliet Buck explained that she chose to profile Assad because, "I think that Vogue is always on the lookout for good-looking first ladies because they're a combination of power and beauty and elegance. That's what Vogue is about. And here was this woman who had never given an interview, who was extremely thin and very well-dressed and therefore, qualified to be in Vogue. And they had – Vogue had been trying to get her for quite a long time." [Fashionista]


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From Cameroon to northern Italy and from Montreal to the Vatican, statements expressing "great joy" accompanied the news that a Canadian sister of Notre-Dame and two Italian missionary priests were released unharmed almost two months after being kidnapped in northern Cameroon.
"It is with great joy that the sisters of the Congregation of Notre-Dame have learned ... of the release of Sister Gilberte Bussiere," said a June 1 statement from the Montreal-based order. Sr. Bussiere, 74, had been working in Cameroon since 1979.
The Diocese of Vicenza, Italy, also put out a statement expressing "great joy" that Frs. Giampaolo Marta and Gianantonio Allegri had been freed. Marta had been in Cameroon seven years, while Allegri joined him at the mission in 2013.
The three were kidnapped April 5 in Tchere, about 20 miles from Cameroon's border with Nigeria. Members of the Boko Haram terrorist group, active in Nigeria, were suspected of taking the three from their parish in Tchere.
Cardinal Fernando Filoni, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, happened to be visiting Cameroon when the three missionaries were released the night of May 31-June 1. He was able to meet them in Yaounde, Cameroon's capital, before flying back to Rome.
"We thank God for this moment of joy," the cardinal told Fides, the congregation's news agency. The three "were excited and happy and, I must say, in good physical and psychological condition. Certainly the fact that they were always together helped them to support each other."
He called their release "a welcome surprise and, above all, a grace."
Asked about the kidnappers' identity, Filoni told Fides, "the investigation is in the hands of the civil authorities."
Jesuit Fr. Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, told Vatican Radio that Pope Francis had been following the case from the beginning. "We thank the Lord that it ended positively, but at the same time we continue to pray and work for an end to every form of violence, hatred and conflict throughout Africa and around the world."
A brief statement from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops June 2 echoed the Vatican's satisfaction that the three church workers were safe and in good health.
In addition, Archbishop Paul-Andre Durocher of Gatineau, Quebec, conference president, asked for prayers for others who remain victims of abduction, violence and hatred in conflict zones in Africa and around the world.
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Story of support shines in wake of Sikh temple shootings
It was a sunny, summer weekend. For members of the Milwaukee area Sikh community, it meant getting up early and making preparations for gathering at the temple in Oak Creek.
But a single person, a self-admitted white supremacist, had an unthinkable act on his mind. On Aug. 5, 2012, six worshipers at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin were shot and killed.
"Thousands gathered at the park to show support," said Patrice O'Neill. "We knew this was a 'Not In Our Town' story. So we sent a crew right away."
O'Neill is the executive producer of "Waking in Oak Creek," a half-hour film that covers the events after the tragedy, including what Oak Creek Mayor Steve Scaffidi and Oak Creek Police Chief John Edwards did to forge new bonds with their Sikh neighbors. Young temple members and police lieutenant Brian Murphy, who was shot 15 times by the assailant, inspired thousands to gather for events and honor the victims.
"Milwaukeans and the people of Oak Creek came out to support the Sikh community … when something like this happens, groups usually go internal for support. But what the Sikh did was so profound, they took on this from the point of faith," O'Neill said. "We knew pretty early that people were going to respond.
"In the tragedy, to open up to each other … the film is sad, but it is also uplifting. Through the interaction, it is inspiring."
The documentary was produced by Not in Our Town, a national effort to connect people who are taking action against hate and creating safe, inclusive communities. The film has had showings before, including in Oak Creek in March.
At that time, members of the Sikh temple watched the film with their neighbors.
"No matter how many times we look at the videos like this or we look at the phone calls from Satwant's uncle, it just gets to us every time," Kamaljit Saini said to WITI-TV Fox 6.
Kamaljit Saini and his brother Harpreet lost their mother in the Oak Creek Sikh Temple shooting.
"When a tragedy hits like this, you can't do anything," Harpreet Saini said.
But opening up, and building relationships with others to mourn and support each other after the event, that's the story being shared now, two years later.
Tonight at 8 p.m., Milwaukee Public Television will broadcast an hour-long program, "The Sikh Temple Shootings: Waking in Oak Creek," on MPTV Ch. 10. The first half of the program features the broadcast premiere of documentary "Waking in Oak Creek."
MPTV produced the second half-hour of the special, which features reactions to the documentary from Lt. Brian Murphy (retired) of the Oak Creek Police Department, Scaffidi and Pardeep Kaleka, whose father was the president of the temple and was killed in the mass shooting.
"The program that Patrice (O'Neill) put together is one of the most impressive programs I have ever seen," said MPTV producer Dan Jones, who moderated the reaction discussion after the film.
"We talk very openly and honestly about how this has changed their lives and their community. They are three very wonderful individuals," Jones said of his discussion group. "This entire hour really is a program that Milwaukee area TV viewers should see. I am honored to be a small part of it."
Viewers can participate in a live, online discussion with those who were involved in the emergency response and support efforts after the 2012 shooting, and the producers of the "Waking in Oak Creek" film.
The online conversation will be held immediately following the on-air and online broadcasts at 9 p.m. at MPTV.org.
Participants can ask questions or make comments on the website, or by e-mail, Facebook or Twitter. Moderated by Mark Siegrist, the online conversation panelists include O'Neill, filmmaker and executive director of Not in Our Town; Kanwardeep Singh Kaleka, member of the Sikh Temple and nephew to one of the victims; Scaffidi; Edwards; Tom Heinen, executive director of the Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee; Rev. Nancy Lanman, United Methodist deacon; and Dr. Irfan Omar, Ph.D., Marquette University theology professor.
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Ross Lovegrove shares organic designs:
I really like this one:
Why arn't we hearing anything from that guy?! You'd think he'd search some more publicity and release a prototype or something
http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html Best talk ever, Ken for president!
+1, I've lost count of the amount of people I've told about Ken. Such a kernel of truth that education systems are essentially geared towards people becoming academics – when 95% of the population just aren't suited to rigorous research and theoretical study.
For almost three decades, John Francis has been a planetwalker, traveling the globe by foot and sail with a message of environmental respect and responsibility (for 17 of those years without speaking). A funny, thoughtful talk with occasional banjo.
Amazing guy and great talk – http://www.ted.com/talks/john_francis_walks_the_earth.html
thanks for opening this post – ted is like a drug, i was watching some presentations and they did inspire me, gave me motivation and forced me to learn more-work harder-experience-lovewhatyoudo- and honestly, this isnt something you can learn in any school. a great source and a bookmark for everyone.
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Suzanna Guzman Enchants Kids in West Dallasby Suzanne Calvin
Latina mezzo-soprano Suzanna Guzman grew up without opera in East Los Angeles. She doesn't want other children to have to say the same and--to that end--she has taken her one-woman show, "Don't Be Afraid: It's Just Opera!" to around 200,000 school age children throughout the United States.
Suzanna, who portrays a delightful Marcellina in our current production of The Marriage of Figaro, has put her considerable talents at the service of the students of West Dallas Community School. KERA's Jerome Weeks of the "Art and Seek Initiative" has delightfully documented the result.
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"Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God." (Romans 8:7-8)
Does your family have a family recipe for salad dressing? Henry's mom had an amazing salad dressing recipe that she made every Sunday afternoon. Henry loved that salad dressing! He did not even like salad if it didn't have his mom's homemade salad dressing on it. He could eat almost anything if that salad dressing was on top!
There was a trick to this salad dressing, though. You had to shake it up before you could pour it out onto your salad! The oil and vinegar in the salad dressing would separate (come apart) if you left the bottle sitting too long on the tabletop. Unless you shook the bottle to mix the oil and vinegar together again, they would stay in two separate parts. If you were to pour the dressing out without mixing it up first, it would come out tasting really gross.
The way that oil and vinegar naturally separate is kind of a picture of the way spiritual things and fleshly things are separate from one another. What is the "flesh"? Is it your skin or your organs? No. When we talk about the "flesh" like it is talked about in the Bible, we are describing sinful human nature. The flesh is what makes us want to give in to sinful temptations. It is a part of every human being, because we are all born with a sinful nature. As we keep turning away from our sins and keep turning toward God, we are walking more and more in the Spirit, and that means we will not do what the flesh tempts us to do.
To be at "enmity" with God means to be at odds with Him, to be against Him, to be His enemy. God and the flesh are enemies! They are opposites, like light and dark. Sinful nature is not something that can be nearby God. God is holy, so He cannot stand sin.
Because we are sinners, and because God is holy, we are born as natural enemies of God. He loves us but cannot stand sin. So Jesus Christ came, took on the likeness of fleshly nature, and yet He never sinned! That is why Jesus is so wonderful: He is our Bridge back to God! Because Jesus was 100% God AND 100% human, He is the only One Who can change us so that we do not have to be the enemies of God.
Because God is holy, He is the natural Enemy of our sinful nature.
My Response: » Do I walk in the temptations of the flesh, or do I turn away from them to follow God? » Am I trusting in Jesus to be the Bridge between me and God? » Am I choosing to walk in the Spirit like Jesus did when He faced temptations as a human being?
"I esteem it the duty of every Christian to seek the advancement of the cause of Christ more truly than they are wont to their own favorite objects."
Marcus Whitman, who became a famous pioneering medical missionary, was born in New York on September 4, 1802. He was just 7 years old when his father died. Whitman wanted to become a doctor and a missionary. Unable to decide between the two, he chose both! He felt called of God to go to the West – states such as Montana and Idaho were just being developed – and he wanted to take the Gospel to those who had never heard.
One weekend, he met a woman named Narcissa Prentiss who wanted to travel to the West as a missionary but was unable to go because she was single. He agreed to marry her that weekend – and together, Marcus and Narcissa Whitman became one of the most famous missionary teams in history.
In 1836, the Whitmans, along with a group of other missionaries, joined a caravan of fur traders traveling to the West. They traveled farther west than any American group had traveled before, setting up several Christian missions and sharing the Gospel as they went.
Whitman built missions, led Christian meetings, and served as a doctor. Narcissa ran her household, helped her husband, and taught school. Along with being used by God to share the Gospel, the Whimans became famous for leading the first party of wagon trains along the Oregon Trail. Thousands of immigrants followed in their footsteps to make the West what it is today.
Sadly, the Whitmans and their motives were misunderstood. They ended up being killed by the same people they had desired to help and tried so hard to reach. But God used them to spread His Gospel and to encourage pioneer missionary workers in the future.
Courage can be contagious. Do you have the courage to serve God and to do what it takes to advance His cause? Do you think His Gospel is worth giving your life to share?
Deuteronomy 31:6 – Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.
A Baby Conceived of the Holy Spirit
Matthew 1:20 – "But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost."
They do not! (which is part of the trial of our faith). The wicked sometimes are not troubled as other men, but have more than heart could wish; while some good men are plagued all the day long; and chastened every morning. (Psalm 73:3-14)
During Bible times, "fasting" was the act of not eating certain foods, or not eating at all, for a certain period of time. During a fast, people would often use the extra time (the time they normally would have spent eating) to pray for a specific need, to worship, to meditate on Scripture. Today, many believers still practice fasting. In Jesus' day, He talked to His disciples about how he wanted them to fast, when they fasted. He did not want them to make a big show of it so that people would think they were spiritual. Instead, they were to fast in secretly and for a godly purpose. Matthew 6:16-17 – "Moreover when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face."
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Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera is one game away from adding to the history of major league baseball's Triple Crown. With the Tigers up 3-0 over the New York Yankees in their AL Championship Series, Cabrera is about to continue a string of AL Triple Crown winners who led their teams to the World Series.
If Detroit goes on to defeat the Yankees, Cabrera will join Mickey Mantle, Frank Robinson and Carl Yastrzemski to make it four straight Triple Crown pennant winners. This is a string that goes back 56 years to 1956.
That season Mantle led the Yankees to the World Series. Along the way he led the AL by batting .353 with 52 home runs and 130 runs batted in. New York won the pennant by nine games over the Cleveland Indians. In the series, Mantle batted .250 with three home runs. His biggest hit was a solo home run in game six which helped Yankees pitcher Don Larsen win his famous perfect game. New York defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers four games to three.
In 1966 Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles won the Triple Crown by batting .316 with 49 home runs and 122 RBI. The Orioles won the pennant by nine games over the Minnesota Twins. In the World Series he batted .286 with two home runs. Robinson scored the first and last runs of the series with home runs and led Baltimore to a four game sweep over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The next season, 1967, Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox became the last man before Cabrera to win a Triple Crown. He led the AL with a .326 average, 44 home runs and 121 RBI. Boston won the pennant on the last day by one game over Detroit and Minnesota. In the series Yaz hit .400 with three home runs. The Red Sox lost in seven games to the St. Louis Cardinals.
This season Cabrera led the AL with a .330 average, 44 home runs and 139 RBI. The Tigers won the AL Central and advanced to post season play. Cabrera is the first Triple Crown winner since championship and divisional series play were added to the post season in 1969. Instead of going straight to the World Series after the regular season like Mantle, Robinson and Yastrszemski, he will have to win two playoff series to advance to the World Series.
Detroit has already beaten the Oakland Athletics in the AL Divisional Series. Cabrera batted .250 in that five game set. The Tigers are currently up 3-0 on New York and can clinch with one more victory. Cabrera helped get them one game closer with an RBI single in game three that proved to be the difference in a 2-1 victory.
Needing to win one game out of four, Detroit seems a lock to make it to the World Series.
If they do Cabrera will join the last three AL Triple Crown winners by leading his team to a pennant.


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Dunbar crash victim remains in critical condition
A man injured in a vehicle crash who was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital on Friday remains in critical condition, according to a UPMC spokesperson.
Terry Lee Stewart, 30, whose address was not available, was in "grave condition" after being ejected from his Chevrolet Avalanche on Bute Road, police said. He was traveling south about 2:55 p.m. when he sped up as a vehicle tried to pass him, police said.
The vehicles were side by side when Stewart lost control on a curve, police said.
Stewart's vehicle flipped, police said, and he was thrown from the vehicle. He was not wearing a seat belt.
Police said he was flown to UPMC Presbyterian.
Two unidentified juveniles, a boy and a girl, suffered minor injuries, police said. They were not wearing seat belts.


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Kate Hudson's Day Out with Goldie and Kurt
Stepping out for some quality time with her parents, Kate Hudson was spotted soaking up the sunshine on the west coast on Wednesday (October 27).
Clad in a casual ensemble, the "Fool's Gold" chick met up with Goldie Hawn and her life partner, Kurt Russell, to visit a friend's house in Santa Monica, California.
Last week, the trio attended the Elle's Women in Hollywood tribute as did Hudson's current musician boyfriend, Matt Bellamy.
And, although the couple is happy together, don't expect to hear wedding bells anytime soon. Kate recently told Elle Magazine, "Marriage is definitely not something I'm looking for. But the divorce doesn't put me off. I'll just see what happens."


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Cisco Unified MeetingPlace, Release 7.0 -- Configuring a Web Server Behind a Proxy
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Complete this procedure if you are configuring a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Server behind a proxy and plan to connect to the Cisco WebEx meeting room.
- Open an Internet Explorer browser window.
- Select Tools > Internet Options > Connections.
- Click LAN Settings.
- Check Use a Proxy server for your LAN.
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Barclays Bank has launched an investigation after thousands of confidential customer files, including earnings and savings information, were stolen from the British high street bank and sold on to rogue traders.
The leak was exposed by an anonymous whistleblower who provided the The Mail on Sunday newspaper with a memory stick containing files on 2,000 of the bank's customers.
The person reportedly told The Mail that the data was a sample from 27,000 files, each of which could fetch £50 ($A91) per file on the black market.
The Daily Mail reports the data 'gold mine' — also containing mortgage details, passport and national insurance numbers — is worth millions on the black market because it allowed unsuspecting individuals to be targeted in investment scams.
Barclays last night launched an urgent investigation and promised to co-operate with police.
It is not clear how the records were stolen, but the bank could face an unlimited fine if found guilty of putting customers' details at risk.
Barclays, which was fined £290 million ($A531 million) in 2012 for its part in the Libor rigging scandal, said it would contact the customers as soon as possible.
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Release Date: 2011
Not Yet Rated|1 hr 38 min
Plot Summary
After getting out of prison, Leila meets Yannick, an athlete that just lost his vision. Racing is the only discipline that he can still practice with the help of a guide during training. Leila decides to help him.
Cast: Rachida Brakni, Cyril Descours, Clémentine Célarié, Sedina Balde, Thierry Godard, Grégory Gadebois, Gautier Trésor Makunda, Aladji Ba
Director: Régis Wargnier
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ArtWalk Exhibition Openings & One Book Programming
Problem Statement
Hartford Public Library did not have a unified electronic vehicle to communicate messaging/branding and to promote events beyond its more static website, nor did the Library focus efforts to collect the email addresses of people who attended events, including the ArtWalk exhibition openings and the One Book programming. Thus, the Library was missing out on opportunities to build its audiences and to communicate more frequently, efficiently and effectively with its growing, diverse and expansive constituencies.
Additionally and historically, the Library's programmers generally managed the advertising and marketing of their own programs, thereby diluting the Library's brand inadvertently.
The Library created an email marketing database in partnership with a vendor, Constant Contact. The Library began to collect email addresses in various ways, including, but not limited to, adding an email sign up icon to its homepage, print material encourages e-mail sign-up, and at major events the Library uses volunteers to register guests and to obtain e-mail addresses for the database.
Email communications are sent our 4 – 6 times leading up to promoting an event and, in some cases, after an event to report results and or to showcase photos from the event.
A greater number of people are learning more about the Library and its interesting activities; thereby raising its profile. From November 2009 to March 2010, the Library has collected 2,799 new e-mail addresses with 646 coming directly coming from the ArtWalk and 249 from One Book. Guests are mentioning hearing about the events through the Library's attractive email newsletter.
A directed effort is underway to capture and unify all the Library's e-mail lists into one database for marketing and messaging, while utilizing audience segmentation to build more personal relationships and achieve greater success in program participation, volunteerism and giving.


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Free Online Rectangular Loop Antenna Calculator
This free online rectangular loop antenna calculator uses a wire grid method of moments formulation to model a single rectangular loop with a single feed point. The electric current is computed and used to construct the far zone radiation power pattern. The input impedance and directivity are also computed.
This metric is used to describe the ability of the antenna to radiate or receive enery in the direction of maximum intensity. This description is measured against a isotropic source which radiates or receives energy equally in all directions.
Far Zone
The far zone region of an antenna is defined at a radial distance away from the antenna such that certain approximations become valid. If D is defined as the diameter (in wavelengths) of the smallest sphere enclosing the antenna, then the far zone begins at a radial distance of 2D
away from the antenna.
Input Impedance
The antenna input impedance is a function of the frequency and is determined by the physical configuration. Maximum power transfer between the antenna and the associated electrical network transmission line is dependent on a conjugate match between the input impedance and the line impedance.
Power Pattern
The antenna power pattern describes the angular distribution of power. For a transmitting antenna, the pattern represents the directional flow of power radiated by the antenna. The pattern on transmit also shows the ability of the antenna to concentrate power within a particular angular region. For a receiving antenna, the pattern represents the ability of the antenna to capture enery from a particular direction.
W. C. Gibson, "The Method of Moments in Electromagnetics," Chapman & Hall/CRC, 2008.
B. D. Popovic and B. M. Kolundzija, "Analysis of Metallic Antennas and Scatterers," IEE, 1994.
R. F. Harrington, "Field Computation by Moment Methods," Krieger, 1982.
M. R. Hestenes, "Conjugate Direction Methods in Optimization," Springer-Verlag, 1980.
T. J. Peters, "A Fast Algorithm for Plotting and Contour Filling Radiation Patterns in Three Dimensions," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, April 1992.
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The multi-disc compilation of some of her show's best moments is set for release in the US in November.
Winfrey's share of the DVD's proceeds will go to her Angel Network charity, which was established in 1998.
The Oprah Winfrey Show, watched by 30m viewers each week in the US alone, has been America's highest-rated talk show for 18 consecutive seasons.
High profile
The first DVD release of the show will also feature behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with Winfrey, in which she reflects on her career in broadcasting.
The programme's 20 years has included a series of high profile guests, while Oprah's book club has had a significant impact on literary sales in the US.
"Every show you'll see here holds such profound meaning for me. I appreciate every hour our viewers spent watching us grow and go forward, " she said.
One of the recipients of the National Civil Rights Museum's Freedom awards in July, Winfrey was called "a great humanitarian" for her charitable works.
Earlier this year, the 51-year-old broadcaster was named the world's most powerful celebrity by Forbes magazine, displacing actor and film director Mel Gibson.


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San Mateo, CA (PRWEB) April 16, 2014
Creative Energy is proud to announce that several of their products have been proven to be beneficial to health. A recent study by the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology has concluded that hot tubbing improves autism symptoms. This news will surely surprise many parents whose children suffer from autism.
During the study, immune system regulation was linked to hot water bathing. Researchers have discovered that soaking in a 102-degree hot tub can improve the social behavior of children with autism. The study was published in December 2013 by the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology and can be found at http://www.acnp.org/search.aspx?q=Worms%20and%20Hot%20Baths%3A%20Novel%20Approaches%20to%20Treating%20Autism/.
Dr. Eric Hollander, director of the Autism and Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum Program at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City, led a study that compared the behavior of 15 children after soaking in 98-degree water and the behavior of the same children after soaking in 102-degree water. The behaviors were significantly improved after the hotter sessions.
The improvement is similar to the behavior changes that occur when children have a fever. Researchers have found that the heat triggers the body's release of anti-inflammatory signals. Inflammation that results from an overactive immune system is linked to autism. Often confused to be a disease, autism is a developmental disorder that appears within the first 3 years of life, and affects the brain's normal development of social and communication skills.
For the bath study, 15 children with autism spent alternate days soaking in a 102-degree hot tub versus a 98-degree hot tub. The findings showed that social behaviors improved on the 102-degree hot tub days. The results validate earlier reports that about one-third of people with autism show an improvement in symptoms when they are running a fever.
"Parents have said when their child got fevers, they see a marked improvement in autism," said Rob Ring, Ph.D., chief science officer of Autism Speaks. "This has been reported for years. This study is just one angle you can take experimentally to get at whether this is a true response."
These new studies are resurfacing what ancient cultures knew millennia ago- Immersion in hot water can be good for the body, mind and spirit. Besides providing a relaxing hydrotherapy experience, hot tubs and portable spas provide many health benefits, especially for people suffering from arthritis, diabetes, sleep deprivation and now quite possibly autism.
A long, soothing soak in a Hot Spring® spa could be just what the doctor ordered. Whether it's to unwind from the complexities of everyday life or to soothe sore muscles and joints caused by sports or minor strains, a Hot Spring spa can help spa users feel better naturally. To learn more about Creative Energy's selection of Hot Spring® Spas, visit their website at http://www.creativeenergy.com .
About the company:
Creative Energy Corporation, founded in 1975 by Rolf Engelhard and Denis Kasten, is the Bay Area's exclusive Hot Spring® Portable Spa dealer. A family-owned and operated business, Creative Energy provides award-winning hot tubs, spa tubs, wood-burning stoves and gas fireplace service to thousands of satisfied customers at their Bay Area locations in San Rafael, San Mateo and Pleasanton.
Creative Energy's mission is to be the top spa dealer and service provider in the world. They are accomplishing this by retailing the highest quality spas in the industry while maintaining the most knowledgeable, dedicated staff. For more information, visit their website.


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Subject: [htdig] Htmerge Syntax
From: Rob Zimmerman (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Date: Sun Jan 23 2000 - 08:35:37 PST
Well I am having really good luck with htdig now. My current question is
about merging 2 databases. I tried once one over wrote the other completely
so here is the syntax I want to try now, is it correct?
./htmerge -s -c ../conf/dental.conf -m ../conf/dental_search.conf
I want to merge the first to the second. Do I have it backwards?
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1902, from Greek oideion "building for musical performance."
Still, odeon—one of Europe's largest chains—says it won't show the film on its screens in Britain, Ireland, and Italy.
M. Mouillard talked only on indifferent subjects during our brief walk from the Rue Soufflot to catch the omnibus at the odeon.
It was the searchlight from the new odeon theatre, she remembered.
Besides, in the event of bad weather, he could sleep in a box at the odeon Theater, as he had already done before.
Still following the chalk marks, Lecoq now reached the odeon theatre.
The passages of the odeon do not live by night, each day they are real, a few hours.
I confess that I have a preference for the smaller theatre which has been called the odeon.
According to his ideas, Deborah, the tragedienne at the odeon—a Greek statue!
The day after that wretched evening at the odeon, I went to inquire about my cousin.
The pampas of America would please me if I had not the arcades of the odeon.


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To proceed to the registration, please enter your e-mail address and the registration code. If you don't have the registration code yet, press the "Get code" button, and it will be mailed to the given address.
We encourage you to pay online, however we also accepts bank transfers. Online payment by credit card is administered directly by the OTP Bank, and the transaction will be processed on their page. Unfortunately, OTP accepts only HUF transfers, so the registration fee is determined in HUF, and it also contains the service fee of around 1000 HUF.


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Use Tablecloth as Slipcover For Halloween Home Decorating
Casa Quickie: Give Your Sofa a Costume This Halloween
Here's a decorating idea I hadn't considered: dress up your sofa for Halloween. Lovely Little Vignettes member Swelldesigner used a Halloween-themed tablecloth as a slipcover for her sofa.
She writes, "Here are my decorations for my living room for Halloween that I featured on my blog. I loved mixing in a spooky font tablecloth as a slipcover with my cool Halloween posters."
Be sure to post a photo and details about your arrangements in the Lovely Little Vignettes group! Plus, if you submit a vignette by Nov. 5, you'll be entered to win a Canon Digital Rebel SLR XSi camera!


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This promotional pen & pencil set has a classic design and is a definite eye-catcher.


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Jack In The Box
The Jack In The Box is a very traditional toy. But you won't have seen these particular versions before, as Tim commissioned them all from specialist toy makers during his 'Jack In The Box phase', some years ago!
Teddy and his bride is a double box - there are two catches to open - and Teddy pops out of one, dressed as the groom. From the other box appears Mrs Teddy, also in her wedding finery. This box was commissioned by Tim in 1986 from Clare Robina, who at that time lived and worked in Cornwall.
Tim then became fascinated by the idea of incorporating the Russian Doll idea (each time you open the doll, a smaller doll appears) to the Jack In The Box idea. When you open the box, a figure pops up, holding another box... when you open that box, another figure pops up, also holding a box; each figure getting smaller and smaller.
Both of these were made by the artist Pippa Greenwood in about 1990.
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Sabalos Lodge... on the San Juan River
An adventure awaits you at the Sabalos Lodge where you can explore the beauty of the Nicaraguan wilderness along the Rio San Juan. As described on their website: take a dip in the crystal clear water deep inside the rainforest with whiteface monkeys watching you from above. Cool down after a long day in our hammocks by the riverbank while having a cold drink, or just enjoy their specialty, the fresh fish plate.
This is the place for the true adventurer! Their goal is to give their guests a genuine experience that will last for a lifetime. The biodiversity of the area offers you the chance of seeing exotic wildlife right outside your cabin.
Spring 2010 UPDATE: NicAmigo just returned from latest visit to Rio San Juan and can, personally, attest to the delightful experience you might enjoy while visiting this area of Nicaragua. The Sabalos Lodge is a great place to use as your central hub for the activities available along the Rio San Juan. The cabins may be described as "deluxe rustic/primitave" and should satisfy most visitors although the cold showers can be a little overwhelming at first. Meals were not as good as expected and, hopefully, there will be some work done in this area. Overall, a nice experience and recommended.
Centro Ecoturistico La Maquina
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This beautiful area located just East of the Pacific Ocean (at Km. 58 on the paved La Boquita Road that goes East from the Pan Am Highway in Diriamba) is a welcome change from the heat and less than perfect air in Managua and along the main roads. Be sure to take your bathing suit (skinny dipping is, apparently, not yet tolerated) as you enjoy splashing in the abundant and said to be clean water coming over the rocks and while you relax in the calm pools directly below the falls. You may also choose from several hiking trails throughout the forest and along the river. A limited menu restaurant is available as well as the usual cervesa and mixed drink offerings. Rest rooms are acceptable and there is even a camping area available.
January 2009 update: Good news! NicAmigo has received a report that the La Boquita Road has recently been repaired from Diriamba to the Pacific Ocean. The road was in extremely poor condition and the news of the improvements is especially welcomed.
La Maquina is open from 8:00AM to 6:00PM and there is a small entry fee. For further information, call (505) 278-0871 or (505) 0887-0141 (cell).
The Hotel Lupita near Casares is located nearby (turn towards the Pacific Ocean and follow the signs) for overnight accomodations offering clean rooms, good food and a beautiful view of the Pacific Ocean (don't worry about by the road or surroundings... it WILL turn out OK). This hotel is, by far, not a resort and should be considered as acceptable accomodations of the local Nicaraguan style only if you do not wish to travel immediately back to a larger town (driving on the La Boquita Road at night is not recommended).
Mombacho Canopy Tours... One of Nicaragua's best kept secrets can be found near the summit of the Mombacho Volcano located a few miles west of Granada. You, too, can swing through rain forrest trees by the use of wire cables and with the help of tour assistants who stop at nothing to assure your safe travel from one tree to another and your final thrilling decent to the ground.
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NicAmigo cannot, of course, guarantee that you would not receive injuries at this or any other attraction in Nicaragua; but, the guides were extremely careful, well trained and instilled full confidence in their expertise.
Mombotour's package deals (including horseback riding and a tour of the
facilities) may include a shortened version of the canopy tour... the full version
may be added for an extra charge. There are two canopy tours on Mombacho. The one NicAmigo
recently visited was the one on the North side of the volcano which also included an extremely
interesting walking tour at the top (no horses were available). You can get information about each
tour in their respective offices or from the several tour operators in Granada.
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If you're in the San Juan del Sur area, the Flying Frog Canope Tour and Horseback Riding is reported to be a "top notch" attraction. According to a reliable source, their tours enjoy high marks for guides, health of horses, professionalism, etc.
While visiting in the Granada area, we suggest staying at the recently refurbished Hotel Alhambra for excellent accomodations and a relaxing look at the many attractions in and around the town. We have stayed at this hotel many times while refurbishing our own small piece of colonial Granada and have many fond memories of our visits. Just thinking about the many friends we've met on their famous front veranda over the years is reason enough to have extreme bouts of nostalgia about the country in general and this city in particular.
There are other fine hotels and less expensive accomodations in Granada that are, in themselves, exemplary and worthy of your business; however, the Hotel Alhambra was one of the originals and historically noteworthy.
For additional information, visit the Hotel Alhambra website. We think you would be happy with this choice of accomodations.
The Markets at Masaya provide an excellent assortment of supplies and souveniers and can be an interesting experience. But, there are some things you should know to make your visits enjoyable. There are two markets: one that is primarily involved in supplying the day-to-day needs of the local residents and the second much more tourist friendly facility with many vendors offering a good assortment of Nicaraguan crafts at reasonable prices. The later market is known as "The Old Market" and is located within refurbished fortress type walls (pictured above) very near the center of town.
Both markets have English speaking young boys who will provide translation services and assistance in negotiating prices. Your guide will expect a tip after your visit and may get a little agressive at this stage of the experience... especially at the regular market.
Nicaraguan merchants generally do not negotiate prices and the first price quoted may be close (probably within 10%) to the price that you will eventually pay.
Piedras y Olas (including Pelican Eyes Sailing, Piedras y Olas Hotel and Resort as well as the La Cascada Bar and Restaurant ) is another interesting place to stay while enjoying the San Juan del Sur area. As you will read on their website, " Piedras y Olas Hotel and Resort offers a distinctive blend of gracious hospitality, local charm, architectural flair, and community commitment, all within a unique setting that blends harmoniously with the natural environment and local culture". Join Chris for a cocktail in the pool by the waterfall at sunset! You'll probably not be disappointed with the accomodations and surroundings.
And, while in San Juan del Sur, ask for information about a sailboat charter aboard the 42' "Pelican Eyes" sailing sloop.
Grant and Cathy Peeples have a wonderful little hotel on Little Corn Island called Casa Iguana that should satisfy anyone who would care to visit a remote tropical island in the Atlantic Ocean. Talk about a dream vacation! Ask them about snorkeling and diving opportunities available in the area. Photos!
The home in Granada (photo to the right) owned by the NicAmigo webmaster is availablee for short-term rentals. Due to it's central location, it could serve as your "base of operations" while touring Granada and the southwestern part of Nicaragua. For more information, go to Granada Home Rental to learn more about this beautiful colonial style home in the antique district of Granada.
Relax under the cooling mist of a rainforest waterfall (photo to the right) while watching the playful parrots in the nearby clifts at Refugio El Chocoyero located on the La Carretera a la Concha located about 20 miles South of Managua (is, quite literally, in the "boonies"... 4WD required if road is wet or in the rainy season). The hike to the site from the parking lot should be easy (for most people) as well as interesting and the walk back while soaking wet from standing under the waterfall (next time you might want to bring a bathing suit) is also exhilerating. If you have kids along, bring 'em (although, if young, should be carefully monitored in and around the unguarded streams).
Plan for a adventure-filled multi-day tour of Nicaragua from Tours Nicaragua. Their web site gives full details about many available itineraries which can take you from one end of the country to the other and then some! Several different and reasonably priced tour packages are available. A NicAmigo recommended service!
Montelimar Resort is an "all inclusive" resort in Nicaragua providing luxurious accommodations, first class meals and enjoyable entertainment. The circular pool around the bar is particularly inviting as is the Pacific Ocean beach immediately adjacent to the resort. Tours to many Nicaragua locations can be arranged for you by the knowledgeable and friendly staff. Montelimar Resort is a first class, although somewhat expensive, operation that will provide an unforgetable experience for you and your guests.
Nicaragua's Travel Net offers many tours of the country and provides an excellent review of Nicaragua tourist attractions on their Web page. A detailed analysis of travel information is also featured.
Beautiful Selva Negra Mountain Resort and Coffee Plantation is your host for an interesting vacation in the mountains of Nicaragua. Go fishing, horseback riding and hiking on 14 different trails or just plain relax. Conference room is also available for group meetings.
NOTE: During a visit a couple of years ago, we found that the facilities were disappointing as they were quite primative (beds were extremely uncomfortable in our pond view cottage although the room was clean). Meals were very good in the clubhouse. The children's playground was very dirty and the local wild ducks freely wandered the grounds leaving their "marks" that were never removed by the mangement. The tours of the coffee plantation were not available due to "equipment failure". Much of the premises appeared to be needing serious updating and overall maintenance.
GOOD NEWS! Karen just emailed me (spring 2010) and advised that they have done some major updating of the cabins and have cleaned up the problems mentioned in my previous paragraph. Sounds like Selva Negro has returned to the status of "must visit" as it's location in the mountains and overall ambiance can, certainly, be a great experience to visitors to this area of Nicarauga.
More NicAmigo recommended places of interest:
Granada for it's colorful colonial architecture, excellent accomodations and fine dining (horse drawn carriages available for local tours), Leon for colonial architecture and a magnificent cathedral, San Juan del Sur for oceanside fun and offshore fishing or sailing, Masetepe for beautiful handmade wood furniture, San Juan de Oriente for handmade pottery, Ometepe Island (a highly recommended short-term destination) for a tour around a live volcano ... overnight accomodations are available (see Trip Advisor) and ferry service is now operating from Granada to San Carlos with an interim stop at Ometepe, San Juan River Tour (from San Carlos), Pueblos Blancos for handmade ceramics, and Corn Island located in the Caribbean off the East coast of Nicaragua to enjoy the crystal clear water and a unique tropical island adventure.
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I had no problems getting on. Too bad I'm at work. Ill see you guys in a few hours.
I managed to get past the black screen by changing graphic settings, also maybe this will help someone http://www.somnium.pro/forum_threads/1116259
Made a character, now I'm just instantly getting connection errors when I hit play :/
Meatoberfest in West Ascalon, join in on the festivities!
I played for like ten minutes but I think I'll skip this event. No rush to play the game right now.
Anybody want to join me for one of the puzzles? Ill be on in a few hours.
GW2: Error Message Simulator 2012
Is all instances down for anyone else? Can't do my personal quest.
It seems instances are down as usual, yeah. I'm completely unable to enter any kind of pvp server aswell.
All instances are down, SPvP isn't working, and guild chat seems to have just broken. Meh can't complain though it is a stress test after all
WvWvW still doesn't work on Ring of Fire,however FREE SERVER TRANSFER MY DREAM HAS COME TRUE
arggh spend all that time thinkin up builds and i cant test them in pvp , i dont want to spoil pve at the moment!
Just made a new person and im getting connection errors, great times...
it's a stress test i honestly don't know what else you expected, perfect connections and flawless gameplay for 7 hours straight? That, and the fact that there's probably a few hundred thousand people trying to connect at the exact same time overloading everything. Think, people.
Restarted the game after creating a character and I stopped getting the connection error message
are there stats in the game? like total kills, captured flags, quests completed, ...
I found a naked charr
Are you not supposed to be in guilds? I was in the facepunch guild last BWE but not anymore.
also in fixed pvp, Greatsword warriors are fucking ridiculous, seriously it's fucking nuts, they charge and do 100 blades and i'm dead
Just did a few matches of PvP, good fun. I totally wrecked some teams, I got wrecked in other matches. One mesmer can't survive a team of 3 warriors and 2 guardians.
I have no urge to play this tonight, weird.
Night all.
I'm so conflicted... This game looks fun but the WoW-like combat turns me off drastically. On the other hand, Tera Online just came out, and the fact that you have to roll, dodge, and move frenetically makes it sound more interesting than GW2.
What do you I think I would enjoy more? I really dislike combat where you can't dodge projectiles like the one in WoW or GW1.
FUCK i forgot about the stress test
Have you even watched any good videos of GW2? With people who know how to play.
Dodging and movement is a pretty big part of GW2, and the game is nothing like GW1.
I haven't played Tera, but from what I hear, you dodge and whatnot too. I'd probably be interested in it if it weren't for the art style, which I detest with every fiber of my being.
In defense of the TERA fans, it is a really good looking game except for the combat.
Hello Swype, you are really accurate all the time
My friends and I want to PVP together? What are the procedures to playing, we're already in a party.
one thing i saw in tera and didnt like was the aiming system in tera, id rather not have a big crosshair in the middle of my screen.
i dont think theres a way to join as group at the moment, you might have to browse for a server and both join it, sadly it doesnt guarantee you are on the same team
Oh yeah, and remember that GW2 doesn't have a subscription, so that's always a factor.
Played the test for all i could, explored a lot and took some screenshots.
Will post them tomorow.
Well, my paypal transfer still hasn't gone through.
Guess I won't be playing with you guys tonight. :(
Why isn't anyone talking? This is weird :L