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When you look at the construction of the original wing panel you can see it's made out of puzzle parts, all clicked together. The long thin walled aluminium tube hidden in the D-box probably hasn't any structural purpuse but was used for alligning the ribs during the build and letting the glue set. The new rear aluminium rear tube is just a simple addition in order to make the wing seem more rigid.
When I get to reinforcing my replacement wing panels with carbon tow I will make some pictures describing the process
What would foaming dtube and main tube to spar webbing do. there is a1/4 inch gap between rear wing tube and new aluminum tube! would spar made from good pine as in yard sticks laminated and then slid in place and then fill gap betweem main spar and webbing. would this stiffen and transfer loads to wing tube a little better?
To fill the tube with carbon tow, cut carbon tow about 2.2X of the length of the tube. Fold them in the mid point and tie a pull string at the mid point, pull the bundle thru the tube, keep trying and add more tow until you are happy with the amount. Remember, the epoxy will take up some space.
Then lay the carbon on the work bench, lined with butcher paper or something. Use the same weight of epoxy as the weight of the bundle of carbon tow. Pour the mixed epoxy onto the bundle and work it with your gloved hands to get all the tow wet. Get some one to hold the tube while you pull the bundle thru with the pull string (or rope). Cut off the tow on both end and let it cures.
It is messy, best to cover the outside of the tube with masking tape. Make sure the inlet end is smooth.
Good luck,
Brian, an EAJ
Bottom spoiler location
Hey guys, I plan to add bottom spoilers. The top spoiler box is located about 3/4 inch behind the D-box sheeting & spar webs, leaving a 3/4" space between d-box sheeting & spoiler box. When mounting the bottom spoiler/box, would it be OK to put it right behind the d-box, glued to the web, without having the 3/4" space? This would place the bottom spoiler about 3/4" ahead, or forward, of the top one. It seems it would be stronger, and easier to install. The top one should probably also be reinforced to the webs, instead of just floating in the rib notches. Thanks, Bob.
Plus the carbon might cost more than the plane did!.....
Edit: I just read back and I guess the tubes are 18mm, so is probably OK from a cost and heat viewpoint. I just had a bunch of resin go "thermal" on me and it is quite exciting!
Last edited by swarrans; Jan 26, 2013 at 05:55 AM. Reason: Read the forum!
As I was preparing my new replacement wing panels for reinforcing I just made a nice discovery.
I was making the hole up front in the root rib in order to prepare the hidden aluminium tube inside the D-box for filling up with carbon tow. To my surprise I found that the original thin walled 18 mm Aluminium tube, to be found in the first series wing panels, has been replaced by an 32 mm aluminium tube. This is exactly the same size and quality tube as is used for the joiners. This tube starts in front of the second rib and ends 141.4 cm measured from the root rib.
Needless to say that with this my trust in the rigidity of the new wing panels has increased dramatically.
At this moment I'm considering to just glue in a vertical piece of wood plate in this front tube, starting in the root rib and running over the full length. This inceases the strength under bending loads considerably. The shorter 18 mm rear aluminium tube could be filled up with round stock, also starting at the root.
The center of the front tube at the root rib is situated 85 mm from the leading edge and exactly in the middle height wise.
Wing upgrade pictures
Guys, I noticed on the RCNetwork.de site, p.109, reply #1630, grhe, Austria has posted some pretty good pictures showing the replacement wing upgrades. He peeled back the bottom covering. The pictures show the same web cutouts, and the 32mmx141mm tube added in the d-box. It also notes the alum. tube is only glued intermitently in holes in the ribs, with no extra reinforcement. Google translate didn't work on the picture captions, but the pictures do show most of the wing structure from the bottom. Bob
I am the Austrian K8-owner, who opened the new wing. Bob has noticed that Google translate didn´t work on the picture captions, therefore I add the photos with some English explanations.
New wing – bottom peeled
you look from the root rib to the outside
Serial-number maybe 0001 ???
You see a thin al-tube (diameter 19,13mm) reaching from rib 2 to rib 11, this is about the middle oft he airbrake.
Between the main spar and the leading edge is a new al tube (diameter 32mm) beginning at rib 2 and ending at rib 16 = 141cm from root rib. The bonding of this tube is only spotty (hope this is the correct word)
I try to reinforce this al tube with a vertical shear web (as Brian has recommended). At the picture you see the position oft he tube and the shear web in relation to the root rib.
Maybe I will fix it carefully with PU foam, but I´m not shure about that.
Greetings from Austria
Last edited by grhe; Feb 04, 2013 at 08:02 AM. Reason: wrong word
Hi Steve,
I read your and the German RC-network site as you do, but just since a few weeks ago I heard of some Austrian pilots discussing the K8b. Maybe this is due to that the plane is available only at one or two dealers nearby. For this reason some of us just start building at this winter and do not have any flight experience and the others maybe do not have K8´s of the first edition with the fragile wings.
I have been busy this weekend too reinforcing my new wing panels.
I made a sheer web from pine 7 x 30 mm which fills up the front hidden aluminium tube. It runs the whole length of the panel from the root rib till the end rib. In order to do this I made an opening in the end rib and filed out the oval holes in the last three ribs on order to let the shear web pass. I glued all with a copious amount of Larit, a very viscous type high quality epoxy.
Furthermore I fitted an 950 mm long and 18 mm diameter pine stick in the shorter rear aluminium tube. This stick starts at the root rib, I haven't glued it in yet.
I haven't done any other strengthening because I don't want to open the wing removing the covering. All the reinforcing has been done from the external, taking little costs and time.
The strength of the wing should be tremendously increased this way. One thing I will do is filling up the hollow carbon wing tip joiner tubes with carbon tow. These two joiners look puny now compared to the rest of the wing.
I also cut out the 500 mm long air brakes from my first set of wings and fitted them in the new wing. The upper metal is flush with the wing surface and will be masked with a good quality white tape. By putting red tape on the moving part you hardly will notice the white tape.
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Northwestern wolf
The northwestern wolf (Canis lupus occidentalis), also known as the Mackenzie Valley wolf, Alaskan timber wolf,[4] Canadian timber wolf, or northern timber wolf,[2] is a subspecies of gray wolf in western North America. It ranges from Alaska, the upper Mackenzie River Valley; southward into the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan as well as the Northwestern United States.[4]
|Northwestern wolf
Canis lupus occidentalis
Temporal range: Late Pleistocene - recent
|C. l. occidentalis at the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center at West Yellowstone, Montana.
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|C. l. occidentalis
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|Canis lupus occidentalis
Richardson, 1829[1]
|C. l. occidentalis range (green)
Along with C. l. nubilus, C. l. occidentalis is the most widespread member of the five gray wolf subspecies in North America, with at least six different synonyms.[2]
The subspecies was first written of by Scottish naturalist Sir John Richardson in 1829. He chose to give it the name occidentalis in reference to its geographic location rather than label it by its color, as it was too variable to warrant such.[1] Phylogenetic analyses of North American gray wolves show that there are three clades corresponding to C. l. occidentalis, C. l. nubilus and C. l. baileyi, each one representing a separate invasion into North America from distinct Eurasian ancestors. C. l. occidentalis, the most northwestern subspecies, is descended from the last gray wolves to colonize North America. It likely crossed into North America through the Bering land bridge after the last ice age, displacing C. l. nubilus populations as it advanced, a process which has continued till present times.[2]
Northwestern wolves have been responsible for a few notable attacks on humans, with at least two fatal attacks in the 21st century in which both victims were partially eaten: in 2005, a young man was killed in Points North Landing, Saskatchewan, Canada[5] while in 2010, a young woman was killed while jogging near Chignik on the Alaska Peninsula.[6]
Northwestern wolves are one of the largest subspecies of wolves with grown males weighing between 105 lb (48 kg) and 135 lb (61 kg) in British Columbia, Canada.[7] Sir John Richardson described the northwestern wolf as having a more robust build than the European wolf, with a larger, rounder head and a thicker, more obtuse muzzle. Its ears are also shorter, and its fur bushier.[1]
In Yellowstone National Park, artificially relocated northwestern wolves have been well-documented feeding on elk. They usually stampede the herd using pack teamwork to separate the younger elk from the adults. They also will charge young calves separated from their parents. Winter-weakened or sick elk also play an important part of Yellowstone wolf diets and it is estimated that over 50 percent of winter-weakened or sick elk in Yellowstone are killed by wolves. Of these, about 12 percent of carcasses were scavenged by other predators including; ravens, bald eagles, black bears, grizzly bears, and coyotes.[8] In the same national park, wolves also prey on bison, though such attacks usually involve sick animals or calves, as bison can easily kill wolves with their hooves.[9]
They are present in Canadian or British safari parks including Longleat,[10] Woburn,[11] and Parc Omega.[12]
- ^ a b c Richardson, J. (1829) Fauna boreali-americana, or, The zoology of the northern parts of British America, London : J. Murray [etc.], pp. 60-65
- ^ a b c d e f g Chambers SM, Fain SR, Fazio B, Amaral M (2012). "An account of the taxonomy of North American wolves from morphological and genetic analyses". North American Fauna. 77: 1–67. doi:10.3996/nafa.77.0001. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
- ^ a b Wozencraft, W.C. (2005). "Order Carnivora". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ a b Mech, L. David (1981), The Wolf: The Ecology and Behaviour of an Endangered Species, University of Minnesota Press, p. 352, ISBN 0-8166-1026-6
- ^ McNay, M. E. (2007) "A Review of Evidence and Findings Related to the Death of Kenton Carnegie on 8 November 2005 Near Points North, Saskatchewan". Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Fairbanks, Alaska.
- ^ Butler, L., B. Dale, K. Beckmen, and S. Farley. 2011.Findings Related to the March 2010 Fatal Wolf Attack near Chignik Lake, Alaska. Wildlife Special Publication, ADF&G/DWC/WSP-2011-2. Palmer, Alaska.
- ^ Table listing the 1996 Northwestern wolves introduced into Idaho. Forwolves.org (2002-11-01). Retrieved on 2012-12-29.
- ^ "Yellowstone Elk". National Park Service.
- ^ "Wolf -Bison Interactions in Yellowstone National Park". University of Nebraska.
- ^ https://www.longleat.co.uk/safari/wolf-wood
- ^ Canadian Timber Wolf
- ^ Grey wolf - Parc Oméga
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Just came across an interesting quote from Vladmir Lenin, you know, the guy who led the Russian Communist Party and architect of the Boshevik Revolution.
"The surest way to overthrow an established social order is to debauch its currency"
-Vladimir Lenin, 1910
This quote is also a doozy by John Maynard Keynes, Economist, advisor to bankers, architect of FDR's and America's (deficit) spending ones's way out of bankruptcy. In other words, the guy who has gotten us into this mess!!
"Lenin was certainly right, there is no more positive, or subtler, no surer means of overturning the existing basis of society than to debauch the currency . . . The process engages all of the hidden forces of economic law on the side of destruction, and does it in a manner that not one man in a million is able to diagnose."
-John Maynard Keynes, 1920
Folks, the above two quotes were stated by knowledgeable people who know a thing or two about society and money. Even the "experts" agree that the printing fake money is the cause of a society's downfall. This is happening Now in this country!!
Sidebar: I received an interesting email from someone representing the local Rotary Club. It seems they are not interested in me speaking to their group about the Federal Reserve, because they have already heard from bankers in their group about the FED. Boy, I would have loved to be at that meeting and listen to bankers explain how we Americans need the Federal Reserve Banking System and all the great things the FED and banking has done for the United States. You see, this is the problem, the bankers have us wrapped around their fingers, telling us how much we need them and their phony system. I would love to speak to this group a give them the real story behind the FED and what it has done to this country in the last 100 years. Well, maybe someday . . .


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Lastest Update AVENCAST: Rise of the Mage released
Haarlem, The Netherlands – July 17, 2008 – Leading publisher Lighthouse Interactive and developer ClockStone Software announced today that they have released the latest update for their fantasy-based action RPG for Windows®, AVENCAST: Rise of the Mage. The update adds several new enhancements upgrading the game to version 1.04.
The update is a multi-language version. AVENCAST: Rise of the Mage is available at major retail stores across Europe.
Updates in Version 1.04:
• GUI: Long log messages bound within box
• UTF8 character support for controls
• Dialog Caption: Text truncation bug fixed
• Incorrect mana/health bonus from items bug fixed
• options.exe: Language bug fixed
• Adept03 name changed to "Dead Mage"
• "find my true self" Easter egg removed
• Workaround for telescope quest in Update 1.03 installed during running quest
To download Update 1.04 (file size: 5 MB) visit:
The complete list of new features included in Update 1.04 is available at the Lighthouse forums and at www.avencast.com.
Information aboutAvencast
SP/MP: Single-player
Setting: Fantasy
Genre: Hack & Slash
Platform: PC
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Sometimes this cold weather running is just best gotten over with.
I got up, checked the temperature-a balmy 18 F out.
Contemplated running 4 miles on the treadmill, and decided I did not want to do that.
I finished my coffee, and decided to just go for total immersion.
Donned the tights, socks, two shirts; jammed a tobaggon hat and a wool Buff on my head, tied my shoes, found two non-matching gloves-the idea was to get dressed and go.
Grabbed my Wink pack-yes, not needed for a 4 mile run, but since it was still loaded with gear and water from Saturday's shortened run, decided might as well carry it.
The water tube froze where it came out of the pack, despite having a couple of Nuun tabs dissolved in the water. I may need to insulate the water tube if I am going to use it for winter running.
Not a bad run, not a great run. Just 4 miles around the block, got it done. Yay me.


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It's been a long time coming. Music lovers across Phoenix have awaited an event that will truly encompass the diverse variety of today's most popular artists. On December 14, Salt River Fields will host the inaugural True Music Festival, marketed with the tagline "One day will change everything," as another contestant in the attempt to bring that intricate balance of musicians together for the first time.
"There is a complex market in Phoenix," says TMF founder and creator Jarid Dietrich, "with so much culture that is untapped because people don't dive into it. When you immerse yourself in it and understand what it is, you can design a festival to the market, rather than just bring it to the market.
"The best way is to take advantage of its valuable assets — the local bands, the culture, the weather — and put it in December, when no other music festivals are going on."
True Music Festival is the Latest Attempt to Tap into the Phoenix Market
scheduled for Saturday, December 14
The idea of TMF begins with an unusually diverse class of performers: The lineup mashes together everything from electronic music to classic rock and hip-hop by featuring 16 different musical acts on stage for the event.
The first of three eclectic headlining artists at TMF will be psychedelic alt-rockers the Flaming Lips. For 30 years, Flaming Lips has toured and recorded on a blend of imagery and sounds even more diverse than TMF's bill.
Flaming Lips fans have never been left to want for more, as the band consistently has released new material every few years. "Maybe we do it to prove to the young punks out there to not write us off just yet," says multi-instrumentalist Steven Drozd.
The band's stage performance has developed over the years to suit the music, with a strangeness that manifests in physical ways. Flaming Lips plans on bringing nothing less to TMF and has tailored its show to welcome a new album, The Terror, filled with a looming, symphonic atmosphere.
"It's a very visual show," says Drozd. "It's kind of a darker atmosphere — [but] it's still a party atmosphere. [For instance,] we still have confetti, but now it's black confetti, and it will be red lights now. We're trying to change the light show for the songs off of the new record.
"If you're trying to get the maximum exchange of energy between you and the audience, and trying to be technically perfect, it's not going to work. We focus on the energy between the crowd and the band to take us to some higher plane."
The second headliner on the TMF bill hails from the city of steel and the Terrible Towel: Pittsburgh reefer king himself, Wiz Khalifa, who'll be heading up the hip-hop side of the festival. Khalifa had his biggest hit in 2010, "Black and Yellow," an homage to the colors of his city, that rose to number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
Firmly secured among hip-hop's top tier, Khalifa released the gold-certified album Rolling Papers in 2011, followed by the number-one album O.N.I.F.C. in 2012. Khalifa plans to keep the train rolling with the upcoming release of his sixth studio album, Blacc Hollywood.
Regardless where your preferences may lie for music's fastest-growing genre, the whirlwind success of dubstep DJ Bassnectar is undeniable. Rounding out the headlining performers at TMF and bringing the multi-genre event full circle, Bassnectar offers a piercing light show and bone-rattling bass lines as his contribution to the blend of artists.
Citing such influences as Metallica and Nirvana, the music of Bassnectar harnesses elements of heavy metal, pop, and rock with his original heart-stopping hooks and that ever-thumping beat from the bass.
Bassnectar fronts various charity efforts and, in 2011, began donating one dollar from every ticket sold to his group Dollar Per Basshead. In one year, he racked up more than $250,000 in donations.
"Our organization is spread across the United States," Dietrich says. "You realize that if you surround yourself with people who are smarter than you but share your dream, then you just get out of their way. Sitting back and watching them execute is fantastic."
In trying to avoid a common pitfall among festival-going fans, he says, "we've done a good job of limiting expectations in the hopes of really pulling out some major surprises that day. You want people to walk out of this blown away, and you can't do that if you set the bar too high. It's difficult because we have so many incredible elements."
A major focus of TMF for Dietrich has been keeping the event local. Whether it's the ticketholder, the guy rigging the lighting, or the performing local bands, the TMF team believes everyone should have a piece.
"I can't tell you how exciting it was for me," says Dietrich, "to contact each local band and ask if they would play. All the live art is local; the food vendors are local. We want to keep everything in this market and support this market, so everyone feels like they played a part. That is a main pillar we wanted to keep in line with."
The local bands at TMF, including the Black Moods, Black Carl, Dry River Yacht Club, and Black Bottom Lighters, are an important aspect of rounding out the lineup. These musicians carry many parallels between them but a lot of differences as well. The essence of their music falls into different genres, but they are familiar with, respect, and appreciate each other's music through the local scene.
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"There's great talent around Phoenix," says Josh Kennedy, singer/guitarist of the Black Moods, "but they don't get many opportunities to do stuff like this. Hopefully, True Music Fest will bring in more shows like it so local bands can gain a larger draw in Phoenix and be exposed to larger crowds."
Local bands view their opportunity at TMF as a chance for exposure, but they can also gain knowledge from the artists they share the stage with.
"Playing with bigger bands makes us better," Kennedy says. "We're always trying to grow, and when you play with bands that are where we want to be, it's a double learning experience."
Every aspect of TMF is part of a larger plan; the grueling process that goes into creating an event of this magnitude can only be understood by the ones behind the curtains."It's not work if you're doing something you love," Dietrich says. "I haven't worked a day on True Music Festival, if that's the case."


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There are some missions that feature your character in a first-person shooter format, which basically offers the same visual style of that in the third-person view. I only mention this to foreshadow the different modes of play (which Ill get to in a little bit).
GTA: San Andreas also offers some big Hollywood names for the voiceovers. Actors like Samuel L. Jackson, James Woods, and Ice T give the game an added realism, as do many other voices. Other elements that keep things entertaining are all of the weapon sounds and explosions. All are pretty standard, but theyre also a necessary component to the GTA series. But what would San Andreas be without the radio stations? Since the game takes place in the 90s, the music has a nice variety of all those classic songs from a decade ago. Songs from Ice Cube, NWA, and Public Enemy (to name a few) take you back to a day of old-school rap.


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The appalling weather has slashed the number of "sickies" by nearly a fifth.
FirstCare, which records and analyses attendance for the NHS and businesses in the private sector, said that the number of sick days last month fell by 17 per cent.
Aaron Ross, the managing director, said: "Good weather is definitely the enemy of businesses. When the sun is shining, we see a rise in people pulling a sickie."
The wettest June on record has meant that many slackers have shelved plans to take an unofficial day off. Mr Ross said: "We can be sure this is down to the weather. Our analysts have compared last month to June last year and the only thing that has been significantly different has been the weather.
"We also saw fewer holidays being booked at short notice."
As expected, the number of absences rose in areas worst affected by the deluge.
Mr Ross said: "In areas affected by flooding, we saw a rise in transport-related absences, as well as a rise in people taking time off to care for dependents, such as children unable to get to school.
"But this did not have a large impact on the month's absence figures because it was not widespread."


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'Enough is enough' - Sutil on Trulli
31 October 2009 – Adrian Sutil has jokingly suggested that he may create some artwork for Jarno Trulli following the pair's collision on the first lap of the Brazilian Grand Prix. With the Italian having produced several photos of the incident in Thursday's press conference at Yas Marina, the German is keen to put the matter behind him.
With second row grid slots soon translating into first-lap eliminations at Interlagos a fortnight ago, the contact resulted in Sutil's car continuing accross the grass before taking out the Renault of Fernando Alonso; now, with Adrian and Jarno highly likely never to agree over who's fault the collision was and Trulli particularly keen to express his side of the story, Sutil is able to see the comical side of events.
"Maybe I will draw a picture for him with a Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck, or a Goofy or whatever...it's done - I can't listen to it anymore."


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During the fall and spring semesters, organizations send representatives to the CSB and SJU campuses to conduct on campus interviews for full-time as well as internship opportunities. Some organizations may also request that we collect resumes for available internship or employment opportunities with the potential of scheduling a date to interview on campus. Organizations from a wide variety of occupations are hoping that students of all majors will participate in this program. These are actual internship and employment interviews and should not be used as practice sessions.
All on campus interviews for internships or employment require registration through E-link:
You are required to enter a profile on E-link and upload a primary resume.
It is your responsibility to view the list of participating organizations and submit application materials such as resume and cover letter for each organization of interest to you. You submit your application materials to each employer of interest via the E-link system.
Selection is made by each organization after review of submitted application materials. Candidates selected will then be emailed to sign up for an interview. Schedules are on a first come first serve sign up through E-link.
You can cancel an interview with a 48-hour or more notice via E-link. Anyone who misses a scheduled interview without a minimum of two working days (48 hours) notice FORFEITS his/her privilege to interview with future employers on campus. If you need to cancel an interview for an emergency with less than a 48-hour notice, you must speak with SJU: John Clarkson, CSB: Ed Stubblefield, personally during business hours. (If John or Ed are not available, you must speak to an alternate staff member). Voice mail and e-mail cancellations with less than a 48 hours notice are absolutely not accepted. THIS WILL BE ENFORCED.
Students participating in the On Campus Interview Program are EXPECTED to attend workshops to polish your skills prior to meeting with company representatives. Call to schedule an appointment with your Career Center, or check E-link, Career Homepage, or Career Designs newsletter for events scheduled for polishing your skills as well as for additions and changes to the organization schedules. Organization information sessions and receptions will also be advertised on E-link. Individual appointments may also be scheduled to polish your skills.


text: Because of the needless interjections in the prior FG thread, I'm creating a new one. I've seen this episode several times, being that its on my computer, (thank you NickSo, if I didnt already say so) but its hilarious. Chris getting spanked by Stuwie, Peter stealing the sequel to The Passion Of The Christ, and appearences of that old pedophile, and the Greased-Up Deaf Guy...its truly a return to form. American Dad...not so much.


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Even though the St. Louis Bread Co. in Vernon Hills is part of a bakery-cafe chain (53 nationally) based in St. Louis and is in a busy shopping center (Fashion Square), general manager Bill Holleman talks as if his store were a longtime neighborhood stopping place.
"Wednesdays we make extra apple danishes, because every Wednesday a group of ladies comes in and they all get the apple danish," Holleman said. And at lunchtime, he and the staff know from experience that a "soup in a sourdough bowl" or "turkey breast on sourdough" order just walked in the door.


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#RSFans' Favorite TV Theme Songs
Stand-out music from 'Cheers,' 'The Munsters,' 'Game of Thrones' and 13 more shows
'The Simpsons'
Danny Elfman of Oingo Boingo wrote the world-famous Simpsons theme in 1989, at the request of creator Matt Groening. He has since scored music for over 50 movies, working closely with Tim Burton and winning a Grammy for his work on Burton's Batman.
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Warwick Middleton is a holder of M.B.B.S. and M.D. degrees and FRANZCP. He holds appointments as an Adjunct Professor at the School of Public Health, La Trobe University, and an Associate Professor in psychiatry at the University of Queensland. He has made substantial and ongoing contributions to the bereavement and trauma literatures. He chairs the Cannan Institute. In 1996, Middleton was a principal architect in establishing Australia's first dedicated unit treating dissociative disorders (the Trauma and Dissociation Unit, Belmont Hospital). He has had substantive ongoing involvement with research, writing, reviewing, editorial board membership, teaching (including workshops and seminar presentations), conference convening, and supervision of health and research professionals.
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Logica improvements????
Bet they don't give their employees decent pay rises, though.
And, no doubt, they still put their employees through the ridiculous self-flagellation process whereby. after documenting performance (how???), their so-called "staff manager" who usually has no idea of their capability argues for a share of the meagre "pot" against other employees who he equally does not know.
I only got decent pay rises before working for and after leaving Logica - 'nuff said!!!


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Beyonce Documentary: Singer Reveals Private Thoughts, Baby Bump (VIDEO)
Beyonce Knowles has released a teaser of her upcoming mini documentary "Life Is But A Dream" and in it viewers will get an up close and personal look at the behind the scenes life of one of the world's biggest names in music.
Beyonce, who is renowned for maintaining her privacy, will finally open up and share her inner thoughts about her life as she enters motherhood for the first time and prepares her post-baby comeback performance.
"I always battle with how much do I reveal about myself," Beyonce says in the video. "How do I stay current? How do I stay soulful? I felt like I had been so commercially successful [but] it wasn't enough. It's something really stressful about having to keep up with that. You can't express yourself. You can't grow. It is the battle of my life."
In the documentary, which is set to air February 16 on HBO, the usually glamorous "Sasha Fierce" is seen in a more vulnerable state and the 31-year-old opens about her emotions and perspective on life.
"People see celebrities, and they have money and fame, but I'm a human being," the Grammy-award winning singer says. "I cry. I get scared. I get nervous just like everyone else. Power is not given to you, you have to take it. You're playing a part in a much bigger show and that's what life is."
In conjunction with watching Beyonce learn new choreography and interact with her fans, viewers will get an up close glimpse of her bare baby bump. The 31-year-old, who gave birth to Blue Ivy in 2012, was faced with months of surrogacy rumors before and after her baby was born.
Various critics including talk show host Wendy Williams accused the "Love On Top" singer of using a surrogate although Beyonce has insisted that baby Blue Ivy is both her and her husband Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter's biological child. When previously asked about her thoughts on the surrogate rumors, Beyonce said that she was shocked, according to People.com.
"That was crazy. It wasn't hurtful, it was just crazy! I [thought] 'Where did they come up with this?'" Beyonce told the publication.


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Dockside dining isn't only down here in Newport. We took a ride down to Warwick Cove courtesy Freedom Boat Club, to catch a bite to eat at one of our favorite restaurants, Timmy's One Bay Ave.
Thank you.nnGuys, dockside dining isn't di only down here in newport. We took a ride t down if the warwick cove to take a look at one of our favorite spots. Take a look.nnWith the sun shining and temps feeling more andnd more like summer, we didn't have a care in the world, thanks to our own boat, courtesy of freedom boat clubs. We simply picked it up fully gassed and clean and c headed out on the bay. Freedo m both club dropped us off right here in warwick cove. Now we're going to check out the restaurant with the best view in oakland beach, timmy'smy 1 bay.nnIt's a great place to relax out on the deck, the sun is out.t.nnTimmy's also insists onns using u local talent in the kitchen, en giving the men hugh a great rhode island feel.nnWe have great che wfs from johnson & wales, they're verys, creative. We encourage the creative.nnWhether it's pizza, pasta or imported italian desserts
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Free-agent forward Caron Butler, who missed out on the NBA championship run of his former team last season, signed Friday with the Los Angeles Clippers.
The Clippers did not disclose terms of the deal, but the Los Angeles Times reported it was a three-year contract worth $24 million.
Butler's signing was the highlight move on the first day NBA teams could acquire free agents or make trades. The moratorium on transactions was lifted, along with the lockout, Thursday when owners and players approved their recently negotiated 10-year collective bargaining agreement.
Butler, 31, started the first 29 games of last season with Dallas before suffering a knee injury that knocked him out for the rest of the campaign. He was on the sidelines while Dallas was winning 16-of-21 playoff games en route to the NBA title.
He has played 589 career games with Miami, the Los Angeles Lakers, Washington and Dallas, with averages of 16.6 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. He has been an all-star twice.
In other action around the league Friday:
-- Forward Jamaal Magloire, an 11-year veteran, became the first Canadian to sign with Toronto in the franchise's history. He has played with five other teams in 646 career games.
-- Philadelphia re-signed forward Thaddeus Young, who was the 12th overall draft pick in 2007.
-- Oft-injured center Greg Oden agreed to a one-year deal with Portland. Oden has not played in an NBA game since fracturing his left patella two years ago. He has played in only 82 out of a possible 328 games with the Trail Blazers.
-- Cleveland signed guard Kyrie Irving and forward Tristan Thompson, the Nos. 1 and 4 picks in this year's draft. Irving averaged 17.5 points a game last season as a freshman at Duke, but missed most of the campaign with a toe injury.


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Easy paleo dip and salsa recipes perfect for snacking or party food.
It's that time of year. So for relaxed entertaining reach for one of these easy dip or fresh salsa recipes. Each one is gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free and paleo. And sure to please a crowd---whether you opt for avocado mango salsa, hummus made with cauliflower instead of chickpeas, or creamy dairy-free ranch dip.
Serve them with veggies for dipping or your favorite paleo-friendly chips or crackers. These salsas and dips also make great toppings. Try homemade salsa with fresh peaches or grilled pineapple over fish. Or roasted garlic baba ganoush with grilled chicken. The possibilities are endless.


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It's all too easy to consider all the hardships and trials of motherhood. So let's pause today and look at why we love being a mom…and let's share it.... Read More
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On Friday, Susan, Erik, Jean-Paul, and I went to NCSU for a gathering of librarians working at the intersection of libraries, instruction, and technology.
This gathering has evolved quite a bit in the past few years. The first meet up was at UNCG, when Steve Cramer got in touch to see if we wanted to share information about some of the new and interesting work happening at both our libraries. We got together here next, and extended the invitation to NCSU as well, since we knew they were doing some similar types of projects. Then, NCSU hosted and invited someone from Duke. We're now at the point of having to think more carefully about the purpose of the group, what size we're comfortable with it growing to, and how to maximize the time for those involved. Along the way I set up a wiki, which the group is using to keep track of what we're covering.
So, this was the first time this group met at NCSU, and it was a really good time. We had a packed agenda, and ended up spending most of our time on specific projects from each institution. This was a really good use of time, though, to see what people are doing and to go a little further in depth with each project.
- GroupFinder is a project created to get around the fact that many cell phones don't work within the library. Students can use the GroupFinder website to let their friends/classmates know what part of the library they're studying in. Students can see this information on the website or the large display panels around the library. When doing usability testing on this, library staff approached people in their coffee shop saying they'd buy their cup of coffee for 5 minutes of their time. This gave them all kinds of relevant feedback that they incorporated into the product.
- Wolfwalk is a project that is still in development, but is one I'm really interested in and that I cited in the Top Tech Trends panel. It's a step towards augmented reality, where they've created an app that displays photos from their archives for wherever you happen to be standing. It's really neat, and I was glad to have a chance to actually see it in action. Again, I think there's a lot of promise in augmented reality (further down the road) and this is one example of how libraries can really do some interesting and useful work in that area.
- Google Forms for assessment: UNCG is using Google Forms to collect data on all kinds of things. They highlighted using it for pre and post assessment for one-shot instruction sessions, but also for stats for reference and instruction. We talked about how it would be useful to have a bank of assessment questions to share amongst different institutions.
- Assignment Calculator: Like many libraries, UNCG has implemented an assignment calculator. However, the really interesting work they're doing with it comes from the next steps… They are looking at how to build in social features. For example, including ways to share assignments with groups for collaborative papers, or having the calculator send Tweets to students about deadlines as they come up. They're also looking at how to incorporate faculty input for specific resource to look at in the process of writing a paper or deadlines that professors might have along the way that are slightly different from the ones given by the calculator.
- Susan discussed the Social Stratification course and some of the ways it has impacted the larger campus.
- Erik explained the mini studio, how we came to host it, and the service we offer.
People seemed very interested in both of our topics!
We also talked about instructional technologies in general, and spent a good portion of that time on LibGuides. We were pointed to usability studies from the University of Michigan. Fascinating stuff!!
I think this is a really interesting group, because all the institutions are fairly forward looking about instructional technology, but we're all very different. UNCG and NCSU are state schools that face some different restrictions than Duke and WFU. NCSU and Duke are research 1 schools, and UNCG is still really big compared with WFU. We also have very different staff sizes and organizational charts. Yet, with all these differences, we still face a lot of the same issues, and could possibly collaborate in some areas.
The WFU crowd left at lunch, part of the group due to meetings back here, and me so that I could go see my soon-to-be nephew. However, the group is continuing discussions virtually about what type of future it might take on. Let me know if you have any ideas or recommendations!


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by Portfolio Grader | December 5, 2012 2:00 pm
This week, three Biotechnology stocks are improving their overall ratings on Portfolio Grader[1]. Each of these stocks is rated an "A" ("strong buy") or "B" overall ("buy").
YM BioSciences (AMEX:YMI[2]) is making progress this week as its rating of C ("hold") from last week increases to a B ("buy") rating this week. YM BioSciences is a drug development company, engages in advancing three clinical-stage hematology and cancer-related products. In Portfolio Grader's specific subcategories of Earnings Revisions and Sales Growth, YMI also gets A's. For more information, get Portfolio Grader's complete analysis of YMI stock[3].
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The PixelJunk series is going in a slightly different direction in the near future. Not in terms of gameplay, though--no, this is much different than game mechanics. It turns out developer Q-Games has decided to launch PixelJunk Monsters on the PC.
Titled PixelJunk Monsters: Social Network Version, the game will offer the quirky look and gameplay that the series is known for. The game will be free, and it will run as a standard browser-based title. From the sound of things, it seems that this will be a remake of the very first game in the series.
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The yearly debate is sponsored by the Conch House Marina Resort in conjunction with the St. Augustine Shrine club, and all proceeds benefit the Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children. Over the last 15 years, more than $100,000 has been given to the hospitals. More than two dozen area restaurants have signed up to compete.
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Last year we spent 3 weeks in Africa, traveling to Capetown, wine country and Mala Mala. We stayed at 3 camps in Botswana, and spent several days in Livingstone. It was a spectacular trip. While we were traveling, various people told us that Namibia was an exceptional place to visit.
We have a special anniversary this year and are looking for a really wonderful trip.
Can anyone suggest an itinerary for a 3 week trip? Should we self drive or go with Wilderness Safaris? Should we combine Namibia with another destination?
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Last year we spent 3 weeks in Africa, traveling to Capetown, wine country and Mala Mala. We stayed at 3 camps in Botswana, and spent several days in Livingstone. It was a spectacular trip. While we were traveling, various people told us that Namibia was an exceptional place to visit.
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Mollybee: Namibia is spectacular and would be a great place to travel for a special anniversary. I went there for part of my honeymoon trip in November 2004.
Trip report is here:
Pictures here:
I only had about 10 nights in Namibia so you will be able to do much more. I would recommend doing some self drive and some fly in.
We did a simple circuit from Windhoek to Sossusvlei to Swakopmund up the coast on a drive and then over to Damaraland. Then to Little Ongava/Etosha, and back to Windhoek. I recommend that you go to all of those areas. With more time you will want to be sure and go to Skeleton Coast camp and/or Serra Cafema -- these are both supposed to be amazing experiences and you have enough time to make it there.
Finally, in general Namibia is incredible for it's scenery and people. Wildlife is incredible too, but in many areas it will be desert specialized and not diverse which is very different than the last experience you had. Etosha area is loaded with animals though and delivers great viewing. With that in mind though I would recommend that you make your way over near the Okavango Delta area within Namibia(I don't have any recommendations to make) or perhaps save a couple of days at the end of the trip to maybe shoot up from Joburg to Madikwe for 2 or 3 nights of full on wildlife viewing. I loved Namibia and hope to return but I think adding a couple of days of wildlife viewing beyond Etosha would really make for the perfect trip.
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Sorry link to trip report is not correct. Just enter Trip Report - Namibia, Mozambique in the search and it will pop up.
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I spent most the summers(NH) of 2003 and 2004 in Namibia and may be able to answer some of your questions but can you tell me a little about what you like to do? Do you want to hike, bird watch, photograph, or do something else? Are you interested more in wildlife, landscapes, or native culture? Luxury accomodations or something else?
Self-drive is practical, but you must take it easy on the gravel/dirt roads. On the short stretch where I was staying south of Sossusvlei there were two fatal accidents and several other serious ones in a couple of months. All were due to tourists driving too fast. I almost joined them, but managed to avoid an accident. After that I went at the speed suggeested by locals and had no further incidents.
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We chose to renew our wedding vows in Namibia last year, I'll try and share a bit of information with you next time I'm online - no time now.
Is budget an issue - that may govern whether you do a fly-in safari or a self-drive - or is the decision to be based purely on preference?
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I have been to Namibia at least ten times in the last twelve years. It's just a great place and independent travel is easy.
If you like to be on your own, it is easy to do a self-drive, but as tuckeg mentioned, you will probably be driving on gravel roads at some point, and you have to take it easy on these roads. Both gravel and tar roads are maintained fairly well and good maps are available.
Food is simple, but good, and I've never experienced any health problems associated with it. Fish is readily available, particularly near the coast. The water is also good in most places, but you might feel safer sticking with bottled. South African wines are readily available; however, in Namibia they are imported and consequently are more expensive than in SA.
All the places mentioned by the other writers are wonderful. I didn't like Swakop at first, but now look forward to going back each year.
In addition to Little Ongava, you could also spend a few days at Okaukuejo Resort in Etosha. If you can book a luxury bungalow by the waterhole, you will see an abundance of game all day and can also do your own game drives. Etosha is very open and flat, so the game is easy to spot--absolutely marvelous. You might also consider driving through the Caprivi Strip, working your way to Chobe (Botswana) and Victoria Falls.
I have stayed at a wide variety of hotels, lodges, guest farms, etc., in Namibia and can probably give you some advice/recommendations if you are interested.
Good luck. Namibia is a beautiful country full of natural beauty. Please keep us posted.
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Thanks so much for all the information.It's very exciting to hear about the adventure that might be in store for us.
We like scenery, wildlife, nature, local culture. We would like to do some hiking. We became interested in birds when we went to Botswana and my husband took some wonderful photographs. I guess we really enjoy everything.
We want to stay at luxury places.
My husband likes to drive, and after reading the posts, I think we could look into a trip which combines self driving with flying. Starting in Windhoek, should we head over to the coast or should we travel northward? Is there any problem dropping off a car? Can we hook up with tours to some of the more remote areas from Swakops or Etosha?
Can anyone recommend a tour company?
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Hi, Mollybee
Starting in Windhoek, I would recommend you drive south to Sossusvlei. Then drive back via Walvis Bay and Swakopmund. From Swakopmund you can drive north along the Atlantic Ocean, visit the Cape Cross Seal Colony and then head inland on the gravel road across Damaraland toward Etosha.
Namibia doesn't have the luxury accommodations of South Africa and Botswana except perhaps for Ongava, but it does have some unique places to stay. I have stayed in many different hotels, lodges, etc., and always found them to be clean and efficiently run with good wholesome if not gourmet food. If you like to eat game such as springbok or kudu, it readily available. The German tourists, and there are many, seem to like it.
Ongava is one place where I have not stayed because I much prefer to stay in the park and do my own thing. One note about Okaukuejo's "luxury bungalow," the luxury here is the space (they are two-bedroom with a kitchen and lounge area) and the location right at the waterhole. There are luxury lodges at Sossusvlei and some first-rate hotels in Swakopmund and Windhoek. There is also a new luxury hotel at Cape Cross.
You can drive all of this easily in a regular sedan. However, if you want to do the Skeleton Coast or the very remote areas of northern Namibia, then you might want to book a tour. Otherwise, you can book everything yourself via the internet. Namibia tourism has a great network of websites.
I usually book through one of the major car rental companies--Hertz, Europcar, Avis, etc., and have not had a problem with a pickup in one city and dropoff in another.
You do want to book early. Namibia is getting more popular all the time and the prime accommodation fills early.
Sorry for sending some of this message twice. I think I hit the "post" key by accident. Any other questions?
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Sararilover - going from Cape Cross Seal reserve across Damaraland to Etosha - what road(s) do you take?
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Do they drive on left or right side of highway???
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I agree! We went to England a couple years ago and started out on a 3 hour drive as soon as we arrived. Between my husband trying to drive on the left and the navigator (me) dozing off, the first day was quite an adventure! However, we learned out lesson and will stay in Windhoek for two nights before taking to the road. I don't know if my husband will do any better at the beginning, but at least I will be awake to give him advice on driving! (If he doesn't get mad and ditch me....)
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Can you recommend any particular websites?
Also, is it worthwhile to visit Wolvedans?
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If you do a search on "Wolwedans" and work back through the threads you'll find my comments on one of my very favourite places. We first went in 2001 and again, to renew our wedding vows, in 2004.
Note that management (but not ownership) has changed since my trip so I don't know if standards and warmth are the same, though I do hope so.
On our first trip we started in Wolwedans, went on to Sossusvlei and then visited Damaraland (staying in the wonderful Damaraland Camp). Then we went on to spend a little over a week in Botswana.
On our second trip we just stopped one night in Windhoek and then 4 at Wolwedans, having spent 8+ weeks in South Africa and Botswana before hand.
We booked via a UK agent but I have read good things about Cardboard Box, a local Namibian operator. Not used them myself though.
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Hello and Happy New Year
Here are a few more thoughts on Namibia.
Yes, they do drive on the left. If you haven't done this before, Namibia is a good place to start. There isn't much traffic as, say South Africa. Even Windhoek is a relatively small city. So I wouldn't worry too much about it.
To drive across the desert from Cape Cross:
From Cape Cross drive south toward Swakopmund. Just north of Hentiesbaai turn left on to the C35 toward Uis Mine. At Uis turn left to continue on the C35 toward Khorixas. The last fueling station is at Hentiesbaai. Uis is just a crossroad, so there really is nothing else until Khorixas, so make sure you have a full tank and pack a lunch. It is about a 5-hour drive from Swakopmund and gravel all the way, but worth doing. The tar road begins again just past Khorixas where there is also food and fuel. At Khorixas you can pick up the C39 which is tar and goes to Outjo, the last town before Etosha--about 60 miles from there to the main gate into the park.
I have done this drive several times. It is most dramatic if you drive from Khorixas toward Swakopmund because you leave rolling countryside with mountains in the distance and drive into a misty, desolate, flat area with absolutely no vegegation that I can only describe as driving on the moon. The first time I did this, of course, I had no idea what to expect and consequently thought it was quite an adventure. We didn't pass another car the entire way! Now the area is a little more populated and there is more tourism traffic; hence, a few other cars.
Yes, I haven't actually stayed at Wolvedans, but have been in that area twice. The first time I stayed in Camp Mwisho, a very small tented camp somewhat south of the Sossusvlei area, but we did it because they had the hot air balloon flights from there. We loved the place and thoroughly enjoyed the balloon. Would I do it again? In a heartbeat! The next time I was traveling with a friend who was on a budget and we stayed at Betesda Rest Camp. The location was much better than Camp Mwisho. The rooms were fine, but the food left a lot to be desired and there was only solar hot water which ran out when we were there. There are other high-end places in the area, and they are very expensive, but worth it.
Once you enter the Namib Naukluft park itself, it is about a 40 mile drive to Sossuvlei itself. As of two years ago when I was there last, there was just a little building that served as a place to pay the entrance fee and get a cold drink, ice cream, bag of chips, etc., not much else so I think everyone pretty much survives on snacks until dinner. Really, there is just nothing else in the area, but as far as I am concerned, it adds to the adventure.
The drive from Namib Naukluft back toward Walvis Bay and Swakopmund is also a long one on gravel roads, but incredibly scenic and worth doing. Again, make sure you have a full tank of fuel and some snacks and water. You won't find much along the way.
My own opinion of Walvis bay is that you drive to the lagoon to see the flamingoes and then head to Swakopmund. The drive between the two towns goes along the coast, so the ocean is on one side and the dunes on the other. I usually make a few stops along the way for photos.
In Swakopmund I highly recommend you take the desert tour (if you can take any more desert) run by George Erb of the Swakop Tour Company. George is incredibly knowledgeable and is passionate about the desert. He can answer any of those questions you might have and I think his tour is fascinating. Try to book him when he doesn't have any other clients, so you will have a private tour. His mother also has a camel farm just out of town. It is a little like taking a pony ride, but if you haven't done this before and can get into the spirit of the thing, it is lots of fun.
I think that's about it for now. Next time, I can mention a few places to stay in Swakop or Windhoek. Right now my brain is in Tanzania as I am leaving for there in two weeks and need to do some serious packing really soon.
Bye for now.
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Hello again,
Okay, I should be doing other things, but I just can't let this go.
Check out these websites:
Namibia Getaways has an annual print copy that I try to pick up each year. I find it an invaluable resource for selecting accommodation and always found their descriptions and pricing to be accurate.
Namibia Wildlife Resorts is the umbrella name for the national parks accommodation.
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