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The pound advanced for a third day against the dollar after Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said policy makers aren't trying to talk it down, damping speculation they are seeking a weaker sterling to spur growth.
Sterling headed for its biggest weekly gain in a month versus the euro after King said in an interview with ITV News yesterday that "markets determine the level of exchange rate, not us." A gauge of U.K. inflation expectations fell as the central bank's Chief Economist Spencer Dale today defended its emphasis on maintaining price stability. U.K. 10-year government bonds fell, paring a weekly advance.
"King had no choice when put on the spot to clarify that they take their mandate very seriously," said Neil Mellor, a foreign-exchange strategist at Bank of New York Mellon Corp. in London. "It all comes down to a market that has become totally hooked on what central bankers have to say. Sterling could be in for a test of the $1.52 level."
The pound rose 0.3% to $1.5129 at 2:57 p.m. London time after climbing to $1.5177, the highest since March 5. The currency last traded at $1.52 on Feb. 28. Sterling weakened 0.1% to 86.32 pence per euro, still set for a 1% gain this week, the biggest increase since the period ended Feb. 8.
"We're certainly not looking to push sterling down," King told ITV, according to a transcript of his remarks. He also said an economic recovery is "in sight" said sterling was "broadly stable" and "at the same level we were after the impact of the financial crisis."
Sterling has gained 1% this week, the best performer among 10 developed-market currencies tracked by Bloomberg Correlation-Weighted Indexes. The euro fell 0.1% and the dollar dropped 0.6%.
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The pound has slumped 3.4% against the dollar since the start of last month. In that time, minutes of the central bank's February decision showed King and two other policy makers were defeated in a push for more stimulus and Moody's Investors Service cut the U.K.'s top credit rating.
"The pound has seen a sizeable bounce above $1.51, which we suspect has been primarily driven by the market's overextended short positioning," BNP Paribas SA analysts led by Steven Saywell in London wrote in an e-mailed note to clients. "Pound-dollar has already broken above the $1.5153 resistance level noted by our technical analyst, with the $1.5218 to provide next resistance."
Resistance is an area on a price graph where technical analysts anticipate sell orders to be clustered.
Bond Purchases
Dale's comments in a speech in London today come before Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne presents his annual budget on March 20, when he may rethink the Bank of England's remit. The chief economist said that while it is right that inflation targeting "should be questioned and challenged," policy makers must take account of the potential economic costs of letting price rises get out of control.
"The argument that monetary policy can be used to expand demand with little or no implications for inflation challenges the consensus" that the best contribution of policy makers is to deliver price stability, Dale said. "We should be nervous about how quickly we overturn that consensus."
The 10-year gilt yield dropped three basis points, or 0.03 percentage point, to 1.94%. The 1.75% bond maturing in September 2022 rose 0.24, or 2.40 pounds per 1,000- pound face amount, to 98.41. The yield has dropped 13 basis points this week.
The U.K. 10-year break-even rate, an index of inflation expectations that measures the yield difference between gilts and index-linked securities, fell for a second day. It slipped three basis points to 3.27%, after rising to 3.37%, the highest since September 2008 yesterday.
U.K. government bonds handed investors a loss of 1.1% this year through yesterday, according to indexes compiled by Bloomberg and the European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies. German bunds dropped 0.6% and Treasuries fell 0.9%.


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Police: 1 in custody in Gladstone apartment complex shootings
Neighbors express concerns about safety at Sungate Apartments
Gladstone police say one person is in custody in connection with a shooting that killed one person and injured a second at an apartment complex in the 6800 block of North Broadway Avenue Friday morning.KMBC's Brenda Washington reported that police were initially called to Sungate Apartments on a shooting report. When they arrived, they found a 23-year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds. He later died.
Police later identified that man as Ashton D. Gann.
After finding the first victim a tenant told police another man had been shot in another area of the apartment complex. Police found the second victim, described as an 18-year-old, who was also taken to a hospital.
Police said the teenage victim was in surgery Friday and they have not been able to talk with him.
Investigators said they have taken one person into custody, but no charges have been filed in the case. Police said they are also looking for a second person.
Police spent the afternoon searching trash bins and a wooded area behind the apartment complex.Resident Marcus Franklin said he would never expect something like that to happen at his apartment complex.
"You don't never hear about no problem or see nothing or I don't know," he said. "I don't know what it was, though."
Other neighbors said they are concerned for their safety, and the safety of the children who live in the complex.
"We do have kids," said resident Shanice Barnes. "We're supposed to be in a safer neighborhood and right now, I don't feel like it's safe."
The homicide was the first of the year in Gladstone, which reported five homicide cases in 2012.

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Connecticut looks to revive ports with creation of new agency
NEW HAVEN >> Legislative leaders are proposing a new agency to make Connecticut's three deep-water ports more competitive, saying the time is ripe to carve out a niche and boost their economic potential.
Officials are calling for a statewide port authority, a quasi-public agency, to promote the ports in New Haven, Bridgeport and New London to domestic and international shippers and seek funding for improvements. The move comes as U.S. ports invest billions in dredging and other projects to accommodate a new generation of larger ships anticipated as the Panama Canal is expanded.
While Connecticut's ports can't handle the largest ships, officials are hoping the state will benefit by winning the business of smaller ships as major ports focus on larger vessels.
"Connecticut is in a unique position where we can become the niche that services the smaller freight deliveries as the alternative to New York and Boston," said House Speaker Brendan Sharkey, D-Hamden.
Connecticut's ports are "grossly underutilized" and need improvements such as better rail connections, Sharkey said.
Sharkey said he plans to push for the measure, which passed the Senate last year but was not acted on in the House, while making sure the new agency is accountable. Democrats cited the proposal this month in announcing their agenda for the new legislative session.
Senate Minority Leader John McKinney, a Fairfield Republican running for governor, said he has long supported better use of the ports and voted for the bill last year to create the port authority. But he said questions remain about determining a long-term vision for the ports and the relationships between the authority, the state and cities where the ports are located.
"That's the real issue that I don't think we've fully addressed yet," McKinney said.
A statewide port authority could help improve the competitiveness of the deep-water ports of Connecticut and reverse their decline, according to a 2012 study that said the ports have been mired in an import slump for several years. The majority of other states on the East Coast have port authorities that receive state funding and support, according to the report commissioned by the state Department of Transportation.
At the New Haven port, traffic measured in shipping tons fell from about 10.9 million tons in 2006 to 7.8 million in 2012, according to the Army Corps of Engineers. In New London, the decline has been from 1.4 million in 2006 to 484,000 in 2011, the last year available. In Bridgeport, the decline has been from 5.4 million tons in 2006 to about 2.6 million in 2011.
Total traffic from Connecticut in 2012 was 10.6 million tons, down 18 percent from the prior year, according to the Army Corps.
The decline can be turned around by expanding existing businesses and attracting new commerce, according to the 2012 study.
The study's authors blamed much of the decline on the phasing out of coal, the elimination of fresh fruit imports into Bridgeport and the real estate market collapse that decreased demand for lumber, steel and other building materials.
Connecticut should work to retain and expand existing liquid and dry storage facilities, shipyards, ship repair companies and ferry services at the ports; develop more exporting of scrap metal and wood pellets; and increase imports of lumber, cooper, steel and fresh food, according to the report by Moffatt & Nichol, the Long Beach, Calif.-based port and harbor adviser, and Hartford-based consultant Beta Group.
The maritime industry in Connecticut fuels tens of thousands of jobs and $5 billion in economic activity, according to the Department of Transportation.


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DRHOOK- Socket wrench: Contacts great, but can cause trouble
The Acropolis is one of the most amazing places I've been. As a college student, I went to Greece on a three-week Classics Studies Tour in 1987, and Athens was hot and polluted even back then. Sweat made my glasses slide off my little Asian nose like toddlers down a water park ride.
I didn't know I had bad vision until my ninth-grade health class when I volunteered to read the vision chart. The teacher asked me to start with the top letter, and I replied, "What letter?" I couldn't even see the big E. It was fuzzier than the close-ups of Cybill Shepherd in Moonlighting.
Our professor talked about the straight architectural lines of the famous Acropolis, but it looked like a big curve to me– as if I were seeing it in a fish bowl. It was at that moment that I wanted to wear contact lenses, so I could see the world straight (so to speak).
When do we become blind-sided by contact lenses?
Millions of people throw off their glasses to wear contact lenses. (So Superman, don't you think?) Contacts help me see things better without the distortion of glasses. Everything from playing sports to wearing trendy sunglasses is easier with contact lenses. However, nothing is perfect, and wearing contacts is no exception.
Some people are afraid to put anything in their eyes, and there's a reason. Can you imagine Patti LaBelle with those long fingernails putting on contacts? Ouch! If there is dust or some foreign body underneath the lens, it can slowly tear apart the cornea with each blink of the eye.
The cornea needs oxygen, so wearing the contact lens while asleep might suffocate it. This can cause blurry vision, eye pain in bright surroundings, and eye redness. I don't have extended-wear contacts, so if I accidentally fall asleep with mine in, I get "tight lens syndrome," which means the lens gets stuck to my cornea like a Band-Aid.
"I am stuck on my contact lens 'cause my lens is stuck on me."
Contact lenses need to float on a layer of tears, so dry eyes (or if the lens isn't fitted properly) are other ways they can get stuck. I use artificial tears like Niagara Falls until I can finally unpeel the lens from my eyeball.
Eye infections occur every year in .04 percent of daily soft-wear lens users and in 0.1 percent of extended-wear soft-lens users. Anything from fungus to parasites can infect the eye, usually from poor lens hygiene. I've seen it in the Olympics. Some gymnast took her contact lens out without washing her hands, and then wet her lens in her mouth. Why didn't she just get someone to spit in her eye?
Not keeping the contact lens kit clean can result in making your eye look like you just went on a bender: red and puffy.
Eye pain as well as impaired vision is usually what drives a patient to the doctor's office. If the infection causes a perforation in the cornea, surgery might be needed. Scarring the cornea can cause permanent eye damage, so leaving the contact lens out to allow the eye to heal is a good idea.
Patching the eye isn't recommended because it doesn't really help with the pain, and it doesn't help the microorganisms die. Antibiotics help kill those bad boys, and ophthalmologists have other drops that can reduce pain and inflammation. So it is vital to see the doctor as soon as possible to prevent visual damage or even blindness.
I'm thankful for my contact lenses. They have given me a new view of life, honestly. Cross my heart, hope to die, stick a contact in my eye.
Dr. Hook cracks a joke or two, but he's a renowned physician with an interesting website, drjohnhong.com. Email him with your questions.


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BEAUTY IN FLIGHT: If you were around in the 1980s, or if you just like to keep up on issues of the natural world, you'll remember the rather unbelievable and sad day when people learned that the number of wild condors left didn't even top two dozen. That's not two hundred or two thousand but fewer than two dozen birds. It's a jaw-dropper, even years later, but hats off to those tireless people who have worked on condor conservation through the years; it certainly is an important calling. And it is certainly important that Golden Staters and our visitors lend a little love to the condors. We can do that, and we can thrill to their majesty and big wings and big, ocean-close swoops at a once-a-month Big Sur tour presented by the Ventana Wildlife Society.
EVERY SECOND SUNDAY: The California Condor Viewing Tour heads out to Big Sur and employs radio telemetry to find and admire the birds from afar. It costs $50 per person. We get to thinking about the condor tours when the weather gets fine and around the parental holidays -- it is the perfect outing we think for a family of nature lovers. But because the weather is getting fine and everyone wants to be out and the tours book up, you're now looking at July. Still, that's not so far off, so check out the Ventana Wildlife page for more info on signing up through the Salinas office. Lastly, we can do what we can to love on those big, dramatic, featherless-pated vultures, even if it is supporting the organizations that support them.


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Robataya: Grills, Shouts, and Oars in the East Village
Robataya is the latest from the restaurant group that manages such Japanese gems as Sobaya. Its grilled menu offerings are similar to those of Aburiya Kinnosuke, but presented with greater fidelity to the rowdy spirit of the robatayaki.
With ro meaning fireplace, bata meaning around, and yaki meaning grill, robatayaki is a phrase literal of its intent. The U-shaped seating around a central hearth, the booming call and response, and the food served precariously on the fat ends of oars hark to practices among Japanese seafarers hundreds of years ago. According to legend, the fisherman grilled their catch on boats and shared the bounty with other fishermen by bellowing announcements. Food was then distributed, from boat to boat, on the very oars they rowed with.
At Robataya, even glass bottles of soda are proferred to diners via oar, a feat just barely on the fun side of disaster. Two chefs in white-footed socks cook and shout from a raised platform equipped with infrared gas.
You place your order with a waiter who barks it to a chef. The chef thunders a confirmation back. With efficient commotion, the chef then scuttles over to stage's perimeter where foods are piled preciously, spotlit and on pedestals.
The chef gestures while on hands and knees. He points at an ingredient and you nod. He plucks the food right then from view and grills it immediately to order. A final broadcast of the dish, and you are presented the dish by extended oar.
As to the preparation of the food, seasonings here are carefully curated, allowing the virtue of each ingredient to shine. Much of the grilled is minimally dressed with suzushio, a terrific sea salt described as nature's MSG. Suzushio is mineral-rich with a insinuating flavor that's at once bitter, sweet, and acidic. Savoring the flavor gave me pause as I thought, "When's the last time salt tasted NEW?"
And so, on with the show ...
The prawns were a ocean confection despite being grilled a touch past tender. But the suzushio really accentuates the sweetness of the sea.
Witness the O-face of utter alarm. As an oily fish lean in shape, aji's an ideal candidate for shioyaki (salt-grilling). The fish's fat keeps the interior moist and the animal's minimal width allows for quick cooking. The result is thin and crisp on the outside, sweet and meaty on the inside.
Shishamo translates roughly as "willow leaf fish"—suggestive of the graceful curl of its spine. The pregnant fish are a common delicacy at izakayas and these particular specimens seemed grilled at early-term. Sadism aside, the crisp skins stretched over swollen bellies were especially good.
A well-grilled cephalopod should be smoky, pliant, and with a playful sense of chew. This dish did not disappoint. Here, ika is served with freshly grated ginger, great for reviving the palate.
Grilled uni isn't my preferred method of intake, since uni loses the buttery texture that makes eating it such a delight. But Robataya adorns the dish with grilled konbu seaweed. Prepared in this way, konbu assumes the novel sweetness and flaking crunch of roasted coconut.
Grilled eggplant is a reliable treat but here, the nasu is especially beguiling. Oozing, melting, honey-coating the tongue.
Eryngi, or king trumpet mushroom, is almost muscular in taste. Raw it's unremarkable, but roasted, it takes on the supple chew of a prime cut of abalone.
Robataya's tsukune has a grind that's particularly coarse. It's easy to discern the quality of the meat and here the tsukune is charred with a meaningful crust.
Among a mostly solid array of offerings, there are a few you could skip without much regret.
Nagaimo: Though the flavors are fine, the roasted Japanese mountain yam has the air-riddled crunch of polystyrene. (Barbecued coffee cup, oh yes.)
Hotate: Served in a half-shell, you can't help but hope for something transcendent. Instead: the foot of the bivalve chopped up into bits. The delicate sea sweetness of the scallop is lost when stewed.
Yaki-Onigiri: If only there were more char...
Matsutake: The most disappointing item of the evening, probably because of the expense. There was no caramelization, no char. With such minimal cooking, the taste of the mushroom was made plain. Some believe the rare mushroom smells of pine needles and damp forest while others describe it as cinnamon and dirty socks. The highlight of the dish was the companion sudachi wedge. (Sudachi's like the most lucid lime you've ever tasted and a helpful palate cleanse after a sampling of skewers.)
Those critical of Robataya will find the price point high on dishes that fall short. A good rule of thumb is to avoid the temptation to order the unusual. If you keep close to the daily specials and focus on the seafood simply grilled, you're sure to leave sated, charmed, and unavoidably entertained.
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It is no longer necessary to hypothesize about the purpose of the "velvet revolutions" in North Africa and adjacent states: they are already following the same path as those manufactured in the former Soviet bloc. Senators John McCain, Joe Lieberman, and John Kerry recently went to Tunisia and Egypt with a group of businessmen to discuss the direction of those states.
Members of the delegation included General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt, and officials from Boeing, Coca-Cola, Bechtel, ExxonMobil, Marriot, and Dow. Kerry, McCain, and Lieberman have sponsored a Bill to create "economic assistance funds" for Egypt and Tunisia. "In proposing the bill, the elected officials urged the United States to back the revolutionary movements across the region known as the 'Arab Spring."'[1] Now that the "Arab Spring" has been largely successful, the Senators can be open in support for what the US really instigated from the start at a time when media and political pundits and Administration spokesmen put on a show on the world stage of being "taken by surprise."[2]
A press release from Senator McCain's office states that, "the delegation met with government, business, and civil society leaders and discussed how greater democratic and economic reform can lead to greater foreign investment."[3] What McCain's office is stating is that the US senior policy-makers, along with a gaggle of business executives, have not wasted much time in going to the two states in which the "Arab Spring" originated. They have sought to lay down the direction of the two states in regard to political and economic processes, to enable Tunisia and Egypt to enter as fully paid up (literally) members of the "new world order." McCain is quoted as stating:
This delegation, which consisted of leaders from some of America's largest companies, was also a critical show of support for Tunisia and Egypt as they continue their unprecedented transitions to democracy. The success of these transitions requires vigorous economic growth in both countries. At this critical time for all of our economies, the U.S. private sector can play an essential role in creating mutually beneficial economic gains for Americans, Tunisians, and Egyptians alike.[4]
The delegation has made its position clear to the Egyptian and Tunisian interim governments: The future economic direction of those states that have succumbed to the "Arab Spring" will proceed along the path expected by those who provided the training and the funding for the revolts. Immelt of General Electric alluded to precisely what type of economic model was expected:
I was pleased to join Senators McCain and Kerry on this important trip to Egypt and Tunisia to help drive market competitiveness and open up opportunities … Recent events here present a critical opportunity to re-energize economic growth and development. As GE and other U.S. businesses invest in this dynamic region, we will create opportunities for the people of the region as well as Americans.[5]
We might discern from the statement by Mr Immelt one of the major aims of globalist sponsorship for the "Arab Spring": "market competitiveness" and the opening up of the economies of the region to predatory capital. The "energizing of economic growth and development" will be of the type that accords with free market and "open society" doctrine. Immelt talks of "creating opportunities in the region as well as for Americans," which is a euphemism for a system that has profited the globalists beyond measure, but which has provided no opportunities for ordinary folk in the USA and the West, let alone being able to usher in a Golden Age of prosperity and universal happiness for those in North Africa and nearby states. Indeed, as recent years have shown, the free market model being foisted over the world is designed for the benefit of an international oligarchy, but one that seems to have unleashed a system that they are not themselves able to control, or at least one whose chaos might provide the pretext for further plutocratic domination. If it has not been able to bring anything but chaos and dispossession to the masses of the USA and the West generally, what is the "free market" expected to bring to the masses of Arabs? However, as with the opening up of China by the Rockefeller-Kissinger crowd during the 1970s, from the globalists' point of view, the utopian vision is for many more Muslims to be guzzling Coca Cola and more fully engaging as consumers in the global village.
Apart form Immeld, he other business executives in the delegation were:
• C. David Welch, Region President for Europe, Africa and Middle East, Bechtel, Ltd.
• Jeffrey Johnson, President, Middle East, Boeing.
• Curtis A. Ferguson, President, Coca-Cola Middle East & North Africa.
• James R. Fitterling, Executive Vice President and President, Corporate Development, Hydrocarbons, Dow.
• Andrew David Wells, Chairman and Managing Director, ExxonMobil Egypt.
• Edwin D. Fuller, President and Managing Director, International Lodging, Marriott International, Inc.
• Nabil Habayeb, President & CEO, MENAT (Middle East, North Africa & Turkey), General Electric Company.[6]
Globalist Affiliations
Anything that McCain is involved with should prompt suspicion. He is one of the heralds of the "world democratic revolution" in the service of American, and ultimately plutocratic hegemony. He has also recently visited Myanmar,[7] one of the states on the globalist hit-list. McCain is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), the pre-eminent globalist think tank and father of them all. Other CFR members on the delegation were: C David Welch, Bechtel Ltd.[8]; Senator John Kerry, and Sen. Joe Lieberman. That is to say, all the Senatorial leaders of the delegation are CFR members.[9]
Of the corporations represented in the delegation, the following are "corporate sponsors" of the CFR: Boeing, Coca Cola, ExxonMobil (a "founding" corporate member), General Electric.[10]
One of the more interesting aspects of John Kerry is his being an initiate of the Yale-based crypto-Masonic society, Lodge 322. It is significant that Lodge 322 does not "tap" those they select for initiation at Yale until their senior year, and once having graduated they become "patriarchs." Hence the basis of Lodge 322 is to recruit members according to what they the might become after they leave Yale. It is therefore something more than simply a college frat. Interestingly, in the presidential race between Bush and Kerry, both were Lodge initiates, the Bush family having inter-generational connections.[11]
Of McCain, he is up to his neck in globalist proselytising. As Chairman of the International Republican Institute (IRI), he heads an organization whose avowed aim is to reshape states around the world in accordance with "American" (i.e. plutocratic) concepts of "democracy. As has been documented by this writer and others in Foreign Policy Journal, IRI is not only involved with instigating revolts and "regime change" but in formulating the precise course desired for newly "liberated" states, which includes formulating the programs of political parties, and virtually creating party-systems. As I have documented previously, the IRI "Republicans" work in tandem" with the post-Trotskyite "Democrats" of the National Endowment for Democracy, and an array of other think tanks and NGOs in promoting the "world democratic revolution."[12]


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We pack our backpacks and head south out of Longyearbyen and trek across the Longyear Glacier. We pass through a narrow mountain pass and through deep valleys beyond. We cross the river Hollendarelva and enter the living coal mining settlement of Barentsburg, where we enjoy the best of Russian hospitality and a cold, local beer. On the returning boat trip to Longyearbyen we enjoy a seaside review of the trek - all in reverse. Daily distances vary between 15 and 20 km.
We meet up at the cosy tavern Kroa at meeting point D (see start location below) at the heart of Longyearbyen. Here, we get acquainted, talk over the trek, and plan final preparations over a cup of coffee. There are opportunities for last minute shopping and sightseeing in Longyearbyen.
We meet in Southern Longyearbyen at meeting point A (see start location below) at noon, before heading up the Longyear glacier. We cross the gleaming glacier before heading through a small pass and descending into The Far Valley. Here we pitch our first camp on its green slopes.
We leave the Far Valley and enter into the massive open river delta in Coles Valley. Here, we take off our boots and cross the cold waters of the Coles River. With a view to the Ice Fjord to the north, we head on into the much narrower Leila Valley. This will be our home for the night, and we set up our second camp between its steep, protective walls.
Leaving Leila Valley through a small pass, we head up onto a plateau, making slow turns between numerous snow-capped peaks throughout the day. As evening draws near, we descend between two majestic mountains down to the coast of the Ice Fjord. As a final challenge of the day, we cross the Duch Bay before setting up camp for a well-earned rest around a driftwood bonfire.
On this final day of our adventure, we break camp and we follow the coast of the Ice Fjord, heading for Barentsburg and finally enter the mining city from the north. Here, we enjoy the best of Russian hospitality and a cold, local beer before kicking back and enjoying the ride on the boat back to Longyearbyen.
On this journey you have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to do your own multy-day treks through the Arctic summer: Route planning and navigation, calculating provisions, basic safety routines and wise gear selection.
This four day trek requires some basic equipment. Please contact us if you have any questions - See the full list here.
|Event Date
|15-07-2021 12:00 pm
|Event End Date
|18-07-2021 8:00 pm
|Start Location
|The day before departure, we meet at the wooden porch just outside at the cosy tavern Kroa at in central Longyearbyen at Meeting Point D at 12:00 (just look for a guide with a "Svalbard Trekking" sign). On the departure day itself we meet up 12. at Meeting Point A. See the map here.
|End Location
|End up at Longyearbyen harbour at point F. See the map here.
|Difficulty Level
|Difficulty Description
This trek is for people in good physical shape and some prior experince with overnight treks.
|Group Size
|Minimum 2
|About 55 km. through rough terrain.
|Four days, three nights.
|Average Temperature
|Average temperature in this period: 5°C / 23°F
|Svalbard Trekking
|Remember To Bring
For this trek you need to bring your own basic equipment. Please contact us if you have any questions - See the full list here.
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Dean what I see is that ἐγὼ presents a contrast with ὁ πατὴρ making each person distinct and ἐσμεν is in accord with this same contrast it being a plural verb - indicating more than one. ἕν then indicates the unity of the two parties. That ἕν is nueter indicates to me that the unity is not in person (which might be expressed by the masculine) but in some abstract way. So I would find your translation "The Father and I are one essence." to be within the scope of acceptable translation. However, I'm not sure what exactly it means to be of one essence and John 17:11 and 21-23 are grammatically identical which could also mean that Jesus is presenting his desire for his apostles to be of one essence with him and his father. I find it more sensible to see ἕν in those verses to mean one in purpose and will also admit that the same thought could equally apply to the ἕν of John 10:30. In sum, I feel that the dichotomy of Jesus and his father exists in the text and is rightly brought out in translation and that the NWT faithfully reflects the distinctiveness of Jesus and his father.Dean_Poulos wrote: I mentioned it is not only John 1.1. I used 1 Cor 13.1 as an example, however, here is a much more critical one and I think a pattern will become clear.
John 10:30
ἐγὼ καὶ ὁ πατὴρ ἕν ἐσμεν.
The Father and I are one.
I'm now out of my comfort zone, being a beginner grammatically with respect to Koine, so I'll be asking:
With ἐσμεν being (I think) the FPP indicative, I am now guessing it could be rendered: The Father and I are one essence. Yes? No?
If so, then does "the Word was with God" have the same force??? (aspect???) as I read I John 10:30?
By that I am trying to say that simply reading the words come through to me as one essence, not two persons, not in John 1.1.
I note that μαζί can have a vulgar connotation. Is this what you are gently implying?Dean_Poulos wrote:είμαι μαζί τήν γυναίκα μοῦ (I am with my wife) to a Greek instinctively implies the oneness of the marriage bond.
I do not necessarily see every pleonasm as a mere redunancy but it may reflect a more complete description on a particular subject.Dean_Poulos wrote:If by pleonastic you mean a redundant, tautology, e.g., burning fire, and not an idiomatic tautology, I would agree. If not, you're way over my head at this point.
Thank you, Dean, for your enlightening comments.


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The FY11 Budget Deal: What Does it Mean for the Arts?
Washington, D.C. - At the eleventh hour last Friday, Congressional leaders struck an FY11 budget compromise to avoid a government shutdown, which includes $155 million for the National Endowment for the Arts and $25.5 million for the Arts in Education programs at the U.S. Department of Education. The agreement finalizes the rest of FY11 funding, and votes will take place in the House tomorrow, with Senate action to follow before week's end.
Thanks to your advocacy, Congress has restored a portion of the Arts in Education funding and protected the NEA from more drastic cuts.
NEA: In February, the House of Representatives voted to decrease funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) by $43.1 million (nearly 26%) to a level of $124.4 million for FY11. The Senate did not pass this bill. The $155 million provided for the National Endowment for the Arts in the final funding bill is a $12.5 million cut from the current level of $167.5 million. While any cut to the agency is a set-back to the substantial progress made in re-building the NEA's budget after the deep 40% cut in the mid-90s, the $155 million allocation is higher than both the initial House bill ($124.4 million) and the President's current funding request ($146.3 million).
Arts in Education: On March 2, 2011 both the House and Senate agreed to eliminate a number of small education programs at the U.S. Department of Education, including the complete defunding of the Arts in Education program, a $40 million fund that supports competitive grants and national initiatives. The final funding bill includes $25.5 million for the Arts in Education fund - enough to continue the next year of funding for multi-year grants currently in progress,with $10 million available for additional arts education expenditures.
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Suspect in road-rage shooting has criminal history
Mother of suspected gunman speaks to KCRA 3
The man accused of gunning down a driver in Sacramento is behind bars -- but this isn't his first time in jail.
Brian K. Jones, 24, has a criminal history.
KCRA 3 has learned that Jones, an ex-felon, was released from prison under California's new realignment program.
He is supposed to be supervised, but something went wrong early Saturday morning.
There's now a makeshift memorial along Predial and Essence ways -- the site where 36-year-old Duane Lomax was gunned down early Saturday while on the phone with 911 dispatchers.
Lomax was reporting a road-rage incident involving himself and another car with two women inside.
Police said one of the women called a male relative to say they were being followed.
That relative was Jones, who has been charged with murder after police said he fired multiple shots at Lomax, killing him on the scene.
KCRA 3 found Jones' mother at her home in the unincorporated area of Sacramento.
She was reluctant to talk, but did offer up one thing in her son's defense.
KCRA 3 asked her behind a nearly closed door if she could describe Jones.
"Not the kind of person they say he is," said Jones' mother, who did not identify herself by name.
Jones is an ex-felon who served time in prison for assault with a deadly weapon.
Meanwhile, neighbors living near the shooting scene who heard the gunfire early Saturday are still shaken up by the death of a motorist.
"I saw them putting him in the body bag and putting him in the back of the coroner's van," said Cary Correa, who woke to the gunfire a little before 2 a.m. Saturday.
Correa told KCRA 3 that explaining the incident to her young children was difficult.
"I had to tell them, 'Thank God we're all safe -- and something really bad happened in our neighborhood,'" she said.
"It was very emotional," said Liliya Dyanchenko, whose car was slightly damaged by the incident. "It's somebody's son. And I know the family loved him and I'm sorry for that family, really sorry for that family."
Danny Lopez also heard the shots early Saturday morning outside his home.
He said he felt a sense of sadness for the victim and his family.
"Especially toward the holidays," Lopez said. "My condolences for the family, because that's truly the heartbreaking part."
Correa fought back tears as she reflected on the incident.
"It was just an unnecessary death," Correa said. "We've just been having a really hard time and it's just really sad."
Jones is not eligible for bail. He is expected to be formally charged later this week.


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The event, which traditionally kicks off the annual Country Radio Seminar, also saw the induction of six new members into the Country Radio Hall of Fame.
In addition, CRB presented talent buyer and Academy of Country Music CEO Bob Romeo its president's award for his many years of service to country radio.
In a video presentation, one country star after another professed their love and admiration for Strait, who, at 60, still manages to look boyishly shy.
Among those giving him a hearty video thumbs up were Dierks Bentley , Taylor Swift , Lee Ann Womack , Blake Shelton , Jamey Johnson , Martina McBride , Alan Jackson , Ronnie Dunn , Reba McEntire and Tim McGraw .
Swift, who had earlier toured with Strait, recalled that after the tour, he came to San Antonio just to congratulate her when she headlined her first rodeo.
Alluding to the many times she opened shows for Strait, Womack asked rhetorically, "Where else can you hear that many hits in one night?"
Shelton spoke of the wonder he felt as he stood on the side of the stage evening after evening to watch his idol perform.
For McEntire, a favorite memory was the after-tour parties, during which Strait would join the others in letting off steam by wearing silly wigs.
Summarizing the general sentiments, McGraw asserted, "If you took somebody from off this planet [and wanted to explain to them what country was all about], you'd play them a George Strait record. … This is the essence of who we are."
The word-thrifty Strait emerged to a long standing ovation. After acknowledging the importance of radio to his success, he gestured toward the video screen from which all the praise had just beamed and said the "great thing" about his career "was meeting people like that and the people who are here in this room."
The remainder of the ceremony was spent in introducing and hearing brief remarks from the 2013 Hall of Fame inductees: Gaylon Christie, veteran disc jockey and former station owner of KUSJ/Kileen-Temple, Tex.; Don Carpenter, host of the Dr. Don Morning Show at WYCD/Detroit; Bill "Dex" Poindexter, host of The Dex & Mo Show at WUSY/Chattanooga, Tenn. Also inducted were Eddie Edwards, longtime air personality at WNOE/New Orleans, and Lorianne Crook and Charlie Chase, the Nashville-based hosts of the Crook & Chase syndicated radio and TV shows.
The honorees, confined to five-minute acceptance speeches, were by turns gleeful, philosophical and irreverent.
In the midst of relating how he had progressed in radio, Poindexter mentioned the name of a friend who had helped him along the way. This friend, he then casually informed the audience, "was killed by a hooker." He did not specify the precise cause of death, but even if he had, the crowd was roaring too loudly to hear him.
Carpenter ruminated on the uncertain lives air personalities have to get used to. He remembered moving with his family to Detroit to take a job in talk radio, only to discover when he got there that the station had switched to a country music format.
"We hadn't unpacked yet," he noted. "You don't do that [in radio] until your fifth anniversary."
Sounding a tad resentful toward those who had doubted his on-air talents, Carpenter summed it up by saying, "To all those program directors who fired me, tried to fire me or fired the ones who hired me, I'll try to catch you at your shift at the drive-through and thank you in person."
Edwards, who sometimes joins country stars onstage and backs them on harmonica, whipped out his harp as soon as he came to the podium. He tapped the instrument against the palm of his hand, observing that he had a "seed" stuck in it.
"I smoke so much," he joked, "that Willie Nelson did my intervention." He complimented the banquet sponsors on the quality of wine they had served. "If I'd had one more glass, I'd have come up here as Randy Travis ."
Rough as it is, Edwards observed, radio does have its rewards. "Along the way," he said, "I have literally made hundreds of dollars, but I have thousands of T-shirts.
McGraw then came to the stage to introduce Crook and Chase, the final honorees of the evening.
"They have been with me since the beginning of my career," he said. "They've always had a way of making the artist and fans feel at home with them."
He said the first thing he bought when he "got a little money" was a farm outside of Nashville and that the first animal he purchased for the farm was a "jackass" he named Charlie.
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Crook, who met McGraw in 1993, 10 years after she and Chase teamed up together, described the moment she first recognized the young singer's potential. She said she and Chase were hosting a show in front of an audience of high school honor students and that Joe Diffie , then at the peak of his popularity, was booked to perform for them.
At the last minute, Crook continued, Diffie had to cancel. Someone suggested McGraw as a substitute — and, in desperation, she agreed.
"Two songs in," Crook said, "that teenage crowd flocked to the edge of the stage and treated him like a rock star."
Crying as she neared the end of her speech, Crook thanked her 80-year-old mother, who sat in the audience, and her husband, TV mogul Jim Owens, who first suggested she and Chase work together.
Chase thanked his mother and father for moving next door to a radio station in Rogersville, Tenn., when he was still a kid and thus hooking him on the medium.
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With more reports coming out about the government seeking user data from tech companies, some companies are trying to explain how they handle such requests. Jennifer Valentino-DeVries joins digits. Photo: Getty Images.
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... I ... but what reports coming out about the coveted seeking user data from tech companies some companies are trying to explain ... to how they handle such requests ... here to talk about is Wall Street John reporter Jennifer Valentino DeVries ... interesting story in today's Wall Street Journal about this and he specifically focused on Google ... how's Google handling such requests from the government ... one and it's a very interesting question in terms of how they are able to even talk about this is a big problem for tech companies because ... even orders demands requests ... their secret some of them are even classify ... cities ... means at least a couple of them are trying to ... defend themselves to their customers that ... they are encouraged by and its inability to discuss the requests in awe so we had steel and ... in talking with that our sources at Google in particular ... here they were able to answer questions when the answers applied to and ... all of the requests they handle even the non anime that non classified landslide as opposed to design a question of the prison program which is a specific program meant to target ... of foreigners in many cases yes and and so what will work on about how Gruebel heels that were talk about how to handle any requests not just those that are found that that probably has come too late and eighty three and said they see that need to try to push back from their recent court cases that have back ... pain and feel there are now indicating that the of pushback on that ... similar types of national security requests of national security letters that something so they seem to me ... in facts and ... come back to the agencies and try to narrow the scope of the requests if the fielder to broad they actually look at everything I he ends ... and then it's an intense scene ... process I think ... because it contradicts and ... sunroof a indications in that that earlier disclosures ... and it uses the fire hasn't data ... and and and so I think that's really interesting by for consumers I think is also important to note that ... you know they're not every company is coming out and seeing so they're very well could be ... other much broader ... requests under the law ... and they hear we spoke with Google and Facebook user ... but Facebook and now with the Dallas Facebook similar to for the Goebel ... but they also say that the pushback on these requests in that a similar way ... and that they've been successful in the Passat in narrowing the scope when he and duration of the request under the law these can go on for the year ... and and and and the prison program ... and banks ... you know ... one of our sources at Google said that what they ask for year we might see a wild mainly to just have that firm on three now ... he's insisted the percentage of cases the pushback on or the percentage of success that they had been pushing back I'm not anything that's specific to be the same thing pushback on on quite a few and mostly successful ... and that and ... he'll ... be ... much less frequent me I think and go to court that we do occasionally go to court over the sequester ... will quickly is there any takeaway for consumers ... I he's done everything you do now know from talking with them on Facebook ... well I think he gets away really is that sell when the big public areas with the secrecy ... of Islam and then you ... have requests because ... that means it is a consumer you can know ... Moody's protect TNT that ... you can tell actually what the government is doing is not as a conservative citizens that this makes a really yet ... difficult for people and obviously if there are reasons to some secrecy in bed ... Madsen says that it makes it up and is going to be an area that gets debated for a long time great ... thanks for coming on ... you can read more about this at the beest dot com ... this is been Digits on George stall ...


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In the middle of the Diamond Jubilee celebration marking the 60 year reign of England's Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip -- the Queen's husband -- was hospitalized for a bladder infection.
The nearly 91-year-old prince, who holds the title of the Duke of Edinburgh, was taken by ambulance to King Edward VII Hospital in London on Monday as a precaution, according to a brief statement on the British monarchy's official website.
In an interview, Elizabeth Kavaler, MD, a urologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, said a bladder infection is relatively common in elderly men, who often have difficulty emptying the bladder related to prostate enlargement, which gives the bacteria more chance to reproduce.
If diagnosed in an outpatient setting, bladder infections are typically treated with quinolones, which have "very high penetration of antibiotic into the kidneys and the bladder so that we can hit the infection really quickly," Kavaler said.
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"Our threshold for admitting somebody in their 90s is very low," Kavaler said. "Any question, we admit them because they're fragile and can wind up septic very quickly."
Older individuals are more likely to require a hospital stay than their younger counterparts because the initial symptoms -- including pain and frequent urinating -- can be less obvious, she said, allowing the infection more time to establish itself. The pain may not be as severe because of neurological impairments, and older people may already be urinating often.
Thus, Kavaler said, the initial presentation of a bladder infection in older individuals may be marked by serious symptoms, which can include fevers, changes in mental status, disorientation, and dizziness, all indications that there could be a systemic issue already.
Prince Philip is expected to spend a few days at the hospital for observation, and Kavaler said his doctors will be looking for signs of sepsis, making sure the infection hasn't spread to the kidneys and remains in the lower urinary tract, and ensuring that the bladder is emptying completely.
After 24 hours of resolution clinically, he'll be able to go home. The minimum hospital stay is 3 days, Kavaler said.
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Kavaler said the prince's prognosis is very good, although full recovery may take weeks. Even when the infection is cleared, an older individual might still feel tired and have a poor appetite. It takes time for activity levels and brain function to return to normal, she said.
If a man half Prince Philip's age had a similar bladder infection, he would be back to work in a week, she said, but it could take the prince a month to fully recover.
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Ortega draws rare early praise from Leyland
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Tigers manager Jim Leyland rarely makes a point to compliment pitchers by name in early throwing sessions, preferring to take bullpen sessions with a grain of salt. When he does pass along a compliment, it's usually with a purpose.
Saturday's praise of right-hander Jose Ortega was twofold.
"I know one thing: Of the guys I watched today, I would not have wanted to be hitting off of Ortega," Leyland said. "He's throwing great. Oh boy, he's got nasty stuff."
His praise is genuine, and an intent to give a boost to a young reliever who has gone largely ignored over the past year or so while prospects such as Bruce Rondon and Melvin Mercedes have drawn more attention.
At the same time, it's a caution not to make roster decisions based on early sessions.
"It's just a reminder not to get carried away, because if you saw what you saw today, [it was] pretty impressive," Leyland said.


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Nature's Pantry in the news
NEW WINDSOR — Attention, people suffering from various food sensitivities, including gluten or lactose intolerance. Your mecca, Nature's Pantry on Route 17K in Newburgh, is moving and tripling in size.
The specialty market, which also offers a bounty of organic and natural foods, plans to relocate in August from Newburgh to the New Windsor Commons on Route 94 in New Windsor. The recently revamped strip mall is better known as the former home of Upskate, a roller rink.
The new 15,000-square-foot store will offer shoppers an expanded produce selection, at least twice as much frozen food, a deli counter and seating, said owner Richard Masterson. There will be more dairy products and dry grocery items, like crackers and noodles, too.
"Business has grown over the past five years," Masterson said. "We certainly need more space, because the variety of products has increased over the years."
Featuring gluten-free
When Masterson bought Nature's Pantry in the late 1980s, then just a small shop in Wappingers Falls, he found that most of his customers were lactose-intolerant. About one-third of the 'dairy' products at his stores now are lactose-free — like soy yogurt and soy cheese. Since then, he's seen food sensitivities change dramatically.
"We have more gluten-free customers now," he said.
A large section of the new store will feature products manufactured by companies that only make gluten-free food. The section doesn't include naturally gluten-free food like rice, or gluten-free products made by conventional brands, like Amy's Kitchen, Masterson said.
More parking
Space in the 5,400-square-foot Newburgh store had been tight for awhile. In 2007, Masterson opened a 14,000-square-foot store in Fishkill, which will serve as the model for the New Windsor shop.
He has been planning the move for the past two years, and had a Realtor scout out suitable locations.
The New Windsor location, which was once a supermarket, worked because it has a stop light at the entrance and more than ample parking. Getting in and out of the Newburgh shop is problematic, and the parking lot is small.
Marketing groundwork
Before picking a new location, store employees asked customers for their ZIP codes. Masterson knew he had a big base of customers — mainly those with food allergies — who traveled from 30 miles away or more.
But, 70 percent of his customers came from a 15-mile radius of the store, with many concentrated in the Newburgh, New Windsor and Walden areas, Masterson said.
It was another reason to move to New Windsor — even if the new shop is on a quiet stretch of Route 94 off the beaten path for retail development. The strip mall, nearly vacant since Upskate closed, is also within a mile of two relatively new supermarkets with large natural-food selections, Hannaford and ShopRite.
Nature's Pantry has a different variety of products, Masterson said. He works with a number of small food manufacturers and also sells locally sourced products.
"If we do our job right, we'll have no difficulties," Masterson said.
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