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Senator Boyle Applauds Legislation To End Shark Fin Trade In New York State
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed legislation that will make it illegal to possess, sell, or distribute a shark fin in New York State.
"Every year, an estimated 73 million sharks are killed to supply the growing global demand for their fins," Governor Cuomo said. "Not only is the process inhumane, but it also affects the natural balance of the oceanic ecosystem. With this new law, New York will be doing its part to help preserve this important species and maintain a stable environment for them."
Under current law, it is illegal to "fin" a shark in New York waters, a practice where a shark is caught, its fin removed, and then returned to open waters. A finned shark, unable to swim or pass water across its gills, dies from suffocation or blood loss. The fins are the main ingredient in shark fin soup, a traditional Asian dish.
This bill addresses the growing global demand for shark fins and provides a fair balance between the market for this ingredient and the need to protect sharks by allowing the sale of shark fins of two species of dogfish, which is the most abundant shark species in the North Atlantic Ocean. It also has an exception for shark fins used for educational purposes.
Currently, 70 commercial fishers are licensed to take dogfish, with daily catch limits of 3,000 pounds per licensee. Dogfish are mostly exported to England, where they are the preferred fish for the British staple "fish and chips," while their fins are exported to Asia. In addition, New York is not the first state to prohibit the sale of shark fins with exceptions related to dogfish; similar legislation has been passed in several states, including California, Illinois, Oregon and Washington.
The Governor also signed legislation extending the regulatory authority of the state Department of Environmental Conversation (DEC) until December 31, 2015 to manage sharks in New York.
Senator Phil Boyle said, "I applaud Governor Cuomo's signature on legislation to end the cruel, wasteful and unsustainable trade in shark fins. This is a great victory for animal advocates and a step towards ending New York's contribution to the inhumane treatment of sharks and the dire collapse of shark populations worldwide."

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Memorial services are private for Walter D. Sellars of Hannacroix, N.Y., formerly of Florham Park and a former member of the Borough Council and the Board of Education in Florham Park, who died Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2001, at his daughter's home in Caldwell. He was 91. Born in Jersey City, Mr. Sellars lived in Montclair from 1926 to 1937, and t hen in Florham Park from 1937 to 1976. Following his retirement, he moved to his farm in Hannacroix in 1976. Mr. Sellars worked his way from apprentice bricklayer to owner and president of the Sellars Construction Company in Montclair from 1947 to 1976. This past April he was recognized by the Bricklayers and Craftworkers Union, Local 4, Livingston, for 75 years of faithful service.
Mr. Sellars was a member of the Florham Park Borough Council in the early 1940s, serving as police commissioner during his tenure.
He later was president of the Florham Park Board of Education, from 1954 to 1964 .
Mr. Sellars was a member of the Florham Park Volunteer Fire Department from 1937 to 1936.
He also was a charter member of the Florham Park Kiwanis Club.
Mr. Sellars was instrumental in initiating and developing the Vo-Tech School in Morris County, now the Morris County School of Technology in Denville, from 1969 to 1976, and was honored by having a school building named after him.
His first wife, Ruth Kotze Sellars, and his second wife, Jeanette Reid Sellars, died previously.
He is survived by two daughters, Ruthann Norris of Caldwell, and Wallis McDermott of Montville Township; a brother, David; three sisters, Nan Ginn, Betty Keeshan and Ruth Anderson, and five grandchildren.
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Italy and Russia will begin their 2014 series away from home in February.
The draw in Paris on Wednesday has Italy traveling to the United States, and Russia will go to Australia for the first time since 1998.
Italy beat the U.S. in the 2009 and 2010 finals and in the first round this year.
Also, the Czech Republic, champion in 2011 and 2012, will visit Spain and Slovakia will host Germany.
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Discussion in '35mm Cameras and Accessories' started by mindthemix, Nov 3, 2012.
Little & big brother. I'm shooting my first rolls and I'll post the results soon.
Does the Mimy only have one shutter speed?
SWEET. I've had my eye out for a nice MIMY for over a year. Can't wait to see pics.
I red that the shutter is fixed at 1/60 but I need to explore more on that.
First images coming out of the Mimy. The roll comes with the camera and there was no information about it, just color ASA 200. Photos are ok but I'll try T-Max 100 and Ilford XP2 400 (Mimy has actually a 200 ASA limit but we'll see)
At least there's no light leaks or issues with the meter.
Yashica Mimy & TMax-100
The TMax-100 seems to be perfect for that camera. Very nice image.
Yashica Mimy & TMax-400 / Kodak HC-110 Dil H
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Looks like a great camera!
One more example
More examples
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Kodak TMax 100 @80
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Awesome camera!! Where did you get that red shutter push bottom accessory?
It is the ABRAHAMSSON RED MINI SOFT RELEASE. I bought it @ popflash.com. Great quality and perfect size/shape
I've just gotten a Mimy S and from what I can tell the only difference is that the S model has a focus ring.
Are you still using yours? Any tips for shooting?
I really hope my light meter works but I guess there is no other way to know except for start shooting
Did you find out what the shutter speed were? I guess it's single shutter speed both on flash mode and on selenium mode?
Hey. congrats on your Mimy. It's a beautiful camera but I sold mine; I'm shooting medium format. It's a fixed 1/60 shutter speed. I found that T-Max 100 is the best film for this camera and a yellow filter helps a lot.
My flash setup
Additional Mimy photos
What are you setting the ISO on the camera to when using a 100 iso film?
For T-Max 100 I did usually set the ISO to 80 and the aperture 5.6 or 8 with yellow filter attached.
Shoot multiple setting on one roll and take notes; that helps to understand this little camera.
You can adjust the ASA on the top-left of the camera. Limited range of ASA but do the the trick.


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The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, together with the ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS), will hold a community forum in Canberra next week.
Royal Commission CEO Janette Dines said the forum provided an important opportunity for interested individuals and community groups in Canberra to learn more about the Royal Commission.
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The forum will be chaired by Commissioner Robert Fitzgerald AM.
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Seth Doege led two offensive series on Saturday, but he didn't quite get the playing time he wanted or expected.
Texas Tech's sophomore quarterback completed 3 of 4 passes for 58 yards on his first drive, which ended with a rushing touchdown by Ben McRoy, and he planned to fire a few more passes when he stepped back on the Jones AT&T Stadium turf midway through the fourth quarter. But Doege handed the ball off to McRoy on the first play, and the speedy freshman promptly bolted to the end zone for a 39-yard score.
Just like that, Doege's day was done.
"I gave (McRoy) a hard time when I came to the sideline," Doege said. "I was like, 'Hey man, you're cutting into my reps.'"
There were plenty of repetitions to go around on Saturday, and Doege wasn't genuinely disappointed. He had no reason to be after the Red Raiders routed visiting Weber State 64-21 to become bowl eligible for the 18th consecutive season.
Tech (6-5) raced out to a 23-0 lead in the first quarter and starting substituting in the second, after which it led 44-0. Starting quarterback Taylor Potts left the field with more than three minutes left in the first half after throwing for three touchdowns and rushing for another, and he was one of several Tech starters who sat out the second half.
"We've got to credit the first-string guys for taking care of business," Doege said. "Without them, we wouldn't be out there."
Doege was one of three backup quarterbacks who played for the Red Raiders, who racked up season highs of 230 rushing yards and 669 total yards. Senior Steven Sheffield threw a touchdown pass late in the first half and played the entire third quarter, leading two field-goal drives, and redshirt freshman Jacob Karam made his first career appearance late in the game.
Tech, which had used the same five offensive linemen almost exclusively since facing Texas on Sept. 18, played a backup line of Blake Emert, Jonathan Guerra, Terry McDaniel, David Neill and Chris Olson.
None of the offensive reserves shined brighter than McRoy, the 5-foot-9, 160-pound running back. The true freshman from Florida had career highs of eight carries and 76 yards and scored his first two collegiate touchdowns.
"I was very excited," McRoy said. "Like coach told me, if I do my job and take advantage of my opportunities, then I'll get more playing time. Coach will put me out there more and I'll get to shine more."
Tech's defense, which pitched a first-half shutout, also used its reserves liberally. And much like McRoy, many of those reserves made the most of their chance.
The Red Raiders' four leading tacklers against Weber State (6-5) had played only sparingly on defense before Saturday. Linebacker Cqulin Hubert led Tech with nine tackles, and fellow true freshman Dartwan Bush had a team-high two tackles for loss from his defensive end position.
Sophomore Arlan Waller, a non-scholarship cornerback, matched Bush with five total tackles. Senior Jonathan Brydon, a regular on special teams, played defensive end from the second quarter on and finished with six tackles, including one behind the line of scrimmage.
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We came and had a go - Ardley
AFC Wimbledon manager Neal Ardley admitted his team had come off second best after losing 2-0 to Chesterfield.
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AFC Wimbledon manager Neal Ardley admitted his team had come off second best after losing 2-0 to Chesterfield.
Goals from Gary Roberts and Sam Hird clinched the points for the home side in an open game that was full of chances at both ends.
Michael Smith was denied four times by Chesterfield goalkeeper Tommy Lee who made a brilliant double save from the striker minutes before Roberts ghosted in at the back post to put away Jay O'Shea's cross in the 30th minute.
Hird sealed the points when he headed in a Roberts cross but Wimbledon still had chances late on although Ardley had no complaints with the outcome.
"We wanted to come here and have a go," he said. "I could have tactically shut-up shop and I think we would have given them a tighter game if I had gone down that route.
"But I had a chat with the boys and I think we deserved to have a go given our recent form and I would have regretted it more if I hadn't. I think clearly the best team won and that's the benchmark for us now.
"I said to the boys that next time we play them can that gap be a bit tighter? We had chances but all in all the best team won the game and I've no complaints about the result.
"I've learned we are where we are, that's one of the best teams in the league if not the best and we are not there as a team in the way we pass and move, our work ethic at times is not where there's is and they are things we aim to put right."


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AutoCar's rendering actually makes the idea look like it works and the product is quite appealing. The sloping rear roof would give it a compact 'four door' coupe with sleeker lines just like the CLA. Think of it as an entry level A7 and it does not sound quite so crazy.
Coupe sales are floundering namely in Europe where they are down 31%. As long as sales of the sedan preserve the TT coupe and help Audi get more money out of the platform AudiBoost can not think of a reason why this idea should not be explored. The CLA-Class is a huge hit and a four door TT is poised to be the perfect response. Feel free to debate the idea but it certainly sounds logical on paper.


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BRASILIA, Feb 25 (Reuters) - The unemployment rate in Brazil's main cities rose in January to the highest for the month in seven years and wages fell sharply, adding to evidence that the labor market is reeling from the country's deepest recession in decades.
Brazil's non-seasonally adjusted jobless rate rose to 7.6 percent in January from 6.9 percent in December, statistics agency IBGE said on Thursday. It was the highest rate for the month of January since 2009.
The median forecast in a Reuters poll of 22 economists projected an unemployment rate of 7.95 percent in January.
Average wages discounted for Brazil's double-digit inflation rate fell 1.3 percent from December and 7.4 percent from January 2015, to 2,242.90 reais ($568).
Brazil's economy shed about 1.5 million jobs in 2015.
Proportionate to the population, the job decline is comparable with that in the United States at the height of its 2008-2009 financial crisis.
The country's gross domestic product is believed by analysts to have probably contracted by about 4 percent last year and is expected to shrink more than 3 percent in 2016, in the worst forecast downturn for Latin America's biggest country since 1901.
The number of Brazilians with jobs in the six major metropolitan areas surveyed by IBGE fell 2.7 percent from January 2015 to 23.0 million. The tally of people who unsuccessfully looked for work jumped 42.7 percent from a year earlier to 1.9 million.
IBGE will discontinue the six-city survey of Brazil's urban unemployment rate in March and replace it with a national survey, the so-called Pnad Contínua. The national unemployment rate stood at 9.0 percent in November.
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Waiting lists - how do they work please???(17 Posts)
I have recently joined a committee for a local village playgroup, and been put 'in charge' of the waiting list. Apparently, they have never really needed a waiting list, as demand has never been high enough to warrant one, but an increase in demand has meant that for the first time we are 'overbooked'.
So, for example, one mum whose DS already attends has stated last year that she wishes her DD to start attending in April when her DD turns 2, so her two children attend together. Does that mean we have to keep that place open, so we are effectively one child short, until April? That is revenue that we definitely could be getting in between now and April, and as a small charity playgroup we are highly dependent on this revenue.
Yet it seems to me to be not right to not keep this place available. How do nurseries deal with this?
Thank you!
But what would you do if it means depriving a child who has just come to the area and is 3 and a half and his mother has baby twins, is his need greater than the need of the other mother who would like both children in nursery?
Mine have been to two different nurseries. One is LEA, they use the same criteria as the school, special needs, siblings, distance. They are fairly empty in Sept, each term they fill up according to these criteria but they don't 'save' a space for e.g. a child with special needs who might not start until April.
The other one sounds more like yours - it is a first come first served waiting list, as soon as the child is old enough and there is a space then they will be offered a space. I think sometimes they might be a but flexible - e.g. if health visitor refers a child who needs extra help due to family circumstances.
If I were you I would publish clear guidance - have an option for special needs, then maybe a sibling CURRENTLY in the preschool when the younger one starts, then either time on waiting list or distance (though would be a pain to administer without the accurate measuring tools), although you could put living in the village above time on waiting list if you wanted to. Use these criteria for each admission term until you are full.
I understand that the mother wants her child to go but your school will loose lots of funding - was about 200-300 pounds for a term when I had to pay for ds, and what if she moved anyway. I'm not entirely convinced that it helps the younger sibling anyway if the older one goes to school in Sept. They have been used to going together and then it all changes. If she has already been promised then I guess you could say that any existing agreements will be honoured (assuming she is the only one) but anyone from now on will be subject to these criteria. It is fairer in the long run.
And don't think of it as the 2yr old not getting a place - they will in the Sept, and still probably have two whole years at preschool.
Can you not simply keep the list in age order, so the oldest, who arguably need the place more, get in first, (maybe subject to them actually being able to take up the place the next term, so if you only had 2 x two year olds on the list, and one place, you'd offer the oldest two year old a place, but they say they don't want it for a year, you offer to the next oldest two year old. The remaining one then has to wait for another vacancy).
That's how Brownies and Cubs lists are generally done, and a nursery is the same sort of thing in terms of age dependent and non-compulsory.
It seems a bit unfair, though, titchy, that someone who has been saying for 18 months that they want a place in April 2014, and been told yes, can then just suddenly be pushed off the list if a 3 year old moves into the village....
It's not the mother's fault our minimum age is 2, so if a child who turns 2 in March phones up in February, do we then just push her down the list, and keep doing so until September?? I want to do the best for the Playgroup but it just doesn't seem fair.
However, I can see that we can't keep 7 spaces open for June born children that could be taken in January, losing 6 months revenue...
Arggggg <tears hear out>
You're right, 3birthdaybunnies, we need some very clear rules now, it's just trying to get them right..
If they have been told they can have a start place at a particular time, then yes, I think you have to find a way to honour that. Then go an murder the person who told them that. And make sure nobody else makes undertakings about joining without checking with you.
I suggest you keep a list, with the potential joiners 'ranked' against whatever criteria you and the group choose. You can then annotate each on the priority list with their preferred start date. Then, whenever you have a vacancy, you can check the list and put the highest priority child whose start date matches vacancy date into the place. You'll need to check the list frequently, so if there are children who cannot start before the preferred date, you can let the parents know in good time what is going on.
And it might be worth putting the word out locally that you are now oversubscribed, a waiting list is in operation and joining dates can no longer be guaranteed months in advance.
What done is done and you probably will need to honour existing promises, however you need water tight procedures for the future. Maybe send out a questionnaire to the parents in the preschool to consult with them - do they prefer a villagers first, siblings first, time on waiting list first etc approach, then go with the majority.
I think though you need to stop seeing it from the parent perspective but think in terms of the child - who needs the space more, the child with the super organised mother or the child who is starting school in 6 months and the closest they have come to sitting still and listening is when they watch cbeebies all day. In terms of priority the older child probably needs it more as they are closer to school age.
Oh and tell people that places will be allocated x months before the start of each term, any applications must be in by this date and if there isn't space this term they will be assessed against the criteria next term - no promises until the letter comes out.
Our pre school used to be oldest children first
Our pre school used to be oldest children first
You MUST approach the problem at least partly commercially, otherwise the nursery will go bust.
At the community nursery I used to help run, when a place came up it was offered in order to people on the waiting list, with a child of the right age. Places were never ever held open, waiting for a child to turn 2 - you just can't do that.
On how the waiting list works, which is sep issue, we had a complicated system, as w wanted to make the nursery as diverse as poss, so we didn't want to prioritise time on waiting list, or distance necessarily. If you were a referred or vuln child, you'd automatically top the list. Then it would depend which fee band place had come free, and it would be offered to parents in that band, w sib priority, then time on waiting list. Sib priority applied even if older sib had left.
Thanks for these answers. I think of greatest concern is the sibling issue, as obviously it just seems wrong if people whose other 1 or 2 children have already passed through playgroup are pushed aside by new people, as a small village everyone with children knows everyone else and the playgroup is opposite the school, so from a practical point of view I can't see how it would work for parents if we tell them we haven't got a place for their youngest.
Given that there are only going to be roughly 3 or 4 siblings per year, my feeling is we ought to make an allowance for this...
I think that the problem as I see it is that all the places become available in September, when the older children go up to school. Then they start to fill up in this current term. There won't be many at all leavingleaving, if any, as not many people move out (there are about 21 children on the register, BTW) so it seems to me that by accident of when your child is born, you're either lucky, or you have to wait til the following September. If the younger ones have to wait til Sept, they will only get 1 year at playgroup, while sept - Dec births will get almost 2 years. That doesn't feel just.
It is due to the changes in when children start school - it used to be that summer borns were offered Jan start date, so stayed in preschool until Christmas, so more places became available then. Now they have to be offered a Sept start date and most take it up. Preschools therefore loose a term of their funding and it forces them all to a Sept start. Also the issue is with the funding which only kicks in after they turn 3, but people can choose to send their child earlier as the mother with the not yet 2 yr old wants to do - even if she has to wait until Sept she will still get 2yrs at preschool but less of it is paid for.
I agree it makes sense to prioritise siblings and maybe of anyone who has a child in that school even if the older one didn't attend your preschool, however I still don't think that you can keep that place open for two terms. This will lose the preschool around £200 per session reserved. Also although the village might be close knit it doesn't help new people to integrate if they can't access local services because they haven't lived there long enough. There is a balance to be found.
There is also a baby boom to contend with - I was talking to someone who put her son's name down when he was 5 months, and as he doesn't turn 3 until March and they can't afford the extra to put him in at Christmas, he will need to wait until he is 3.5 if they want him to go there. It is happening everywhere and maybe if there aren't more places then preschools will have to admit slightly older children. I still think that is preferable for the children than excluding newcomers and those less organised - then all children get a chance to practice for when they can start school.
Actually maybe newcomers OUGHT to be able to push the others aside - how else are they going to get to know people in the village? You should be welcoming people to your community not pushing them aside because they're new.
And yes Autumn borns will always have two year of nursery compered to summer borns. That's just the way education works in this country.
I really think you should offer in age order though - the 2 year old will get a place at some point, but the 3 year old with the August birthday NEEDS that place now.
Hmm I can see what you mean, Titchy, but the thing is as a charity-run playgroup, we ask parents for an awful lot of help, staying for a session as a parent-helper, lots of fundraising events that we kind of hassle people to come to, donate to, etc., giving up a lot of free time to be on the committee, etc., so the people who have been around for a long time have usually put a huge amount of time/money/effort into helping to actually run the playgroup. Turning to them when the time comes for one of their children to attend and basically telling them to get lost for 6 months is something that several parents have told me they would consider outrageous... and I have to say, I agree.
If a 'new' parent who has just moved somewhere can't get a place for a few months they might find they are disappointed, but people generally expect that when they move they might have a bit of disruption for a few months because they may have to wait for a nursery place to become available.
I don't think I was really suggesting pushing anyone aside because they're new.... !
Just to throw into the mix... We are a charity run preschool and NEF children take priority, regardless of age, although obviously the scheme is run on age. So a 3.5 year old moving in would HAVE to trump the 2 year old on the waiting list. Some sessions are already full, others (afternoons mainly) are still able to take children right through to the summer. The waiting list is maintained by preferred start date, but then age group order based on which school year they will fall into. Not sure if that makes sense but there has never been an issue so far. No sibling conversation has ever come up.
That said, this September is the fullest we have ever been at the start of a school year. Lots more people choosing 'state' preschool perhaps? Also a lot of the private nurseries around here have bonkers rules about how you can use your funded hours and for many people they can't be doing with that, it ends up costing £££.
The policy for admissions does state how things work though, and that no place is guaranteed until the term before they are due to start. If someone has something in writing to the contrary then you may have to honour it, but those NEF children do need priority in whatever way you want to work it.
I don't think there's any way to avoid favouring autumn born children but it might be possible to minimize.
For example: No 1 priority is children who were 3yo at end of previous academic year
No 2 priority: children who were 2yo at end of previous academic year. Older ones will get NEF funding sooner but you probably can't afford to hold places.
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Gorbec Pharmaceutical Services, a rapidly expanding contract developer and manufacturer of prescription pharmaceutical products, is opening a GMP-compliant analytical laboratory in Yantai, China. This new facility will expand Gorbec's current services for analytical method development and testing. Gorbec is taking this action to better serve its U.S. customer base as well as develop a presence in the emerging Asian market.
Gorbec currently provides complete development, regulatory, analytical, and manufacturing services for U.S.-based customers. Gorbec's future plans call for an increased capacity to develop and submit New Drug Applications (NDA'S) and will require an expansion of analytical services. In an effort to improve efficiencies and reduce costs, the company has elected to locate the new analytical facility in China. The company's core business services, current analytical laboratory, and commercial manufacturing will remain in the U.S. The China facility is expected to open May 1st, 2010 but Gorbec is already working with customers who have plans to use some of the new facility's capacity.
The Yanti facility will operate under the direction of Gorbec's Vice President of Analytical Chemistry, Dr. Jing Chen. Dr. Chen received her PhD from Stanford University and brings a wealth of pharmaceutical experience to the operation. She joined Gorbec after holding various positions at Genentech Inc. and Alza Corporation. Working with Dr. Chen will be Yan Zhang who will oversee the daily operations locally in Yantai.
Gorbec's Founder and CEO, Mike Gorman added, "We are very excited about our future and our ability to offer a GMP laboratory in China. This new location will allow us to serve our own needs as well as the needs of companies looking to develop and distribute pharmaceutical products for the Asian Market."


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Modern Sparti lies just where its ancient predecessor did, on the Laconian plain in the Southern part of the Peloponessus. The ancient Spartans did not leave much behind and this time its not the ancient remains that bring the visitors but something almost 2 millennia newer but somehow, culturally, maybe even more distant.
In the foothills of snow-topped Mt Taiyetos rise many smaller hills and on one of them a whole ruined city can be found: Mystras, a capital of the Byzantine despotate of Morea which in the early centuries of the last millennium ruled large parts of the peninsula.
Its places like this which make me realise the Easterness of Greece much more. The Eastern Roman Empire lasted 1000 years longer than the Rome centred Western one and Mystras was a part of a late (and last) flowering of Byzantium not long before its final demise. When in Northern and Western Europe Gothic cathedrals were piercing the sky with their soaring spires, this fortified city flourished here in an altogether different tradition.
In June 2005 we pitched our tent in a completely empty and wonderfully grassy, small campsite Paleologio located about 2km from Sparti and 4 km from Mystras. A small swimming pool is opened for us and I enjoy an evening swim looking up the towering, snow topped massif of Mt Taiyetos, the highest on Peloponessus at 2404 m. In the three days we spend here we get all kinds of weather from blazing sun to overcast to cheery cumulus clouds playing in the breeze to mist to stormy rain and the crags and peaks look different every time I raise my eyes at them.
We take a bus to the site next day and enter through the lower gate. The ticket office sits in a massive gatehouse and from there the atmosphere of the place starts to work its magic: its a true city, of which parts were inhabited up to the 1950s (last few families left when excavations resumed on the site) but whose core fabric is clearly medieval. We walk along narrow alleys and countless stairs paved with now shiny and precarious cobblestones and, armed by the map from ever-useful Rough Guide and informed by clear signs, make our way around.
The site consist of three levels or parts: the lower town where most of the impressive churches are located; the upper town with the focal point of Despots Palace, and the castle at the top. The whole area is dotted with information panels, very nicely done in several languages but annoyingly limited to social history so we can learn about money, fashion (they imported Western styles, especially for women), law keeping and monastic life but there is precious little about particular houses, streets or convents we are actually looking at, as if they were scared of giving us dates and names and facts (or maybe wanted us to buy a guide?).
Mystras is a strange, beautiful and incredibly atmospheric place: large in area and full of half-standing walls, recessed doorways strangely bricked up, arches opening into a ravine; with bushes and trees growing from among the stones in what was living or eating chambers.
Twisting alleyways (they had no wheeled transport here, all was done on foot or on donkeys backs and the rich were carried in sedan chairs) and steps half-worn by hundreds of years of usage lead us higher and higher; its hard to believe that people actually chose to live at such an incline but the evidence is everywhere and obviously the defence considerations were paramount.
Among the ruins of houses and walls are the churches and monasteries, preserved or renovated or under renovation, and in the churches: the frescoes, some still vivid and clear, some almost totally faded away, all strangely powerful in their almost expressionist use of colour and absolute faith. I have never really seen Byzantine frescoes before but they dont seem alien. In many ways they are the source of so much in art that came afterwards: not only the Russian Orthodox icons which are clearly from the same stem; but Giotto as well and of course El Greco who must have drunk freely from this source before emerging at the westernmost edge of the continent.
Practically all the churches we visited were worth at least a quick glance, but amongst the highlights was definitely the cathedral (Mitropolis) with a beautiful courtyard and a small museum attached to it. Vrondohion monastery of which the refectory kitchens and a beautifully restored church of Odhiyitia was definitely worth the detour as was Panadanassa convent, the only one in Mystras still inhabited by a few nuns clad totally in black, its courtyard filed with a carnival of red, pink and orange flowers, the church a wonderful mixture of Byzantine and Gothic.
Unfortunately, the convent with apparently the best frescoes in Mystras (Perivleptos) was closed for renovation, so from Panadanassa we trudge back to the Monemvasia gate that links the lower town with the upper section. That part contains the massive rectangular shape of the gothic-looking Despots Palace, from the outside pretty intact but again closed for refurbishment, plus a few more churches. The views are getting more remarkable as we climb up above the palace and St Sophia church; the whole Evrotas river plain before our eyes; modern Sparti just below and the hills from which the ancient Spartans must have controlled their dominion far on the horizon.
Navplio gate leads to the upper entrance to the city but my husband has an obsession with getting to the top of whatever hes climbing, so Katie gets loaded into the backpack-child-carrier and we continue at a brisk(ish) pace up a steep path to the castle, which retains a lot of its towers and battlements and from where a truly magnificent view of the whole city clinging to the slope below can be had.
Alas, it starts to rain, so we have lunch in the cover of the gatehouse rather than literally on the top of the castle. We walk back down when the rain peters out into a drizzle just in time to be by the gate for closing time. We catch a lift to the campsite and we get there just as the storm starts in earnest, with silver lightning bolts dancing above Mt Taiyetos.
The site is located just outside modern village of Mystras (or Neas Mystras); 6km from Sparti and is locally easily accessible by bus or car/taxi.
For most people a vist would entail an overnight stay and there is plenty of accomodation in Sparti, Mystras itself as well as two campsites located in between.
The entrance fee is 5 euros, the bus from Sparta costs 1 euro, a taxi shouldn't be more than 8 euro, but check.
We spent almost 4 hours walking around (and we wanted more) so it would be reasonable to allow at least 2 hours for a visit that makes any sense.
If you don't feel up to schlepping all the way up, try to get transport to the upper entrance gate and/or skip the castle. If you do both, almost all walking will be downhill.
The site is almost totally inaccessible to pushchairs, wheelchairs or any other form of wheeled transport and the cobbles are in places worn shiny; so wear reasonably sensible shoes with thickish soles (though I saw a backpacker overtaking me in flip-flops so it's not THAT bad). Any adult of average fitness can enjoy the site though most would probably get puffy if climbing up rather than walking down.
Take water and snacks as there is nothing available at the site (water bottles can be refilled at the Panadanassa convent). Toilets are outside the site by the lower entrance only (though plenty of bushes for the desperate and the little ones).
There is quite a bit of shade available around the site and many thick walled churches provide respite from heat. Despite its size and lots of climbing involved it was one site that our 4 year old coped best with (she walked two-thirds of the way up and all the way down) and I feel this was because of frequent opportunities for cooling down.
The size of the place itself means that although you will be rarely out of sight of other visitors, you will also rarely be crowded in a throng, so it's not a bad one for the demo phobic amongst you.
All in all a superb site an a breathtaking setting, with wonderful atmosphere, great architecture and good art. If you are a Byzantine enthusiast, you probably already have been or have it on your list. If you are not, it's definitely worth visiting even just for a stroll around.
I consider it worth every cent of the 5 euro entrance fee and the detour from Tripoli (1h 45min by bus) it entailed on our way from Navplio to the west coast of the Peloponessus.
Mystras occupies a steep foothill on the northern slopes of Mt. Taygetos, 6km. NW of Sparta. The castle on the top of the hill was founded in 1249 by the Frankish leader William II de Villeharduin. After 1262 it came under Byzantine control, and at the middle of the 14th century became the seat of the Despotate of Moreas. In 1448 the last emperor of Byzantium, Constantine XI Palaeologos, was crowned at Mystras. In 1460 the hill was captured by the Turks and in 1464 Sigismondo Malatesta of Rimini managed to capture the city but not the castle. For a short period Mystras came under the control of the Venetians (1687-1715) but was again taken over by the Turks. It was one of the first castles of Greece to be liberated in 1821. The foundation of modern Sparta by king Otto in 1834 marked the end of the old town's life.


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A road trip against playoff contenders has boosted the Los Angeles Angels' postseason outlook.
Albert Pujols had two hits and two RBIs, and Garrett Richards was one out away from his second complete game this season as the Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 to sweep Saturday's day-night doubleheader.
The Angels are on a seven-game road swing and head to Houston after Sunday's series finale. Los Angeles is 1 1/2 games behind Houston for the second AL wild card.
Mike Trout and Chris Iannetta added solo homers for Los Angeles (76-72), which won its third straight in the series and pulled a game ahead of Minnesota (75-73) for third in the AL wild-card race.


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£120k for research project on dialects
Two major research projects to investigate Black Country and Birmingham dialects are being launched by Aston University.
Two major research projects to investigate Black Country and Birmingham dialects are being launched by Aston University.
The £120,000 projects are the first of their kind to look at the ways in which people in the region engage with and use dialects. Researchers will document and investigate the way that people speak in Birmingham and the Black Country through the analysis of imaginative performance texts such as poetry, comedy and live music.
One of the first recordings will take place at a weekly comedy night at The Hollybush in Cradley Heath tomorrow.
One of the project's managers is Dr Esther Asprey who completed a PhD in Black Country English and Black Country Identity.
Dr Asprey, said: "We will be recording live performance events ranging from comedy gigs, live music events and poetry readings, and interviewing the performers and four members of the audience at each event.
"We are also collecting archive data relating to written performance and literary texts produced since 1900. We would like our research to contribute to a current debate in regional dialect research which is looking at how factors such as social class, gender, race and ethnicity may be resources that speakers actively draw upon to create unique voices, rather than determinants of how they speak and write."
With her will be Dr Urszula Clark, deputy director for the Aston Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Language and Diversity, and performance poet and musician Brian Dakin, from Tower Road, Tividale, who is working on a PhD on dialect and social history.
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Historian and Express & Star columnist Professor Carl Chinn said he fully supported the project.
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OTTAWA , May 7 (UPI) -- NATO will consider permanently stationing troops in Eastern Europe as a result of the crises in Crimea and Ukraine, its top military commander said.
Speaking in Ottawa, Canada, Tuesday, Gen. Philip Breedlove, a U.S. Army general and NATO Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, said the issue would be discussed at a NATO summit in September.
Commanders, defense ministers and foreign ministers must consider if the 28-member military alliance has the correct footprint in Europe, Breedlove said, noting Russia's "annexations of Crimea changes that dynamic. The paradigm has changed in the current situation. Russia is not acting as a partner." After Russia's intervention in Ukraine, a number of short-term military rotations have been arranged in Eastern Europe, but they are scheduled to conclude by the end of 2014.
Breedlove stressed that NATO's recent steps have thus far supported eastern members of the alliance, and are "easily discerned as being defensive in nature. This is about assuring our allies, not provoking Russia."


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We thoroughly enjoyed South Luangwa National Park / Bushcamps. The accommodation was extremely comfortable and again the food was superb. The guides who took us out for the safari walks and drives were wonderful and so knowledgeable! We even saw 4 leopards. I would have been pleased to see one, so 4 was an added bonus.
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Seattle, Washington: The Fremont Troll
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The VW bug originally had a California license plate and contained a time-capsule with Elvis memorabilia, but because of vandalism the former was stolen and the latter had to be removed.[Ted Stern, 07/26/1999]
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