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Gold HillÆs crime prevention officer about to transfer to Stetson Hills
Officer Robert Harris, who has been the Colorado Springs Police Department's Gold Hill Command's crime prevention officer (CPO) for the past three years, is
transferring to the same position in the Stetson Hills Command.
The hiring process for his Gold Hill replacement is under way, and he plans to help with the transition. ōI would say the dust will all be settled by the end of March,ö estimated Harris, who has been with the CSPD for 10 years in all.
The CPO primarily works with Neighborhood Watch groups. Out of roughly 800 citywide, 180 are in the Gold Hill Command, which includes the downtown, Cheyenne area and the Westside south of Fillmore Street. Other CPO tasks include offering crime-prevention training classes and meeting with a Citizen Advisory Committee every other month.
Harris emphasized that he has enjoyed working in Gold Hill. However, he lives in the Stetson Hills area, meaning a cross-town commute, so when the CPO for that division retired he decided to apply for it.
One aspect he liked about Gold Hill was the established neighborhoods. ōPeople know one another,ö Harris said. ōThat makes my job extremely easy.ö
He did experience ōone disadvantageö of working in this area. ōPeople seemingly don't want to get overly involved until a problem directly affects their neighborhood,ö he said. ōAnd then we get calls from people in crisis mode.ö
The position of crime prevention officer is a limited carry-over from the neighborhood resource officer (NRO) that CSPD had in previous years, Harris explained. Under a unit that focused on ōcommunity policing,ö the NROs would work with neighborhoods in an attempt to ōattack and fixö crime problems before they got bad, he said.
Recent city budget cutbacks have reduced such efforts. The current Crime Prevention unit includes some of the former community policing elements. However, with patrol duties also now part of the job description, the CPO position winds up being ōmore educational than hands-on,ö Harris said.
He liked it when when the department had a stronger community policing emphasis, which he described as being at the ōforefront of proactive policing.ö Harris said he'd become interested in community policing when he was in college. Before coming to Gold Hill, he'd been the NRO for three years in the Falcon Command.
ōIt's hard to deny that police and neighborhoods working together can be very successful,ö Harris said. ōI can't say we fixed all the problems [in the days of the NRO], but at at least the neighbors could say we came out and tried. Today it's not that way. It's kind of sad, but it's a sign of the times, I suppose.ö
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By Jack Hawkins http://jackonabike.ca/
Summer is finally here, and this means that we cyclists are able to get out and ride. May's been a great month for it. I have been out on a few rides - some short, some long. As I crank up the mileage, I'm on the lookout for places to go on some short tours.
National Parks in the area, such as Kouchibouguac stand out as possible destinations for overnight trips. For those of you who are more adventurous, perhaps a multi-day ride to the Fundy Coast, or maybe take a leap back into history - with visits to both the Acadian Village in Caraquet, and King's Landing in Prince William, New Brunswick. Or, if the hustle-and-bustle of cities is more to your taste, why not do a "tri-city tour" of three of New Brunswick's largest centres - Moncton, Fredericton and Saint John? Each offers something different - while maintaining that 'city lifestyle' that you (and I, admittedly) love.
Why not a trip to New Brunswick's coastal location of Cape Tormentine - maybe use that beautiful location as a stopover on your way to a circumnavigation of Prince Edward Island! The Island is well known for tourist attractions such as Anne of Green Gables, and it's quiet country lanes offer fantastic cycling all around the island.
Further afield, there are challenging, yet rewarding places to ride in the Maritimes, such as Nova Scotia's legendary Cabot Trail, somewhere that I hope to be able to ride this year. The Cabot Trail boasts some of Nova Scotia's most beautiful scenery, and while the climbs are incredibly challenging, so I'm told - it is well worth all the sweat and tears just for the vistas that accompany the hills.
If you're looking to go outside of the Maritimes, then I wish you luck! What about those of you who are venturing overseas this summer? Or perhaps setting off on an epic, cross-country ride across Canada? Maybe you're heading south, to the States (after the winter we've just had, I can't say I blame you!)... What about those of you (like my friend Iohan), who set off from Alaska last month, and will continue his ride to Ushaia, Argentina in August. From there, he says he wants to go around the world. Are any of you taking off to ride around the world?
I want to know, where are you going this Summer? Where do you want to go? How are you planning your trip? Are you wild-camping, staying in hotels, or motels? Tell me all about it!
No matter where you're going, or how long you're gone for, I am sure that it will be an incredible experience. As travel often is, and as bicycle touring often is.
About the Author
Jack Hawkins is a freelance travel writer and touring cyclist. Originally from the UK, he swapped one seaside town for another in 2006, and has been living in Canada for eight years. Jack has always had a fondness for writing and after graduating from Bonar Law Memorial High School in Rexton, Jack decided to pursue a freelance writing career, and implemented his love of cycling into his work shortly after a chance-meeting in 2013 with a fellow Englishman who had cycled across Canada.
Jack currently writes for this webzine, but is also a monthly contributor Mike's Bike Shop's E-Magazine, "The Rider's Edge". He recently worked on and published a series of thirty-one articles for revered bicycle touring guru, Darren Alff, for his website: http://gobicycletouring.com/. Jack also writes articles, journals, gear reviews, and interview pieces for his own website - http://jackonabike.ca/.


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Yes, I know it has been a long time since I last posted. And that I disappeared without saying a word lol. I went on vacations! to GERMANY! And I was so busy trying to finish editing the VivaLaModa july issue before leaving that I totally forgot to update the blog. My apologies to all the fashion addicts out there ;)
However, be happy now! Not because I am back hahaha but because the 4th issue of VivaLaModa is online now! (totally FREE!)
I really hope you like it! Feel free to post comments, new ideas, suggestions, topics you would like to see, etc here or emailing me (You can see the email in the magazine website).
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Laden with melons they were unable to sell, farmers from the Rocky Ford area begin the drive home from the Old Colorado City Farmers Market Sept. 15. According to market organizer Frank Schmidt, the current listeria scare has cut the market's Rocky Ford farmers' melon sales by about 25 percent. That's unfair, he said, because the actual problem was contaminated water in Holly.
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The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda.
Images of Rihanna nestled close to fiancé Chris Brown at the Grammys last week were disturbing, considering he had previously punched her in the face, bitten and beaten her, even tattooing what appeared to be an image of the same on his neck. Beyoncé's recent half-time show at the Super Bowl was called "sexy" by pundits, but could just as easily be called hyper-sexualized.
No matter how empowered she seems, she opened her act by stripping half her costume down to a bustier and Victoria's Secret lacy type eyelet panties and did dance numbers to match. Her amazing voice got half lost in the process. The most "empowered" part of her act was that she was backed up by an all-girl band.Both Rihanna and Beyoncé are beautiful and very talented women – but society seems to want to focus on the sex and beauty part more than their abilities. At the same time, our celebrity driven culture tends to make heroes of, or at the very least, excuse famous men with unsavory, even violent, behavior.
The most recent episode of CSI featured in its opening scene a female singer performing in a sexy dance number onstage. Her scenes were cross-cut with scenes of a woman tied to a chair being beaten and killed backstage, while the music played.
Effective filmmaking? Absolutely. Terrifying? You bet. Titillating to some? Without a doubt. The constant juxtapositions we see of women, sex and violence in our culture are horrid.
Two recent studies reveal that overtly sexual images of women influence not only the way men see women but worse still, the way women value – or devalue — themselves, as if their worth is connected only to their physical appearance and the pleasure they can offer. Is it any wonder that when Chris Brown got public grief for his treatment of Rihanna, girls were actually blogging about how "he could beat them up anytime."
That Rihanna, or any woman, would return for the possibility of more of the same treatment is something passing understanding.
Eric Dolan of Raw Story reported that Rachel M. Calogero of the U.K.'s University of Kent just published a study in Psychological Science showing that "self-objectification is a self-perspective that many women adopt as a primary consequence of regular encounters of sexual objectification." She asks:
"… Why do we seem to compulsively objectify girls and women, at seemingly younger and younger ages, in this culture?" I think there are multiple and converging forces at play with respect to objectification. What
we do know is that the evidence for the objectification of women across a variety of media and interpersonal sources is overwhelming and that it brings harm to both women and men. Keep in mind that sexual objectification includes a range of encounters from less to more extreme. It is not just checking out women or sexualized media portrayals of women, but sexual harassment and violence as well."
Violent words lead to violent actions, or at least make them seem more acceptable. A study released in Psychological Science in May, 2012 revealed that both men and women see images of sexy women's bodies as objects, while they see sexy-looking men as people. *(Hat Tip to blogger TerryS for sharing this study.)
Calogero also studied "the relationship between self-objectification and social activism." She found "that women who were primed to evaluate themselves based on their appearance and sexual desirability had a decreased motivation to challenge gender-based inequalities and injustices."
"Self-objectification has been causally linked to a number of negative physical, mental, and behavioral health outcomes in girls and women, and even some men," demonstrating that "self-objectification is connected to women's motivation to challenge the status quo."
She found they were less likely to speak out about gender inequality, sign a petition supporting women's rights or to support female candidates for political office. Women politicians, by the way, are all too familiar with ridiculous double standards that judge appearance and demeanor.
Calogero continues:
"In short, primarily valuing and investing in appearance domains and viewing oneself in terms of a sexual object is related to women devaluing and investing less in social action …this pattern seems to emerge because the more women self-objectify, the less likely they are to report perceiving anything wrong with the gender status quo, so what is there to change?"
Her study also shared they were "less likely to participate in social activism in the future."
The objectification is constant and growing…
Patricia Donovan reported on a 2011 study authored by University of Buffalo sociologists Erin Hatton, PhD, and Mary Nell Trautner, PhD, entitled, "Equal Opportunity Objectification? The Sexualization of Men and Women on the Cover of Rolling Stone."
Using Rolling Stone Magazine as a bellwether of pop culture, they examined covers from the 60s through 2009. They found that the portrayal of women in the popular media over the last several decades had become increasingly sexualized, even "pornified" while the same was not true of the portrayal of men.
Trautner and Hatton analyzed more than 1,000 images on Rolling Stone covers over a 43 year period:
In the 1960s they found that 11 percent of men and 44 percent of women on the covers of Rolling Stone were sexualized. "In the 2000s," Hatton said, "there were 10 times more hypersexualized images of women than men, and 11 times more non-sexualized images of men than of women."
"What we conclude from this is that popular media outlets such as Rolling Stone are not depicting women as sexy musicians or actors; they are depicting women musicians and actors as ready and available for sex. This is problematic," Hatton says, "because it indicates a decisive narrowing of media representations of women.
This is deliberate. Not only does it sell. It encourages us to sell women short. Hatton stated:
"We don't necessarily think it's problematic for women to be portrayed as 'sexy.' But we do think it is problematic when nearly all images of women depict them not simply as 'sexy women' but as passive objects for someone else's sexual pleasure."
Hatton further stated:
"Sexualized portrayals of women have been found to legitimize or exacerbate violence against women and girls, as well as sexual harassment and anti-women attitudes among men and boys. Such images also have been shown to increase rates of body dissatisfaction and/or eating disorders among men, women and girls; and they have even been shown to decrease sexual satisfaction among both men and women."
We seem so conditioned to this, it is not surprising that violence against women in television, film (and even in music) is more graphic and grotesque, and, as in life, women on television are victims of violence far more than men.
Beyoncé Knowles' new HBO documentary, "Life Is but a Dream," speaks to her sense of empowerment and while one can argue that her dance numbers are indicative of a woman expressing the life force through her sexuality, what I saw at the Super Bowl and in some of the dance performances shared in her film, was closer to pole dancing: "popping the coochie," kittenish vamping and hair tossing for the camera that sometimes undermined her amazing vocal talent – rock spectacle notwithstanding. Her documentary is lovely and in many ways, vulnerable, honest and raw. Yet the overemphasis on the sexual in choice of costume and dance seems to distract from her overall artistry. Ironically, when the film shared her most powerful vocal performance, she was entirely covered in a sequined jacket and slacks. Her talent was front and center. Her beauty and sensuality spoke for itself and were, appropriately, rendered to an afterthought.
Whether intentionally or not, Ms. Knowles' documentary "Life Is but a Dream" asks an interesting question – can a woman who is a powerful performer and producer be in charge of the message and her own sexuality, without the sex being valued over her artistry?
And can we as a society continue with beer billboards, hyper-sexualized images of women, sexist, disrespectful descriptions of women, and obsession over the physical form while imagining it does not take a toll on the way women see and present themselves? It's not as if one can simply turn off the TV and not be bombarded by these images. They are everywhere.
As long as women sign on to be victims or allow themselves to be influenced by these negative pictorial and societal images without fighting back, we will get more of the same.
Anita Finlay is the author of Dirty Words on Clean Skin, available in print and Kindle editions on Amazon — 3 months at #1 in Women in Politics Books.
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The workshop presents recent research on unemployment and well-being. Theoretical and empirical work from different disciplines – in particular economics, psychology and sociology – is very welcome. The scientific committee encourages in particular submissions of papers on the following topics:
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Tanzania Asilia: Cultural Discovery and the Big 5
An all inclusive grassroots journey that has been designed exclusively for Gaia Conscious Travel for an in depth Experience.
Duration7 Days+
Group SizeMin 2
Uniquely designed for Gaia Conscious Travel, this fully inclusive package will REALLY take you off the beaten track to experience unique connections and understanding of the most fascinating Tanzanian cultures.
Instead of visiting the same villages that other operators visit, where the contact with the local communities is often biased and superficial, this operator will take you off the beaten track, to meet their own community partners. A refreshing and awakening Experience, where you will spend time and share knowledge with the Maasai and the Hadzabe cultural groups.
You will live in these communities for 2 days and take part in daily chores and leisure activities, a tour of a traditional home and educational "bush" seminars with practical workshops and discussion groups. Another day will bring you closer to the Babati community, where you will visit a local family for lunch and share local activities alongside the lake.
But this trip will also allow you to enjoy many days of game driving in the most spectacular Tanzanian wildlife parks, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, as well as Tarangire, which is the surprise Northern add-on to this package. Off the main safari route, tarangire is quiet and lovely, most famous for its elephant migrations, birding and authentic safari feel.
The Operator
Both directors (Tanzanian and British born) share between them more than 20 years' experience working with indigenous peoples in Tanzania, 10 of which were in the not-for profit sector. Our company was born out of a desire to educate travelers in an authentic, un-staged, community lead way about indigenous people in Tanzania, their cultures, way of life and their struggles through cultural ecotourism.
Our overall attitude to tourism in focused on personal growth and discovery (for visitors but also for the communities we connect with during our travels) and the intrinsic value of indigenous knowledge and wisdom; seeing the world through another's perspective (taking a walk in each other's shoes) but with minimal impact (both environmental and social) so all you leave behind are footprints in the earth.
We are passionate about supporting indigenous peoples preserve their indigenous knowledge and cultural identities for future generations but also about promoting community- lead sustainable development. We are equally passionate about educating travelers through intimate and authentic exchanges that allow for a genuine, human interaction and knowledge sharing. We believe cultural tourism can be an important means to achieve this goal.
Our company's policies are based on a foundation of personal and academic research into the impact of ecotourism on indigenous peoples so we are well aware of the potential pitfalls as well as benefits and this is something which informs all of our product development.
We are also environmentally conscious individuals, who are actively engaged in reducing our footprint and impact, not just for the company but at home, whether through investment in state of the art water filters in order to cut down on plastic bottle use; buying locally wherever possible; or simply encouraging travelers to get out of the car and take-part in walking safaris or spend a few days with a local community doing a walking based cultural program.
A central part of our company ethos is profit sharing with the communities we work with.
An average 10% of the net profit from our programs goes towards community projects aimed at tackling issues highlighted by the communities as important. We also encourage projects which utilise indigenous knowledge and skills and environmentally based projects such as forest management.
Giving Tanzanians job opportunities is a priority for us, therefore all of our employees are local Tanzanians. Our company is nothing without the people we work with and employ. In recognition of this fact many of our employees are on full-contracts and paid on a salary basis (instead of per day) to ensure job security, with social security benefits and emergency air rescue insurance on top as a minimum. We also offer additional training in various areas including first aid, English "top-ups" to name a couple and opportunities for career growth.
We are continually looking for new ways to reduce our environmental footprint and impact. So far we have implemented the use of state of the art water filters to reduce our plastic bottle consumption (so water is filtered directly from sources in the bush, however it is not yet possible for us to rely 100% on filtered water alone). Also many of our packages include community programs which are almost exclusively done on foot so reducing our carbon foot print. We also support a forest management project in one of the communities we work with. Roughly 80% of our equipment is locally produced and we endeavour to buy locally wherever possible. Whilst in the bush we have strict "leave no trace" policies. All of our camps are currently 100% mobile, meaning that in between groups camp sites have a chance to recover. We currently depend on a mixture of sustainable charcoal, gas and locally collected dead/sustainable sources of wood.
Our long term environmental goals include switching to sustainable fuel sources for our vehicles and switching to sustainable power sources in the office. Our mid-term goals include switching to 90% sustainable/renewable fuel sources in our camps.
How we work with communities
All of the communities we visit we have long standing relationships with from the days we worked in the not for profit sector. We have solid friendships with many members of the community. During our programs a local guide is always present. This means that each community has control over how they are represented and what information is shared. Many of the local guides speak fluent English but all speak Swahili (the main African language spoken in Tanzania). Guides are usually rotated allowing more families to benefit.
How guests are prepared
All guests receive a pre-departure info pack containing general information about Tanzania, it's history, climate and environment, cultural awareness and Swahili language guide. On arriving in Tanzania guests receive an orientation that goes into more detail about the specific communities that might be visited as well as the "dominant" Swahili culture, cultural norms, what behaviour is and isn't appropriate in each setting and what to expect in general. They also receive "refresher" orientations during the trip just before entering into each community.
Guests are encouraged to learn the traditional greetings of each community visited (as well as in Swahili!) which are also provided during orientation.
The people we work with on this tour
For each tour there is a field crew consisting of a driver guide, camp chef, camp hand and a community facilitator/lead guide who is there to support guests as well as the local guides. Our tours are nothing without the people we work with. In recognition of this fact our employees are fairly paid (above the government minimum for the industry) as are the local guides. Community payments include a community conservation fee (paid to the local village governments), individual payments for local participants in activities, as well as a donation (usually to a community womens' group or other NGO) in addition to the voluntary contributions to UCRT on the Gaia website.
Where possible we try to use hand-picked hotels and lodges which have a good reputation among lodge workers, engage in corporate social responsibility.
How the tour creates additional employment and income for 3rd parties
There is also the opportunity for guests to purchase traditional jewellery and other items directly from artists and craftsmen from the communities visited. We also make use of locally run hotels and lodges.
How we create social awareness through our tours
An important part of our ethos and programs is raising international awareness of the social and environmental issues of indigenous and tribal people in Tanzania. We achieve this through open and honest dialogue with community members via discussion groups and question-answer sessions as well as mini "seminars". We try to give as broad and in-depth over view of the circumstances of each community as possible within the given time constraints.
How we reduce our footprint on your tour
Guests spend as much time on foot as possible. Our itineraries are planned to provide ample time between destinations to avoid rushing around, thus using less fuel. Much of our equipment is locally produced reducing the carbon footprint created by importing goods. The same goes for food used in our camps. We filter our own water wherever practical (not all water sources are fit for filtering –e.g. high salt content) instead of relying exclusively on bottled water. We also make use of renewable or responsibly sourced fuel for cooking whenever we can.
All our guests are briefed on how to keep their environmental impact to a minimum from encouraging the use of biodegradable toiletries to how to dispose of trash appropriately.
Mission of Parks visited
Ngorongoro Conservation Area is an "experiment" in the co-habitation of people and wildlife whereby Maasai people are able to live their traditional lifestyle alongside native wildlife but other forms of human activity (farming/hunting etc) are prohibited. In the National Parks no human activity is allowed other than around camps. All of the parks and conservation areas visited have strict leave no trace policies and policies regarding the removal of flora and fauna. We apply the same principles in the natural areas of the communities we visit.
How your tour contributes to conservation and environmental awareness
As part of your time in Tanzania guests have the opportunity to take part in forest management activities in a local Maasai village. This project is taken up directly with the village as a means to encourage the protection of their natural forests and discourage deforestation for the production of charcoal. Just by taking part in a community based program you are generating alternative sources of income giving people more opportunities so they are less reliant on environmentally destructive means of generating income such as charcoal production.
Slowing down and letting go
Western culture causes us to be constantly clock watching. Life in Tanzania, however, happens at a different pace. Outside of major urban areas peoples relationship to time is very different; slower, relaxed. During community visits guests will be encouraged to embrace this new relationship with time instead of expecting a tight schedule to be followed. People often experience a great sense of relief and liberation when they simply allow themselves to go with the flow!
Reconnecting with yourself and your environment
Since everything is taken care of from transport to food to accommodation guests will have very little to think about and can focus entirely on what is going on around them and themselves. Meals prepared in camp are well balanced (with a few treats!) and make the most of good quality local produce including lots of fresh fruit and vegetables.
On the whole this experience will be incredibly sensual, with new and exotic smells, sights and sounds. Tanzania is without doubt one of the most beautiful, diverse, exciting but also humbling places to visit on Earth. It will certainly take your breath away!
Personal growth
Being able to connect with local people is an integral part of this trip. Not only will guests learn a lot about these indigenous communities they will also have the chance to engage with them, ask questions and reflect on their experiences without judgement. Some of the experiences guests will have, from camping in the bush, surrounded by wildlife, to witnessing traditional ceremonies or taking part in traditional daily chores/activities and the conversations they will take part in, may be very challenging for some but in the end visitors finish their trip with new insights and an altered world view that will have a profound and lasting impact on their life.
Ujamaa Community Resource Team - UCRT
We will give you the option to donate to this project on your final invoice.
The savannahs and grasslands of Northern Tanzania are one of the world's most spectacular landscapes. Our human origins lie in these landscapes, and today the region is home to huge populations of large mammals that have disappeared from most other parts of Africa and the world at large. The region is a crossroads of different cultures and ethnic groups with ancient heritages.
All of these groups of people depend on the lands and natural resources that they have utilized for centuries and for some, many thousands of years: in turn these landscapes have shaped their cultures and ways of life. Conservation is a fundamental aspect of their daily lives and key for their prosperity, which is why economic development and natural resource management are inseparable to these people. The last 120 years have been challenging for most rural communities in Tanzania, as both pre- and post-independence governments have shifted control over lands and resources from local to national control. Sadly, much-needed incentives for sustainable use and management have been eroded by this loss of local rights and control.
In the 1980's, a tourism company called Dorobo Tours, headed by three Tanzanian-born American brothers - Daudi, Thad and Mike Peterson - was becoming increasingly concerned by the spread of unsustainable agriculture, a large increase in charcoal burning and loss of wildlife habitat throughout the region. In response, Dorobo Tours initiated the first tourism agreements with several villages in Ngorongoro and Simanjiro Districts. These agreements provided communities contractual income from tourism in exchange for their setting aside and managing areas of village land for wildlife and wildlife-compatible uses.
Please donate to to UCRT / Dorobo Fund
UCRT is grateful for all donations, of all sizes, as they allow us to continue lifting marginalised people out of poverty while conserving our natural resources.
Sponsor a Student and give a child a future!
Without education poor pastoralist and hunter-gatherer communities will never be able to protect their rights, culture and natural resources. By sponsoring a child to secondary school you are helping to lift their entire family out of poverty.
Due to the extremely low pass rates at government run secondary schools in the districts we work, UCRT sponsors students to local private schools. While this makes the fees more costly we believe it is important to give a child a quality education if they are to have a chance at achieving their full potential.
Read a Community Based Tourism Case Study by UCTR here.
Day 1: Arrival
- You will be met at Kilimanjaro airport by your driver who will transfer you to your hotel (Karama Lodge/ Outpost Lodge) in Arusha.
Day 2-3: Maasai community-based program
- At 8:30 a.m. meet with your driver guide, Lauren or Chaca and/or the community facilitator for orientation.
- Depart for the village at 9:00 a.m, passing through town to collect "zawadi" (gifts) of tea and sugar for the village. Arrive at the village by 10:30 a.m.
- Introduction to community elders and local guide.
- The following 2 days include a mixture of activities such as taking part in daily chores and leisure activities, a tour of a traditional homestead, educational "bush" seminars with practical workshops and discussion groups and a community service option to give back to the community before you leave. This is an incredible opportunity to challenge your perceptions and open your eyes while not only experiencing but taking part in how Maasai people really live, the challenges they face and how their lives could be changed for the better in a community led, sustainable way. Whether sitting by a fire listening to an Mzee (elder) tell you traditional stories or helping a Maasai mama milk her cows you will leave this village with a new world view.
Day 4:
(the next two days are traveling days with activities which help break up the journey to the Hadza village is a good 8-9 hours from the Maasai village in total)
- Wake early and begin the first leg of your journey, stopping at Tarangire National Park for a game drive (approx. 2.5 hours)
- Arrive at Tarangire (approx.. 10:00 a.m.) for a day of game driving, stopping for an "on the bonnet" picnic lunch. Tarangire is well known for it's high concentration of elephants which can be seen all year round. It is also wonderful for birding and has high numbers of primate species such as baboons and vervet monkeys.
- Spend the night at Tarangire Safari Lodge.
Day 5:
- En-route game drive out of park and then depart for Lake Babati in Babati district. Babati was one of several districts ear-marked for the development of "ujamaa" or socialist villages by the first president of Tanzania, Julius Nyerere. Babati town itself, although not an Ujamaa village was and still is a major trade centre for agricultural crops in the region. It is a bustling, fast growing town in the shadow of Kwaraa Mountain, on the shores of Lake Babati, famous for its' fish and hippos.
- Visit paddy fields, sunflower oil manufacturers and a traditional Swahili/Bantu family for lunch before retiring to the lake shore for canoeing, dinner and overnight.
Day 6-8: Hadzabe Community-based program
- After an early breakfast continue with your journey onward. This journey is most definitely off the beaten track where you are unlikely to see many cars or other tourists for the next few days.
- Journey from Babati to Mbulu district. Duration: approx. 5 hours.
- Stop for lunch break along the way.
- Arrive at Hadzabe village late afternoon.
- Introduction to village elders.
- The following 2 days include a mixture of activities such as taking part in daily chores and leisure activities, a tour of a traditional home and educational "bush" seminars with practical workshops and discussion groups. This is the second community you will visit on your trip and represents a vastly different lifestyle but no less eye-opening. The Hadzabe are a unique people in Tanzania and are one of the last remaining hunter – gather groups in East Africa. A truly egalitarian society they represent a way of viewing and connecting with the world that has been lost to many during the "new age" since industrialisation. Whether listening to a Hadzabe man play a traditional instrument or walking with the mamas as they collect wild fruits you will leave this unspoilt area of true wilderness with a fundamentally changed perspective on life.
Day 9:
- Transfer to Karatu, passing by Lake Eyasi and stopping briefly for a visit to the Barabaig blacksmiths and lunch. The Barabaig are a pastoralist group who share many similarities with the Maasai but who are also uniquely different.
- Arrive at Olea Africana lodge in Karatu for dinner and a hot shower!
Day 10:
- After an early breakfast head to the Serengeti via Ngorongoro Conservation Area, stopping for majestic views of the crater before continuing the journey on towards Serengeti.
- Make a brief stop at Oldupai Gorge to view and take part in a short lecture about this fascinating archaeological site.
- Stop for lunch at the Serengeti gate before continuing with an en route game drive to the lodge.
- Arrive at Kati Kati tented lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 11:
- After breakfast begin your full day game drive.
- Stop for either a picnic OR "on-the bonnet" lunch, depending on where the animals are – we'll leave this up to the driver to decide unless you would prefer lunch at a park picnic site, please let him know.
- Continue with game drive.
- Return to camp.
Day 12:
- After breakfast enjoy your second full day of game driving in the Serengeti with lunch box.
Day 13:
- Wake early for breakfast and begin en route game drive back towards Ngorongoro Conservation area.
- Continue on to the crater, heading down for a full game drive of the area stopping for a picnic lunch at one of the crater's small lakes.
- Head out of the conservation area back to Karatu for a night at Gibbs Farm Lodge.
Day 14: Departure
Depending on your flight time, spend the morning enjoying the grounds at Gibbs Farm lodge, learning about its' history as an old colonial farm and then "game lodge", take a tour of the lodges coffee plantation and vegetable garden or book a massage (not included in overall price). After a hearty lunch depart for Arusha and then Kilimanjaro for your flight home.
- All park fees and camp fees
- B2B Mobile Fly-camping & Permanent Tented Camp / Lodge accommodation
- 3 meals a day on F/B as stipulated
- Bottled drinking water; x1.5 liters a day per person
- 4×4 vehicle plus driver guide, safari chef and camp assistant
- AMREF Emergency Evacuation Cover x 14 days
- All transfers and activities as stipulated
- Tips (suggested amounts, see Guidelines for tipping on Travel Info tab)
- Drinks apart from 1,5 liter mineral water per day
- Visa and airport departure tax
- Items of personal nature and not mentioned in the above itinerary
- International flights and internal flights
- Medical/travel insurance (must be obtained by client as a condition of booking)
- Activities at Gibbs Farm Lodge and on the beach in Pangani (booked through lodge on arrival)
- Alcoholic beverages or soft drinks
Accommodation and meals
This is a fully inclusive Experience.
Vehicle and Camp Set-Up
Our fleet of 4 x 4 safari vehicles is made up of well maintained Land-Rover TDI's and Toyota Land-Cruisers, specially adapted for use on safari. Both types of vehicles have proven themselves worthy on the unpredictable Tanzanian roads (and often, what passes for roads) and offer un-obstructed views for all passengers.
Our safari vehicles come in different sizes; the standard Land-Rover and Land-Cruisers offer comfortable space to up to 5 people and our extended Land-Cruisers seat up to 7. Because of these maximum numbers per vehicle, every single occupant is assured of his or her own window-seat, easy access to the opened roof for game viewing and ample leg-room during the drives to and from.
Because realistically, on the gravel and bush-roads you'll encounter on safari punctures happen, and from time to time mechanical problems occur, all vehicles are equipped with spare tires and all the tools needed to get you back on track in the shortest possible time.
Besides being experienced drivers, our driver/guides are trained to perform small repairs and in the rare case that outside help is needed, we'll send a replacement vehicle straight away so your safari can continue without any problems.
All vehicles are fitted for safari with:
- a full-size pop-up roof, or game viewing hatches with shade-cloth,
- VHF-radio call for communication in the parks,
- 2 x 220 Volt A/C outlets (UK, 3-pin type) to charge your equipment whilst on the move,
- 2 spare tires, a bottle-jack and hi-lift (or Simba)-jack,
- emergency tool kit, tow-rope and jump-leads,
- a (removable) fridge, and
- first aid kit.
Our spacious tents can comfortably fit 2 people with room to stand up or 3 people snugly. Tents are typically a mixture of apex roofed canvas (pictured) or polyester domed tents. Each has their own positive aspects.
Both styles of tent come with thick (8cm) foam mattresses, blankets and sheets (no wriggling around in sleeping bags!) and pillows.
The classic safari style canvas tents have built in mosquito meshing on the doors (front and back) so you can zip your tent up but still have good ventilation and there is also an additional flap that can be pulled across for added privacy. At the front there is a sheltered "veranda" for keeping footwear outside.
For small groups (4-6 or less) the mobile canvased shower and toilet cubicles can be connected to your tent as an ensuite. Alternatively they can be set at a distance from your tent.
Our polyester tents have ventilated roof openings with wind breakers covering the top. These are much more light-weight than our locally made canvas tents so we often include these for larger groups (10-15 ).
Important Information
All non East African nationals require a visa to enter Tanzania. Please visit the Tanzanian embassy in your home country for information about the types and cost of Visas. Access to information about the types of visas/permits that are available varies from embassy to embassy across the world. If you are travelling for less than three months a standard tourist visa is all you will need. Again please leave enough time as the application process can sometimes take over a week. Alternatively, if flying directly to Tanzania a visa can be purchased at the airport on arrival – but be prepared to wait in line!
It is a condition of booking with Gaia Conscious Travel that you have adequate valid travel insurance. It is your responsibility to arrange appropriate travel insurance and ensure you have read and understood the full terms and conditions of your travel insurance policy to ensure that you are covered for all activities you intend to undertake whilst on travel, including all optional activities. Your Insurance Policy must fully cover you for medical expenses and emergency repatriation to your home country. Please ensure your policy includes medical emergency helicopter evacuation in the event of illness or injury and covers the entire duration of your holiday. If you are trekking at altitude please ensure that there is no upper altitude limit, which may limit or exclude cover for your trip. Medical and repatriation insurance cover is not mandatory for domestic travel.
Visitors to Tanzania are required by law to have had a yellow fever vaccination and bring with them a valid yellow fever certificate if they are travelling from or through a country with a risk of yellow fever transmission. Please refer to your own governments guidelines on travel to Tanzania.
Please visit your doctor for advice on which other vaccinations are required and remember some vaccinations need to be administered several weeks before travel so ensure you leave plenty of time.
Tanzania is in a malaria risk zone, so please use an appropriate prophylactic (preventative) malaria medication.
Read more about malaria here.
Travellers D&V
Unfortunately nearly all first-time visitors to East Africa come down with some sort of stomach ailment during their stay the severity of which can vary from a couple of bouts of diarrhoea to full-blown gastroenteritis. This is perfectly normal since your body is reacting to unfamiliar bacteria present in the environment. Your body will then build immunity to such bacteria much as it does in your home country. If it doesn't clear up on its own (which it usually does in about 2 to 3 days) then local hospitals are very experienced at dealing with stomach bugs. We advise that you carry with you some anti-diarrhoea medication (Loperamide) and a few packets of re-hydration salts.
Tap water in Tanzania is of dubious quality and is not suitable for drinking or brushing teeth. Water from certain areas (particularly in the North) also has a very high fluoride content. Use bottled water (available even in remote areas) or pre-boiled/filtered water, even for brushing teeth, to avoid stomach complaints. Water provided by Nyayo will be a mixture of bottles and/or filtered water.
Age restriction
Experience not suitable for children under 3. Children under 18 should be accompanied by an adult.
Preparing for your Experience
Camping Equipment
Please note that unless otherwise stated all camping equipment, including tents, thick foam mattresses, pillows, blankets, sheets, portable camping toilet and shower, are provided as part of your tour
- Frameless backpack and cover (easier if camping although not essential)
- Day sack
- Luggage locks – These are not only a good way to ensure the security of your belongings during transit but are also an effective deterrent for pick-pockets when walking around town.
We advise people to try to pack light to help us cut down on weight during long journeys.
We also encourage you to choose environmentally friendly/biodegradable products wherever possible.
In your Pre-Departure travel notes, we will send you extensive information including a code of behaviour, packing list, country information, as well as a guide to the local Swahili language. It is customary and much appreciated for visitors to learn the basics of the language. It will make your Experience more enjoyable.
Temperatures in Tanzania can vary tremendously depending on time of day or night and the season. Therefore it is useful to prepare yourself for hot, cold and wet weather. It is better to pack lots of light-weight clothing that can be layered instead of bringing lots of bulky clothes.
Budgeting for your Experience
Foreign Exchange
The main currency of Tanzania is the Tanzanian Shilling (often abbreviated to Tzs or Tsh). Although U.S Dollars are also accepted in many hotels and are the only accepted form of payment at National Parks for foreign visitors on a tourist visa Shillings are the main form of currency for buying goods from markets, local shops, restaurants and bars. Shillings can be obtained from ATMs, which are available in most major towns and cities or can be exchanged at the numerous bureaux de changes in Arusha. Please bear in mind that if you plan to bring U.S. $ from home then bills of series 2003 or less are not accepted. Many of the more upmarket hotels and lodges will accept cards directly. We recommend you purchase a money belt to keep your cash on you.
Tipping is the norm in Tanzania for crew members. We recommend $10 per group, per day for each member of the team (only days they work on your safari). The field team is made up of at least a driver guide but may also include a local guide and cook if camping. For groups over two we operate a tipping kitty that you can start before your tour commences. The tipping kitty enables your group to pool its money and decide at the end of the tour if you would like to contribute extra to each member of your field team. You may decide that one member of your team has provided particularly good service for example so you may decide to give over the recommended minimum to this person.
There are no extra accommodation options for this Experience. Please contact us for accommodation options before and after your trip
There are no optional activities features for this Experience. Please contact us if you would like us to enquire further
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At a Press conference in Singapore, Sony Ericsson has unveiled two new phones of its Xperia series which is famous for its high end functionality and design. The phones are named as Xperia Ray and Xperia Active. The new phones are directed to a specific market of users. Lets take a look on their tech specs and features:
Xperia Active Tech Specs and Features
As its name and form suggests, is intended for active people and highly mobile, or athletes in particular, and those who want a phone that bears their lifestyle. Because it has a solid design, anti-dust and water resistant, it's touch screen works easily even if it is wet.
The device comes with a number of sport applications that allow you to track your exercise and sports and your heart rate and pulse and so on. In addition, a number of accessories is also available to use during exercise.
The specifications of the phone are:
- Android 2.3 Gingerbread.
- A single-core processor with 1 GHz clock speed.
- TFT display of 3 inches and 480×320 pixels resolution with BRAVIA HD technology.
- 5 Megapixel Rear Camera with flash and HD video recording of 720p.
- 512 MB RAM and 320 MB of internal storage space.
- SD memory card with a capacity of 2 GB available with the device which is expandable up to 32 GB.
- Battery capacity 1200 mAh.
Xperia Ray Tech Specs and Features
Unlike the previous phone, this device is designed for those who consider their phone is something of fashion and style, it comes in several colors such as gold, pink and black. And the metallic design gives an unparalleled elegance. This beauty is not only in the form factor, but specifications are also beautiful:
- Android 2.3 Gingerbread.
- A single-core processor speed of 1 GHz.
- TFT display 3.3 inches and 480×320 pixels with BRAVIA HD technology.
- Rear Camera 8.1 Megapixel with flash and Exmor R technology and video recording accurately 720p.
- Front VGA camera for video calling.
- 512 MB RAM and 300 MB of internal storage space.
- SD memory card capacity of 4 GB are available with the device which is expandable up to 32 GB.
- Battery capacity 1500 mAh.
Upon reading the specifications, we find that the company is targeting a new and more specific market for these two different devices. But the company did not announce a date for the availability and price of the devices yet.
Stay tune to know about the release date and price details!
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It's all about me. I've got a better story than that…and it will always end up being about me. Or…..when I did that, "I" yada yada, ...
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Teacher interested in ESL methodology, IELTS, classic novels, music, and In Our Time with Melvin Bragg, based in Phuket, Thailand.
Thursday, 31 December 2009
Balcony New Years Day:
As I finish my first coffee of 2010, an unusually cool breeze sweeps over my body; a welcome relief from the rapidly rising humidity. It's 11am and Cockerels confusingly sing their song of dawn, tricked by the absence of the sun's glare and the momentary dip in temperature. I close my eyes and drift away to a Greek rooftop. There I sit at a wicker table dressed in blue, with fresh bread, feta cheese, and steaming coffee. The white-wash buildings look at me with lustrous eyes, against perfect sky-blue visa - postcard perfect. My Mediterranean fantasy is cut short by a honking horn; a heavily tattooed lady is selling bamboo juice.
So here we have it - 2010. I can't fathom what this year has lying in wait, but; it feels good. Everything is in it's right place. A comfortable realization of mental calmness soothes my soul, leaving me smiling like a man who just found a lost ten pound note. The emerald green trees seductively russle as if attempting to flirt with an unseen entity, while street dogs lick their flees and sniff the ground.
On my left, the restaurant waits patiently for the grand opening day. Then, it's muscles will flex, and vault into action, morphing into a money making machine. Below me my classrooms are filled with the distant echos of last weeks lessons, their white boards covered in verb conjunctions - Everything feels beautifully sedated.
2009 was a year packed to the brim with achievement and nuances, to many to name. One has gorged himself on a buffet on classic literature, greedily attempting to feed an insatiable intellectual diet. The path to personal freedom has been activated by the words of Orwell, Huxley, Flaubert to name but a few; their wondrous texts as sweet as chocolate, and as filling as Christmas dinner.
A insightful individual stated: "When I don't like a piece of music, I make a point of listening to it more closely."
This has been my mantra for 2009. A wave of new music has pounded me like a crashing wave, leaving me at times gasping for air. Certain bands have captivated my imagination, most from the punk, and subsequent post-punk explosion of the late 1970s, and early 1980s. What a sparklingly exciting time for music! The hippy movement had had it's day, and people were tiring of laborious progressive rock of the decade. They found sanctuary in the nihilism of punk-poets like John Cooper Clarke and Mark E Smith. Their sardonic acidic cocktails are potent enough to drunken my psyche for years to come. One simply has to mention Souiex and the Banshees, The Mekons, The Cure, The Fall, The Buzzcocks, The Specials, The Clash, and a plethora of others, who have made my 2009 musicially very special indeed.
This is going to be a good year, I can almost taste it.
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Stonehaven Community Council are asking Leader readers to suggest locations around the town for a fourth defibrillator to be placed.
Back in May Baker Hughes along with John Trudgill gifted four defibrillators to the town. John's brother Peter tragically died in hospital last year after a huge wave swept him in at Stonehaven Harbour.
The Community Council has been negotiating the location of these defibrillators with various parties both from the Public and Private Sectors and have now general agreement for three locations.
Phil Mills-Bishop Vice Chair of Stonehaven and District Community Council said: "Aberdeenshire Council are happy to have one located internally within Mackie Academy. The defibrillator will be located at the Main Reception area and access given in emergencies to the Public during the day from reception staff."
A second defibrillator will be placed externally on Stonehaven Harbour and be available 24/7.
Phil continued: "The third agreed location is on the South side of the Market Square buildings by the telephone box. This would be an outside 24/7 housed defibrillator and would require a Listed Building Certificate from the local Planning Service."
Local architect, businessman and Member of the Unionist Club Gary Black has agreed to help the Community Council in obtaining the necessary Listed Building Certificate. The cost of the outside box and affixing will be met by the Community Council and its sponsor."
The defibrillators will be placed in the locations by SDCC in the coming months.
Mr Mills-Bishop added: "The Community Council asks the Stonehaven Community to contact the Mearns Leader with suggestions for the fourth and final defibrillator.
"The Community Council are also holding a Meet and Greet Coffee Morning on Saturday November 7 from 10.30am-1.30pm at Stonehaven Library where a defibrillator will be on show."
Do you have a suggestion for the location of the life saving equipment?
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To fascinate spiritually.
A tragedy: The siddur was lost during a routine backup and has been inaccessible ever since. It is being reconstructed as time permits.
A traditional "Nusach Ari" siddur with contemporary English interpretations, Siddur Qol Ha'Maqom
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For people who are interested in the pre-history of automata here is a link to a fascinating article by Elly Truitt whose dissertation I have previously mentioned on this blog. Given below is an excerpt from the article.
What is more remarkable than the presence of these metal people in this romance is the fact that automata in human form were found frequently in the pages of twelfth-century French romances—copper knights and damsels, golden archers, children, and guardians of tombs. The early twelfth-century chanson de geste Le voyage de Charlemagne contains a description of the emperor of Constantinople's palace, upon which two golden children blow ivory horns and laugh in a lifelike manner when the wind blows. In Le roman d'Eneas, written around 1160, a metal archer ensures that the sanctity of Camille's mausoleum remains inviolate. Another midtwelfth-century romance, Le conte de Floire et Blancheflor, mentions the speaking, moving statues of the eponymous lovers erected on Blancheflor's mock tomb. The Roman d'Alexandre, completed around 1180, features two golden youths, made by augury (par augure) and enchantment (enchantement), armed with maces, guarding a drawbridge. In addition, two copper boys, armed with shields and pikes and made by enchantment (enchant) guard the tomb of the emir of Babylon. The First Continuation of Chrétien's Perceval, completed in the first decade of the thirteenth century, has two figures guarding the tent of Alardin, an "Eastern" potentate, who can discern knight from churl and maiden from nonvirgin, and then bar the entrances of the latter to the tent.


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Total knee replacement is often the last option when conservative options fail to relieve the pain and retard the progression of joint damage in patients with severe arthritis. Knee replacement surgery involves replacing the damaged cartilage and bone from the surface of the knee joint with a synthetic implant.
Custom Knee Replacement provides a custom fit option; the knee implant which is designed and customized specifically for an individual patient.
A custom knee replacement is the a novel technology in total knee replacement that uses an MRI scan of the knee to model your knee and then make custom designed cutting guides. The procedure begins before your surgery with a MRI scan and X-rays to make exact measurements of your knee. Computer software transforms that MRI image into a 3-D model of your arthritic knee and then virtually rectifies any deformity so as to restore the knee to its pre-arthritic condition. Specially designed cutting guides are then made, which allows the surgeon to preserve more of the bone and ligaments to accept the knee replacement implant.
Benefits of a custom knee replacement include:
- Minimally invasive technique
- Minimal blood loss
- Quicker recovery
- Precision fit and knee alignment
- Shorter operative time
- Less chance of infection
- Durability
- Less postoperative pain
- Greater range of motion
- Quicker return to normal activities
You are not a candidate for custom knee replacement if you have had previous corrective knee surgery or injured ligaments. Patients with knee implants, pacemakers or vascular clips who are not eligible for an MRI scan are not eligible for a custom knee replacement.
Other Knee List
- Normal Anatomy of the Knee Joint
- Avascular Necrosis
- Knee Fracture
- Meniscus Tear
- Patellofemoral Instability
- Osteonecrosis
- Knock Knee Deformity
- Arthroscopy of the Knee Joint
- Total Knee Replacement (TKR)
- ACL Reconstruction
- Uni condylar Knee Replacement
- Revision Knee Replacement
- Adolescent Anterior Knee Pain
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
- Arthritis of Knee
- Cemented and Cementless Knee Replacement
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Goosefoot Bursitis of the Knee
- Knee Implants
- Kneecap (Prepatellar) Bursitis
- Osgood-Schlatter Disease
- Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Tear
- Runner's Knee (Patellofemoral Pain)
- Unstable Kneecap
- Viscosupplementation Treatment for Arthritis


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In the following paragraphs I'll clearly spell the most effective things you can do to be able to boost the performance of the computer and increase your computing experience.
More Memory (RAM)
In case your computer has less then 256 MB of memory you might want to attempt to add more. If you do not understand how much memory you've: right click my computer, visit qualities and appear towards the end from the dialog box.
Memory is how the pc stores open files or programs to be able to provide the processor fast access. Simply put more memory means more speed and stability. You can purchase memory online or go to your local Best To Buy where they are able to do the installation for you personally if you do not feel at ease doing the work yourself.
Defrag your pc
Make a filing cabinet that has run out of order, you would need to look tougher for your files just like a pc would when it's fragmented. With time your pc will end up fragmented. Whenever your computer is fragmented it must continue to work harder to a single thing a pc can perform. Defragging your pc is important for computer performance and stability.
Diskeeper is probably the most efficient and effective defrag program I've ever used. With Diskeeper you are able to defrag your pc without getting to shut other individuals. You then have a "place it and end up forgetting it" feature that allows you to set your pc to defrag whenever without getting to consider defragging again. Most particularly this defrag program gives your pc a obvious performance boost.
Remove malware & spy ware
Should you frequently receive popups whilst not surfing the net you might have excessive levels of malware or spy ware on your pc. By taking out the malware and spy ware you won't just get a performance boost but you'll increase your computing experience by removing annoying ads.
Ad-Aware and Spybot Search and Destroy are generally free programs which will scan your pc for malware and spy ware and permit you to take it off effortlessly.
Surf the net faster
Firefox (getfirefox.com) is really a new browser that's faster and much more secure then Ie. With Firefox you are able to install extensions which "connectInch and provide the browser more functions. For instance I presently have extensions that let me know the elements and block online advertisements. Install the program today and replace your present browser which probably is Ie.


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Hey, Sunday class folks, have you done your homework for the week?
For those of you who don't join us, their "assignment" is to hang three times this week.
Playgrounds, monkey bars, rails, trees … they're all fair game.
Here's where I do most of my hanging:
It's just an inexpensive pull up bar I bought online.
We installed it in a brilliant spot – in the doorway to the laundry room.
So now, every time I go to do any laundry, I have to stop and hang, swing, or do something along those lines.
(I go to the laundry room a lot.)
I was the kid who never ever did the monkey bars. I was too weak and too frightened.
I have exactly one personal fitness goal this year – I want to execute a pull up.
Who's with me?
(For great information on why hanging and swinging are important for your health, read Katy Bowman's Hanging and Swinging 101.)
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My job affords me the opportunity to worship in unconventional churches. On one extreme, there are ornate cathedrals with soaring archways and marble statues.
One Sunday in December, I experienced the other extreme at the Eglise de Dieu Nouvelle Alliance de Corail church in the Corail camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti: a tent made from white tarps and ducttape, pitched in the midst of a sprawling camp for thousands of people still homeless nearly 11 months after the devastating earthquake.
The irony is that the truth I learned in this humble church in Haiti far exceeds anything I've learned in a stunning, historically significant cathedral.
In the front row sat six amputees ranging in age from 6 to 60. They were clapping and smiling as they sang song after song and lifted their prayers to God. The worship was full of hope, full of courage,and overflowing with thanksgiving to the Lord.
No one was singing louder or praying more fervently than Demosi Louphine, a 32-year-old unemployed single mother of two. During the earthquake, a collapsed building crushed her right arm and left leg.
Four days later—with no medical care—both limbs had to be amputated.
She was leading the choir, leading prayers, standing on her prosthesis and lifting her one hand high in praise to God. Demosi is a model of courage, strength, and dignity for her neighbors, who believe that if she can persevere, surely they can cope with their own losses, most of them less grave than hers.
Following the service, I met Demosi's two daughters, ages eight and ten. The three of them now live in a tent five feet tall and perhaps eight feet wide.
We talked at length, and I sought to understand her source of strength. Despite losing her job, her home, and two ...1


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Bringing the Urban Forest Full Circle Presentations
Presentations from the Bringing the Urban Forest Full Circle Conference held Friday, March 18 at Hamburger University in Oak Brook.
Click here to view highlights of each presentation and each speaker's biography.
Edith Makra, Chairperson, Illinois Wood Utilization Team
Bringing the Urban Forest Full Circle Overview
John Lough, City Forester of Chicago
From Landscape to Lumber
Prof. Dan Cassens, Wood Products Extension Specialist, Purdue University
Trends in Hardwood Marketing & Products
Ian Brown, Urban Forestry District Manager, City of Milwaukee
Closing the Loop on Urban Wood Utilization
August Hoppe, President, Hoppe Tree Service & The Urban Wood Lab
Commercial Tree Care & Urban Wood – Find Your Niche
Jessica Simons, Owner of Verdant Stewardship and Coordinator of Michigan's Urbanwood Project
The Urbanwood Project: Developing Markets for Urban Wood in Michigan
Laureen Blissard, Principal, LTBL Envirotecture
Green Building Programs & Urban Wood
>>> Video: Up From Ashes: The Making of the Traverwood Branch Library (Full Length Version)
>>> Up From Ashes Video (Edited Version)
Jeff Perkis, Owner, Story Wood & Senior Project Manager of Chipman Architecture Designs
Out of the Woods: How West Chicago Repurposed Storm-Damaged Urban Trees
Ken Wier, Owner, i2i Design
Custom Woodworking Business Case Study
Brian Mitalo, Regional Salesperson, Tournesol Siteworks
Metamorphosis: Urban Wood into Mainstream Uses
Michael Dimitroff, Manager of Art Initiatives, Chicago Park District and Jim Semelka, Urban Forestry Advocate, Sterling Tree Solutions
Growing Partnerships: How the Chicago Park District Is Capitalizing on Urban Lumber


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(The Sports Xchange) - Veteran forward James Jones launched a blistering tirade at his Cleveland team mates, including LeBron James, at halftime of Friday's clash against the winless Philadelphia 76ers, which helped spark them to a 108-102 victory.
The Cavs were struggling to maintain focus for the third consecutive game and Jones, who has been alongside James for five consecutive NBA Finals appearances, had seen enough.
If the Cavaliers want to be great, he said, they have to do things a different way.
"That hit home for us," Cleveland forward Kevin Love said.
"Not much needed to be said (after that). We just went out there in the third quarter and had a lot better effort."
James scored 18 points in the third quarter on his way to 31 points and 13 assists for Cleveland.
"J.J. got on all of us and we responded," James said.
"I respect J.J. probably more than anybody in this area because of my relationship with him and how long we've been together. It's my job to respond."
James became the 20th player in NBA history with 9,000 career field goals. He reached the milestone on a dunk in the first half — just as he reached the 25,000-point club on Monday against the Sixers on a dunk in Philadelphia.
He is now one of five active players with 9,000 baskets, joining Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan and Dirk Nowitzki.
Love had 12 points and 14 rebounds, center Timofey Mozgov scored 13 points and guard Mo Williams added 16 points and eight assists. Forward Richard Jefferson came off the bench to score 17 points.
Forward Nerlens Noel posted his third double-double of the season with 18 points and 12 rebounds, rookie Jahlil Okafor scored 18 points and guard Isaiah Canaan came off the bench to add 17 points for the Sixers.
"I was proud of our team," Sixers coach Brett Brown said.
"I think we were better than the last time we played them. We were just better, longer. I feel that we're getting better."
Compiled by Greg Stutchbury


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School Council.
The first big event of the school year is the election of the school council.
Candidates from across the school (Years 1,2,3,4,5,&6)
work hard on the preparation of their election speeches.
They present their views and ideas on how to make our school
and even more enjoyable, safe and pleasant place in which to learn
and embrace the school motto
''We can achieve if we believe''
and our 3 C's policy of
''Care, Cooperation & Communication''
Elections are help and members subsequently elected
onto the School Council by their classmates,
Each class will have a Councillor and Vice Councillor.
School Council meets on a regular basis under the guidance of
a designated teacher.