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Olivia Davenport, Staff Writer
September 15, 2020
The Rider volleyball team opens the season Tuesday night against Iowa Park. With a new year comes new players, dynamics and challenges. The Rider Chronicle sat down with head coach Alysha Humpert to discuss COVID changes, strengths and new faces for the 2020 season. Q: What are the biggest changes ...
Into the Game
Sandra Le, Reporter
November 5, 2019
Emily Stolt will reach several special milestones as a senior. But one of her favorites happened in an Abilene Cooper gym last month. That's when Stolt first stepped back onto the volleyball court after missing time with an ACL injury to her right knee. "I just got thrown into it and pl...
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Meghan Helton, Reporter
October 1, 2019
It's easy to see junior Jill Leslie step onto the volleyball court. As the tallest girl on the team standing 6-foot-3, it's no surprise she's a ferocious blocker at the net. But what you don't see is the dramatic change in Leslie's life. Her father, Justin Leslie, became the head men's...
Q/A with Head Volleyball Coach Alysha Humpert
Sandra Le, Reporter
August 27, 2019
Coming off her 200th win, head volleyball coach Alysha Humpert sat down with The Rider Chronicle to share her thoughts about this season. Q: After your first few games, how have your expectations for the team changed? A: I wouldn't say my expectations have changed because ultimately, I always wan...
High Expectations For A Purpose
Shannon Pyle, Co-Editor-Chief
December 1, 2015
It's the last match and varsity only needs to score one more time to beat their long standing rivals, the Aledo Lady Cats. The ball is served. "It felt like a dream," head coach Alysha Humpert said. "It felt like the best dream possible." Freshman Logan Browning makes a pass to her...


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Luxury Safari Destinations in Africa
Visit and discover Africa's true wilderness through the stunning landscapes endowed with natural unspoiled beauty, culture and wildlife on a Luxury safari Experience. This is truly an unforgettable experience. The accommodation is really outstanding; from luxurious lodges to exclusive tented camps which also are near great spots for wildlife.
Visit East Africa's savannah grasslands covered with landscapes, cultural attractions and wildlife including the Annual wildebeest migration from Serengeti to the Masai-Mara (Tanzania and Kenya), the Big 5, and the endangered Mountain Gorillas of Uganda and Rwanda. Also consider a safari to Southern Africa to countries like South Africa, Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe for an unrivaled safari experience visit different National Parks, Mighty Victoria Falls, variousculturalattractions, taste the delicious food and wine in the Winelands of South Africa.
Destinations to Visit and Things to do
South Africa
It's important you choose a South African luxury safari holiday in case you are in need of wildlife especially the Big Five game and also if you want exclusive luxury accommodation. The luxury safari includes all South Africa's main attractions which you can visit such as Kruger National Park for the Big 5, the Eastern Cape with a number of Malaria-free game reserves, Cape Town and its famous Winelands, the Sun City (can also visit the attractions there such as Madikwe and Pilanesberg).
South Africa is a highly recommended destination for private tailor-made luxury holidays and which come with benefits of having your own chef, visiting attractions at your pace, private facilities at your accommodation, and a flexible schedule among other things.The infrastructure is friendly and the safari involvesairtransfers, private road transfers, guided excursions of tours, and exclusive rail transfers.
In Kenya, it's where the reality of what you have heard about an African safari is found. Here you experience the magic of large tracts of game-packed and open savannah lands such as the Masai-Mara which home to various wildlife species including the wildebeests which migrate from Tanzania's Serengeti National Park.You can enjoy your safari in the vehicle on a game drive or on foot for a walking safari or fly above the game reserve in a Hot air balloon.
Kenya is really fascinating and gifted with rich culture especially the authentic Masai culture; you can visit any of their communities, also watch the thrilling Migration of the wildebeests together with watching the proud lions as they hunt down prey. You could also visit Lake Nakuru to watch over a million Pink flamingos or visit Diani Beach and unwind along the white sand.
The safaris have become so famous that several renowned game reserves get too busy with many numbers of safari vehicles queuingall over the park to just have a glance at the Lion catching its prey. But it's not so with the Luxury safari since you are booked in luxury tented camps and lodges located far from the crowds. Staying in private luxury lodges gives you chance to also get out of your safari vehicle for walking safaris which is an unforgettable experience, you are led by the Masai Guides.
Botswana's is well-known as one of Africa's best safari destinations; its scenic beauty ranging from the Savuterolling open woodlandsand the Makgadikgadi Pans landscape to Okavango Delta's lush wetlands make Botswana a destination to consider for a luxury safari.The above habitats harbor some of the best Game viewing reserves in Africa and of which some have been used in wildlife film making.
It is very easy to access Botswana; from SouthAfrica one can take a direct flight to the country. It is also possible to have a safari in Botswana and combine it with visiting South Africa's Winelands, Cape Town and beaches or Mozambique's islands and the Victoria Falls.
The mainattractions you can visit on a Luxury safari in Botswana include; ChobeNational Park, Savute, Okavango Delta, and theKalahariDesert.
The lodges are exclusive and luxurious and each can accommodate about 24 guests at a time. They also give you chance to enjoy a crowd-free Game watching/viewing Experience.
Is your desire in classic savannah sceneries covered with thousands of wildlife, then Tanzania is here for you. How about luxurious lodges at the bottom of the Ngorongoro Crater or exclusive tented camps andlodges with private concession in the astonishing Serengeti National Park?
With common names like Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti Plains (known for the Annual Wildebeest Migration), there is still more to explore in Tanzania on a luxury safari not just game viewing, the Big 5 among other things. The country also hosts tropical sand beaches, silent lakes, remote forests, primates, and over 1000 bird species. Tanzania ranks the top safari destinations in Africa because of its service, luxury and authenticity you are able to experience while there.
There are a number of enthralling suites, with great ambiance, sophisticated furnishings, stunning views and epicurean food, all this can't be negotiated about at any luxurious safari lodges in Tanzania.
Youcan't count your Tanzanian Luxury Safari as complete if you don't visit either PembaorZanzibarIslands. It is totally adifferent experience from game viewing to watching sunsets, scuba diving, swimming, snorkeling or sailing along the turquoise Indian Ocean in a wooden dhow, this is an unforgettable experience.


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Weekend, weekend, weekend!
I don't have much on the agenda aside from walks with Lucy (Spring is so close guys, I can feel it), catching up on Oscar noms just in time (more below) and a few good reads. Let's get right into it, shall we?
A great uniform from Caroline at Unfancy (for which I can vouch for – I own and love this shirt). But the real meat of this post is at the bottom, so keep scrolling and then drop the "shoulds".
An inside look at clothing donation bins: what really happens? Spoiler alert: it's not pretty. But, there are some great suggestions here for what to do with clothes you've grown out of or don't need anymore. We're working on this ourselves, by the way. More on that here (and our proposed solutions).
On the subject of unused stuff, how our unused stuff keeps us emotionally stuck.
And for design junkies or brides-to-be, 16 minimalist weddings that show less is more.
A bit of a wildcard, and not completely related to typical subject matters around these parts, but I wanted to share this one. Every year I attempt to watch all the Oscar nominees before the big night, and this morning I watched Spotlight. It was emotionally taxing, as someone who was raised Catholic (of the very Irish, Boston-based kind) and having worked in newsroom. But oh man, what a well-made, important film. After watching it, I cried a lot then I read a bunch of articles, and I particularly enjoyed this one from Sacha Pfeiffer's perspective.
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Our Giant Banking Crisis—What to Expect
This Time Is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly
World Economic Outlook, April 2009: Crisis and Recovery
World Economic Outlook, October 2009: Sustaining the Recovery
Lately, the big concern roiling financial markets has been fear of Greek default. The risks seem obvious: Greek government debt is at levels that have historically signaled deep trouble for middle-income nations, and debt is still rising rapidly thanks to a large deficit. Meanwhile, Greece is suffering a severe recession in large part because costs have gotten far out of line with the rest of Europe. And one more thing: Greece has a long history of default—in fact, the nation has been in arrears on its debt for half its modern history.
Yet as recently as last September, nobody seemed worried. Credit default swaps on Greek debt—insurance against a possible default—were fairly cheap; Greece was able to borrow at only modestly higher interest rates than that paragon of fiscal rectitude, Germany. Why were investors so complacent? The answer was that almost everyone believed that historical precedents were irrelevant. Greece was now part of Europe, and even more important, since 2001 part of the eurozone—sharing a currency with its more affluent neighbors. And that changed everything. Except that it didn't.
The Greek crisis came after the publication of This Time Is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly, by Harvard's Kenneth Rogoff and the University of Maryland's Carmen Reinhart, but it was a dramatic illustration of the point they make with their sarcastic title: the more things change in the financial world, the more they stay the same. The Greek debt crisis of 2010 bears a strong resemblance to the Mexican debt crisis of 1827; inflation in Zimbabwe is just the latest episode in a history of currency debasement that goes back to ancient Greek city-states; and last but not least, the US subprime crisis of 2008 followed the script of scores of banking crises past, going back at least as far as eighteenth-century Scotland.
From an economist's point of view, there are two striking aspects of This Time Is Different. The first is the sheer range of evidence brought to bear. Reading Reinhart and Rogoff is a reminder of how often economists take the easy road—how much they tend to focus their efforts on times and places for which numbers are readily available, which basically means the recent history of the United States and a few other wealthy nations. When it comes to crises, that means acting like the proverbial drunk who searches for his keys under the lamppost, even though that's not where he dropped them, because the light is better there: the quarter-century or so preceding the current crisis was an era of relative calm, at least among advanced economies, so to understand what's happening to us one must reach further back…
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Letters to the Editor
In Linux Journal, November 1997, there is an article by Marc Allen about Linux running a gasoline station. Mr. Allen, an employee of the vendor of the system, Schlumberger, states: "We are, however, the only Unix-based one."
Not a bad story, but not completely true. At the gasoline station where my brother works, the whole system (pump control, sales, e-cash) has been working under SCO Unix for more than 1 year—24 hours a day, 7 days a week, running on a 80486 PC.
The company that makes the software is Sofitam of Belgium (Satam is the gasoline station equipment).
—Groeten Ben Erkens, The Netherlands email@example.com
I would like to point out that in the article called "Linux as a Proxy Server" by Peter Elton in the December issue of LJ there was absolutely no mention of Linux's built-in firewalling and proxying support. As I think most seasoned "roll your own" kernel compilers will know, Linux can do almost all of what Peter describes without resorting to any extra user-level daemons or utilities. I am speaking specifically of the kernel's IP Masquerading, Transparent Proxying, Accounting and Firewalling features. From the included Listing 1, it seems that Peter was using a very antiquated kernel indeed and perhaps these features did not exist. When writing about bleeding-edge operating systems one should do the proper homework to be aware of current OS features.
—Oliver Jones firstname.lastname@example.com
I have been following LJ for over a year now and can't believe how good it's getting. I like the design changes, the way you shortened the "What is Linux" part, and every issue is a better mix of topics than the last one.
If you want to hear something funny, my brother works at a major American software company, and he tells me that developers there are bringing up the topic of porting their products to the Linux platform more and more frequently. Apparently there is a lot of Linux quietly installed around the world (enough to be seen as a significant market by a large American software player).
—Harold Sinclair email@example.com
I'm writing in response to the review of the "Microway Screamer 533" by Bradley Willson which appeared in the January issue of Linux Journal. This review is especially timely for me as the research group I work with is purchasing a new computer for development work, and the price and performance of the Alpha-PC running Linux are extremely attractive. As I started to read the article, however, my excitement quickly waned. Nowhere in the review of the Screamer 533 are there meaningful benchmarks. Moreover, the benchmark that the author put together is worthless for precisely the reasons mentioned in the article: so why include it?
The author would have done better for Linux Journal and Microway if he had included results from the SPEC benchmarks (SPEC benchmarks run on the Screamer 533, not benchmarks from Digital with the 533/21164A chip running Digital Unix in some form of an Alpha Station), the BYTE and Bonnie benchmarks and, perhaps, some of Microway's own programs. All benchmarks have shortcomings but they are much more useful to convince coworkers and bosses with than stories of fast cars.
Please Linux Journal, give us meaningful hardware reviews.
—Rich McClellan firstname.lastname@example.com
I wrote to Ann Fried and asked her if she would make 533 benchmark numbers available on their web site. I have not received a reply yet.
For you, the article did not satisfy your questions and for that I apologize. I wrote the article for a less technical audience because of market demographics. There are simply more Intel/Linux users than Alpha/Linux people. The focus of the piece was to direct their attention to a machine they might otherwise overlook because of price, technical astigmatism or both. The academic and technical audiences generally have resources that allow them to own an Alpha and understand it, as you have demonstrated.
I realize that this does not help you sell the machine to management, and to that end I will continue to work with Microway to get some meaningful numbers to you.
—Bradley J. Willson email@example.com
In January's "At the Forge", Mr. Lerner writes that cookie information cannot be shared between different web sites. True, but cookies still present a danger to people's privacy. The large banner ad sites all use cookies, and their ads appear as in-line images on many web sites. So it doesn't matter if you visit Lycos, the New York Times or some other site—as long as the banner ad is there, the banner ad site will be able to use its cookie to track where you've been and tailor the ads it shows you appropriately.
—Joey Hess firstname.lastname@example.com
I am writing in response to Dave Blondell's letter in December, where he says "The sad truth of the matter is that Bentley, and for that matter most other software companies, don't get enough requests for Linux ports to justify the production costs."
Perhaps it's true for ports from non-Unix environments, but it surely is not true otherwise. In the same issue, a look at "Linux Makes the Big Leagues" by Sam Williams and the "A Place for Linux" presentation by Chip Richards (mentioned by Sam) shows exactly how I persuaded our company to start using Linux. For only $250 we could have Linux with Metro Link Motif—what's more, we could use a cheap PC clone that put our HP715 to shame in the performance stakes.
Since we associate closely with some of our clients, they often visit and get to see some of the new enhancements that are under development. Often they noticed how fast Linux was compared to other platforms, and switched to Linux.
And the best part is that I never need to change a line of code when compiling across platforms—I use simple shell scripts that are used as CC and LN. The combination of Linux[Intel] with its BIG ENDIAN architecture and HP-PA RISC with its nice LITTLE ENDIAN (same as networking) provides a nice combination of test beds to ensure both byte swapping and 64/32 bit compatibility are tested.
At the end of the day it is no extra effort to provide a Linux solution. Probably the biggest deterrent is the loud anti-commercial chorus. Those folks who don't mind paying for software should be more vocal.
While not everyone may appreciate or use any of the free software that I have contributed to the Linux community, some of the credit must go to my employer (who does not provide free software as a rule), for the skills and resources I used to create my free software were gained from them; in return, they use some of my free software.
—Ross Linder firstname.lastname@example.com
Did you guys happen to notice how much the author Richard Sevenich bears a resemblance to the author Dean Provins? By golly, they could be brothers.
—M. David Gelbmand firstname.lastname@example.com
Yes, we did notice. Unfortunately, at the same time you did—when the magazine arrived from the printer, not before we sent it to be printed. We apologize to both Mr. Sevenich and Mr. Provins for the mixup —Editor
Thanks for the articles on the Beowulf systems and PVM. I have known Patrick Goda of the Loki system for three years now, since he came to our local Linux User's Group this past spring to talk about Loki.
I was a little disappointed that there was no mention of what I consider to be the ultimate in "Freely Distributed Systems": the "Stone SouperComputer". The Stone SouperComputer is a project at the Oak Ridge National Labs, the same laboratory that gave us the PVM software.
It seems that a project at Oak Ridge needed some computer power, but had no budget for it. They decided to implement a Beowulf system using donated computers. By using older 486 and low-end 586 systems donated to them, they were able to create a no-cost supercomputer. It now has 48 system boxes working together to do real-world work. You can find the web pages at http://www.esd.ornl.gov/facilities/beowulf/.
I am very excited about the "Stone SouperComputer" project, because for the first time it demonstrates that any university, college, high school or even grade school can put together its own "Soupercomputer" using a freely distributed operating system and allow students to tackle the most difficult type of coding, that of a parallel environment. It also paves the way for low-cost, highly available, high throughput systems for research or even administrative work.
—Jon "maddog" Hall, Linux International email@example.com
We have contacted a Bentley re-distributor in our area who informed us that they could in fact secure us a copy of Microstation 95 for Linux. We have also checked with the supplier of our current add-on software to make sure that their software for Microstation would run on the version for Linux, and we were informed that not only did it run on Linux, but that they had customers already doing just that. While it is possible that the other customers may include academia, I don't believe they all are. This leads me to believe that, with the help of a good re-distributor, users outside academics should be able to get a copy. Although the distributor stressed the "unsupported version" heavily, with a demand for the Linux version this may disappear. Please keep up the great work.
—Medina County Engineers email@example.com
As an owner of Red Hat/TriTeal CDE, I was interested in the CDE article in the January 1998 issue of Linux Journal. However, I'd like to add one thing to the article concerning the root dtlogin "problem". This isn't actually a problem, per se, it's a "feature". Refusing dtlogins by root was chosen intentionally for security reasons. However, this feature can be disabled, as I discovered when I asked Red Hat support about it. Here are the three things that they suggested could be done:
1: Add dt to the /etc/securetty file.2: Remove the /etc/securetty file.3: Remove the line in the /etc/pam.d/dtlogin file referencing secure tty.
I simply did number 1, and now I have a nice X root login.
—Matt Harrell email@example.com
For your information, there is an incorrect URL in your "Ricochet Modem" article by Randolph Bentson (January 1998)—www.metricom.net does not work. The correct address is http://www.metricom.com/.
—Thomas K. firstname.lastname@example.com
I am happy to see an issue devoted to parallel processing, but I am curious why you did not include information on the Linux SMP project which is at http://www.linux.org.uk/SMP/title.html? This project is directly related to parallel processing.
Also, will LJ make any future effort to make an archive CD-ROM of all the past issues? I hope so, that would be great.
—Steel Viper email@example.com
I wish we had room for everything about our focus but there are only so many pages in a magazine. I would like articles about SMP and the Stone Soupercomputer program mentioned above, but they will have to be in the future. As to your second question, an archive CD-ROM of 1994 and 1995 will be available in March —Editor


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Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail Yahoo! Search Search: Sign InNew User? Sign Up News Home - Help Navigation Primary Navigation Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Top Stories Most Popular Secondary Navigation Australia China India Indonesia Japan Malaysia Philippines Thailand Vietnam Search Search: North, South Koreans to talk during trip to Seoul By KWANGTAE KIM,Associated Press Writer AP - Saturday, August 22 SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's unification minister will hold talks with six North Korean officials visiting Seoul to pay their respects to the late Kim Dae-jung, a former president beloved on both sides of the border, a government spokesman said Friday. ADVERTISEMENT The proposed talks with the high-level North Korean delegation raised hopes of reconciliation on the Korean peninsula, following a series of conciliatory moves by North Korea after months of tension. The two Koreas are still officially at war since their three-year conflict ended in 1953 with a cease-fire, not a peace treaty. The visitors, including spy chief Kim Yang Gon, will hold talks with Unification Minister Hyun In-taek on Saturday, the minister's spokesman Chun Hae-sung said late Friday. Chun said consultations were under way for the proposed meeting, but he provided no further details. Earlier Friday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported that Kim Ki Nam, the North's chief delegate, had told South Korea's vice unification minister that his delegation was willing to meet with South Korean officials. The report cited opposition lawmaker Park Jie-won, who attended the session. At a memorial site in Seoul, the black-clad North Koreans lit incense, bowed their heads and laid a wreath before a large portrait of the late Kim. The delegation was the first Pyongyang ever sent to mourn a South Korean leader. Kim, who died Tuesday at age 85, was respected on both sides of the border for his efforts to forge detente with the North. He reached out to South Korea's impoverished neighbor with aid _ the main thrust of his "Sunshine Policy" that earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 2000 _ and held a landmark summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in 2000. Chief delegate Kim Ki Nam delivered a letter from Kim Jong Il to the late leader's wife, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported. "President Kim did a lot for the Korean people," Yonhap quoted the letter as saying, citing the late president's former aide Choi Kyung-hwan. Pope Benedict XVI also sent a message of condolence, Yonhap said. Kim was a Catholic. At the memorial site in the National Assembly, the delegation from Pyongyang laid a floral wreath decorated with a ribbon bearing the name of the North Korean leader and a message in memory of the late former president. The North Koreans' closely watched two-day trip provided a valuable opportunity for dialogue between the two Koreas, whose relations have deteriorated since conservative President Lee Myung-bak took office in Seoul early last year with a hardline stance toward Pyongyang. Some 50 demonstrators chanted "topple Kim Jong Il dictatorship" near a hotel where the North's delegation was staying, burning a North Korean flag and a photo of Kim Jong Il. There was a minor scuffle between activists and police. Hwang Jang-yop, the highest-ranking North Korean official to have defected to South Korea, accused the late president of propping up the impoverished regime with aid. South Korea's unconditional aid to the North "helped Kim Jong Il develop nuclear weapons and missiles," Hwang said in a news release. Hwang, once a mentor to the North's Kim, fled to the South in 1997. The visit is the latest indication that North Korea wants to improve relations on the peninsula after months of tensions. The communist nation recently pulled out of nuclear negotiations, conducted an atomic test and test-fired a barrage of missiles, earning international condemnation and U.N. sanctions. Earlier this month, the North released two detained U.S. reporters and a South Korean worker, but it continued to hold four South Korean fishermen whose boat was seized last month after it strayed into northern waters. The North also agreed to allow the resumption of some joint North-South projects suspended amid tensions with Seoul, and said it would lift restrictions on cross-border traffic in place since December and resume cargo train service across the border. As hopes for warmer ties increased, North Korean diplomats met for a second day Thursday in the United States with New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson. Richardson said they told him North Korea was ready to discuss its nuclear program with Washington. The regime abandoned six-nation talks on nuclear disarmament earlier this year. The governor described the discussions as "very positive." Chinese nuclear envoy Wu Dawei on Friday concluded a five-day visit to Pyongyang that included talks with his North Korean counterpart, the North's official Korean Central News Agency said. The report said the two discussed their countries' relations but did not specifically mention the nuclear issue. Despite the slew of overtures, a North Korean military official warned that his country was bracing for conflict with the U.S. and South Korea _ during Seoul and Washington's annual computer-simulated war games. North Korea will deal a "merciless and immediate" strike against any U.S. or South Korean provocation, KCNA quoted the unidentified official as saying. Both the U.S. and South Korea say the exercises are purely defensive. ___ Associated Press writers Wanjin Park in Seoul, Melanie Dabovich in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Foster Klug in Washington contributed to this report. 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Ansem summons up a humanoid Heartless at this point, one that the fandom knows unofficially as "Ansem's Guardian." Ansem's Guardian strongly resembles a Pureblood Heartless: purple-black, four head tentacles instead of the two on Darkballs and Neoshadows and the mane on Darksides, some sort of back spines, and a heart-shape gap in its stomach. It lacks legs or a tail, as it spawns from Ansem as though a sentient shadow (though if you want to get technical, it has something like Genie's tail that fades away rather than reaching a point). The Guardian is bound about its body and mouth with cords.
The battle is actually not that threatening for the prelude to a final boss. Like some of the other bosses so far with phases and refights, this first phase was created by lopping off half his ability list. He also often gets distracted by attacking Donald and Goofy, which is just a waste of his time because, unlike area attacks from Hades and Cerberus, Donald and Goofy can take single attacks just fine. Ansem also totally wastes time with a defensive technique that calls on the Guardian to protect him. This makes him nearly invincible, but also prevents him from attacking. Once you learn that's the case, you're just going to heal! It doesn't gain him any advantage at all. It's even possible – though not easy – to hit him while he's doing this, but I've never really got a feel for it, so I use it to recharge my Aero. He's only hurting himself.
The only real dangerous attack here is when Ansem sends the Guardian after Sora. While you can dodge this, I've never found a consistent way to get out of the way. Once you've been tagged, the Guardian will intermittently replace Sora's Attack command to "Freeze" and unlike the Unknown's "Shock" command, a question mark shows up above your head to warn you. If you hit "Freeze," the Guardian will pin Sora in place, and Ansem tends to attack Sora once he's been pinned, so that's going to hurt. There's no "Release" command like in the fight against the Unknown: you have to wait for the Guardian to leave on its own.
Hacking the game has suggested there was going to be a battle with Riku-Ansem around this point in the game. A prototype room for the fight still exists in the data. I bring this up because there's another minor problem with this battle: you often get snagged on the shitty, quickly prepared terrain of the contorted Destiny Islands. Not to forget that flying glitch I mentioned a few paragraphs back! It feels like they did the collision data for this arena in under an hour, and as narrative appropriate as this arena may be, as a combat arena it's terrible! I can't help but wonder if they added this arena at the last minute to replace the cut one.
As to the "cut" Riku fight itself, I always figured this rumoured "fourth" Riku fight was actually the fight you already did in Hollow Bastion, and that the fight in Hollow Bastion was supposed to be easier or non-existent. After all, not only was the Hollow Bastion fight too hard (and set to the music of the final boss), but it came after two other boss fights and would have felt crowded even if it hadn't been legendarily difficult! But I could easily be wrong, I've never even seen the interview explaining the cut Riku fight to begin with.
After the fight, Ansem flies into the hills at the centre of the island like a ghost, and the hills blow apart, revealing a great, dark-stained crater. Strangely, the game gives you this opportunity to pause and reequip items. It's the last chance you're going to get, so take advantage of it before going in. Once you do go in, Ansem uses another of his damn force fields to keep Donald and Goofy out, so fair warning.
Ansem then summons a Darkside, which rises from the crater. That's ominous and thematically appropriate bookending and all, but the Darkside has barely changed since the start of the game. In fact it's barely been upgraded statistically, and will die in an instant. The only interesting footnote about this fight is that, the first time I did it, I assumed the Darkside was Ansem's Guardian, unbound from its bondage gear momentarily. I still don't think that's outright impossible, but I don't favour the theory these days.
After the fight, Ansem returns and we just keep going where we left off. This fight with Ansem is rougher than the first. For starters, it's just Sora. That's why Ansem had so much trouble against Donald and Goofy: he's only programmed to fight one enemy at a time! Cute trivia, but the first fight should have really been tweaked. Next, Ansem has a much larger spread of attacks, and painfully, Freeze is still there. The Guardian can also launch attacks from the ground like Cerberus, which would have humiliated Donald and Goofy. Ansem's invincible during this desperation attack, so it's not out of the question to just glide around aimlessly until the threat passes, but I find Glide doesn't last quite long enough. It's preferable to dodge on foot as long as possible, as Sora can too easily get caught coming out of Glide into a landing.
Fighting Ansem solo is the first real challenge of the finale, but it's manageable, and you'll win with time. It's also the last traditional fight in the game. The early Kingdom Hearts games had a serious problem with this: they often insert a gameplay change at the last damn second. BBS, by some measures the fifth game in the series, is the first game that fully avoids an atypical final boss fight. In this game the gimmick is that you have to fight the final boss while flying. I mean, I guess I could cover the events that occur between the two fights, but the fact that you're back to swimming controls is annoying enough to wipe that kind of focus from my mind. And this time, I'm in agreement with everyone else. This isn't like me liking Atlantica and just summarizing the popular dislike: fighting the true final boss with swimming controls is horseshit. Instead of letting you fight a final boss with skills you've carefully developed and skill you've honed, you're thrown into a fight where strategy is worthless, skill is worthless, and you're barely capable of dodging. I mean, it's not as overt as a game outright changing genre for part of the boss fight (but we'll get to that in good time…), but the root is the same: they chose to end the game by playing differently than you had been playing up to this point. At least we're somewhat familiar with the flying controls…
Okay, story. You beat Ansem, but everything goes black, and the next thing we know, we're in "the endless abyss!" according to our host. "Within it lies the heart of all worlds. Kingdom Hearts!" Well thanks for that, asshole. Thanks to you, everyone and their dog thinks the Kingdom Hearts in KH1 is a pre-existing "Heart of all Worlds" while close reading and later games will confirm that this "Kingdom Hearts" was an artificial one made by you pressing together the destroyed worlds. This misconception still hasn't been cleared up among the fandom. Now, it's not a very damaging misconception. We're not misunderstanding something that breaks the plot or anything, but after seven games, it's pretty common to see a fan come out of the woodwork going, "wait, hold on," after they realize something is wrong, and they can't put their finger on what.
The trio is floating in the void, and in the distance they see a small floating island beyond strange… trees? This island is dominated by the ornate door from the Dive to the Heart, now the size of a three storey building. A careful observer might realize that this is the island Riku appeared on in that last Final Mix exclusive scene (hard to guess if that's deliberate or just a matter of pre-existing assets), though the door is new. Ansem announces that this door leads to Kingdom Hearts. "Look as hard as you are able. You'll not find even the smallest glimmer of light. From those dark depths are all hearts born. Even yours." Dude, that isn't helping the "pre-existing Kingdom Hearts" misconception. If I hadn't just gone over that splurge explaining Kingdom Hearts was manufactured, I'd be convinced there was a retcon involved here, but there isn't! The game really is contradicting itself!
Ansem then reveals himself, and wow, this is a doozy: he and the Guardian have become bare-chested and giant, and merged below the waist to a giant space battleship made of muscle. It has a tooth-filled maw at the fore, and since this whole amalgam comes out below the waist, I've just got to call it a giant penis. Don't look at me like that. It's a dick with a mouth. Congratulations, Square. Your ability to turn your final boss into a giant flesh abomination continues to astonish even after all these years since Final Fantasy IV. This is "The World of Chaos" (according to external sources), and I am agog.
The trio suddenly start falling, like Looney Tunes cartoons that just noticed they weren't on solid ground, and disappear into the abyss, but Sora recovers when he feels Riku's voice in his head, taunting him playfully. Sora recovers, and flies up to battle.
Ansem stage 3 is the most dangerous of the final fights, even if it is the first flying boss fight with Superglide's speed boost, which you'd think would make it a breeze. You can barely dodge, you can't summon Tinker Bell alone, it's just you, Ansem, and Aeroga. Ansem is armed with a huge double-bladed staff, and can summon energy beams and other projectiles, almost none of which matters to your strategy, because you can't get out of the way in the first place. I'm sure there is a way to get out of the way of his attacks – after all, people have beaten this game at Level 1 – but I feel it's just hard to get into the right mindset after all this time playing with an entirely different set of controls, you assholes.
Technically, there is the whole rest of the ship to retreat to, but if you fall back more than a few aerial steps, Ansem will summon small pureblood Heartless called "Bit Snipers" by the Japanese strategy guide. Since I imagine many players have never seen them, I'll describe them as looking like flying arrowheads. These Japan-exclusive strategy guides by Square Enix, called Ultimania, are usually a good source for missing information. That's where I pulled the name "World of Chaos," so you can tell this isn't the last you'll be hearing of those guides.
Before I forget, the boss music here is "Guardando nel buio," one last retake on Destati.
I wish I could say more about the fight but I really can't, this is such a disappointing way to end the game. Strategy is an illusion and skill is almost irrelevant. When you win, Ansem pulls back, wrapped in a sort of flesh cocoon marked with the Heartless emblem.
For whatever reason (it's a video game, these things happen), this prompts a portal to appear, which Sora enters automatically. Inside, you are suddenly back on your feet, and surrounded by Shadows. You are largely engulfed in Darkness, save for a blue, bloom-lit Heartless emblem on the floor, making it mildly difficult to see the Heartless, considering they're almost all black. After defeating them, a moving ball of a purple light appears, held by two beams of light. You have to destroy this pillar, in a situation highly reminiscent of the connections between Ganon's castle and the Temples in Ocarina of Time, except this pillar of light moves like a flesh tendon when you hit it. It's a nice effect! It also explodes in slow motion, which is also a nice effect, the first time I've complimented slow-mo in this entire Retrospective. This ending battle is at least stylish. Whether or not it makes up for the flying is up to the individual player.
On destroying the pillar, you return to the World of Chaos and find a purple haze has formed in front of the Guardian. Approaching the Guardian, you find a number of pustules on the top of the ship, which fire on you. You have to destroy the pustules (specifically, the large ones) while they and the Guardian launch beams at you. After you've done a run or two past the pustules, the whole situation becomes a lot less dangerous as their threat comes mostly from their starting numbers.
Destroying the pustules cause the haze to turn into another portal, which you enter to discover a dark room filled with Darkballs this time… Darkballs and Goofy, who comes out of the void to rejoin you! The game is strategically reintroducing your partners so not to give you Donald's healing, which means it's a good idea to turn on Goofy's Evolution before going into the final boss fight if you're playing Final Mix. Even if you're playing vanilla KH1, Goofy is not unappreciated after two and a half final boss fights worth of resource burn-out. Especially if he has MP Gift.
The Darkballs are as threatening as dry tissue paper at this point, so you blaze through and destroy another tendon. This one seems to provoke a response from the penis-mouth at the front of the ship, so you head up front to fight it. The glans serves as something of a mini-boss. There are a few more pustules underneath it on the World of Chaos' hydrofoil or… cow-catcher or whatever you want to call this, but you don't need to destroy those if you're not in the mood. The only real danger is this battle is the area attack the mouth uses from time to time. It's a little easier to dodge than some of the projectiles from Ansem, and you'll want to, because it hurts like an actual cow-catcher.
Despite all the irregularities, there's something primal about this face that I like, and the level of detail they put into it. Oddly for something made up entirely of teeth, the mouth never really tries to bite you like Ursula did, but I suppose that would force the entire phallic ship to lunge into your face… moving on!
Killing the mouth causes it to take on a slack jawed look (I guess you don't get to pick how your genitals die) and another portal appears in its mouth. As you could probably predict at this point, this one contains Donald and a platoon of Invisibles, who might be a little trouble when you can't easily see them using their special attack. Still, Donald will repair most of the damage you've taken, so after this fight, it's just one step to the finale.
Back on the World of Chaos, a force field has dropped, allowing you access to the ship's physical heart: marked with a big cartoon skull of all things. A few pustules defend it but they're non-factors at this point. You break the heart, and Ansem is finally forced out of his cocoon.
You've done too much damage to Ansem's dick for him to use the cocoon again, but he's healed up to full HP in your absence. Unfortunately for him, there's not much he can do to stop you. He's got a new explosion attack, but you've got your friends, and Tinker Bell too, if you land and give her a call. It's funny to think after all the AI mistakes we've seen in this game, but Donald and Goofy really do help you out more than you could imagine. Ansem seems like a blow-over at this point, and I feel that clinches the game's themes. It's something the later games miss in their effort to create a dramatic finale: they often leave your friends behind. Kingdom Hearts 1, more than anything else, was about the power of friendship, and it ends by showing how much of a difference your friends can make. It's the best way it could have gone out.
Well, it would have been better if you were on your feet.
Prev: Kingdom Hearts 1 – In the beginning, there was only the Void…
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This retrospective's screenshots come from Spazbo4's longplay of the PS3, 1.5 HD version of Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix at World of Longplays (YouTube).


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One of the most common questions I get as a family photographer is how to photograph a child that won't sit still. I feel your pain mamas. And I'm in a unique position now to offer some advice. As a fellow mom to a can't-sit-still-kid, I have a lot of pictures of the back of Olivia's head. She'll be 18 months old in a few short weeks and she's a busy child. She loves to walk and explore. When we go to the park, she may sit in the swing or go down the slide, but those moments are short lived. She'd much rather wander off and do her own thing.
But, I still manage to capture her smile and personality in photos. So, my answer to how you photograph a child that won't sit still is simple. You don't. At least not in the way that you're used to.
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The best advice I can give you is to change your approach. Follow them instead of asking them to stand sit and smile at the camera. Eventually something magical will happen. You just have to have the patience to let it.
As they explore, be ready with your camera. Anticipate what they'll do next.
For these pictures, we were playing in the backyard and I wanted to bring my camera out to take a few photos of Olivia's cute ponytail. I knew that part would be easy (remember – I'm a pro at taking pictures of the back of her head!). I figured that anything else I was able to capture would be a bonus. She saw these little white flowers (weeds) in the grass and bent down to scoop one up. I knew what she was going to do next so I got my camera ready. Sure enough, she put the flower up to her nose and made the sweetest little face.
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Sometimes a distraction from whatever activity they're engaged in will give you enough time to snap a few pictures. Right after I took the photo above, I remembered that we had some sunflowers in the kitchen so I ran in and grabbed one. I didn't make a big deal of it. I didn't show her. I just stuck it in the grass and waited for her to see it. When she noticed it, she did exactly what I thought she was going to do. She put it up to her nose to smell. If she hadn't, I would have asked her just to see if she was willing, but most of the time I try to let things happen organically. I ask once and then move on.
Put the camera down
This is so important if you want your kids to enjoy having their picture taken. That's why I only ask once (maybe twice!) when I want Olivia to do something. If she's not into it, I'm not going to force it for a photo. It can be disappointing when you have a vision in your head, but I'd much rather keep things light and playful than end up with her in tears and me upset about not getting the photo I wanted.
One other trick you can try, but only after you've exhausted all other efforts, is to play a game of back and forth. You take a picture, I take a picture. Include them in the picture taking process and they might hang around long anough to get a few good shots. This won't work with Olivia right now because she's too little to handle my big camera, but I would definitely try something similar with my smartphone. Show her how I'm taking a picture of something – a toy or a doll of hers – and then turn the camera toward her and see what she does. It might hold her interest, it might not, but remember not to force it.
Ok mamas, now tell me. Was any of this helpful? Do you have a busy toddler that won't stop for a photo? Are there any tricks you use that I can add to this list? I'd love to hear from you! And if you're interested, I've got a free guide to help you while you're out on your next fall adventure.


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Ronnie Coleman Takes Stance On Todays Competitors
In a recent interview with Patrick Bet-David, 8x Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman, stated that (outside of Phil Heath) today's Olympia competitors wouldn't make the top 5 in his era of the 90's going into the 2000's. This included the current Mr. Olympia Brandon Curry who wouldn't finish in the top 6! This was in agreement with a statement made by 6x Mr. Olympia Dorian Yates a few weeks prior. The current line up would never beat any of the guys they faced in the 90's.
The main reason being conditioning which, according to Ronnie, is a result of competitors just not pushing themselves to the next level. You're only as good as your competition.
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ASSIGNMENT 04 AR300 Art History Directions: Be sure to make an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading. Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English spelling and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be a minimum of one (1) single-spaced page to a maximum of two (2) pages in length; refer to the "Assignment Format" page for specific format requirements. 1. Pretend that you are entering Chartres cathedral through the central portal. You want to get to the apse. What parts of the plan might you traverse in order to get there? Describe what you will see on the way. Hint: There are six architectural features grouped into three parts. (60 points) 2. Compare Giotto's Arena Chapel Nativity with that of Pisano in the Pisa Baptistery Pulpit. (40 points) Lecture Notes Welcome to Lesson 4 and our journey through the Gothic to the Renaissance periods in Europe. From the church-controlled monumental work of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries to the Greco-Roman revivals of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, the works covered in this lesson and their creators are still regarded as the greatest in painting, sculpture, and architecture. The term "Gothic" is a misnomer, an insult by later Renaissance scholars and artists toward the conventional patterns and dogma of the preceding Middle Ages between the fall of the Roman Empire and the rebirth (in French, "renaissance") of ancient letters and art. Italian Renaissance writers regarded art and architecture in the Middle Ages as primitive, relating them in both description and intent to the barbarian Goths that sacked Rome. In fact, what was derogatorily referred to the Gothic Age (between the Romanesque and the Renaissance) is considered one of Europe's most impressive artistic eras. Like the Romanesque period before it, architecture was the dominant artistic expression of the Gothic period. The most distinguishing characteristic of this architecture was a new type of vault consisting of thin, intersecting arches that, combined with pointed traverse arches, support cells of lighter masonry material. Since the outward pressure was concentrated along the arches and deflected downward, it could be easily counteracted by external arches called flying buttresses. This allowed the otherwise thick masonry walls of the Romanesque period to be replaced with walls of stained glass, and allow for the first "skyscrapers," in the form of unprecedentedly high cathedrals like the ones in Notre Dame, Chartres (described in detail in your textbook), and Reims. Like the architecture, Gothic sculpture was predominantly architectural and can be found adorning the doors and portals of the cathedrals. Painting was also undergoing a change from the flat, two-dimensional poses of the Romanesque period to more spatially-dimensioned work that eventually led to the more realistic painting of the Renaissance. When, exactly, the Renaissance began is a question of debate. Although scholars agree that the artistic expression of the period began in Italy in the early fifteenth century, the political and military events of the previous two centuries, most notably the capture of the city of C?rdoba in southern Spain from the Muslims in 1236, made available to Europe all the intellectual and artistic knowledge and achievements of the ancient Middle Eastern, Greek, and Roman scholars and artists, which was lost with the fall of Rome. The overthrow of feudalism, the diminishing influence of the Roman Catholic Church in secular matters, and the reemergence of nationalism led to a flowering of artistic expression. In Italy, the period is divided into two phases: the Early Renaissance (c. 1420 – c. 1500) and the High Renaissance (c. 1500 – c. 1550). The Early Renaissance artists include the painter Masaccio (discussed in your textbook), the sculptor Donatello, and the architect Brunelleschi. Each of these early masters worked mainly in the Tuscan city of Florence, which became the home of the Renaissance style for the next century, as exemplified by High Renaissance geniuses like Leonardo and Michelangelo. The term "Renaissance Man" was applied to both men, whose combined mastery of such disciplines as painting, sculpture, architecture, music, engineering, and poetry revolutionized both the artistic style and intellectual thought in the period, as expressed vividly in works such as Leonardo's masterpiece, the Mona Lisa and Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Ceiling.
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As a therapist, Sarah enjoys providing the space and time for people to feel heard, understood, and, when they are ready, supported enough to create new patterns that will allow for lasting growth and change. She believes that people are incredibly resilient and have an immense capacity to survive, overcome, and thrive even through the most challenging of circumstances. Sarah is inspired by the natural world and the lessons it can teach us about the cycles of life and the beauty and worth of all living beings. She feels privileged to be able to collaborate and be present with people along their journey towards transformational healing.
Sarah's approach.
Sarah's goal is to co-create a safe space where clients can deepen their self-awareness and self-compassion in order to explore what may be getting in the way of living a fuller, more balanced and fulfilling life. As a former dancer, she deeply connects with the body's role in being able to help us explore and re-imagine who we are, why we are here, and where we are going. She incorporates relational, trauma-informed, mind-body approaches to help support resilience-building and growth. All of her work is rooted in anti-oppression, LGBTQ-affirmative, client-centered, and strengths-based frameworks.
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Trauma can have lasting impacts on one's sense of self, body, brain, and ability to have healthy relationships with others. Sarah is passionate about helping individuals find ways to decrease stress and risk factors while supporting their inherent ability to overcome adversity. She is also interested in understanding the effects of developmental or complex trauma, intergenerational trauma, resilience and how these things shape us and our experiences as human beings.
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Creams for the Summer
June 28, 2018
Cream make up is literally all I want, well, ever, tbh, but ESPECIALLY during the summer. Cream products are the quickest, easiest way to get you to that glowy, dewy, natural place you want your face to be, and we are ALL here for it, am I right? Let's talk about some of mu current fave creams
Lilah B.
Let's just talk about the most important one first, shall we? Lilah Beauty is seriously some of the best make up I have ever used in my life, and I will continue to stand by that. Their products literally blend themselves, ergo they're pretty much foolproof. The Glisten & Glow cream highlight* and Lip and Cheek duo* are an actual necessity on my face at the moment. They are so effortless and so dreamy that I honestly feel lucky to be graced by their presence. They lend themselves to n extremely natural look (or you can pack on that lip & cheek for a really delicious glammed out look), and they have NEVER degraded my base, at all. These are two staples that I would recommend to anyone.
Milk Matte Bronzing Stick
Milk does amazing makeup, I'll just throw that out there, but their cream bronzer has changed my life. I've tried a million cream contours and have never been super satisfied with any of them until this beautiful bronze goodness walked into my life. Again, I swear this product blends itself. It smells like Crayola crayons (some people may find that off-putting but I find it nostalgic), it applies really smoothly, doesn't degrade foundation, and blends like a seamless crayon made of dreams. I absolutely LOVE it.
Tarte Cheek Stain
This is an OG fave of mine. I've always loved Tarte's cheek products, and this one is no exception. It has lovely pigment and consistency, applies really nicely, and gives a gorgeous flush. Obsessed with it.
First Aid Beauty Hello FAB Mango Butter Multi Stick
This little friend is quite new to me, and tbh, I had NO idea FAB made makeup, but I'm not going to lie-I'm impressed! I got it in a three piece set from the Weekly Wow Section at Sephora (a travel sized cleanser and two other products for $15, uh, yes). Anyway, it took me a hot minute to try it but it is gorgeous! This is something I wear on a no make up day to just add a little pop to the points of my face. It's really subtle and I've found that it doesn't work super well with heavy make up, but it gives me something extra without being too much on a no make up day (I love pairing it with the Pearl from Tatcha; they're my no make up go to's). It's a lovely champagne shade and glides on like a dream. It's a truly effortless highlight, as it's very subtle, which makes it PERFECT for no make up days. I love glowing to the heavens, but this is perfect for those other times.
What are your favorite make up products for summer? I'd love to hear. Anyway, thanks for reading along! Until next time, cheers! XX
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New Gas Reality
I was recently looking for a way to pass the time while awaiting a flight at the airport in the Bahamas when I picked up a few magazines. The first was the April 30th edition of Fortune Magazine where the headline was "The United States of Natural Gas – How the new 100-year supply of shale gas is reviving the American economy".
As the title suggest, it discusses not just the renewed surge in deepwater production in the Gulf but also the boom in domestic natural-gas supplies, which has come mostly from hard-to-reach shale formations tapped by the controversial fracking process. The bottom line is that the US is now a net exporter of finished petroleum products. Something not seen since 1949. To help meet this demand, the oil giants (minus BP who is apparently being squeezed out for obvious reasons) are building and expanding Gulf Coast refineries. The region is seeing major investment for the first time in four decades. Fatca Tax Singapore
Some analysts believe that this boom could again make the US a major player in the world energy market. Cheap domestic energy is of course good news for manufacturers and is being described as a 'viagra that's turning the US back into an industrial power'. It is indeed ironic that just a few years back, conventional wisdom was that the US was running out of gas. Now some are saying it is becoming the 'Saudi Arabia of natural gas'. USA Tax Singapore
The only downside I imagine would be the environmental impact. Already there are documentaries about flammable water and people getting sick allegedly through the controversial fracking process. Furthermore, less attention may be paid to alternative or clean energy sources like wind and solar power. Coming back to us, there should be concern on the part of gas exporters like Trinidad for example. Once upon a time, the North East coast of the US was somewhat dependent on Trinidad gas for its energy needs. Now with the abundant natural gas flowing from the Marcellus Shale formation, which runs through New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio, the North East US is perhaps no longer as dependent on imported energy. This gas formation alone has already created an estimated 60 000 jobs , with another 200 000 possible by 2015.
Some commentators are often critical of the present administration's response to the evolving energy market. I am among those whose real concern is about how Trinidad is preparing for a possible future where the revenue derived from energy exports is much less than the past. Some say that Trinidad is not doing enough. I agreed with this view more after my recent visit to the Bahamas.
A recent blog by a well-known radio personality referenced the Bahamas as an exemplar for other nations in the Caribbean region. Had I not seen it for myself I do not think I would have believed it. Firstly, I was amazed at the size of the nation. Depending on who you speak with, the Bahamas has between 700 and 3000 islands and cays. Yet despite this vast number, the group of islands is under a single administration. Although it is not without its own issues, it still stands in stark contrast to other multiple-island nations where central governance appears to be a real problem and we frequently hear periodic threats by the tiniest islands to go it alone. Perhaps those interested in constitutional reform would find value in examining the decentralised governance structure in the Bahamas.
Secondly, the physical infrastructure at least on New Providence, Paradise Island and Exuma is impressive – particularly its roads and bridges. Apparently when faced with the global economic challenges of 2008, the government's response was to strengthen infrastructure to make their islands even more attractive to investors.
This leads me to my third observation. The government appears to be very clear about the type of investment they seek to attract. They are specifically looking for high end boutique hotels in the 'Family islands' – that is the smaller inhabited islands that make up this nation.
The Bahamas appears, at least on the surface, to be very clear about who they are, what they have to offer and are clearly adept at attracting inward investment. They have milked their proximity to the US mainland for everything that it is worth and now enjoy a standard of living that would be the envy of most of the other Caribbean nations.
As Trinidad prepares for a possible post energy reality, it has to only look at its neighbours. We have much to learn from each other. My name is Derren Joseph and I love the Caribbean region. Despite its challenges, I continue to have the audacity of hope that we will enjoy a brighter tomorrow. Read more on derrenjoseph.blogspot.com