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GANDHI is still so revered in India that a book about him that few Indians have read and that hasn't even been published in this country has been banned in one state and may yet be banned nationwide.
The problem, say those who have fanned the flames of popular outrage this week, is that the book suggests that the father of modern India was bisexual.
The book's author, Joseph Lelyveld, does write extensively about the close relationship Mohandas K. Gandhi had with a German architect, but he denies that the book, "Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle With India," makes any such argument.
In an interview Mr. Lelyveld, a former executive editor of The New York Times and a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, said he thought he had "treaded very carefully" with the information, which he knew was delicate.
"I lived in India, and there's an Indian word called tamasha," he said, which translates to "spectacle." "I'm surprised to find myself at the center of one, because I think this is a careful book, and I consider myself a friend of India."
Still, this week Gujarat, the state where Gandhi was born and grew up, banned the book after reviews and news articles about it appeared in Indian newspapers. Gujarat is particularly conservative — alcohol can't be sold in there, for instance — and the state is governed by a Hindu nationalist party.
"The writing is perverse in nature," Narendra Modi, the chief minister of Gujarat, said of the book after the ban. "It has hurt the sentiments of those with capacity for sane and logical thinking."
India's law minister, M. Veerappa Moily, said on Tuesday that "the book denigrates the national pride and leadership," which he said could not be tolerated. Officials "will consider prohibiting the book," he added.
The crux of the controversy seems to be the intersection of two subjects on which Indians have strong views: sexuality and Gandhi.
On the first point India is quite conservative, but the recent rapid growth of its economy has helped loosen attitudes, especially among the large youth population. In 2009 the Delhi High Court struck down a British-era law against sodomy, a ruling seen as a watershed for gay rights. Nevertheless most gay Indians would not feel comfortable coming out.
On the second, Gandhi is revered even by the young, but there is little significant understanding of the nuances of his philosophy and life. He has been mostly reduced to an idol. Young Indians don't spend much time studying him. And many of his ideas, like the development of small-scale village industries, have faded.
That doesn't mean Gandhi can't be a figure of fun. A few years ago he was made a character in the Munna Bhai film franchise, about a gangster in Mumbai; the character is visited by Gandhi, who tells him to change his ways and give up violence. It's a comedy.
The controversy also highlights India's highly circumscribed right to free speech. Indian officials frequently ban and censor books, movies, art and other works. Under Indian law any citizen can petition to have a work banned, and activists and political leaders frequently exercise that right. But it is uncommon for even a book a year to be banned nationally.
The constitution allows the government to impose "reasonable restrictions" on speech that might be construed as offensive. In 1988 India joined many Muslim countries in banning "The Satanic Verses," the novel by Salman Rushdie, a native of India. Last year the Shiv Sena, a regional political party, forced the University of Mumbai to remove "Such a Long Journey" by Rohinton Mistry from its curriculum, arguing that this acclaimed novel denigrated the dominant Maharashtrian ethnic group.
Certain subjects, like Gandhi, who is often referred to as mahatma, or great soul, are particularly guarded. Gandhi is widely admired not only in India but around the world for his advocacy of nonviolent struggle and the austere and celibate life he led when he was fighting for India's freedom from the British.
Using documents, letters and other research, Mr. Lelyveld writes about how Gandhi came to his particular social vision, first as a lawyer in South Africa and later as a freedom fighter, and how he tried to spread that vision in India, with mixed results.
The controversy appears to have started because of reviews in publications in the United States and Britain, including one in The Wall Street Journal, asserting that the book provides evidence that Gandhi was "a sexual weirdo, a political incompetent and a fanatical faddist."
That review, by Andrew Roberts, a British historian, argued that Gandhi was in love with Hermann Kallenbach, the German-Jewish architect with whom Gandhi lived in Johannesburg, and it cited letters from Gandhi to Mr. Kallenbach, which are quoted in "Great Soul."
Gandhi expresses great fondness and yearning for Mr. Kallenbach in the letters, telling him that his was the only portrait on Gandhi's mantelpiece, opposite the bed, and that cotton wool and Vaseline were "a constant reminder" of him.
The letters were acquired by the National Archives of India in an auction and have been available to scholars; they were sold by descendants of Mr. Kallenbach. Gandhi destroyed Mr. Kallenbach's letters to him early on, according to the book.
In the book Mr. Lelyveld writes, "One respected Gandhi scholar characterized the relationship as 'clearly homoerotic' rather than homosexual, intending through that choice of words to describe a strong mutual attraction, nothing more."
But Mr. Lelyveld then acknowledges: "The conclusions passed on by word of mouth in South Africa's small Indian community were sometimes less nuanced. It was no secret then, or later, that Gandhi, leaving his wife behind, had gone to live with a man."
Although Mr. Lelyveld does not draw a conclusion about the relationship in the book, he writes, "In an age when the concept of Platonic love gains little credence, selectively chosen details of the relationship and quotations from letters can easily be arranged to suggest a conclusion."
The situation is complicated by the fact that the book is not yet on sale in India, and very few people have read it. It was released in the United States on Tuesday.
While Knopf published the book in the United States, HarperCollins is expected to publish it in India. The considerable negative press has unnerved executives at HarperCollins. V. K. Karthika, the publisher and chief editor of HarperCollins in India, said in an e-mail that a publication date has not been set. "Obviously we are concerned about the situation," Ms. Karthika said, "but we are committed to the book and the author."
An editor at HarperCollins suggested that at least one revision be made for the edition in India, but Mr. Lelyveld refused. Ms. Karthika said on Thursday in an e-mail there was no reason to make any revisions.
In the interview Mr. Lelyveld said the information about Gandhi's relationship with Mr. Kallenbach was not his own discovery and was never intended to be the main focus of his book.
"All I can claim is that I dealt with that material more extensively with an eye to the general public than anyone previously," Mr. Lelyveld said. "But it's not a central preoccupation. My book is about Gandhi's struggle for social justice, not his intimate relationships. But he was a complicated man, and the two are linked."
The ban in Gujarat and a threatened ban in another state, Maharashtra, whose capital is Mumbai, as well as the threatened national ban, have drawn criticism from scholars, newspapers and some descendants of Gandhi.
"I deplore the culture of bans and burning of books," said Tushar Gandhi, a great-grandson. "It's a form of draconian censorship."
In a telephone interview Mr. Gandhi said he was considering legal options to challenge the ban in Gujarat. Though he has not read the book, he said that his great-grandfather's letters to Mr. Kallenbach have been in the public domain for years. "The story of his friendship with Hermann Kallenbach was very well documented," Mr. Gandhi said.


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Enrolling your children in a new day care program can be a difficult task. If you look at how many child cares are in the area, the decision can become mind-boggling. Although there are many home child cares, child care centers tend to be more visible. But being visible does not always mean that your child is receiving the type of care that you desire. Let's take a look inside a family child care. Family child care is a place where care is provided in a home setting. Family childcares have smaller numbers of children, which can provide more opportunities for nurturing. During a recent visit to a local family child care, it was hard not to feel at home. The entrance had a wooden coat rack with space off to the side to store each child's personal things. In the next room after leaving the hall, four children were preoccupied with character-building and make believe play. Once inside this room, my attention shifted to the labels all around the room to help enrich the children's vocabulary. There were supplies for arts and crafts, projects on display and even an agenda of what was happening for that day. Each room is equipped with activities that allow children to learn while they play. This family child care director has been in the business for over six years. She opened up her childcare, One World Family Day Care, because she enjoys children, had a desire to stay at home with her child, and needed to make money. She strives to give the children in the daycare a since of security, individuality, and to genuinely connect with them. Although a bond between a mother and child cannot be broken, the director feels she is like a second mother to her children. While childcare centers receive more attention than family childcares because they are more visible, have a higher number of children, and have more money to advertise, she thinks families should consider family daycare as a good alternative. "People perceive family childcares as being less professional when actually they are more natural," she said. When asked if she believes one is better than the other she states "I don't believe one is better than the other. They both have their advantages and disadvantages, but I do believe family childcare is better for infants and children with behavior problems because they can get that one on one attention." Crystal, a mother of a four year old, sent her child to a family childcare. The reason she sent her child to a family childcare was the fact that it was a friend of the family, who would care for her child like she would. She believes that the bond she and her son have with the provider is life long. She feels comfortable with family daycare because "putting my son with someone that I know and trust allows me to be more at peace when I'm away from him." In your personal search for childcare (whether it is a home or center), remember that your choice depends on how comfortable you are with the arrangement and relationship you have with your childcare provider. Riverwest Currents – Volume 1 – Issue 2 – March 2002


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That which has the superficial appearance of science, usually with its jargon and other trappings, but which fundamentally is not science, is called pseudoscience (a.k.a. "junk science," "quackery," etc.). Whereas the scientific method involves objectivity (enhanced by peer review, replicability, and other means) and letting the best evidence lead to the most likely solution, pseudoscience tends to be non-falsifiable (that is, there can be no evidence to disprove it). The pseudoscientist typically begins with a conviction and works backwards, seeking only the evidence seeming to justify that belief. For example, astronomy and evolutionary biology are sciences, while astrology and creationism (and Intelligent Design) are pseudosciences.
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Last week I spent quite a bit of time scanning old photos into my computer. It could have been tedious, but instead it was bittersweet and fun. The pictures were ones I took during the first ten years of Aunt-hood. They were photos of my niblings (the gender neutral term for nieces and nephews—something I learned from a niece just yesterday.)
When my oldest nieces graduated I started a tradition of giving them a scrapbook of their life. It is a lot of work, but definitely worth it. So far I have completed five of the twelve. The most recent to graduate have been waiting two years for theirs. Sigh. So, I decided to get on it.
After all, I can't fail to follow through on this tradition. That's the challenge to starting things like this. You have to be fair, now, don't you?
Which brings me to another event from last week, President's Day. Last summer Bruce and I had the privilege of meeting my Marine nephew in VA and visiting George Washington's home at Mount Vernon. He was state-side for some training and only a few hours from us, so we couldn't pass up the opportunity. He was almost 22 and as I contemplated the last time I was at Mount Vernon, I realized I had been 22 at the time. Somehow it made it a bit more special. We had a great time, even though it rained ALL DAY LONG. Andrew said, "We are making more memories." I told him that my goal for this trip was to make the switch from seeing him as an eight year old. After all, there are no eight year old marines.
When the niblings were each eight, or thereabouts, my sister and I would take them on what we ingeniously called "the eight year old trip." Thankfully, we recently completed the last one ever. We treasured every one of those five trips, but they were a project and like I said before. . . once we started the tradition, it had to be finished!
Apparently I wasn't the only one reminded of those trips. When I was sharing with my parents via phone about our trip with Andrew, my second niece Megan—sitting in my parent's dining room—chimed in. "I didn't realize you were offering twenty-two-year-old trips!"
"I'm not," I said. "Unless you get deployed overseas and fly in some place within driving distance. Then, I'll come see you."
Guess she took it to heart. She is graduating this Spring with an online degree from Liberty University in VA and will be coming out for the ceremony. Yep. Aunt Miriam and Uncle Bruce will be there. But just to be clear, we aren't offering twenty-four-year-old trips either.


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KANNAPOLIS, NC (WJZY) - A portion of Interstate 85 southbound had to be shut down after a 4-vehicle crash Friday afternoon in Kannapolis.
According to Cabarrus County 911, the accident involved a tractor-trailer, a U-Haul truck and two other cars.
I-85 south was closed near Exit 60, Dale Earnhardt Blvd, according to NCDOT. Motorists were asked to take Exit 63 onto Lane Street. From Lane Street, turn left onto US-29 south which would take traffic back to I-85.
The south lanes were re-opened about 5 p.m., according to NCDOT.
On Thursday I-85 northbound was shut down for hours near Belmont after a tractor trailer flipped over the guard rail and landed in an embankment.
First responders spent close to four hours freeing the driver from the wreck. Emergency crews had to use two trucks to keep the rig from sliding further down the embankment. The driver had to have his leg amputated as a result of the crash, according to authorities.
Related: Driver rescued from overturned tractor trailer on I-85N has leg amputated
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Design Hub | Makerspace | Shared Workshop
Workspace is a public benefit organisation located in the Harvest Centre, in Hout Bay Harbour. We are dedicated to providing a platform for knowledge and skills and resource exchange across the social, cultural and generational divides. We aim to provide resources for all people from all backgrounds, ages and abilities to use "making as a tool for empowerment, economic opportunity and the building of social capital.
Providing a creative space
The focus of the facility is to provide a creative space for makers to engage, make and display their crafts. Within that mandate, the members of Workspace are committed to sharing their skills to help uplift disadvantaged people within the Hout Bay community. Workspace, in conjunction with the British Councils ConnectZA program and local NGOs, formally train people as makers through the TEN program.
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The public is invited to use the facility but only by appointment only. Please contact us for membership details. We have a full range of DIY services on offer. Choose your project and we compile all the bits and pieces you will need to build it. If you need a hand we will do our best to connect you to the right person to assist, otherwise you're free to work on your own.
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We have a 500 square meter facility and have a myriad of tools and machines, some of which are in our store waiting for the right maker to come along. Our range of skills and ability changes with our membership and therefore workshop configuration.
Find out more about our collaborations and how we work together with with other entities including The Maker Library Network, Ikhaya LeTemba Hout Bay, Ikasi Youth Project, Intle Art Club, ZLTO and MoHappy Drums.
Some more information about some of the projects we are involved in including The Employable Nation, The Makers Society, The Off Grid Project and Trash 4 Training. All of these projects help to get people employed and uplift the community.
Some of our Projects
- TEN Project – People who remain employed exhibit certain characteristics – these can be learnt.
- The Maker Society is a "hack, make, fix, build, tech" club and meets twice weekly for supervised making sessions.
- Off Grid Project – This project is part of a series of "offgrid" machines built in response to the intermittent power issues
- Trash for Training – is an entry-level outreach programme that cleans up the streets and provides community members access to computing and Internet facilities.


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Select agent for transfer from within babelConnect
As well as supporting transfers of all kinds directly from any softphone or phone device connected directly to babelforce, we now support selection of a colleague (another agent or user) from within the babelConnect app in your browser. All agents in a babelforce account will appear within the selection list. Once an employee is in a call, they can select a contact to transfer to like this:
Enable an IVR app as a transfer target
To make a particular app in your IVR available as a transfer target, just open that app and give it a tag "transfer" and then enter a friendly name so that it will be easy for agents to find it and select it:
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To transfer to any public telephone number, the agent simply types or pastes a number into the field. It will then look like this:
NOTE: All blind transfer or direct transfer and warm transfer, attended transfer or consultative transfer capabilities are available directly on softphones and phones connected to the babelforce platform as before. This release enhances the ways to access transfer capability from within babelConnect and will work both when embedded inside your CRM or Helpdesk or other web application, and also when you use babelConnect from within the Chrome Browser Extension (available from here).
New event available for call transferred
There are events now available on the platform to allow you to create actions on any API based on a call being transferred. For example, if you want to send a simultaneous update to a ticket, task, contact, opportunity, account or other object in a CRM or Helpdesk or other system, then you can trigger the action on the API based on the babelforce call.transferred event. It appears as follows in babelforce Event Triggers view:
Agent activity and other statuses available in real-time in babelConnect
Agents who are in an active outbound campaign inside babelConnect can see real-time stats on number of agents currently waiting for calls, paused, in call, and the number of outbound call attempts ringing within the same campaign. This is a feature requested to give agents real-time information so that while they are waiting for a call, they can see that there are calls being placed and also whether their colleagues are also available or not for the calls.
Call finish reasons, call states and source of call legs are now available in Call Reporting download
Each entry for a call leg now contains the value of source=queue or API or dialer, domain= internal or external (i.e. whether call leg involves an external party or only an internal party, otherwise known as agent) and the finish reason, for example, passive hangup or system hangup.
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PAWTUCKET – Holy Union Sister Jacqueline Lemieux, formerly Sister Anne Melanie, 74, of St. Cecilia Residence, died July 13.
Born in Taunton, Mass., she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Helen (Nolin) Lemieux.
Sister Lemieux graduated from the former St. Mary High School, Taunton. She entered the Holy Union Sisters in Groton, Mass., on Sept. 8, 1955, and pronounced her final vows on July 27, 1964. She studied at the Sacred Heart Teacher Training School, Groton, and received a bachelor's degree in history from Boston College and a master's degree in history from Indiana University. She completed additional studies at Harvard University and in the Pastoral Ministry Program at Boston College.
Sister Lemieux taught junior high and high school classes for more than 40 years. In the Diocese of Providence, she ministered at the former St. John the Baptist School, St. Raphael Academy and St. Cecilia School, all in Pawtucket. From 2002 until the time of her death, she served as assistant in the Holy Union Sisters Finance Office.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated July 17 at St. Cecilia Church, Pawtucket. Burial was in St. Francis Cemetery, Taunton, Mass.


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If you'll be in Dubai in transit or on a layover for a few hours, it is higher to stay in the airport than to venture out to see the city for numerous reasons. We had our Christmas holidays within the Western Cape of South Africa and we booked ourselves into four hotels: one in the winery, one other one in the stylish place of the town, another in a non-public reserve park and for Christmas, one filled with history.
On this first part we must always take into account the primary task for any customer – find out how to get from Suvarnabhumi Worldwide Airport (the point of entry for nearly all international tourists) to their resort or different tackle inside the city. With that type of statistic it's crucial for a trip beach rental company to have a web based presence, but it's just as vital to be on journey websites as well as their very own private website.
The simplest approach to journey is by rail and you can go to all the Cinque Terre websites in just in the future and even much less if you are on a whistle-cease tour. It also has many different fascinating cities and resorts along its undulating shoreline lapped by the waters of the Mediterranean.
Because the writer of this quick article, my data of Bangkok transport is as a regular visitor spending a while in Bangkok on 9 separate visits – not a completely-built-in resident, but in addition not a novice – and as such I believe I'm qualified to offer advice to anyone who merely wants a fast information to one of the simplest ways to get around in Bangkok.
The author of this evaluation selected to remain at the Sandos Papagayo Beach Resort in Playa Blanca primarily due to its location. When I go to South of Korea, certain I will go to Jeju island. TripAdvisor is by far the most well-liked website providing online evaluations, and most people trust that what they see on TripAdvisor is fairly correct.


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The identification of Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. nodulare is described, based on a strain recently isolated from tinea pedis.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Recombinant dermcidin was determined to have antimycotic activity against Trichophyton rubrum, as evaluated by colony-forming unit (CFU) assays.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] We report here two cases of bullous tinea pedis, one due to Trichophyton rubrum in a 6-year-old child and the second due to T. interdigitale in a 10-year-old child.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
The mycological examination isolated Trichophyton mentagrophytes.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Two patients suffering from tinea faciei incognito caused by Trichophyton rubrum are presented.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] RESULTS: Of 149 specimens, 142 (95.3%) were positive for Trichophyton rubrum or Trichophyton mentagrophytes including Trichophyton interdigitale by PCR, while only 104 (69.8%[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
His two children had suffered from tinea manus 3 months previously, also caused by the zoophilic fungus Trichophyton mentagrophytes probably acquired from guinea-pigs.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] We report a case of tinea barbae caused by an uncommon agent Trichophyton rubrum, misdiagnosed as sycosis, and review the approach and management of the disease.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Tinea barbae due to Trichophyton rubrum with possible involvement of autoinoculation.[scielo.br]
Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. quinckeanum is a zoophilic form of T. mentagrophytes.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Molecular markers reveal exclusively clonal reproduction in Trichophyton rubrum.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] RESULTS: Trichophyton rubrum was the most frequently isolated dermatophyte (12.1%), followed by Trichophyton mentagrophytes (7.7%) and Trichophyton tonsurans (4.4%).[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Trichophyton mentagrophytes is the dermatophyte species most commonly reported in cases of guinea pig-associated dermatophytosis (or guinea pig fungus) a condition that more[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Cultural examination lead to the identification of Trichophyton rubrum species.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] From the epidemiological point of view, Trichophyton rubrum is the most important dermatophyte in the Western world.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Indian Journal of Dermatology 57(4): 288-290, 2012 Tinea corporis due to Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Trichophyton tonsurans mimicking tinea imbricata.[eurekamag.com] Mycosis fungoides with tinea pseudoimbricata owing to Trichophyton rubrum infection. J Cutan Med Surg. 2006 Jan-Feb;10(1):52-6. PMID 17241575 Verma S, Hay RJ.[en.wikipedia.org] Tinea corporis due to Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Trichophyton tonsurans mimicking tinea imbricate. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2013;79:554.[jpad.com.pk]
In case of inflammatory forms (predominantly kerion) caused by Trichophyton verrucosum and Trichophyton mentagrophytes ID reaction was manifested by disseminated follicular[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Tinea capitis is rare in adults, particularly when the infectious agent is Trichophyton rubrum, and affected patients often exhibit comorbidities associated with diminished[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Furthermore, Trichophyton rubrum as a causative organism of tinea capitis is documented very rarely.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Tinea capitis due to Trichophyton erinacei Tinea capitis due to Trichophyton gourvilii Tinea capitis due to Trichophyton megninii Tinea capitis due to Trichophyton mentagrophytes[healthprovidersdata.com] To investigate the morphology of Trichophyton rubrum in the human hair apparatus, two cases of tinea capitis and one case of tinea barbae were examined by light- and electron[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Currently, in most cases, the causative organisms are zoophilic ectothrix, namely, Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Trichophyton verrucosum , acquired from animals.[link.springer.com]
We report a case of Majocchi's granuloma caused by Trichophyton mentagrophytes on the vulva in a 23-year-old girl who had used topical steroids for many years.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] The clinical diagnosis was Majocchi's granuloma and onychomycosis caused by the Trichophyton rubrum var. raubitschekii.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] The aim of this article is to describe the case of a patient who developed severe edematous lesions of the lower extremities from a mycosis infection with Trichophyton mentagrophytes[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
We isolated Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. interdigitalis from the lesions. The biopsy showed suppurative deep dermatophytosis and folliculitis.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] This article describes a patient who was immunosuppressed with deep dermatophytosis caused by Trichophyton rubrum and concurrent disseminated nocardiosis.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Since the identification of Trichophyton mentagrophytes complex had been misused for years, a brief discussion of molecular diagnosis and taxonomy of T. mentagrophytes complex[link.springer.com]


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Join Admiral Richard E. Byrd in 1982 as he leads a term of explorers to the coldest continent on Earth to map the region and claim large tracts on Antartica for the United States.
On May 9, 1926, Byrd and pilot Floyd Bennett attempted a flight over the North Pole in a Fokker F-VII Tri-motor called the Josephine Ford. This flight went from Spitsbergen (Svalbard) and back to its take-off airfield. Byrd claimed to have reached the Pole. This trip earned Byrd widespread acclaim, including being received the Medal of Honor and enabled him to secure funding for subsequent attempts to fly over the South Pole.
From 1926 until 1996, there were doubts, defenses, and heated controversy about whether or not Byrd actually reached the North Pole. In 1958 Norwegian-American aviator and explorer Bernt Balchen cast doubt on Byrd's claim on the basis of his extensive personal knowledge of the airplane's speed. In 1971 Balchen speculated that Byrd had simply circled aimlessly while out of sight of land.[1]
The 1996 release of Byrd's diary of the May 9, 1926 flight revealed erased (but still legible) sextant sights that sharply differ with Byrd's later June 22 typewritten official report to the National Geographic Society. Byrd took a sextant reading of the Sun at 7:07:10 GCT. His erased diary record shows the apparent (observed) solar altitude to have been 19°25'30", while his later official typescript reports the same 7:07:10 apparent solar altitude to have been 18°18'18".[2] On the basis of this and other data in the diary, Dennis Rawlins concluded that Byrd steered accurately, and flew about 80% of the distance to the Pole before turning back because of an engine oil leak, but later falsified his official report to support his claim of reaching the pole.[3]
Accepting that the conflicting data in the typed report's flight times indeed require both northward and southward groundspeeds greater than the flight's 85 mph airspeed, a remaining Byrd defender posits a westerly-moving anti-cyclone that tailwind-boosted Byrd's groundspeed on both outward and inward legs, allowing the distance claimed to be covered in the time claimed. (The theory is based on rejecting handwritten sextant data in favor of typewritten alleged dead-reckoning data.)[4] This suggestion has been refuted by Dennis Rawlins[5] who adds[6] that the sextant data in the long unavailable original official typewritten report are all expressed to 1″, a precision not possible on Navy sextants of 1926 and not the precision of the sextant data in Byrd's diary for 1925 or the 1926 flight, which was normal (half or quarter of a minute of arc). Some sources claim that Floyd Bennett and Byrd later revealed, in private conversations, that they did not reach the pole. One source claims that Floyd Bennett later told a fellow pilot that they did not reach the pole.[7] It is also claimed that Byrd confessed his failure to reach the North Pole during a long walk with Dr. Isaiah Bowman in 1930.[8]
Considering that Byrd and Bennett probably didn't reach the North Pole, it is extremely likely that the first flight over the Pole was the flight of the airship Norge in May 1926 with its crew of Roald Amundsen, Umberto Nobile, Oscar Wisting, and others. This flight went from Spitsbergen (Svalbard) to Alaska nonstop, so there is little doubt that they went over the North Pole. Amundsen and Wisting had both been members of the first expedition to the South Pole, December 1911.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Evelyn_Byrd Related Articles
- Into the Long Night (technologyreview.in)
- Byrd hole-in-one ends Laird hopes (news.bbc.co.uk)


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In her much-anticipated foray into the horror-thriller genre, Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Taylor Schilling stars in THE PRODIGY as Sarah, a mother whose young son Miles' disturbing behavior signals that an evil, possibly supernatural force has overtaken him. Fearing for her family's safety, Sarah must choose between her maternal instinct to love and protect Miles and a desperate need to investigate what – or who – is causing his dark turn. She is forced to look for answers in the past, taking the audience on a wild ride; one where the line between perception and reality becomes frighteningly blurry.
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There is speculation that Muammar Qaddafi's oldest son, Saif al-Islam, will shortly announce his candidacy for the Presidency of Libya in the 2019 election. And it appears that he has already secured on important ally in this quest: Vladimir Putin.
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To build something so ambiguous as The Machine a step to overcome would be the complex nature of itself. No matter if we are looking on TM as a literal physical machine or as a unification a of social and economic structure, it would have to overcome a problem nobody has overcome yet! There is a natural limit for the complexity of human made projects, where they become too inefficient until they fall apart.
So let's assume that we have all the resources we need for achieving state of TM. Countless developrs ready to work. It's almost as something as this great complexity should be supervised by someone else rather than humans. Even if there are the greatest managers and leaders, by scaling TM and acquiring new people to manage the increasing complexity, the bad sides of humans WILL manifest itself (greed, desire for power). And about this stage the projects start to fail. So is there anyone to help us? Extraterrestrial life has been rather silent so far ; ) Could AI be utilised for such tasks? Not the traditional programmed AI, but rather one which is capable of recursive self-improvement? (This introduces a whole new set of problems, but let's skip that) However the technology for such AI is not yet here.


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In 2008 and 2009, Boustead was recognised in the prestigious Forbes Asia 200 Best Under A Billion as one of the Asia Pacific's 200 best public-listed corporations under US$1 billion in revenue. Boustead is also listed on the MSCI Global Small Cap Index for Singapore and the FTSE ST Small Cap Index.
How to project your CPF Savings 20 years down the road?
Do you know if your CPF savings are enough for retirement?
Well, Central Provident Fund Board (CPF) has recently launched an excellent mobile application (available on iPhone and Android). It lets you project how much CPF savings there are in your Ordinary Account (OA), Special Account (SA) and Medisave Account (MA). Read More
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Best Places for Gelato in Rome
by Superior Cruise and Travel | 17th March, 2018
Did you know that there was only one gelateria in Rome in the 1930s? Today, the capital of Italy is home to hundreds of gelaterias ranging from small parlors to big-chain gelaterias. Gelato is an Italian version of ice cream and it translates to "frozen". It's a little bit different than ice cream, as it […]Read More


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New book out by a friend of mine: Dan McGowan. Dan is a comedian….professionally that is. He's not just a Facebook clown. He's written an interesting book called "What in God's Name are We Doing?" As funny as Dan is, this book will make you laugh and cry! Here is Dan's description of the book:
"What in God's Name are We Doing?" – Ever ask yourself that? Ever ask yourself that regarding "the church?" – sure you have. In my new book, I attempt to bring to light some of the issues that we face today simply because some in the church have veered a bit from the original plan. It's not a slam on the church. It's really more of an examination that I hope helps those who lead churches to do a better job of reaching those who been hurt or burned by the church. Only $2.99 (e-version) at Amazon. Why, that's less than most coffee drinks at Starbucks. 😉
or, if you prefer the "hand held" version, get it for $9.99 at this link:http://www.donaldjamesparker.com/ProductDetails.aspx?id=474
If Dan did it, I can recommend it!


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The large, colorful blooms of the hibiscus (Hibiscus spp.) bring a tropical feel to gardens in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 4 through 11. These large, flowering shrubs are susceptible to a few problems that leave white, powdery substance on the plant. Powdery mildew doesn't result in webbing on plants, but it does cause a white, powder-like growth to appear. Spider mites, on the other hand, create white webbing on infected plants but the webbing typically doesn't have a powder-like appearance. Both of these annoying problems can affect hibiscus plants and should be dealt with immediately.
Powdery Mildew
Hibiscuses infected with powdery mildew develop powdery white spores on shoots, leaves and flowers. The infected plant experiences stunted and distorted growth, and infected leaves droop and drop from the branches. Unlike other fungal pathogens, powdery mildew doesn't need water or moisture to develop or spread. In fact, water washes the powdery mildew fungal spores off the hibiscus and can help prevent the disease from spreading.
Spider Mites
Spider mites are tiny garden pests that appear as tiny dots moving across the leaves of infested plants. These annoying mites tend to congregate on the underside of leaves and cover the foliage, stems and buds with a white spider-like webbing. Spider mites pierce the tender portions of hibiscus, sucking out the cell contents of the plant. Their feeding rarely causes long-term damage and most hibiscus plants tolerate an infestation of spider mites. However, they can cause leaves to wilt, discolor and fall from the hibiscus plant.
Controlling powdery mildew and spider mites can be achieved with the plant-based organic pesticide neem oil. Neem oil is safe and doesn't harm beneficial insects, people or animals. To increase the effectiveness of the pesticide, always follow the specific application instructions on the neem oil label. For example, one brand of neem oil suggests treating plants infected with powdery mildew or infested with spider mites with a solution of 2 tablespoons of neem oil and 1 gallon of water. For easier application, apply the diluted neem oil to the hibiscus with a pump sprayer. The treatment can be repeated every seven days until the fungal disease and insects are controlled.
Preventing powdery mildew and spider mites is the best way to control them. Increasing the amount of predatory insects -- such as the lady beetle -- will keep the spider mite population in check naturally. Spider mites are attracted to dusty conditions, so regularly hose the hibiscus with water to reduce dust. To prevent powdery mildew, irrigate the hibiscus in mid-morning. This will wash powdery mildew spores off the leaves while still allowing the foliage to dry before the sun goes down.


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When I taught middle school choir, there were times that I had my students sing music from other cultures and religions. I stressed the fact that, in some instances, a musician is an actor. I told them that, when they sing about God, they don't have to believe in Him.
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The Mavericks Challenge big-wave surfing contest will not happen this week as hoped, according to the World Surf League.
Initially, organizers had been eyeing Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday as possibilities, but Monday was taken off the table last week due to the threat of high winds.
The WSL released the following statement:
"We will not be running the Mavericks Challenge this week and will wait for more optimum conditions. The wind is good and conditions will be clean, but the swell will be dropping through the day on Thursday and we won't have the consistency we need to run an excellent event. With three months left in the waiting period, we are confident that we'll have better opportunities to run this event this season. January is typically the best month for Mavericks so we'll be watching things closely and hoping for a great finish to the season."
The window for the contest runs until March 1.
The last Mavericks contest took place in 2016.


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– Dentures can assist in lowering your risk for a variety of oral ailments, including tooth slippage, plaque buildup, and jawbone deterioration.
– A mouth with missing teeth appears sunken in, with an aged look that can be reversed with the addition of dentures.
– Dentures can help reinstate eating, speaking, and chewing habits affected by missing teeth.
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I often struggle when first seeing a new client who no longer can stand living in the emotional roller coaster and turmoil that is diet culture, but does not know where/how to start to embrace the 'Health at Every Size' and non diet principles. More importantly , they don't even realise that this is even a possibility.
It has taken me hundreds of hours (literally) of listening to podcasts, reading, webinars and attending professional development days to see how diet culture manipulates, oppresses and takes away a person's ability to be their true, authentic self. I hear it from my clients who are living it. I emotionally identify with them and so desperately want them to see what I can see.
My struggle as a dietitian is: How do I get this information across in a first appointment....a limited time that will often bring up so much hurt and tears that the bigger picture of why those hurt and tears are there can not be adequately discussed due to the immediate pain and distress that brings this person in front of me. I hear you. I have been there.
So, I have been spending time thinking about this. What are the things that have helped me? Where have my 'aha' or 'lightbulb' moments been? What are the podcasts / articles/ books / resources that have really influenced my way of looking at the world, both from my own perspective, and the bigger picture. What can you read/listen to, think about in order to break free from diet culture?
So, this is my list...the things that just get you started. I will add to this as things come up.
My Book recommendations:
Intuitive Eating -3rd edition (Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch):
To learn how to trust your body and eat in a way that nourishes without guilt, Intuitive Eating is IT. There are that many 'aha' and 'OMG' moments as you read this you will get why it has transformed lives.
Body of Truth (Harriet Brown) and Body Respect (Linda Bacon And Lucy Aphramor):
These shine a light on the Bull S#!T that we have been fed and made to believe about our bodies, and also what the science around weight loss actually says (hint...diets do not lead to long term weight loss and better health). If you don't want to purchase them, check our your local library (ask to get them in if they don't have them already).
Just Eat It - How intuitive Eating can help you get your shit together around food ( Laura Thomas PhD)
Body Kindness (Rebecca Scritchfield) and Mindful Moment (Louise Adams):
In recovering from diet culture, disordered eating or really just trying to be the best version of yourself that you can be, these two books are all about self compassion and looking after yourself (because this is what you deserve). Self compassion and shame resilience are also 2 of the key factors in helping to overcome eating disorders.......such an important concept / pearl of wisdom to embrace.
My Podcast Episode Recommendations:
To get to know the Principles of Intuitive Eating either listen to Laura Thomas's podcast Don't Salt My Game Episode #85 (already linked to in a previous blog) on 'What the eff is the deal with Intuitive Eating?'
Or for a more in-depth discussion, go to:
RD Real Talk - Starting on 2/1/18, each of the 10 Principles of Intuitive Eating are discussed with a number of guests in a 1hour episode for each principle.
If you are wondering what on earth is Health At Every Size, check out Christy Harrison's Food Psych episode 127: Intuitive Eating & Health At Every Size FAQ's or the ASDAH website (Association for Size Diversity and Health)
Other Podcasts that are on my 'subscribed' list and are there to be an amazing support if you decide to get angry about diet culture, and want to give the middle finger to everything that it represents, then have a listen to:
All Fired Up - Louise Adams
Body Kindness - Rebecca Scritchfield
Do No Harm - DeAun Nelson (* particularly for Health Professionals )
Don't Salt My Game - Laura Thomas
ED Matters - Gurze/Salucore
EveryBody Podcast - Daria Matza
Food Psych - Christy Harrison
Finding Body Freedom - Caitlin Croteau
Nutrition Matters - Paige Smathers
Love Food - Julie Duffy Dillon
PCOS and Food Peace - Julie Duffy Dillon
The BodyLove Project - Jessie Haggerty
Wondering what diet culture is?
A couple of useful websites to start with:_
https://self-compassion.org (in particular some meditation exercises from below)
What about the evidence?_
The Weight Inclusive versus Weight Normative Approach to Health: Evaluating the Evidence for Prioritizing Well-Being over Weight Loss
Weight Science: Evaluating the Evidence for a Paradigm Shift
Analysing 9 Years of data from UK General Practice records shows the unlikelihood of current strategies leading to a 5% weight loss, and even less likelihood that it will be kept off at the 2-5 year mark .
The Association For Size Diversity And Health (ASDAH) Journal Articles Page
Obesity Stigma: Important Considerations for Public Health
Looking forward to hearing what you think
Emma M
10/30/2018 12:47:16 pm
Ive been waiting for something like this to help me get to the good stuff on intuitive mindful eating and also the research links and podcasts are brilliant to ref ..thank you .
Jen Gorman
11/3/2018 09:58:40 am
Great list. Thank you for putting this out there. I would add "embody" by Connie Sobczak, co-founder of The Body Positive.
12/2/2018 08:28:43 pm
The best way to have a balanced diet is to maintain and organize the foods you are eating. When I was young, I believe that when I drink vitamins or any medicine that would affect my shape is better than eating vegetables. Actually, it is really a big help but when you discontinue using it, the faster you are bound to have is greater than before. Having a proper meal like fruits nad vegetables and having a daily exercise is better.
12/15/2018 04:09:09 am
thanks for that type of posting
Patty Glass
1/19/2019 12:52:45 pm
I'm still stuck in "i don't wanna be here at this weight and looking like I do"...I do love the book Body Respect and I have Inituitive Eating...but when i read it, I think...YES! for everyone else but me...I'm still crushed by the amount of weight I have gained......sigh...
1/19/2019 06:42:59 pm
Hi Patty,
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A old town. Its victorian lamp posts still hang in the park, Pictures
are displayed of its past with victorian people having fun, walking
along the town center with its ******* flowers you'll be hard pressed
to find a building under 100 years old. A 800 year old church tops the
town center street off with its eligent presence and clock tower. What
could be wrong with this scenic pictureqsue town?
As you enter the town you will be greated with rural fields filled with
gyspy Caravans burning things, fighting each other in there own ******
hell. As you continue your driving dodging the sciving 15 year olds
running across the main road (sometimes charging around the pavement on
bikes trying to knock people off) you'll come across the park, next to
the large deep mere and with a pavaillain. Of course the park is
vandlised and full of *****, though the Pavaillain is the most populat
hang out, its been vandlised so many times you cant see the base paint,
and of course drugs and *** with there 15 year old school drop outs,
most with at least 1 baby are the order of the day as they hurl
pleasent abuse in groups of 8 as you walk past trying to live your
life. The sewers reak as you enter the town as more groups of sciving
kids in trackies hang around the toilets with **** they get people to
buy from Martins newsagents. Nearby is the USA Chicken where the
romantoc fools take there well fit 14 year old smoking pregnant birds
for a date, playing the machine.
This area on a saturday or Friday night, or any night becomes a pissed
hotspot of ASBO's, as the fights start, windows often get smashed with
knife actions sometimes ending in a stabbing or pregnancy. The
Grayhound is often the church of ****, at the ringing of the 5 aclock
church bell (seeing the the clock on the church is now usless as its
been vandelised and the hands nicked) is there signal to go to the
grayhound and drink themselves into a stuper where there behavior
changes from hurling abuse at everyone not inside a tracksuit and
theving as much as possible from Woolworths who made the mistake of not
having security cameras to fighting, stabbing, arson.
As pleseant as these folk are, There merely the average resident, the
real pain is the **** king and queen. The Pondscum known as the local
*****. Never on the law obiding, they mug, steal, squat, nick, burn,
injure and vandlising the terrified elderly residents and everyone else
between. All this is occasionally interupted with the sounding of
police sirens. So for those travelling threw Diss, Don't stop. keep
going! You wont find Salvation here.


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Canal boat and Narrowboat Holidays
Holidays on the canals are becoming more popular - and with good reason. The canals are in the best condition they have ever been in their two hundred year history. And top quality boats like ours make it a pleasure to cruise on them. With such a wide choice of canals to cruise, there's something to suit everyone.
You can enjoy the peace of the countryside, the sightseeing in historic towns and cities, quaint country pubs, working the locks, seeing the industrial heritage, or just getting away from it all for a really relaxing and enjoyable break, taking everything at your own pace. Click here for photos
Step back in time and spend a relaxing week or two aboard a modern, purpose-built self-drive craft, designed to provide for your every need. Canal holidays allow you the freedom to cruise through the unspoilt heart of the British countryside enjoying life in the slow lane. Use this website to help you to unlock the secret world that is Britain's Inland Waterways and find the perfect location for your boating holiday.
Top 10 reasons to take canal boat holiday
Top 10 canal boat holidays for beginners
First time afloat? - Everything you need to know.
Drifters' Top 10 reasons for taking a canal boat holiday
- It's the fastest way to slow down – with speed limits of 4mph and hundreds of miles of tranquil unspoilt countryside to cruise through, stress levels are reduced and a whole new much steadier pace of life takes over.
- Freedom – the majority of our inland waterways offer boating holiday-makers free moorings, so boaters are free to choose where they stop for the night.
- Fitness – working the locks, exploring local footpaths, historic sites, towns and villages, cycling the towpaths and standing at the tiller enjoying the fresh air are all the ideal antidote to stuffy gyms and office blues.
- The greener way – a boating holiday is estimated to be some 20 times better for the planet than spending two hours flying for a holiday overseas and as soon as you swap your car for a boat, you'll be using a third of the fuel and emitting a sixth of the pollution.
- Pubs galore – with hundreds of waterside pubs, a watering hole is never far away, many of them historic rural locals.
- History is all around - thousands of historic structures make up the waterway system, including: the soaring majesty of the World Heritage Status Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and the awesome three-mile long Standedge Tunnel cutting through the Pennines.
- Watch out for wildlife - waterways provide homes for large numbers of birds, plants and animals, including many protected species - the water vole, otter and kingfisher, so there's always something special to look out for.
- Lap up the luxury - Today's canals boats are fully equipped with all the essential mod cons: central heating, hot water, TVs, DVD-players, showers and flushing toilets. Many of Drifters' boats now offer wifi too.
- Help keep the local economy afloat - £1½ billion is spent by visitors to the waterways each year on goods and services, supporting 54,000 jobs.
- Try something new – with around a fifth of hire boaters new to the market each year, it's easy to learn how to steer a boat and navigate the waterways. You don't need a licence and Drifters operators offer free tuition as part of their hire package.
Top 10 canal boat holidays for beginners
With Britain's inland waterways in better shape than ever and the health benefits of spending time by the water proven, narrowboat holidays are becoming increasingly popular.
You don't need a licence to steer a canal boat and all Drifters' operators provide hirers with boat steering tuition as part of their holiday packages.
Today's narrowboats are fully equipped with essential home comforts, including central heating, hot water, TV, showers, microwaves, flushing toilets, and many now have WiFi too.
So if you are planning to pack up and ship out on an adventure afloat, take a look at our top 10 canal boat holidays for beginners to help you learn the ropes:
1. Cruise to the bright lights of Birmingham - boasting more canals than Venice, Birmingham simply has to be visited by water. And with no locks between our base at Tardebigge on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal near Bromsgrove and Birmingham City Centre, it's the perfect opportunity for novice canal boat holiday-makers to 'dip their toe in the water'. It takes just five hours to reach Birmingham, with the first half of the journey passing through fields, woodlands and sleepy villages. Once in the centre of Birmingham, narrowboat holiday-makers can find over-night moorings at Gas Street Basin, with easy access to Brindleyplace, the Mailbox, Sea Life Centre and other city centre attractions.
2. Love the Llangollen - passing through stunning North Wales landscapes, the Llangollen Canal is one of the most popular navigations on the network. The journey from Drifters' base at Trevor near Llangollen to Ellesmere and back offers a fantastic short break holiday for beginners. There are just four locks between Trevor and the beautiful Meres, a journey which takes around seven hours. And the route includes the experience of travelling across the awesome World Heritage status Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, with incredible views of the Dee Valley 30 metres below.
3. Potter through the Peak District - our Peak District base, at the junction of the Caldon and Trent & Mersey canals near Stoke on Trent, offers a fantastic way to experience this beautiful National Park in the heart of England. Starting at the Etruria, home of the industrial potteries, the gentle 12-hour cruise along the peaceful Caldon Canal to Froghall Basin is perfect for narrowboat holiday beginners on a short break.
4. Glide through the Breacon Beacons - isolated from the main canal network, the scenic Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal runs through the Brecon Beacons National Park. This quiet waterway, with very few locks, offers canal boat holiday-makers incredible mountain views and is nice and easy for beginners. On a week's holiday from our base Goytre Wharf near Abergavenny, narrowboaters can cruise to Brecon and back, passing through Georgian Crickhowell, with its fascinating 13th century castle, and Talybont-on-Usk with walks to the waterfalls at Blaen y Glyn.
5. Visit Georgian Bath - from our base at Hilperton on the Kennet & Avon Canal near Trowbridge in Wiltshire, the World Heritage Status City of Bath is a delightful six-hour cruise away. The route passes through seven locks, over two stunning Bath stone aqueducts and past a series of popular historic canalside pubs, including The Cross Guns at Avoncliff. Once in Bath, canal boat holiday makers can use their boat as a base to enjoy all that the City has to offer, including the Roman Baths, Jane Austen Museum and Royal Crescent.
6. Take a rural route to Braunston - from our base at Stretton-under-Fosse on the North Oxford Canal near Rugby, the pretty canal village of Braunston is a peaceful 15-mile cruise away. There are only three locks along the way so it's an easy holiday for first time boaters on a short break. The journey meanders through pretty wooded countryside and a series of sleepy villages with rural waterside pubs, including Newbold and Hillmorton.
7. Travel through the Scottish Lowlands to Edinburgh - from Drifters' base at Falkirk, Edinburgh Quay is a sedate 11-hour journey along the lock-free Union Canal. The journey, perfect for beginners on a mid-week or week-long break, starts with a trip through the iconic Falkirk Wheel - the world's first and only rotating boat lift - and then passes through the lovely lowland villages of Linlithgow, Broxburn and Ratho. Visitor moorings are available at Edinburgh Quay, just a five-minute walk from Princes Street, with easy access to the City's many attractions, including Edinburgh Castle and Mark King Close, frozen in time beneath the Royal Mile.
8. Steer gently through the countryside to Stone – from our base at Great Haywood it takes just five hours of gentle cruising along the Trent & Mersey Canal to reach the historic Shropshire market town of Stone. Stone is renowned as the food and drink capital of Staffordshire, with regular markets, a good choice of restaurants and the annual Food & Drink Festival in October. Along the way, there are just four locks to pass through and plenty of pubs to enjoy, including The Woolpack at Weston and The Holly Bush Inn at Salt.
. Navigate to the Yorkshire Dales – the journey from our narrowboat rental base at Silsden on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal to the pretty North Yorkshire village of Gargrave and back takes 13 hours and passes through three locks each way. The route takes boaters through the historic town of Skipton, with its striking medieval stone castle and extensive woodlands managed by the Woodland Trust. Once at Gargrave, there are pubs to enjoy, including the popular Mason's Arms, easy access to the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the Pennine Way.
10. Boat to Brewood and back – the journey to Brewood and back from our canal boat rental base at Gailey on the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal offers an excellent short break route for canal boat holiday beginners. Travelling a total of 25 miles, and passing through just two locks (one on the way, one on the way back), this gentle journey through the Shropshire countryside passes the waterside Anchor Inn at Cross Green and transfers boaters onto the Shropshire Union Canal at Autherley Junction. On reaching the historic village of Brewood, with its half-timbered houses cottages and attractive Georgian houses, visitors have a choice of pubs, restaurants and tea rooms to dine at, including the canalside Bridge Inn.
Check availability and find your perfect holiday.
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It's been far too long since my last post – mainly because I have been busy with research and a back-log of editing lately – so I naturally jumped at the opportunity to photograph this ancient Hertfordshire woodland for a client.
Balls Wood was under risk of sale and faced an uncertain future with major urban development nearby but it has been secured for future generations by the Hertfordshire and Middlesex Wildlife Trust. While the 145-acre site is particularly noted for its butterfly populations, it supports a diversity of species from cuckoos, buzzards and tawny owls to badgers, newts, frogs and many plants and insects.
Balls Wood lies adjacent to Hertford Heath Nature Reserve and so the acquisition falls in line with a landscape-scale conservation approach, whereby the focus is on protecting larger conjoined areas rather than just smaller isolated sites.


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The Rocky Mountain Social Summit is Carmella's premiere event showcasing the knowledge and expertise of professionals in the fields of strategic communications, digital and social media and public relations through speaker presentations, panel discussions, and coaching sessions. Cohosted with CIPR Communications.
2018 Speakers
"The 2017 Rocky Mountain Social Summit was an amazing experience that provided me with an incredible and concentrated overview of what is currently in the world of social media marketing. The day spent at the Summit was the equivalent, for me, of taking a marketing course but rather than having my head in a textbook for a semester I got an advanced level education from industry leaders in one day. I would definitely return!"
This one-day strategic communications summit designed for businesses looking to take their social media and public relations efforts to new heights. Participants will receive practical tips on how to efficiently and effectively manage modern communications in the digital world, as well as insights from industry experts with decades of experience.


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Research Project
Grant-in-Aid for Developmental Scientific Research (B)
Performance of the connection which joined steel girders through high strength concrete was studied. The connection considered was of endplate type mixed (steel-to-concrete) connection. Experimental as well as analytical studies were carried out to investigate the performance, to verify its practicability, and to develop design procedure. Results of the research are summarized below :1.Experimental studies were carried out on the RC connection which joined composite girders. It was found that ductile behavior under positive moment could be obtained by the connection used.2.Constitutive model for concrete materials was developed. In the model, multiple cracking in the materials could be treated. The model was coded for a nonlinear Finite Element analysis program.3.Two dimensional Finite Element analyzes of the connections were carried out. It was found that the rigidity of the endplate could not significantly affect on the behavior of RC block. It was found that local deformation of the endplate might affect on the whole structural behavior.4.The strength of the connection depends on the strength of RC block or that of the endplate. Bending and shear strength of the connections can be reasonably evaluated by RC theory if the endplate is sufficiently rigid.5.Relative rotation of girders consists of the rotation in RC block and discontinuous angle due to local deformation of the endplate.6.Multi-composite-girder specimen which included endplate type RC connection was tested. Details of the connection was modified so as to reduce local deformation of endplate observed previous tests. Test results showed modification was quite satisfactory.7.RC connection used in the multi-girder specimen constructed a massive lateral beam. It was found that the lateral beam could be effective for load distribution. Effective width and section were also examined through the test.
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