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" The Norwegian Government will increase Norway 's initiatives and activities aimed at fighting poverty and creating a more democratic world order, both globally and regionally. We believe that the best way to do so is through the UN," Ambassador Johan Løvald said in a speech at Fairleigh Dickinson University 21 March 2007.
Norway is a small country, and we have always been depending on the world outside our borders. The Norwegian economy has been relatively open since the Viking age. Later timber – and shipbuilding – became our most important income sources. In the mid 1960s, Norway embarked on the petroleum era, referred to in Norway as the Oil Adventure. Being the 7th largest petroleum producer in the world, and the 3rd largest petroleum exporter, Norway is a wealthy country.
Norway has been fortunate. But as we also know, natural resource abundance does not need to be a blessing, and in some cases it is even described as a curse. Well-functioning institutions, democratic control, transparency, accountability and political will to share the wealth are crucial elements to succeed in converting natural resource abundance into socio-economic development.
In Norway, we are grateful for our fortunate situation, and at the same time, there is a consensus that we have an obligation to contribute to a fairer global wealth distribution. The Norwegian Government will increase Norway's initiatives and activities aimed at fighting poverty and creating a more democratic world order, both globally and regionally. We believe that the best way to do so is through the UN.
Norway wishes to be a peace nation, and we are proud of our responsibility for the Nobel Peace Price. Many countries look upon Norway as an independent actor, considering that Norway is a small country and not even a member of the EU. Thereby Norway can – and does – play the role as facilitator, or a third party, in peace negotiations and peacebuilding processes.
The Norwegian Government truly believes that Norway can play a more important role in peacebuilding than in other foreign policy areas, and that we can strengthen this field through a further systematisation of Norwegian initiatives and activities, especially through the UN. We also have a self-interest in this: A number of conflicts contribute to international terrorism, the spreading of weapons of mass destruction, ethnic hatred, environmental or economic crises and large waves of refugees. This may also have a direct impact on Norway.
The prevention of new conflicts is a crucial part of peace building. It is a sad fact that roughly half of the countries emerging from violent conflict relapse into violence within five years. The transition from war to peace is not an easy process. To deal with this issue, the UN Peacebuilding Commission commenced its work the summer of 2006.
The purpose of PBC is to bring together all relevant actors such as governments, different UN organs, civil society, international financial institutions and regional organizations to marshal resources in a joint effort to build sustainable peace. It is in the country specific settings that the work of the Peacebuilding Commission ultimately will be judged. With this in mind the Commission quickly started its work with Burundi and Sierra Leone.
Norway plays an important role in the PBC, being the vice-chair of the commission and the leader of the work on Burundi.
The PBC has a close and broad cooperation with the countries on its agenda. The governments of Sierra Leone and Burundi need to be centre-stage and take the lead in these processes. To secure national ownership to peacebuilding processes, the governments must set out priorities and remain active in the work.
However, it is equally important to include all relevant actors, such as civil society, regional organisations, neighbouring countries, women's organisations, donors and IFIs to contribute with their knowledge and experiences.
At the outset of the work in Burundi the Government of Burundi was asked to give the Commission guidance on critical peacebuilding challenges facing the country. The Commission agreed with the Government of Burundi that these were good governance, rule of law and security, sector reform and community recovery. PBC's engagement in Burundi has now evolved into its substantial work on an integrated strategy for peacebuilding.
However, it is also a well-established fact that little can be done without sound financial support. The establishment of the Peacebulding Fund was crucial. Norway has already made a large contribution to the Peacebuilding Fund, and will consider additional allocations in the future.
While experience from a number of countries shows that it takes too long to marshal resources for reconstruction once the parties to a conflict have laid down their arms, the PBF will make it possible for the UN to act swiftly and initiate peace building efforts quickly. This is also a point stressed by Norwegian State-Secretary Stenhammer, who said that money will be used, for example, to enable the national authorities to establish necessary rule of law institutions, national reconciliation processes and other measures to prevent conflicts from flaring up again.
In all of the work of the PBC, the gender perspective needs to be addressed properly. This is clearly expressed in the founding resolution of the PBC, and Security Resolution 1325, which stresses the crucial role of women in peace-building. The resolution also underlines the importance of adopting a gender perspective in peace building efforts, including measures that support local women's initiatives.
Women both in Burundi and in Sierra Leone have lived through horrific periods where all forms of violence were acceptable. Gender violence has humiliated and harmed women and attached the very fabric of families and communities. In too many cases women suffer double discrimination as communities reject girls who had been victims of sexual crime. The difficult question of impunity needs to be addressed.
In these processes women should not be regarded only as victims of conflict and gender-based violence, but as an invaluable resource in peacebuilding efforts.
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Bates vs. Southern Maine
March 26, 2007
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|Dan Jackson
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|The Game Story:
|LEWISTON, Maine -- In the first varsity men's lacrosse game ever played between Bates College and the University of Southern Maine, Bates came out on top 23-4 Monday evening at Campus Avenue Field.
Bates first-year Nick Woods (Greenwich, Conn.) scored the first nine points of his collegiate career, tallying six goals and three assists to lead the Bates attack.
The Huskies (0-2) scored the game's first goal, an unassisted tally by junior Rob Dorr (Evanston, Ill.) just 1:03 into the contest, but Bates scored the game's next 14 goals. The Bobcats (3-1) outshot the Huskies 36-15.
Senior Zach Fermanis (Gorham, Maine) scored two goals for Southern Maine and sophomore Tyler Mayberry (North Yarmouth, Maine) added another score. Sophomore James Suriyodorn (Deer Park, N.Y.) made 12 saves.
Also scoring multiple points for Bates were first-year Nick Sampson (Yarmouth, Maine) with three goals and one assist; senior Matt Erisman (Nantucket, Mass.) with three goals; first-year Tyler Moore (North Andover, Mass.) with two goals and two assists; first-year David Barrett (Chatham, N.J.) with two goals and one assist; senior John Kinnane (Little Compton, R.I.) with two goals; first-year P.J. Arroyo (Charlestown, Mass.) with two goals; junior Brent Morin (Hanover, N.H.) with one goal and one assist; sophomore Sam Geller (Berkeley, Calif.) with two assists; junior Craig Blake (Ballston Lake, N.Y.) with two assists; and sophomore Sean O'Brien (Ballston Lake, N.Y.) with one goal and one assist.
Bates will host Williams this Saturday at 2 p.m. in a NESCAC matchup. USM plays at Mitchell on Wednesday at 3 p.m.

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Fair-Housing Groups Say New York City Is Falling Behind
By DAVID W. CHEN
Published: June 14, 2004
For decades, New York City was considered a pioneer in the fight for fair housing. It passed the country's first law forbidding discrimination in private housing in 1958. It passed a tough, broader human rights law in 1991 that exceeded federal criteria.
It even had one of the first federally financed watchdog groups, the Open Housing Center, to pursue claims of bias, holding real estate brokers and landlords to account if they gave preference to one race over another or discriminated against the disabled.
In the last few years, however, many housing advocates say that this commitment has flagged, and there is substantial evidence that the city remains one of the most segregated places to live in the nation.
Andrew M. Cuomo, formerly the nation's top housing official, calls the city backward when its record is compared with the fair housing efforts of other cities, even smaller ones.
In late 2001, the Association of the Bar of the City of New York concluded that neither the Commission on Human Rights nor the Law Department, the city's primary agencies for fair housing and human rights enforcement, had ''adequately performed its jobs of preventing and remedying discrimination.''
And in the spring of 2003, the Open Housing Center folded after 40 years in the wake of internal management problems and the loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. The private nonprofit center had aggressively investigated claims of housing discrimination and had recruited lawyers from white-shoe firms to sue brokers and landlords.
New York, according to the 2000 census, is one of the most segregated cities in the nation, with few neighborhoods having balanced mixtures of races and ethnic groups. A HUD study in 2002 found that New York had the highest rate of discrimination against prospective Hispanic home buyers among 20 cities, and the fifth-highest rate against African-Americans.
But government officials say that the fair-housing picture in New York is not nearly as bleak as some of their critics suggest.
The Commission on Human Rights says that the 2001 report reflects outdated conditions from the Giuliani administration, and that under Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg it has instituted major reforms and eliminated a backlog of 5,000 cases.
HUD officials said the department awarded five fair-housing grants totaling $475,000 to community groups more than two months ago, and noted that two private groups are establishing their own fair-housing initiatives, including one spearheaded by Mr. Cuomo. And the agency said that it was unfair to blame HUD for precipitating the Open Housing Center's collapse.
''How does an organization that has been in existence for 30 years, and during much of that time was well respected, not have sufficient private resources to remain open?'' said Adam Glantz, a HUD spokesman. ''While we regret that the Open Housing Center closed, I think we can safely say that New York City residents continue to be served very well.''
At its peak, the Open Housing Center employed a staff of about 30 in about half a dozen offices. And it challenged not just individual brokers accused of discrimination, but also real estate empires like LeFrak and Trump.
In a case that began in 1996 and ended only last year, for instance, the center, assisted free by the law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, won a $20,000 settlement for a Brooklyn transit employee, Miguel Mora. Mr. Mora had accused Kessler Realty, a real estate brokerage in the Brighton Beach area, of racial discrimination against him and his wife, Cristel, when they were hunting for apartments. Mr. Mora, who is light-skinned, said that the broker had initially agreed to show him several apartments, but then suddenly claimed that the units were all gone after the broker met Ms. Mora, who is dark-skinned.
''My wife and I, we still think about it, we still hurt, but we feel that we did something,'' Mr. Mora said.
By the late 1990's, though, the Open Housing Center began to become embroiled in management disputes, said Phyllis Spiro, its former deputy director, and others. One former board member, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the center had fired several longtime staff members and hired a relative of its executive director, Karen Webber. In 2001, HUD awarded its last contract paying the center to send testers to landlords and brokers to check for discrimination. The department eventually audited the center because of concerns about its management and performance.
When reached by e-mail, Ms. Webber did not respond directly to the criticisms. But she said the office never recovered from being forced to close after the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The center's office, which was on John Street in Lower Manhattan, suffered serious physical damage after the World Trade Center collapsed a few blocks away.
''Despite staffing shortages and a small and unsteady stream of funding for the organization over the years,'' Ms. Webber wrote, ''the Open Housing Center addressed the fair housing and other housing complaints of thousands of New Yorkers.''


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Orioles won 5-4 on a walk-off single by Xavier Lopez in the bottom of the 16th. Notes:
- Dudley Leonora told me he's been promoted to Bluefield. He should head up there within the next few days. I'll have some video of him up later tonight.
- Jonathan Schoop is out with a thumb injury. It's not clear how serious the injury is, but I heard he would have been promoted to Bluefield as well if he hadn't been injured.
Here's video of the celebration following Xavier Lopez's walk-off single:
And for those interested, here's video of one of Luke Scott's at-bats:


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Simon Mills rides the mind-blowing Chihuahua al Pacifico railway into the Copper Canyon for a glimpse of the real Mexico - but steers well clear of the peyote.
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Ian Belcher gets physical in Eastern Europe, the Caribbean - and with a stick.
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Viennese whirl
Expensive? Stuffy? Not any more - it's more house than waltz, funky not frumpy, says Sean Dodson.
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Fine wine sellers
Over 1,000 small producers gather at Paris' Salon des Vins this month. Paul Donkersley samples their wares and listens to the real experts.
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Live for the present
Why run the gauntlet of your local high street shops when you can have a weekend to remember, says Alex Gordon.
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Non-nuclear families
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the difficulties single parents face going on holiday. But reader Stephen Marriage reminded me there are many other non-nuclear combinations that the average holiday company doesn't cater for.
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An offal big adventure
Zaragoza sees few foreign tourists, but all that is set to change with the first direct flight from the UK next month. Tim Bryan reports.
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From Vilnius to Riga | Late night Rome | Family-friendly Venice
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Drinking in the views
Andrew Turvil, editor of The Which? Pub Guide, points you in the direction of six locals in great locales
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I lost my heart in... Barbados
Alan Ball, footballer
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Caribbean island hopping made easy
Independent travellers in the Caribbean can put together their own flexible island-hopping itinerary for as little as £40 per flight with a new pass launched this week.
Exodus wins top eco award
Exodus Travel, a UK-based tour operator, has been recognised as a model for responsible tourism.
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Sydney ¿ la carte | Dream base | Florida blu | Easy view | Seychelles options | Festive spirit | Porto for less | Nile tidy
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DHAKA (AFP) – A 40-year-old Bangladeshi woman cut off a man's penis during an alleged attempted rape and took it to a police station as evidence, police in a remote part of Bangladesh said Monday.
The woman, a married mother of three, was attacked while she was sleeping in her shanty in Jhalakathi district, some 200 kilometres (120 miles) south of Dhaka, on Saturday night, officers said.
"As he tried to rape her, the lady cut his penis off with a knife. She then wrapped up the penis in a piece of polythene and brought it to the Jhalakathi police station as evidence of the crime," po
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She' wont see jail time.
The evidence is flimsy and wont stand up in court!
"We shall arrest him once his condition gets better," Khaer added.
Originally posted by Greensage
I have got news for him! Not a time for a "Get Well" card!
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We cannot jump to conclusions; just because she cut it off, doesn't mean he was necessarily raping her. Women do this things (see the 1990s)
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What happened in the 1990s? A couple guys getting their peckers pecked does not an epidemic make.


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Alarmed at the impact of violence in South Sudan, WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin (l) and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres (r) visited the African nation to meet the people affected by the conflict. In this photo they are listening to the stories of displaced people in Nyal, Unity State of South Sudan.
To have a first-hand understanding of the humanitarian consequences of the crisis in South Sudan, WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin (c) and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres (r), travelled to the remote town of Nyal, in Unity State, where both the local community and an estimated 25,000 IDPs have struggled to access food and and other basic necessities.
While in Nyal the heads of agencies witnessed a WFP airdrop from the ground, followed by a WFP food distribution. The distribution is part of the inter-agency approach between UNICEF, FAO and WFP to provide a comprehensive package of assistance at once.
WFP is using a combination of airdrops and airlifts to reach people in need of urgent assistance in places that are inaccessible by road due to insecurity. The WFP and UNHCR bosses expressed concern that a mix of insecurity and other direct impediments to humanitarian access may combine to leave far too many people cut off from assistance.
WFP Executive Director talks to a mother who has just received a special nutritious food at a distribution in Nyal. The food supplement, called Super Cereal Plus, contains dairy protein which is vital for young children -- who are the ones most vulnerable to malnutrition.
Since conflict erupted last December, more than 1 million people have been uprooted from their homes, with about 254,000 fleeing to neighbouring countries and more than 800,000 displaced inside South Sudan. The internally displaced people include 68,000 who are sheltering in UN peacekeeping bases such as this one in Juba, the capital of South Sudan.
WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin (L) enquires about the conditions of internally displaced people sheltering at a peacekeeping base in Juba. WFP and its partners started providing assistance to IDPs sheltering in UN bases in Juba on 22 December 2013.
Community leaders of people sheltering at a UN peacekeeping base in Juba told thevisiting heads of agencies that all they want is peace. The heads WFP and UNHCR used the opportunity of their visit to call on all parties to the conflict to spare no effort to bring about peace.
24 July 2015 Shaping A Brighter Future in South Sudan
19 June 2015 South Sudan's Displaced See Little Hope For Peace


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Liese Redwing nodded solemnly as the leutnant manning comms informed her and the captain of the vessel of the situation. Threats? Cute. A predictable response, one that was expected, though Redwing made sure that she was to speak with whoever it was who had contacted them. Once the appropriate action had been taken and the line was established, she responded slowly, "Be... at peace, we come not to conquer, lest you would already know such." Smirking, she continued, "We come to talk."
"As for the matter regarding the Coalition, such is not news. The Hegemony has endured a state of war with the coalition for over four centuries." Why she had to speak to these barbarians she knew not, however the will of the Emperor was not one to be disregarded, even considering her position, and as he commanded, she obeyed. For the moment they would await their reply, whether they'd attempt their petty assault or not was yet to be seen.


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Traveling to the New World in 1606 as the page to Captain John Smith, twelve-year-old orphan Samuel Collier settles in the new colony of James Town, where he must quickly learn to distinguish between friend and foe.
This story of Jamestown from 1607-1610, as told through the eyes of Captain John Smith's page, is a captivating experience for readers to enjoy and relive. When Samuel Collier lands on the Virginia shore of the New World, he realizes that new ways have to be learned if the settlers are to survive.
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HAMILTON, Bermuda, June 29, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. (TSX:TNP)(NYSE Amex:TAT) is pleased to announce the appointment of Charles J. Campise to the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. Campise brings more than 20 years of international oil and natural gas financial and accounting expertise to TransAtlantic's Board, including serving as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Toreador Resources from May 2006 to March of 2010 and as Corporate Controller for Transmeridian Exploration from December 2003 until May 2005. Mr. Campise's work experience also includes international financial and accounting positions with Apache Corporation and Ocean Energy. Mr. Campise is a certified public accountant and holds a B.A. degree in accounting from University of St. Thomas.
About TransAtlantic
TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. is an international energy company engaged in the acquisition, development, exploration and production of oil and natural gas. The Company holds interests in developed and undeveloped oil and gas properties in Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania.
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This news release contains statements regarding the appointment of a Board member, as well as other expectations, plans, goals, objectives, assumptions or information about future events, conditions, results of operations or performance that may constitute forward-looking statements or information under applicable securities legislation. Such forward-looking statements or information are based on a number of assumptions, which may prove to be incorrect. In addition to other assumptions identified in this news release, assumptions have been made regarding, among other things, the ability of the Company to continue to develop and exploit attractive foreign initiatives.
Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements or information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements because the Company can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements or information are based on current expectations, estimates and projections that involve a number of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by the Company and described in the forward-looking statements or information. These risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to the continuing ability of the Company to operate effectively internationally, reliance on current oil and gas laws, rules and regulations, volatility of oil and gas prices, fluctuations in currency and interest rates, imprecision of resource estimates, the results of exploration, development and drilling, imprecision in estimates of future production capacity, changes in environmental and other regulations or the interpretation of such regulations, the ability to obtain necessary regulatory approvals, weather and general economic and business conditions.
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15 things to know about 'Divergent'
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BAS is owned and operated by Schalk and Terina van Heerden. Schalk was born and raised on the same land he hunts today. Safaris are conducted from the main lodge on 10 000 acres of private land around the lodge as well as many thousands of acres privately owned under concession of Bush Africa Safaris. The outfit was formed 20 years ago and has achieved tremendous success. Al hunts are tailor made and personally directed by Schalk and Terina. Schalk was awarded Professional Hunter of the year 2002 by the Professional Hunters Association of South Africa. Further more we have collected several SCI world records in the past few years.
The outfit has high quality equipment and no attention to detail is spared. We specialize in archery hunts and our success in this area is unsurpassed. Our areas are specifically set up for archery and the bow hunter can walk and stalk or hunt out of the tree stands or comfortable pit blinds. BAS offers the discerning bow hunter various opportunities at most Southern African game species; that includes Sable antelope, Roan antelope, Buffalo, Bushpig, Lion, Eastern Cape species and most specialized game animals.
All our professional hunters take a 3-year apprenticeship with us before they are allowed to guide. Expert guides form the base of your successful safari. If you want the highest quality friendly service you have come to the right place. Please make sure to contact our references mentioned on this webpage.
Our main lodge is situated 3 1/2 hours north of Johannesburg International Airport. The area is in the Limpopo Province close to Ellisras (Lephalale) in the heart of the Bushveld. Bush Africa Safaris are proud to offer the client all the species available in South Africa. We have vast areas available to hunt animals in their natural habitat. We also offer taylor made safaris throughout Southern Africa for species not available in our area. You can be assured that the highest quality is carried through all our operational areas.
BAS has recently acquired a huge free ranging area that offers the safari traveller a very unique hunting experience! Large herds of Cape Buffalo are encountered every day and the serious trophy hunter will be in his element. This area also offers some of the best Elephant hunting in Africa today! Please enquire to check on availibility and pricing to be part of this unique hunting ground.
The easiest way to travel to South Africa is with South African Airways and lately Delta. SAA offers daily non-stop flights from Washington DC and New York and Delta operates out of Atlanta. At the check-in counter you should declare your rifles, they must be in a locked case. On your arrival in Johannesburg you will be issued a temporary import permit. You will need a passport to travel to South Africa. Although most of the areas you will hunt in South Africa are malaria free, it is good to check with your travel clinic and us before you come on safari. There are no restrictions on camouflage clothing in South Africa. On your arrival at Johannesburg International a Bush Africa Safaris staff member, who will drive you to the main lodge, will greet you.
Is it safe?
Yes, the time that will be spent in the city is minimal. You will be met at the airport straight after you leave the arrivals lounge by one of the Bush Africa Safaris staff. You will be transported straight to the hunting area that is on private property in the country.
What is there to do for the wife's/non-hunters?
Several side trips can be arranged, either day trips or 2-3 day trips.
For example:
· Local town
· Elephant back rides
· African day spa
· Sun City & Pilansberg
· Kruger National Park
· Etc.
How many people in hunting camp?
Depending on the size of the hunting party, usually the lodge is exclusive to a hunting party but if there is only one hunter there might be some other hunters in camp.
What clothing/equipment should I bring?
Laundry is done everyday so 2-3 sets of clothing is all needed.
- Shirts- Pants (not noisy material)- Hiking boots- Jacket- Camera- Binoculars- Daypack for equipmentWhat is the best time of the year to hunt and what is the weather like?The recommended time of the year to plan a safari is from April – October. April is the end of summer when the vegetation is still thick and the temperatures are still fairly high. The cooler months are May – August with moderate temperatures, early mornings/evenings: +/- 40F and daytime: +/- 70F. For bow hunting we recommend late season, from June towards September, the drier part of the season,
What can we bring the staff and how much do we give for gratuity?
The camp staff usually appreciates any gifts if it is old clothes, batteries, flashlights, knives, T-shirts etc. We recommend a gratuity of +/- $300/hunter/total on average to camp staff and $ 100/day to the professionals. This is only a recommendation and still up to each hunter.
Is the hunting area a malaria area?
We don't recommend you taking any malaria medicine as the area is a very low to no malaria area. There are very few bugs during winter, which is the hunting season. No other shots are required.
Is telephone and Internet services available?
Yes, it is available at a fee.
What is the recommended caliber and how many rounds of ammunition must I bring?
Anything in the .30 caliber range. For general plains game safari 60 rounds
What is the procedure to bring my firearm?
A temporary fire arm import permit is required. This can be obtained at Johannesburg International Airport. In order to do so you need certain documentation. You can apply for the permit yourself or have an agent apply for the pre approved import permit, which we suggest. If you decide to do it yourself you can obtain the relevant information and necessary document from the following website: www.professionalhunters.co.za Go to General hunting information and look under SA fire arm importation procedures and suggestions.
We recommend the following rifle import agencies.
1. Air 2000 Hunters Support service - www.hunterssupport.com
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Monday, May 20, 2013
Small Batch Rhubarb and Ginger Jam
I didn't really plan it this way, but May is shaping up to be rhubarb month here at Apt. 2B so I hope you'll forgive me for another (few) rhubarb recipe(s). Today, I am sharing my favorite, very simple rhubarb preserve. I usually make this a few times throughout the season to enjoy stirred into my morning yogurt, but I always end up eating a lot of it straight from a spoon. The natural sweetness of vanilla is the perfect match for rhubarb's natural tartness and the heat from a bit of fresh ginger livens up the whole mess. Most rhubarb jam recipes call for equal parts rhubarb and sugar, but I really enjoy the tart pucker of rhubarb so I cut the sugar down to almost half of that amount. Feel free to add a bit more if you like things on the sweeter side.
Small Batch Rhubarb and Ginger Jam
yield, about 16 ounces
1lb rhubarb stalks
7 ounces sugar
2'' piece of fresh ginger, peeled and grated finely
1/2 vanilla bean, scraped
juice of one lemon
1. Chop the rhubarb into 1/2'' pieces and place it in a bowl. Add the sugar, grated ginger, vanilla bean seeds and pod, and lemon juice. Stir to combine well, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let the mixture rest for 4 hours at room temperature or overnight in the refrigerator.
2. After a bit of rest the rhubarb mixture should be nice and juicy. Transfer the mixture to a non reactive pan and cook over medium high heat, stirring occasionally until the jam begins to boil and the rhubarb starts to break down.
3. Raise the heat to high and boil for 10-15 minutes or until set, being careful not to let the bottom scorch. Begin checking the jam for doneness at about 10 minutes. I generally use the wrinkle test to check for doneness with this type of jam, but if you like numbers you can cook it to 220ºF.
4. Remove the vanilla pod and save it for another use.Transfer the jam to clean jars and store in the refrigerator for a few weeks. Alternately, process the jars in a hot water bath for 10 minutes for shelf stable jam.
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Looks delicious! I need to put "make rhubarb jam" on my to do list this weekend :)ReplyDelete
I love making small batch jam - it's always so delicious, I think it's because there's only a small amount, and it seems so much more fleeting and precious too! Rhubarb + ginger jam + scones please!ReplyDelete
I love these photos. So beautiful!ReplyDelete
And, I will never tire of rhubarb here. I love all your posts. :)
Awesome, I'm a big fan of rhubarb - this way you can savour it for the rest of the year!ReplyDelete
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PORT ST. LUCIE - Inside, Tinkie was a beautiful girl just waiting to emerge.
Tinkie, a four-year-old Chihuahua, was surrendered to Dogs & Cats Forever at Christmastime by her owner, who could no longer care for her. Most of Tinkie's fur was missing, and her skin was extremely irritated. Her ears were infected, and her toenails were so long that they curled under her paws. Besides her physical condition, Tinkie was very frightened and reacted aggressively toward shelter staff.
Tinkie was in isolation when Lora Uber and her daughter Rachael stopped by to deliver donations which Lora had collected at work. Additionally, Lora said that each year, Rachael has picked out several animals to sponsor and has made each of them a special gift bag. Lora said that his time, Rachel had decided to sponsor some special needs animals.
As Lora and Rachael were visiting with Rachael's sponsored dogs, they walked past Tinkie's room. "When we opened the door," said Lora, "we saw Tinkie cowering and shivering in the back of her kennel. She was a frightful sight, but we took one look at her, and all we saw was her beautiful face, and needless to say, we were smitten."
Lora said that although she hadn't intended to adopt, she was able to look past Tinkie's physical condition and sad demeanor to see "a beautiful Chihuahua with lots of love to give." Even though she was worried that Tinkie might bite, Lora opened the kennel door, and Tinkie jumped into her arms. "She wagged her tail, and licked my chin," said Lora, "and it was at that point that Tinkie was going to become a member of our family."
Lora said that now, after only three months, Tinkie's fur has grown back, her health has returned, and that she plays with Lora's other Chihuahuas.
"When I get home," said Lora, "she jumps into my arms before I can even make it through the door." Lora said that at bedtime, she says, "Give mommy hugs," and Tinkie will rub up against her like a cat, adding, "It's the best feeling in the world to know that she feels loved."
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Thanks to support funding from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. has been advancing rigosertib, the lead compound under development for treating patients with high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).
In an announcement made this week, European commercial rights for rigosertib have been licensed to Baxter International providing significant resources to advance the program toward U.S. and European regulatory review and ultimately to MDS patients. Rigosertib is designed to inhibit critical pathways to the growth and survival of cancer cells.
"Advancing new therapies in areas of unmet medical need such as MDS is the bow of the ship for LLS," said LLS President and CEO John Walter. "The Baxter/Onconova agreement highlights a successful outcome for the LLS Therapy Acceleration Program (TAP)."
LLS and Onconova first announced their collaboration in June 2010. LLS has committed to providing up to $12.5 million in funding to support an ongoing multicenter, randomized, clinical trial of rigosertib versus best supportive care in adult patients with MDS who have relapsed or become resistant to azacitidine or decitabine. Onconova has announced that, to date, trial enrollment has successfully surpassed the half-way point and there are now 80 trial sites activated around the globe. Onconova is continuing to accrue patients for the clinical trial.
This partnership marks the first phase 3, approval-track clinical trial that LLS is supporting through TAP, a bold initiative designed to bring promising therapies to patients suffering from blood cancers more quickly. LLS is taking an active role in accelerating development of novel therapies for patients and
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UPDATE (October 17 9:15 a.m.) - Crews and divers worked last night at Anchor Marina to secure the van, which was submerged in the river. The ferry had returned to its dock.
Ferry service has ended for the season, 12 days early, according to the ferry's website.
ORIGINAL REPORT - Word out of Cape Vincent is that the Horne's Ferry between Cape Vincent and Wolfe Island has been involved in an incident.
Earlier this afternoon, the ferry was traveling across the mouth of the river when a van managed to fall overboard into the water. The van was not occupied by the family that had been traveling in it at the time.
YNN's Brian Dwyer reports from the scene that the ferry is still in working order and the van remains submerged, but at the dock after being towed in by another boat. Quick work by the crew on board the ferry as they secured a rope to the van's tire before it went overboard.
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One of the big reasons the Knicks lead 3-2 in this series has been the on-ball defense of Iman Shumpert. Tonight we saw Shumpert play some great defense on Pierce, especially in the 4th quarter. His positional versatility fits in well with the Knicks switch-and-chase scheme, as he can guard point guards or wings.
It looks like Shumpert is fully healed from his ACL surgery that forced him to miss much of the season. He's back to being an elite on-ball defender that can change a game. Tonight, the Knicks made a run at the Celtics in the fourth quarter, and much of that run was sparked by Shumpert's pestering of Pierce that yielded the Knicks a few turnovers. Moving forward, he'll need to continue playing this great defense and there's nothing to indicate that he won't.
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And I bet he didn't have to pay four grand for her, either.
screw Mcian.He old and bording. We need somebody new in D.C.like Ohbma.
yes, we should all take our advice from someone as literate as sam5000
You know how there's a nerdy kid in every school who makes up a story about how he has a girlfriend only she lives in Canada?
You know what old people do when they are at the end of their life? They start telling stories and then forget things. They often stutter, and are set in their thinking, not open to change. This is what we will have to put up with if this guy is elected. Not only does McCain lack intelligence, he's getting Alzheimer's disease and will have to rely on his advisors to make all the decisions for him when that phone rings at 3 a.m. Completely incompetent.
If there are more stories like this ahead, McCain may get my vote.
And you think being a community organizer and a law professor prepares Obama for being the most powerful leader of the world?? What a joke!! An inexperienced, blindly ambitious con artist is what I Obama, I am just admazed at how people buy his line.
Bomb, Bomb, Bomb Bomb, Bomb Iran!
We may be in Iraq for 100 years.
We need to stop Al-queda in Iran. Oh, sorry, I meant Iranian insurgents.
I'm not an expert on the economy.
I don't know anything about the economy, but I'm reading Alan Greenspan's book.
I occasionally blow up when people say things that upset me.
The best interest rate cut would be to 0%. That would be great!
Obviously we need to control inflation. (this prompted the question of how he will get the fed to cut interest rates to 0% while controlling inflation, of which his response was I don't know much about economics.)
Anything else you want to disclose to us McCain?
How about the latest whopper from Hillary Clinton. Did you hear she tried to join the army. Last time she told the story it was she tried to join the marines. The Clintons can't even keep their lies straight. The background of the story is that is was really a prank to see if the military was biased against feminism. That didn't stop the clintons from lying and making it sound like she really was trying to join. Bill was running for attorney general of arkansas at the time.
McCain will be the next commander in chief.
Hmmmmm. . . A man who served his country, had a cool car an AWESOME girl. Or, a man who has been pampered all his life, hates America, and takes his marching orders from Louis Farrakhan while telling minorities whites are out to kill them. . .
I think I will vote for McCain.
Well I know I make my decision about who to vote for based on what care they were driving in 1958.
(McCain) You see, what we have to do is invade Iran, keep troop levels constant in Iraq and Afgahnastan, and Invade all other countries that have Al-Queda connections. Except Saudi Arabia, which is responsible for 15 of the 19 highjackers from the 9/11 attacks. They have the oil. Over time we will declare successes against Al-Queda, while draining our country's finances and multiplying our national debt. Simple strategy, our economy and country goes to s***, and all of the terrorists relocate to Saudi Arabia, and we declare victory! Yay America! Vote for McBush! Let's waste our money on terrorism instead of educating our children and taking care of our citizens! Vote for McInsane!
Choices chooices -- right you are -- nothing AWESOME about Miss Michelle, the Non-American, a zero affirmative action bad case.
The more I hear the more I like him! A jet, a 'Vette, and a hot stripper. Damn, that sounds good!
What did Obama do after graduation? Community organizer? Wonderful. The guy can't even bowl.
Go Navy.
Go John.
Why is it that there is an uncanny silence over Obama's dual citizenship. Everybody is jumping the bandwagon, bashing Hillary, but something so serious, are not even aloud to be posted on the blog??? Worrying!!!
If Obama is the nominee, I will vigorously suypport stud McCain. Seriously, this guy is no Bush, calm down. After the last eight years no one isn't wary of the Republican party -- but name one Republican who has dared speak out against the party the way McCain has. THis guy would be a great Commander in Chief. NO question Obama is a danger to all of us. Go Viagra!
What a life for Mac. All I can say is that if these were Obama stories, the conservative boo-birds would be up and cackling. I think the reason we're not hearing from them is that they're all pleasuring themselves with these McCain stories in front of them.
Kind of gives a "go all the way, John McCain!!" cheer all new meaning, doesn't it?
John McCain did more, lived more and nutted-up more in five years in the Hanoi Hilton, than Obama Hussain has in his entire life. Obama's a momma's boy.
John McCain did more, lived more and nutted-up more in five years in the Hanoi Hilton, than George W Bush has in his entire life. Bush's a momma's boy.
Did he have an onion tied to his belt? That being the style at the time....
And now the old codger can't even recall how many homes he owns!!!
He's an elistist old man.
Not that he is running this time around but, I hope the people who supported John Kerry are not the ones ragging McCain about his houses and wife. I doubt Kerry knew how many houses or cars he technically owned either and having a super wealthy wife...forget about it Kerry supporters (last go'round obviously). When people get to a certain wealth stratusphere they have other people managing their money, especially if they are busy running for the highest office in the land. I collect paintings and I am not running for president but I could not tell you how many I own even within 50 or 100 to any degree of accuracy. Give a guy a break and let him convince you or maybe he won't but there is a while to go yet!
Bah, who cares? Kerry was the "most electable" compromise candidate for us in 2004. We took what we wound up with at the end of the primaries and we lost. Now, we have a candidate that we actually want and are excited about, and Republicans have their own "most electable" candidate to fret over.
Hope that's going well for you guys!
McCain may be old but hes far from boring. A Navy Fighter Pilot in Vietnam, a prisoner of war, dated strippers and models...boring? What the hell does Obama have that can compare with THAT? Obama is nothing but a media baby, and you lot that fall into it are nothing more than sheep. If Obama makes it, you all deserve EXACTLY what you get. A newb with his finger on the biggest trigger in the world. You think bush was bad? Just wait baby, just wait.
Read the writtings of Obama's wife She has stated that she hates the United States. His minister hates the white people. He associates with a lot of haters and is talking about meeting peacefully with our known enimies. Give us a break it is all show and how I know I really can't trust him...Dave Letterman lovs him....
I wouldn't care that he dated a stripper, except for one thing: Could a woman who had BEEN a stripper ever have a chance of running for political office?
At least McCain CAN remember how many states we have. Obama says we have 57 states, oh wait, there ARE 57 Muslim states....hmmmmm
Actually, Obama 'mispoke' when he said 57 states. On the other hand, we have McCain who makes factual error after error and that is not mis-speaking, it is ignorance. McCain doesn't know the difference between Mexico and Spain. Lieberman had to correct him regarding al qaeda. etc etc.
I would like to read more on this site soon. By the way, pretty good design you have here, but how about changing it from time to time?
It was hard to believe my grandma when she would always tell me she was an exotic dancer back in the day and dated john mccain until i saw this was written in his book and i was blown away. My grandma's name is marie and she lives right next door to me in the tampa bay area and way before this book was written and john mccain said that in his book, my grandma used to tell me all the time her dancer name was the flame of florida and she dated mccain. i believe her now lol. me and my mom are thinking about making a facebook page for her. btw she was called the flame of florida because she had fiery red hair, shes full irish. not because she was a flame thrower or had something to do with fire like ive heard some people say.
They all lie. You just have to decide which lies you connect with the best.
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June 7, 2013
By James Sherk
The May employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows an economy running in place. Over the past year, employers have created an average of 172,000 net jobs a month. In May, they added 175,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate slightly increased by one-tenth of a percentage point to 7.6 percent. Other measures of labor market strength, such as the employment-to-population ratio, were flat.
Neither the fiscal cliff tax hikes nor sequestration has pushed the economy into a recession. However, there are no signs of acceleration in the labor market's lackluster growth. Further, millions of Americans have left the labor force, and there are few signs that they will return any time soon.
The May employment report showed the economy growing at the same pace it has grown over the past year. The payroll survey showed employers adding 175,000 net new jobs—in line with economists' expectations. The professional and business services (+57,000), leisure and hospitality (+43,000), and retail trade (+28,000) sectors showed the strongest growth. Employment in health care also continued to increase (+11,000). Within professional and business services, temporary help services (+26,000) and computer systems design (+6,000) showed the strongest gains.
Jobs in most other industries barely moved: Manufacturing, transportation and warehousing, financial activities, wholesale trade, and construction employment all remained essentially flat. Government employment fell negligibly (–3,000) over the month. This overall number masked a noticeable compositional change: Federal employment fell (–14,000), but increased local government hiring (+13,000) offset that drop.
The payroll survey also showed little change in either hours or earnings. The average workweek for all employees remained constant at 34.5 hours, while average hourly earnings rose by one cent.
The household survey paints a similar picture. The headline unemployment rate rose one-tenth of a percentage point to 7.6 percent. A drop (–231,000) in those outside the labor force drove this increase. Many Americans started looking for work, but many of them (101,000) also did not find jobs and now count as unemployed. Consequently, the unemployment rate rose while the employment-to-population ratio (58.6 percent) remained unchanged.
The fact that unemployment rose but the employment-to-population ratio did not rise illustrates a larger problem facing the economy: While unemployment has dropped, the proportion of Americans with jobs has scarcely increased since the recession ended. Unemployment looks better only because millions of Americans are no longer looking for work and thus do not count as unemployed.
The labor force participation rate rose 0.1 percentage point to 63.4 percent in May. Except for March and April of this year, this is the lowest rate since May 1979—a time when far fewer women worked in the economy. Labor force participation among men remains at its lowest level since the government began tracking these figures 65 years ago. Just 72.7 percent of adult men are either working or looking for work.
Some analysts argue that changing demographics explain this shift. This explanation contains a measure of truth: The baby-boom generation is aging and starting to retire. An older population naturally has fewer workers. Such demographic factors explain the modest drop in labor force participation between 2000 and 2007, when labor force participation fell by just over one percentage point.
However, between December 2007 and May 2013, labor force participation fell by 2.6 percentage points. Demographics account for only a minority of this drop. Heritage Foundation research finds that the aging of the baby-boom generation explains one-fifth of the drop in labor force participation.[1] The liberal Economic Policy Institute finds that demographics accounts for only one-third of the recent drop.[2] Economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago estimate the demographic-related component at one-quarter.[3]
Heritage research shows that most workers now outside the labor force are either enrolled in school or collecting disability benefits.[4] The former is mixed news, and the latter poses serious economic problems for America.
The number of Americans outside the labor force but enrolled in school increased by 2.1 million between 2007 and 2011. The vast majority of these potential workers will return to the labor force. To the extent that they become more productive through their schooling, they will benefit from their additional education. However, some of these new students will acquire student debt without also gaining marketable skills. Further, part of the increase in the "not in the labor force, enrolled in school" category comes from students who want part-time jobs giving up on finding them.
The number of Americans outside the labor force but collecting disability benefits increased by 1.5 million between 2007 and 2011.[5] Very few of these workers will return to the labor force. Just 9 percent of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) beneficiaries who leave the system do so because their health has improved enough so that they no longer qualify.[6] Even fewer leave voluntarily.
In 1999, Congress created the "Ticket-to-Work" program, which allowed SSDI beneficiaries to return to work while keeping their health coverage. Over the next seven years, fewer than 1,400 claimants used the program successfully.[7]
This decrease in labor force participation is probably permanent and will pose serious fiscal challenges for the country.
Four years after the Great Recession officially ended, the economy shows little signs of improvement. Employment grew in May at the same rate it has grown over the past year. The headline unemployment numbers have improved only because millions of Americans have left the job market and have stopped looking for work. When they return to the job market, unemployment will increase, as happened in May.
Job growth rates remain far below the levels necessary to restore full employment. Government policies that have raised taxes and increased regulatory burdens have weakened the desire for businesses to expand hiring.
—James Sherk is Senior Policy Analyst in Labor Economics in the Center for Data Analysis at The Heritage Foundation.
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[1]See James Sherk, "Not Looking for Work: Why Labor Force Participation Has Fallen During the Recession," Heritage Foundation Backgrounder No. 2722, August 30, 2013, http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/08/not-looking-for-work-why-labor-force-participation-has-fallen-during-the-recession.
[2]Heidi Shierholz, "Labor Force Participation: Cyclical Versus Structural Changes Since the Start of the Great Recession," Economic Policy Institute, May 24, 2012, http://www.epi.org/publication/ib333-labor-force-participation-since-great-recession/ (accessed June 7, 2013).
[3]Daniel Aaronson and Jonathan Davis, "Explaining the Decline in the U.S. Labor Force Participation Rate," Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, March 2012, http://www.chicagofed.org/digital_assets/publications/chicago_fed_letter/2012/cflmarch2012_296.pdf (accessed June 7, 2013).
[4]See Sherk, "Not Looking for Work."
[5]Ibid., Table 4.
[6]U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy, "Annual Statistical Supplement, 2011," Table 6.F2, http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2011/6f.html (accessed June 7, 2013).
[7]David H. Autor and Mark G. Duggan, "The Growth in the Social Security Disability Rolls: A Fiscal Crisis Unfolding," Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 20, No. 3 (Summer 2006), pp. 71–96, http://www.aeaweb.org/articles.php?doi=10.1257/jep.20.3.71 (accessed June 7, 2013).
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