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Dominica nature holiday
Dominica is without doubt the 'Nature Island' of the Caribbean and one of its best-kept secrets. The largest and most mountainous of the Windward Islands, Dominica encompasses an area of nearly 290 square miles. Of volcanic origins with mountains reaching heights of nearly 5,000 feet, rainforests that are considered among the last true island-based rainforests in the world, more than 365 rivers, waterfalls, boiling lakes, and pristine coral reefs, Dominicas natural diversity is truly unique. Our Dominica Nature Holiday is a suggested itinerary that has been created to highlight some of the many outstanding natural features of this incredible island, whilst staying in two very different ...
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From £1,995 including UK flights
Trinidad and Tobago nature tours
This Trinidad and Tobago nature tour is a tailor made eco adventure to discover the rich flora and fauna of these two islands, while also including every comfort and time to relax. The dual island nation of Trinidad and Tobago lies just seven miles off the coast of South America. They are the most southerly Caribbean islands and also the most exciting and least explored. Despite forming one country, the two islands offer very different landscapes, from the tropical rainforests and exotic wildlife of Trinidad to the silver beaches and spectacular coral reefs of Tobago. On this tailor made nature tour, we hope to show you some of the 2,300 species of flowering plants, 600 or so different ...
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From £2,995 including UK flights
Trinidad and Tobago bird watching holidays
Trinidads Asa Wright Nature Centre is the oldest nature centre in the Caribbean islands and one of the regions top spots for bird watching; around 159 species have been observed here, with some 450 species recorded on the two islands. This Trinidad and Tobago bird watching holiday is based at the Centre, with daily field trips to different habitats and a few days spent in neighbouring Tobago. Trinidad sits just seven miles from the South American mainland, giving it one of the highest densities of bird species in the world. This incredible biodiversity, along with the delicious food, comfortable lodging, superb local guides and welcoming, English speaking residents makes this the perfect ...
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From £3,195 including UK flights
Trinidad and Tobago holidays
Nature lovers and birders will be thoroughly in their element in Trinidad and Tobago, a twin-island nation just off the shore of Venezuela. But this is also one of the Caribbeans most cosmopolitan and outgoing cultures which has produced calypso, carnival, the steel pan, limbo dance and a wonderful fusion of food, infused with all of the countrys multicultural influences. These Trinidad and Tobago holidays introduce you to this local flavour on both islands, as well as traversing the varied ecosystems. We travel from city to coast, rainforest to reef and from wetlands to tiny islets, in search of Trinidad and Tobagos most notable wildlife, both on land and beneath the waves. This ...
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From £2,795 including UK flights
St Lucia birdwatching tour, tailor made
The twin peaks of the Pitons Mountains make Saint Lucia one of the most instantly recognisable islands in the Caribbean islands. Located in the Windward Islands, between the landmasses of North and South America, Saint Lucia is located right on the migratory flight path of many species of birds, and despite its tiny size, it has at least six endemic species. There are also many endemic subspecies, and Caribbean endemics in its forests, wetlands and around its coast. It is easy to travel around this little country, meaning you can explore the many diverse landscapes and see a great number of bird species in just a few days. One of the endemic species you can hope to observe on this holiday ...
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From £1,795 including UK flights
Trinidad and Tobago small group tour
There are lots of opportunities to spot rare and exotic birdlife on this Trinidad and Tobago small group tour, but the pace remains relaxed and theres time for swimming, snorkelling and dozing on the beach, too. As you explore the diverse landscapes on these two very different islands, youll discover Trinidad and Tobagos wildlife as well as its birds, including the giant Leatherback turtles that nest on the coast here. Weve chosen unique hotels and off the beaten track jungle lodges for your accommodation, tucked away in some of the most beautiful corners of the islands. The diversity of birdlife is really special the islands are home to over 450 species and when out on field ...
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From £3,690 including UK flights
Grenada nature holiday
Perhaps the Caribbeans most friendly and picturesque island, Grenada is the perfect place for a nature holiday that combines relaxation and some sightseeing. Grenadas tropical landscapes are home to various plant and animal species, and the island also boasts more than 40 beautiful white sand beaches, colonial architecture and lush gardens, so there is lots to see and enjoy. This is a tailor made tour, and the suggested itinerary below includes nature hikes and some sightseeing tours, with plenty of time for swimming, snorkelling in the turquoise waters, relaxing and enjoying the vibrant flowers and birdlife of the island. The tour can be completely tailored to your interests and you ...
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From £1,895 including UK flights
Trinidad & Tobago and St Lucia nature tour
This Trinidad & Tobago and St Lucia nature holiday features excellent birding, wildlife watching and the chance to relax and enjoy three very special Caribbean islands. This is a tailor-made holiday, with an itinerary deliberately designed to include all that is best about the islands at a leisurely pace. However, we would be happy to adapt the itinerary especially to suit your interests, schedule and budget. The twin island state of Trinidad and Tobago is a celebrated birding destination, and on this tour it is combined with St Lucia, which is home to six endemic species and a dozen or so other Antillean specialities. With this wealth of birdlife comes the chance to see Leatherback ...
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From £3,395 including UK flights
Birdwatching & wildlife holiday, Costa Rica
Costa Rica is home to a rich diversity of birds and wildlife and this birdwatching and wildlife holiday takes you off the beaten path to several of the best places in the country to see it all. Costa Rica has long enjoyed a reputation for being a birdwatchers paradise. There are 900 species of birds here, and some 70 of those cant be seen anywhere else in the world. Wildlife abounds in Costa Rica, too, thanks to the enormous range of habitats here. Explore the countrys cloud forest, mountains, mangroves and coral reefs, its humid Caribbean lowlands and dry Pacific forests, binoculars at the ready for unusual flora and fauna. Its not possible to see everything in 16 days, but this tour ...
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From £3,795 including UK flights
Trinidad & Tobago birdwatching small group tour
This Trinidad and Tobago birdwatching small group tour introduces you to the diverse birdlife of these two Caribbean islands and, since it runs in January, its a great chance to find some sun and colour during the winter! The tour begins with five nights in Trinidad where youll stay at the Asa Wright Nature Centre, a perfect base for a birdwatching break you can see 20 to 30 birds before breakfast, just from the verandah. Excursions to different parts of the islands will give you the chance to see a range of habitats and birds, including the Nariva Swamp and a boat trip through the famous Caroni Swamp. From Trinidad, transfer to nearby Tobago for a further five nights, staying at the ...
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From £3,250 including UK flights
Tobago tailor made holiday, culture, nature & birds
On this 12 day Tobago tailor made holiday, youll discover the culture, nature and birds of this small, beautiful island. Tobago is an unspoiled treat, with a rainforest thats been protected for over 200 years, pristine sandy beaches, reefs that you can snorkel around and abundant bird and wildlife. Meeting the people of Tobago is another delight, and youll have lots of opportunity to chat with the welcoming, relaxed locals at the small, locally owned hotels youll be staying in. To make sure you see the island's most beautiful spots and its secret corners only locals know about, youll take trips with our excellent and incredibly knowledgeable guides. This is a tailor made holiday, so ...
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From £1,990 including UK flights
Dominica holiday, wildlife and activities
Dominica is known as the nature island of the Caribbean, because of its biodiversity. It is home to an abundance of wildlife, 8 volcanoes, 365 rivers and pristine rainforest where numerous species of fern, orchid, butterfly and bird thrive. Morne Trois Pitons National Park was the first UNESCO World Heritage Site in the eastern Caribbean and Dominica frequently appears on Ethical Travellers list of The Worlds Best Ethical Destinations. Dominica is the perfect place to experience a Caribbean that has not succumbed to mass tourism or commercial overdevelopment. Most of the 290-square-mile island is covered in natural vegetation and the majority of the islands 70,000 inhabitants live ...
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From £2,495 including UK flights
Birdwatching in Trinidad & Tobago, small group tour
Discover the rich and diverse birdlife of Trinidad and Tobago on this birdwatching small group tour. Travel with people who share a passion for birdwatching, in a group of no more than 10 people, led by knowledgeable and very experienced guides from the islands (there is no group leader from the UK on this trip). In Trinidad, youll be based at the world famous birding lodge, the Asa Wright Nature Centre for five nights, with excursions to bird sanctuaries and various habitats around the island, which support a range of birdlife. Then fly to nearby Tobago for a further five nights at the beautiful Blue Waters Inn, on its own private bay, for more superb birding plus the chance to swim, ...
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From £2,895 including UK flights
Guyana tour, wildlife and birdwatching
Explore biodiverse and beautiful Guyana on this wildlife and birdwatching tour. Guyana is home to geographical extremes, amazing biodiversity and rich culture, and this tour visits several unique areas of this undiscovered wilderness. Visit the Iwokrama Reserve where you may be lucky enough to see an active harpy eagle nest from the canopy walkway and explore the savannah and forests around the village of Surama, in central Guyana. You may also see various species of monkey, giant otters in the Burro Burro River and might even be able to spot a jaguar in Iwokrama. There is also lots of opportunity to meet local people while in the lodges and villages, so you can learn about their culture ...
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From £3,390 including UK flights
Panama birdwatching tour
This wonderful Birdwatching Tour to Panama visits three very different locations, where we stay in the very best lodges, the first being the world-famous Canopy Tower. This was once a USA Radar Station and is set within the Soberania National Park, yet within striking distance of Panama City and the Panama Canal. The location offers arguably the best lowland birding in all of Central America, with over 400 species recorded in the area. The itinerary then continues to the comfortable Canopy Lodge, located in the heart of the cloud-forest near El Valle de Anton. The holiday then finishes at Tranquilo Bay, a wonderful eco-lodge set on 200 acres on Isla Bastimentos, one of many ...
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From £4,295 including UK flights
Colombia bird watching tour
Discover the incredible birdlife of Colombia on this 16 day small group bird watching tour. The statistics relating to Colombias birdlife are staggering it has almost 1,900 bird species, more than any other country on the planet, and this number is on the rise! The number of endemics within Colombia is also extraordinary. This really is a wonderful birding destination, although few birders have yet explored it. Colombia is now a safe and enjoyable country to travel in, although this wasnt always the case, and it means its a very new and exciting birding destination. Its not possible to visit every region of this diverse and wonderful country in a single trip, so this tour ...
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From £4,995 including UK flights
Cuba birdwatching tour
Well known as an island rich in culture, Cuba is also a wonderful destination for a birdwatching tour. Its many habitats support a large variety of both migratory and resident birds, with around 25 endemic species here, many of which are also endangered. Youll be able to see all these species on this tailor made holiday and will also have the chance to spot lots of other Caribbean and North American species. Explore Cubas diverse landscapes as you go, from deep forests, crags and hills, to huge wetland areas. As this trip is tailor made, the itinerary below is only a suggestion we can change it to fit your interests and requirements. Local specialist ornithologists will join you in ...
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From £3,195 including UK flights
Trinidad & Tobago birding tour for solo travellers
This is a unique opportunity to join a Small Group Birdwatching Tour to Trinidad & Tobago at an incredibly low price with NO Single supplement. You will spend 6 nights at the world famous Asa Wright Nature Centre in Trinidad and 4 nights in Tobago at Blue Waters Inn, with flights, accommodation, key tours and transfers all included as described. You will travel as part of a small group of like-minded travellers and will be led by superb local guides who know the islands and their bird life intimately. There is a maximum of 10 travellers on this tour, which is relaxing in pace and feel, but hugely exciting when it comes to the diversity and numbers of neo-tropical birds you can hope to ...
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From £2,895 including UK flights
Guatemala and Belize Birdwatching small group tour
This Guatemala and Belize small group tour combines superb birdwatching with the chance to discover beautiful Mayan ruins, pretty villages and some utterly spectacular scenery. The birdlife in Guatemala is sensational, with over 720 species recorded here and a great many regional specialities, including Guatemalas national bird, the resplendent quetzal. In Belize, discover pristine rainforest, savannahs, mangroves and some of the best coral reef systems found anywhere in the western hemisphere. In both Guatemala and Belize you can also explore ancient sites, including the Mayan ruins at Tikal, tucked within wildlife rich rainforest. Stay at small hotels and jungle lodges in excellent ...
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From £3,995 including UK flights
St Lucia birdwatching tour for solo travellers
This is a unique opportunity to join a Small Group Birdwatching Tour to St Lucia at an incredibly low price with NO Single supplement. The tour will run from 8th October 15th October 2019 and can be done together with the Trinidad Single Traveller Tour to make a 15 day trip from the 8th October 23rd October 2019. If you would like an even longer holiday, the tour can be extended further to include Tobago. Saint Lucia is located right on the migratory flight path of many species of birds, and despite its tiny size, it has at least six endemic species. There are also many endemic subspecies, and Caribbean endemics in its forests, wetlands and around its coast. It is easy to travel around ...
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From £1,995 including UK flights


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Quinta do Colmeal, a 12-hectare country estate, is in the middle of a large area of natural beauty. The gently sloping and extensive plateau is mainly covered with cork oak, holly oak, almond, citrus and olive trees, vineyards, rock roses and many fragrant herbs. This vegetation provides magnificent shades of colour on the estate. Both flora and fauna are unique. This rural landscape furnishes optimal privacy and intimacy in untouched natural surroundings. Our three houses can be rented separately. If you are with a big company, you can also rent the entire Quinta. Thus it is ideally suited to be together as a family or party. The full Quinta disposes of 16 beds! At a short distance from the houses is the large water reservoir which in the old days was used for agricultural purposes. This reservoir has been converted into a swimming-pool of large proportions and designed in classical style. It provides a fixed cooling and refreshing place of rest in this Mediterranean oasis: genuinely Roman in character with Roman and Visigot columns alongside, symmetrical (11 by 11 m, 2 m. deep), embedded in marble and situated among orange trees, commanding a wide view of the surrounding olive trees.
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Kidney Vending: The "Trojan Horse" of Organ Transplantation
Gabriel M. Danovitch and Alan B. Leichtman
As physicians and nephrologists who are actively engaged in the evaluation and the treatment of kidney transplant candidates, recipients, and donors, we are concerned by what we see as a growing threat to the core values that have permitted organ transplantation to flourish during the last half century. Kidney vending, once considered taboo in "respectable" circles, is being debated with some frequency, and in this issue of JASN, specific proposals for implementation have been made. To his credit, Matas (1) presents his case in a rational and dispassionate manner. In the professional and lay press, however, there has been a disturbing change of tone. Those who oppose vending have been derided as "beancounters" and "high-minded moralists" (2); the current system has been described as a "failure" (3); routine psychological evaluation of donors has been described as "intrusive, demeaning" (4); the Institute of Medicine's caution against treating the body as if it were for sale (5) has been described as "outdated thinking" (6); and respected transplant professionals have been castigated in the national press because of their concern for the potential exploitation of donors (7).


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Class Questionnaires for Students
The class questionnaire questions are a great tool to get to know a new class, to find out information about your students. These questions can be read out to the class and they write their answers on loose-leaf paper. They can be a great teaching tool for students to learn new things about their fellow class members and will get the class thinking a lot about themselves. The class questions are great for supply teachers who are meeting a new class for the very first time.
Name the most terrifying moment of your life so far.
What famous person do other people tell you that you most resemble?
What is the strangest thing you've ever eaten?
If you could bring one character to life from your favourite book, who would it be?
Do you believe honesty is the best policy?
What vegetable do you most resemble?
Who would you most like to be stuck in an elevator with? Least like?
Which cartoon character do you resemble the most?
Would you rather go a week without bathing, but be able to change your clothes, or a week without a change of clothes, but be able to bathe?
Which of the four seasons do you most anticipate?
You can choose your method of dying and the place in which you will die. Where would you like to die and how?
You can choose your last meal. What will the menu consist of?
If you had to be trapped in a TV show for a month, which show would you choose?
List five people you know. Then describe each of them in five words.
You can select one person from history and ask them a question to which they must give a truthful reply. Whom would you select, and what question would you ask?
If you joined the circus, what act would you most want to perform?
You discover that your wonderful one-year-old child is, because of a mix-up at the hospital, not yours. Would you want to exchange the child to correct the mistake?
Would you be willing to become extremely ugly physically if it meant you would live for 1,000 years at any physical age you chose?
Would you be willing to commit perjury in court for a close friend? What if your lie would save his life?
Would you be willing to eat a bowl of live crickets for $40,000?
If you could have anyone locked in a room so that you could torment them for a day, whom would you choose, and how would you torment them?
Do you feel that children should be sheltered from unhappiness?
If you could have personally witnessed one event in history, what would you want to have seen?
Would you be willing to have horrible nightmares every night for a year if you would be rewarded with extraordinary wealth?
Would you be willing to reduce your life expectancy by five years to become extremely attractive? Ten years? Fifteen years?
Would you enjoy spending a month of solitude in a beautiful natural setting? Food and shelter would be provided but you would not see another person.
Would you generally be overdressed or underdressed at a party?
If you could wake up tomorrow in the body of someone else currently living, would you do so? Whom would you pick?
Would you have one of your fingers surgically removed if it guaranteed immunity from all major diseases?
Have you ever returned an item to a store for a refund after having used it?
Would you like to have a child much more intelligent and attractive than yourself?
If you could have one superpower, which would you choose?
What was the most recent movie that made you cry?
You can cast any actor now alive to play you in a film about your life. Whom would you cast in the role?
If you could be any age again for one week, what age would you be?
What is it you like best about your mate's personality? What do you like the least?
If you could plan a trip anywhere in the world for yourself and your mate, where would you like to go?
What will you be doing in ten years' time?
What career path would you like and why?
What's your favourite number?


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Fact Check #127
On the Ides of March, I bid you all good day, good evening or good morning.
As I mentioned in my last post in Fact Check #126, this is simply to start a new thread to open up some fresh new space to make any future information easier to post and find. Even though our blog is mobile phone optimized, the size of the last thread has become daunting for some. That's all!
Thank you!
P.S. We will now display the most recent comments at the top of the thread.


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Dogs and Cats Unite to Fight Childhood Cancer 2016
Paint The Town GOLD! 2016
Hunting, Fishing, Praying for a Cure 2017
Battle for a Cure 2017
Hunting, Fishing, Praying for a Cure 2018
Meet Bijou! 2018
Chip's Nation is so excited to have funded the first ever Camp Twin Lakes service dog, Bijou. Camp Twin Lakes is a camp near and dear to the Madren's heart. Camp Twin Lakes provides life-changing, therapeutic, recreational, and medically-supportive camp experiences for children with serious illnesses, disabilities, and other life challenges. Over the summer, the camp hosts children with different disabilities every week, including Camp Sunshine and Camp Kuzdo, both of which are camps that two out of three of the Madren boys have attended. We are thrilled to have been able to provide them with Bijou, and we cannot wait to see the impact she has on so many children's lives.
Meet Casey! 2018
Last year, Chip's Nation lost a close friend, Cathy Johnson. In her name, many loved ones and friends donated to Chip's Nation to honor Mrs. Johnson's life. Their remembrance made it possible to name a service dog at Canine Assistance after Cathy. Chip's Nation will fund the training and care for a service dog, naming her Cathy's childhood nickname, "Casey." It makes perfect sense to us that Cathy's legacy will be to serve others in need. Mrs. Cathy Johnson is dearly loved and is so dearly missed, but through Casey we feel that her grace and support will continue to live on. God blessed us with Mrs. Cathy Johnson, and he still does.


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Sandy Pines
Enjoy the view from the screened in porch at Sandy Pines. This three bedroom private home boasts 2 full baths, sleeps 6, has central heat and air, washer and dryer and two TV's. Rustic wood tie patio with grill and picnic beach puts you at the water's edge. No Pets.
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4.6 out of 5 stars with 31 reviews
Organizing from the Inside Out with Julie Morgenstern
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This program features organizing expert Julie Morgenstern, a veteran professional organizer and leader in the organizing industry. For more than a decade, she has been solving the organizing problems of individuals and corporations. Her book Organizing from the Inside Out (upon which this program is based) is a New York Times, USA Today and Amazon.com bestseller. In the video and DVD version, Morgenstern shows specific techniques to make any organizing project simple, manageable and attainable, rather than frustrating, overwhelming and impossible.
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Operating voltage: DC 9V-32V. It is recommended to use DC12V or DC24V switching power supply
Using high-speed optocoupler, high-speed without losing step
LV8729 chip, with over-current protection circuit, the maximum support 128 segments
Maximum current: 1.5A
Breakdown: 16/32/64/128
Automatic half-flow function
A variety of input methods to meet a variety of interface needs
The use of increased heat sink, good heat dissipation
Volume: 75 * 48 (mm) up to 22.5mm
Special note:
1. Confirm the positive and negative before power, because reverse power will burn the chip.
2. Current should not exceed the motor rated current. Recommended current is not more than 1A, not more than 64 subdivision, this state drive the most stable.
Instructions for use:
1. Common and differential two kinds of input mode, through the No. 6 DIP switch to switch, when No. 6 DIP switch to 1, the input mode is common cathode, the use of white 4pin terminal input; when DIP switch to 0 the input mode is differential, and a total of cathode-common and common anode, see connection diagram.
2. 1/2 DIP switch for the subdivision settings, 3/4/5 DIP switch for the current settings, 6 for the input selection, see connection diagram
Press the DIP switch to dial the number is 0, dial ON to 1, subdivision, current, input mode settings are as follows:
Package includes:
1 x MKS-LV8729-OC V1.0 High Subdivision Stepper Motor Driver


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The vulnerability allows hacker to compromise any accounts including Admin account.
There is another security vulnerability "Access bypass " estimated as moderately critical can be exploited by an attacker to access unpublished content.
These vulnerabilities have been patched in the latest version of Drupal 6.30 and 7.26. The latest versions don't have any new features but users are advised to upgrade.
"[The first] vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that the malicious user must have an account on the site (or be able to create one), and the victim must have an account with one or more associated OpenID identities." security advisory reads.


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As we're sure many of you will already know, the Victorian Government has introduced stage 4 restrictions due to the COVID-19 illness and ongoing threat.
We are however now pleased to confirm that the Agriculture industry has been identified as an essential services industry and as such Kverneland will remain at full capacity under a modified working environment in line with the issued government guidelines in support of our customers for the supply and service of all products. Whilst travel restrictions remain in place for much of the country we will continue to do all we can to meet your expectations. There are however potential areas of impact including the overnight delivery of parts due to flight restrictions now being encountered.
We appreciate the support that we continue to receive from across the country and ask for your ongoing understanding during these challenging times.


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Tommy Baker is a writer, speaker, author, and coach, and host of the Resist Average Academy, a company designed to give you the knowledge, inspiration, and action steps to live a life by design—never by default.
After starting out in the fitness industry and running Tommy Baker Fitness, Tommy has continued to follow his passion for learning, teaching, sharing, and experiencing. Tommy's contagious enthusiasm and approach to life can be seen and felt in the wide array of content he creates, including podcasts, books, videos, speeches and courses. As he likes to say, he doesn't have it all figured out—but he loves the process.
Listen in to learn more!
Resisting Mediocrity: Tommy Baker on Why Being Average Isn't Serving You (and How to Break the Habit)
Time stamped show notes:
[01:04] Tommy grew up in South America.
[01:34] Growing up, he knew early on that the traditional route for working for somebody else was not for him.
[01:37] He started an eBay business when was super young.
[01:47] For the fitness and gym industry, where he is right now, he is looking for problems through different angles.
[02:07] Not fitting in was actually gift for him. Because it allowed him to be creative and fall in love looking back in the mirror, falling in love with yourself.
[05:42] Tommy: He started helping people extract personal power and clarity.
[06:20] Once they have the clarity, allow them the space to create a bold vision that moves them emotionally.
[11:40] Growth happens in an intersection of support and challenge.
[12:07] There are a lot of lessons that we can learn that are right in front of us. We don't have to go somewhere; we can just open our eyes a little bit more.
[14:22] If you don't address the physical, it will be become very hard to address the higher states.
[14:30] Tommy shared about his Spiritual Fitness Practice. It does involve a few moving parts, but it allows him to achieve the highest emotional state as possible, with a minimum amount of work. It's called Spiritual Fitness. Involves 5 emotional components, you have to be warmed up.
[17:24] Tommy: Once you're already in the peak state, you have to protect it. We give our energy to stimulus, distraction, or maybe to social media, etc.
[29:09] Is your environment pulling you toward the powerful vision and the feelings that you want to feel, or is it holding you back and reminding who you've been or where you've been?
[29:25] Your vibration really does attracts everything in your life.
[35:51] People want authenticity that creates connection, creates a powerful support system.
[37:38] It's never gonna be perfect, but we can collapse the time that we're going down the wrong road and pull toward where we want to go.
[39:10] Ready means you are open. Ready means surrender.
[44:04] Tommy: I want to help people place their self-esteem in their identity around the daily process, not the outcome. Because when we do that, we live a fulfilled life.
Three key points:
- Falling in love with yourself.
- Extracting personal power and clarity.
- Readiness
Resources mentioned:
- Book: Flow By Steven Kotler
- Book: Deep Work by Cal Newport
- Resist Average Academy podcast


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PADI Open Water Course :
Do you want to try the word class diving gems independently? If yes, then this is the course for you. We prepare you to explore the magnificent marine ecosystems across the world. It's a different experience altogether when you get to explore all by yourself, the dazzling reefs, schools of tropical fish, crabs, turtles, lobsters and streaks of surreal sunshine. We have dive sites ideal for wall, cave, night and wreck diving.
Dive sites where we train you are perfect for learning since it is shallow(6 to 10m ) with water temperature approximately around 28 degree Celsius. Get set for diving through the coral gardens in warm clear waters drifting along the deep walls covered with sponges and other macro life. Rejuvenate your soul by taking plunge in the fantastic wonders of spectacular underwater world.
Course outline
- 4 Classroom sessions
- 2 pool sessions
- Open Water Dives
- 4 Open Water Dives
PADI Open Water :
This is the best part of this course, we adorn you with an internationally recognized certification that will let you dive independently anywhere in the world. So now you will have the underwater driver's license to go and explore the mysterious underwater world of the best dive sites across the world from Coral Sea in Australia to Sipadan Islands in Malaysia. You pack your wet suit and explore those pristine and remote dive sites with your well earned underwater driver's license. It is all about the style these days and you get to own it when you own this certification.
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What happens in this course?
The PADI Open Water Diver course is, by far, the world's most popular scuba certification course. Millions of people have started diving as certified PADI Open Water Divers. Learning to scuba dive requires both knowledge development (facts, principles, concepts) and dive skills (techniques, methods). You develop the skills by actually diving with a PADI Instructor at our PADI Dive Center or Resort. You learn the fundamental skills needed for diving. During the course, you read, watch videos, take quizzes, and demonstrate mastery of basic scuba diving skills. The PADI Open Water Diver course consists of 3 main portions: Knowledge Development, Confined Water Dives and Open Water Dives. The underwater world holds some of life's most incredible experiences, but essentially this course will allow you to become a certified diver.
What are the PADI Open Water Diver course prerequisites?
To be certified as a PADI Open Water Diver, you need to be at least 10 years old*, fit for diving, and able to swim. To be able to participate in the PADI eLearning Open Water online program, you simply need to be at least 10 years old.
What else is required to complete the course?
You'll take a short eLearning Quick Review to confirm your understanding of safety-related material from the course, and you must successfully complete five confined water dives and four open water training dives with your PADI Instructor. You learn and master each of the required skills in confined water (swimming pool-like conditions) first before moving on and showing your instructor that you can comfortably repeat those skills in open water. As a PADI Open Water Diver, you will be a certified entry-level diver able to rent dive gear, get air fills and dive anywhere in the world in better or similar conditions to those you've trained in.
What Scuba gear will you use?
You'll use your basic scuba equipment and will need a pocket mask to practice in-water resuscitation. During exercises, you'll work with an oxygen unit, floats, marker buoys and perhaps CPR mannequins. Your PADI Instructor will explain the equipment that you need and may suggest additional gear, such as your own first aid kit, which will be useful throughout your diving career.
How old does one need to be to dive?
Anyone over 10 years of age. Having said that, we grant an exception for a few 8 and 9 year olds provided they meet a certain criteria as laid down by our professional divers.
Is there any maximum age limit?
While you must be at least 10 years of age to be a certified diver, you can never be too old to attempt it.
Is it a difficult sport to learn?
No, it isn't. If you're comfortable in the water and can swim it will be a walk in the park. However, if you aren't any of those two things, our instructors will make sure you comfortable to a level where you can enjoy it as well.
Is it dangerous?
No, it isn't. Whenever injuries do occur though, it is only because careful attention wasn't paid during training or the instructor wasn't certified.
Why do my ears hurt when I dive down?
This usually happens when the water pressure on your eardrums aren't equal. While training with us you will learn techniques to correct this phenomenon which may help you when you are on your next flight too.
I wear contacts, will that be a problem?
Not at all. Make sure your face mask is fastened correctly so that water doesn't fill up in them and you will be fine.
What should a diver never do before diving?
Never drink and dive, never eat a big meal before you dive and never lie about any medical condition you may have to your dive instructor before you dive.
What does PADI stand for?
Professional Association of Diving Instructors.
Know more at http://www.padi.com.
What does the acronym SCUBA stand for?
Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus.
Can health conditions prevent me from diving?
While anyone who is reasonably fit and in good health can scuba dive, there are some who cannot. For example pregnant women should not dive, while people with a history of lung disease or injury must consult their physician before diving.
Do I need to book in advance and if so, how far?
If you don't want to be at the receiving end of a fully booked diving schedule, it is advisable to book in advance.
What do I need to carry with me when I come?
A bathing suit, towel, toiletries, T-shirts, shorts, and sunscreen lotion.
Is it necessary to be a good swimmer to do this course?
yes, it is essential that you know how to swim to be eligible for this course
Am I allowed to dive with breasts implants or while I'm on my monthly cycle?
Yes, it is okay. While diving abroad however or in other local waters, it may be wise to check with the concerned party before you dive in.
Can I scuba dive while pregnant?
No, it is not.
How long do I need to wait before I can sit on a flight after diving course?
A minimum of 24 hours of rest is required by experts and beginners respectively before they can board their flights.
Can group bookings avail discounts?
Yes, they can.
Should we tip the staff or is it included in the package?
That is left completely up to your discretion. Gratuity is never frowned upon though.
How many people can the boat accommodate?
Minimum 3 & maximum of 20
Does a diving instructor accompany everyone on the trip?
Yes, as we take safety very seriously.
How deep will I be scuba diving?
Approximately 12 meters
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Striker James McFadden is training with Wolves as he looks to rebuild his career after being released by Birmingham, Press Association Sport understands.
The Scotland international is a free agent after an option was not taken up on his Blues contract when it expired this summer.
The 28-year-old has linked up with Wolves since Monday.
McFadden has been sidelined since suffering damaged cruciate knee ligaments 13 months ago against Liverpool.
Wolves boss Mick McCarthy recently indicated he would be willing to look at any free agents if they fitted the bill.
McFadden joined Birmingham in January 2008 and made 88 appearances, scoring 14 goals.


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Infamous Second Son, A Needed Change
Taylor Scott / Jun 14th, 2013 1 Comment
[adsense250itp]Infamous Second Son details are just around the corner with E3 coming up which will give some great new insight into what the PS4 can do. The Infamous series has quickly risen through the ranks to become one of Sony's biggest mascot titles with Cole making appearances in everything from Playstation All Stars to Street Fighter X Tekken. Now with new hero Delsin Rowe slated to make his debut in Infamous Second Son, Sucker Punch Studios will see if they can make lightning strike twice (yeah, yeah) as they take the series in a new direction. So the question must be asked why try something new at all when they could adhere to old adage if is not broken, don't fix it? Examining the past success of the series may provide some insight to reason for change.
Perhaps the most obvious reason for Infamous' popularity was the gameplay. There's something very solid about the way Infamous played. The game was well put together, Cole's powers were various but easy to utilize and it never felt like any facet of the player's abilities were being neglected. Compare this to the game's main competitor Prototype, which was released just a couple weeks later. Prototype allowed players to do a lot more, hands down, but none of Alex Mercer's powers were as fleshed out as Cole's. Alex's powers seemingly had no limits, from turning his arm into a sword to flying airplanes, but eventually it became obvious that one power stands above the rest and that's what a player ended up spamming the rest of the game. Since the gameplay was so unbalanced, everything started to get too crazy and every enemy knocked Alex far away just so he could not use his best moves on them. By the end of the game Alex was so much like a ragdoll that the ending was near unplayable. Cole, on the other hand, was sturdy and his powers were balanced. Enemy encounters were never too easy or too hard, they required strategic thinking instead of "jump like crazy and hope not to get blown off the field." Hopefully this aspect will not change in Infamous Second Son. The only difference the gameplay really needs is new powers as Cole's lightning abilities can only go so far. Delsin looks like he will deliver with his smoke powers.
Also important to Infamous' success was the characters. The most appealing aspect of Cole and Zeke was that they were just normal guys, personality wise. Cole experienced highs and lows like any other person, and he never spent the game acting overly cocky or in an eternal state of moping. He was likable and relatable, and his friend Zeke was one of those guys everybody has met at least once. Cole is also one of the few original video game superheroes, that is superhero in the traditional sense- going around the city stopping crimes with powers and all that. While there are plenty of games for Batman and Spider-Man floating around those are characters that are already well established and there is not much room for them to grow. Cole was a clean slate with no original material roots tying him down. All of his development took place in game and allowed him to change into a superhero every player could watch rise and fall. Now it is time for Cole to now gracefully bow out. His story is over and there is not really anything left to do with him.
Infamous Second Son allows the developers to repeat past success with a breath of fresh air. Since Cole is a great character there is a fear that Delsin will be nothing more than a clone, but from what has been revealed about the new hero so far there is a good chance this fear is ungrounded. Delsin is a street artist with a flair for anarchist expression battling an oppressive government trying to contain, control, and maybe even exterminate his kind. From his one line in the debut trailer two emotions are clearly visible: confidence and rage. Remember reading 1984 and wishing Winston would just pick up a machine gun and hand it to those bastards? Well Infamous Second Son will let players live out that fantasy- with superpowers.
New game engine, powers, story, setting, and a solid hero all make Infamous Second Son look like a great game to help kick off the PS4 and maybe give the console a new mascot.
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Southern Company supplied nearly $470,000 for research by climate contrarian affiliated with Harvard-Smithsonian, now conducting an ethics investigation
Controversial climate contrarian and Harvard-Smithsonian scientist Wei-Hock "Willie" Soon has one more report to complete for a giant utility company that has pumped nearly a half-million dollars into his highly disputed research before the company cuts his funding.
The Southern Company, which generates power for nine states––largely from coal––has decided it will no longer fund Soon's work, which claims the sun is the primary driver of global warming.
"Our agreement with the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory expires later this year and there are no plans to renew it," Southern spokesman Jack Bonnikson said in an email.
Soon is obligated to deliver one final report––"Solar Activity Variation on Multiple Timescales"––by November. Then no more.
Southern's decision comes at a time when the company finds itself in the midst of a firestorm of controversy surrounding revelations that Soon failed to divulge that fossil fuel interests were a primary source of funding for 11 studies published in nine scientific journals beginning in 2008.
Soon did not respond to a request for comment.
In an earlier interview with InsideClimate News, Stephen Smith, executive director of Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, said a Southern Company executive told him the company is severing ties with Soon because it does not want to be associated with his brand of research any longer.
"They claim they do not want to influence the [climate change] science," Smith said. "What I was hearing is that they should not be seen as having a corporate policy on this kind of thing."
Southern has funded five of Soon's research projects for a total of $469,560 since 2005 and appeared to enjoy a cozy relationship with Soon and the Harvard-Smithsonian.
Soon once told a Southern executive that he was finishing a "big, super-duper" report in 2009 on how the sun affects climate.
The relationship between Soon and Southern was disclosed in documents obtained by Greenpeace through Freedom of Information Act requests and released by the Climate Investigations Center, an environmental watchdog organization based in Virginia. The records, released in February, show at least one of Southern Company's contracts with Soon and Harvard-Smithsonian included a clause giving the company pre-publication review.
"Smithsonian shall provide SCS an advance written copy of proposed publications regarding the deliverables for comment and input, if any, from SCS," according to the document. (SCS stands for Southern Company Services, one of many divisions of Southern Company. The term "deliverables" refers to reports, studies, slideshows, speeches and such.)
The contract also states that Smithsonian may name or identify Southern Company in a publication only with "express written consent of SCS."
Soon has worked at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Mass., since 1997 when he was hired to conduct research on long-term stellar and solar variability.
The Smithsonian Institution opened an ethics investigations in February, two days after the allegations surfaced that Soon failed to disclose his funding sources.
John Gibbons, press secretary for the Smithsonian Institution, said the inquiry is ongoing, with no timetable for completion.


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In This Issue
• DAME 2019 Winner highlights that accepted norms can be improved
• A True Blue Ocean Adventure: The 2020 Antigua Bermuda Race
• Wight Vodka Best Sailor's Bar
• Vendee Globe 2020
• Tomas Hornos and Pedro Trouche are the 2019 South American Champions
• IDEC Sport Asian Tour - Act 2: Francis Joyon in Terra Incognita
• Decompression - Doyle Sails
• World Sailing and the Conseil International du Sport Militaire agree to develop sailing in partnership
• IFoil To Replace RS:X For 2024 Olympic Games
• Incredible come from far behind victory decides 2019 44Cup
• Featured Charter
• Featured Brokerage:
• • Swan 80 Highland Fling
• • Farr 65 - ALBATROSS II
• • MTC28 - Carbon Trimaran
• The Last Word: Anon
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DAME 2019 Winner highlights that accepted norms can be improved
Birgit Schnaase, Chair of the Jury, presented the prestigious DAME Award 2019 at the commencement of the METSTRADE show this morning to the U SAFE self-propelled lifebuoy. Winners were named in all categories and 17 received Special Mentions.
This year saw several Category Winners reach a closely debated final round to decide the overall DAME prize. The ultimate decision went to the U SAFE, a reinvention of the traditional life-saving ring that is auto-propelled and remote controlled. Featuring robust, understated and very clean design, the U SAFE can be launched from boat, marina or shore in line of site at speeds of up to 15kph and operates for up to 30 minutes. The design incorporates completely flush jet drives and large rigid grab holds, as well as an easy-to-access u-shaped area to swim into. It offers the promise of enhanced lifesaving options for casualties in the water, with less risk to rescuers.
The Jury found the U SAFE to be a perfect example of how accepted norms for products in widespread use across the marine leisure world can be examined and improved by great design effort.
"The mix of entries this year was submitted from the largest number of countries yet seen in the DAME. Our final selection represents a wide-ranging field of products, from new materials and items of personal boating equipment, to complex electronics and large items of machinery. All providing evidence of further strength in the field of marine industry design."
Full list of winners: www.metstrade.com
A True Blue Ocean Adventure: The 2020 Antigua Bermuda Race
The fourth edition of the Antigua Bermuda Race will start from Antigua May 6th 2020. The 935nm oceanic race is managed by the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club in association with Antigua Sailing Week, and supported by the Bermuda Tourism Authority and Goslings Rum. The race is designed to suit a wide range of yachts and crew, with memorable parties both in Antigua and Bermuda.
After leaving Antigua the fleet pass Barbuda and will be out of sight of land until the finish in Bermuda. The race is an experience of about 1,000 miles of tropical Atlantic sailing - a true blue ocean adventure. Sailing in the deep, competitors will experience reaching conditions in warm oceanic swell and a magical night sky.
The 935nm oceanic offshore race is open to IRC and CSA Racing Yachts, Cruiser Racers, Super Yachts, and Multihulls. Classic yachts and double handed teams have their own category, and a secondary motor sailing handicap in the CSA Classes, allows yachts to use their engines and still get a result, subject to a time penalty. The Antigua Bermuda Race is governed by CAT 1 World Sailing Offshore Safety Requirements, with additional requirements for offshore communications.
The Antigua Bermuda Race is timed to coincide with the end of Antigua Sailing Week, when many yachts are planning to sail north back to North America or east from Bermuda across the Atlantic Ocean. The origin of the modern Antigua Bermuda Race is as a feeder race for the 2017 America's Cup, however the course from Antigua to Bermuda is a long established route for oceanic yachts.
Over the last three editions of the race, conditions have ranged from the thrill of surfing down Atlantic rollers at full speed, to glassy calms where tactics and strategy coming to the fore. The Antigua Bermuda Race delivers a transatlantic experience without the time and logistics required to cross the great ocean.
The 2020 Notice of Race has been published and the online entry portal is now open for competitors. Whole Boat Race charters with an owner's rep. are available, as well as Head Boats offering individual crew places on a competing boat - a great way to experience the event and meet new people.
Wight Vodka Best Sailor's Bar
Supported by Latitude Kinsale and Seahorse magazine
Tonight's story is from the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race, and the birth of one of sailing's most famed (and infamous) parties.... the Quiet LIttle Drink
By 1969, the Sydney Hobart was a truly global affair, attracting teams from across the world to compete in the ultimate Blue Water challenge. With fame came fortune, and the ever-increasing fleets were leading to similarly-increasing formality and grandiose prize-giving events. Concern was growing among Sydney crewman friends CYCA Life Member Tony Cable (from the yacht Adria) and John Dawson (Weatherly) that the after-race social scene at Constitution Dock was in-turn becoming more fragmented, and the official events for owners and navigators only.
Not ones to stand idly by, they organised a little get-together at an out-of-the-way pub. The Shipwright's Arms on Battery Point was chosen as the location, and the event was dubbed with more than a little irony the "Quiet Little Drink".
It was, of course, anything but.
Striding into a tiny side-bar of the "Shippies" and startling the sole elderly regular there, the dynamic duo promptly made their modest order: "Two hundred beers please and keep them coming!"
In a very short time, the bar became so packed with crewmen shoulder-to-shoulder that beers were being passed through the crowd one-by-one, and out of the windows to the waiting horde gathering in the street. A short time later, the crew of Jisuma arrived, and quickly realising that a contest was on, one of their number, David Hutchen, strolled over to the darts blackboard and ceremoniously chalked: "Cable & Dawson: 200 beers. Jisuma: 200 beers".
Jokes, singsongs and lie-telling occupied the day, with the final tally, exactingly kept by David Hutchen, reaching 1,467 beers. Incidentally, Hutchen has carried the nickname "Chalkie" ever since that day.
The total was surpassed the subsequent year when it reached 2,000 beers, followed by 5,000 the year after that. It was onwards and upwards as the years went by, with the record becoming 20,197 beers drunk (around 10,000 litres!) in 1980.
The Quiet Little Drink, while it became an institution for the everyday crew-members in the Race, was still frowned upon by yacht club officials. Realising this and recognising the opportunity to use the stalwart event for a great purpose, the "Q.L.D." as it had become affectionately known, began raising funds for various charities, and also to send promising young local Tasmanian sailors to compete in overseas campaigns.
The Hobart bash was to eventually lapse, however, after 30 years going strong in this format. But while it was down, the Q.L.D. was not out, revived by the CYCA in the form of a cocktail party at the Club, which continues, to this day, to uphold the event's principle values of mateship and charity each year.
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Vendee Globe 2020
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Update on the selection process to date
For memory = The top 30 will be automatically selected at the end of June 2020.
Skipper's list (spreadsheet) :
1/ Green = Guaranteed spot.
2/ Orange = Pre selected
3/ Red = Waiting list
- Two events are left (may/june 2020) to select the finalise the skippers between the orange and red categories - The Organiser has the right to pick 4 skippers among the 37 candidats (WildCards) -- Sebastian Destremau
Tomas Hornos and Pedro Trouche are the 2019 South American Champions
It was a very hot last day in Buenos Aires with clouds covering the skies over Rio de la Plata and the top teams anxious for the last races of the 2019 South American Championship. The first, and eventually only, start was at 1pm with a light northerly wind.
Daniel Della Torre and Fernando D'Emilio (ARG) were over the line early and had to discard the last race, a real pity for them as they were leading the overall championship and had a real taste of the win. Tomas Hornos and Pedro Trouche didn't miss the chance and aimed right at the finish line: with the Argentinian out of the game, winning this race would mean claiming the overall championship. And so it was, the American Hornos and the Brazialian Trouche are the 2019 South American Champions and will get to wear the precious Silver Star on the mainsail.
Leandro and Lucas Altolaguirre finished third and are second overall, Della Torre and D'Emilio walked on the third step of the podium: despite a very unfortunate last race, the duo could profit from a great performance during the whole championship and still go home with a bronze medal.
At the prize giving ceremony, all of the 21 teams attending agreed that the Yacht Club Olivos ran a great South American Championship in Buenos Aires. -- Rachele Vitello
IDEC Sport Asian Tour - Act 2: Francis Joyon in Terra Incognita
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Twelve days after completing the first act in his IDEC SPORT ASIAN TOUR, when he smashed the Mauritius Route record by more than six days, Francis Joyon is about to tackle the second leg of the voyage taking him to Asia. He will set sail from Mauritius on Thursday morning on a route that modern ocean racing boats are not used to sailing.
The route will take him across the Indian Ocean towards the China Sea and Vietnam with its capital, Ho Chi Minh City. This is another record attempt, this time with a crew where they will be able to discover the exotic Far East, passing between Java and Sumatra via the Sunda Strait, passing Indonesia, Malaysia and into the China Sea, before heading for the Mekong Delta and the former Saigon that has been called Ho Chi Minh City since 1976. This will involve more than 4000 miles of complicated sailing heading into the trade winds, encountering calms and then the shipping lanes in the China Sea, one of the busiest sea areas in the world.
IDEC SPORT is about to set sail on a long journey with "between 16 and 18 days of sailing," added Francis, who is back in race mode of course. "We will start the clock when we cross the start line, which is the same one we had for the finish of the Mauritius Route just off Grand Baie. We expect to set sail on Thursday morning with the tide, as the boat is moored in the bay, where the waters are not that deep."
Once again aiming for a convivial voyage, Francis has called upon the services of the boat's faithful friends as his crew. "Our Boat Captain, Bertrand Delesne, who has worked hard over the past few months on the boat, is quite naturally going to be with us," explained Francis. "We'll have the same crew on board that did the delivery trip last year on the way back from the Route du Rhum race, with Christophe Houdet, who cannot remember whether he has crossed the Atlantic sixty or seventy times… Antoine Blouet, who has been preparing the boat for some time now and knows her well, and then there is my son, Corentin, who also knows the boat like the back of his hand." So, there will be five men to sail the giant vessel, "the wild one," as they affectionately call the IDEC SPORT trimaran.
The IDEC SPORT ASIAN TOUR programme of record attempts includes four big challenges. The Mauritius Route record between Port Louis in Brittany and Port Louis on the island of Mauritius; A new record to set between Mauritius and Ho Chi Minh City; Another reference time to establish between Ho Chi Minh City and Shenzhen (China), and finally an attempt at a previous record on the Clipper Route between Hong Kong and London. The three record attempts that are about to be carried out will be sailed with a crew.
Decompression - Doyle Sails
It started with the racing code zero but already the benefits are spreading rapidly out through the superyacht world (and elsewhere...)
Since Doyle Sails launched its ground-breaking cable-less Code Zero technology, the company has expanded the concept to embrace jibs, staysails and even mainsails, achieving significant load reductions in the process.
Structured Luff Technology is the new branding, which encompasses the full sailplan including cable-Less code zeros. 'What we are talking about is sails where, rather than hanging them off a stay, we are taking the load around the natural load line of the sail,' says Doyle CEO Mike Sanderson. 'A whole raft of benefits come from that. 'This applies to any jib, genoa staysail, spinnaker staysail, code zero or mainsail.'
Taken to the logical conclusion, structured luff headsails could remove the need for a forestay altogether but for practical reasons a forestay should probably be retained. However, because the sail is sharing a considerable proportion of the load, the forestay can be significantly reduced in size.
Full article in the December issue of Seahorse
World Sailing and the Conseil International du Sport Militaire agree to develop sailing in partnership
World Sailing, the world governing body of the sport, has partnered with the Conseil International du Sport Militaire (CISM), the international military multi-sport organisation, to develop the sport of sailing in partnership for the next four-years.
The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) will see World Sailing and CISM work towards encouraging the development of training and competition in sailing by all military athletes.
Furthermore, both organisations agree to:
Encourage the development of Para World Sailing and women's military sailing;
Establish true synergies in sport affairs;
Identify shared World Sailing and CISM goals;
Set up joint educational initiatives to protect sailing against the dangers of doping;
Establish collaboration in the development of International Technical Officials;
Promote the values of sports in general and specifically sailing. -- Daniel Smith - World Sailing
IFoil To Replace RS:X For 2024 Olympic Games
Through its deliberations over the past week at its 2019 Annual Conference, a number of committees and the World Sailing Council debated the merits of the trials which were undertaken in Lake Garda 2019.
Whilst the RS:X Class Association and its members are obviously disappointed in the decision, it understood that its position in representing the best of Olympic sailing for the past three Olympiads was under pressure from the latest fad to explode within the sport - wind foiling.
The RS:X Class now have to maximise its support to World Sailing whilst helping its large number of member countries and, more importantly, its feeder countries within the Techno class, how best to transition through to the new Olympic class.
The RS:X Class Association is sure that Olympic windsurfing will have its challenges ahead as it as it moves to new and developing equipment, but that it will continue to support windsurfing in all forms as it has done since 2003 at its conception.
Finally, the RS:X Class would like to thank all countries, sailors, events hosts. sponsors, volunteers and staff for their unwavering support in the class and the support of windsurfing for all.
Incredible come from far behind victory decides 2019 44Cup
It was supposed to be a heavyweight bout between Chris Bake's Team Aqua and Vladimir Prosikhin's Team Nika. These two, among the oldest, most successful teams in the high performance one design monohull class, started the 44Cup Palma, the final event of the season, separated by just one point at the top of the 2019 44Cup leaderboard. Behind them Igor Lah's Team CEEREF went into the 44Cup Palma five points off the lead with Aleph Racing of Hugues Lepic a further point behind.
However this non-discardable final event of the season was to prove surprisingly dire for both the leaders who, against all expectation, began today's final day of racing in last place. Meanwhile, two other teams were excelling Nico Poons' Charisma, the 2018 defending 44Cup champion, and Igor Lah's Team CEEREF, winner in 2016-17.
A war story that will go down in 44Cup folklore occurred on the high speed last run of the last race when Peninsula Petroleum went 'down the mine' spectacularly. "There was a lot of pressure coming, which we anticipated, but it hit us at the bottom of a very big wave," explained owner John Bassadone. "The bow went in and in and continued to go in... The stern of the boat came out so far that the rudder was completely outside of the water. The bowsprit broke and eventually it fell over on its side with the mast in the water. I got spat out along with Ed [Baird, tactician] and Jose Maria [Lara]. It was a bit worrying, because I went into the turbulent wash, and it took ages for me to come up and I was swallowing water. I am so happy...to be alive! This has never happened before on an RC44 I'm told..."
Despite their disappointing result in Palma, two event wins for Chris Bake's Team Aqua this season caused them to finish the 2019 44Cup second overall, with Team Nika tied on points with them, but third on countback.
The 44Cup resumes in 2020 in Portoro, Slovenia at the end of April.
44Cup Palma Results
1. Team CEEREF, Igor Lah, 27
2. Charisma, Nico Poons, 27
3. Artemis Racing, Torbjorn Tornqvist, 36
4. Bronenosec Sailing Team, V. Liubomirov & K. Frolov, 36
5. Aleph Racing, Hugues Lepic, 42
6. Tavatuy Sailing Team, Pavel Kuznetsov, 48
7. Team Nika, Vladimir Prosikhin, 48
8. Team Aqua, Chris Bake, 48
9. Peninsula Petroleum, John Bassadone, 54
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If a billionaire did the same , he would not run out for 31.5 years - anon
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Sonorus serien fra Vovox er lydmessig den beste kabelen du kan få. I mange tilfeller er de lydmessige forbedringene i en signalkjede relativt beskjedne ved bytte av kabeltype. Dette gjelder ikke for Vovox-kablene. Vi skal ikke forsøke å overbevise via verbale krumspring i finere ordelag, men heller oppmuntre alle til å komme innom og gi de en prøvelytting. Om du tenker at enhver kabel, så sant den er hel og fin, låter likt - ja, da håper vi du kommer innom og tester en Vovox-kabel.
S100 er en 1 meter kabel med Neutriks beste TRS-kontakter, for studiobruk.
With respect to sound quality, we don't want to make any compromises. This is our credo since the founding of VOVOX. Well-directed research combined with the experience of many years brought us to VOVOX sonorus. This cutting-edge conductor technology offers further enhancement of the quality achieved in transmitting audio signals. VOVOX sonorus: The new reference.
Technology VOVOX® sonorus
All VOVOX® sound conductors follow the same design basics. In contrast to most suppliers of cables, when optimizing our products we do not gear them to some physical values such as the ohmic resistance or capacity. That's because we have learned through much extensive testing, that the effects of a sound conductor are too complex to be reduced to a few measurables. And, it is not our target to develop cables with outstanding data sheet values, but sound conductors with the best possible sound transmission properties. The best measurement device for this purpose is definitely the human sense of hearing.
Highest quality conductor materials
The selection of the right conductor material is crucial for the sound. The basis of all VOVOX® sonorus cables are solid-core conductors made from ultra-pure copper. Each wire is covered by a netting of natural fibres. This prevents from so called triboelectric noise and further enhances sound quality.
Ultra-pure polymers
VOVOX® sonorus sound conductors are covered with high-tech polymers. Although plastics are not directly involved in the signal transmission, they do have an effect on the sound quality. VOVOX® doesn't use any PVC. Only ultra-pure plastics without plasticizers are used. Even the use of colour pigments is almost completely avoided.
Additional conductor for ground
The conductors within a cable must fulfil several functions. The shield has the main function of protecting the signal conductor from interference. In most cables, the shield is also used as the return signal conductor. VOVOX® consequently separates these functions. This may be a more complex construction, yet it results clearly in better sound quality.
Arrangement of conductors
Current induces magnetic fields in any conductor. If the distance between two conductors is too small, interactions and interferences are created. The result is an audible loss of sound quality. As a result, we arrange the conductors in a well-defined, large distance.
Flexibility and durablity in spite of solid core conductors
To offer maximum sound quality, VOVOX is strictly using solid core and not stranded wires. In order to keep the cables flexible and durable, they are designed in a unique way. Every conductor is seperately coated with a polymer jacketing to form a lead. The various leads are helical stranded and covered by a flexible netting. Due to this construction the wires remain in the neutral axis when flexing the cable. Like this it is possible to prevent the wires from critical compression or tension, they are only smoothly bent.
VOVOX® sound conductors are hand-assembled in Switzerland. The cables, including the solder, are lead-free.
Frequently Asked Questions
What distinguishes VOVOX® sound conductors from other cables?
A) The concept
VOVOX® sound conductors' design and production are based mainly on material science and not electrical engineering.
B) The goal
VOVOX aims for a pristine signal transmission which does not lose information during the process. This goal can not be achieved by taking measures that influence the sound for specific applications, e.g. by offering a special cable type for a certain instrument or musical style. The results of such measures only appear to be an improvement, since they will never help reach the goal of an unaltered signal transmission. All measures taken by VOVOX have one purpose only: To remove hurdles on the way to achieving a flawless signal flow.
C) The technical realization
VOVOX® sound conductors differ in various aspects from conventional cables. While some of these differences are obvious, others are hidden and will remain the company's business secrets.
- Solid core conductors: Conductors made of solid wires
- High purity, high tech plastics
- no plasticizers
- no PVC
- no colour pigments
- Use of an additional conductor for ground, having the same high quality as the signal conductors
- Unusually large spacing between the conductors
What is the difference between VOVOX® link and VOVOX® sonorus
The VOVOX® link cables are successfully produced since several years already. They establish the excellent reputation of the brand VOVOX. The sound conductors of the VOVOX® sonorus series were introduced in the year 2010. They incorporate the results of the research and experience of the past years. Whereas the basic concept is still the same, the cutting-edge conductor technology offers further enhancement of the quality achieved in transmitting audio signals.
How is it possible to explain the effect of directionality of VOVOX sound conductors?
In general, metals are crystals. Therefore, they exhibit different properties and values when measured in different directions.
VOVOX sound conductors are based on solid core conductors, which means they are made of single wires and not of many small stranded wires. The production of stranded wires consists of many processing steps, resulting in a large probability that not all filaments will have the same direction. Directional properties thus cancel each other out. In the case of VOVOX sound conductors this will not happen.
How does one choose between shielded or non-shielded cables?
Many VOVOX® sound conductors are available in a non-shielded 'direct' version and in a shielded 'protect' version. The shielding prevents humming and buzzing sounds, but causes a small loss of sound quality.
There are situations in which it's mandatory to use shielded cables. On the other hand, especially with balanced cables, there are very few cases in which sound disturbances are observed, even without shielding. 'Direct' sound conductors can offer even better results in these cases.
Generally speaking, we suggest using 'protect' sound conductors for applications in which interference would otherwise cause problems (listed below). In all other cases, the non-shielded 'direct' versions should be favored.
- when interference will necessarily lead to an uncontrollable situation, e.g. for live concerts or live recordings
- in the case of unbalanced cables longer than 1.5 m (5 ft)
- generally for amplified music instruments with pick-ups
How big is the difference in sound quality between 'protect' and 'direct' sound conductors?
All VOVOX sound conductors facilitate a very open, direct and rich sound. Should one rate the sound transmission properties of VOVOX®link direct S at 100 points and that of a balanced standard cable at 0 points, VOVOX®link protect S would be rated at about 80 points on this scale.
How can I recognize the correct alignment of the sound conductors?
The correct alignment is marked with the VOVOX® label. Please connect the end of the sound conductor marked with the VOVOX® label to the signal receiver.
Why do VOVOX cables not break although they use solid core conductor wires?
To offer maximum sound quality, VOVOX is strictly using solid core and not stranded wires. In order to keep the cables flexible and durable, they are designed in a unique way. Every conductor is seperately coated with a polymer jacketing to form a lead. The various leads are helical stranded and covered by a flexible netting. Due to this construction the wires remain in the neutral axis when flexing the cable. Like this it is possible to prevent the wires from critical compression or tension, they are only smoothly bent.
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text: Laughs land for Sony TV 9:00 PM PDT 9/13/2009 by Nellie Andreeva , AP FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Comedy pilot productions set at ABC, CBS Two comedies, Matt Tarses' "True Love" and Cathy Yuspa and Josh Goldsmith's "18 Years," have landed pilot production commitments at CBS and ABC, respectively. Both projects are produced by Sony Pictures TV, which also has a comedy script by David Guarascio and Moses Port in serious contention for an early pickup at NBC. Additionally, the studio recently set up the comedy pitch "Texts From Last Night" at Fox with a significant penalty and is about to take out a half-hour spec script by Alex Barnow and Marc Firek with Emmy winner Eric McCormack attached to star. Landing big commitments at all four major networks underscores Sony's position as an independent studio as well as its strategy in recruiting writing talent. Tarses, Yuspa and Goldsmith and Guarascio and Port, all under overall deals at the studio, are experienced showrunners who have created and run their own series. "We target people who are creators, storytellers with distinct voices and a strong point of view who are also seasoned executive producers and showrunners whom the networks want to be in business with," Sony TV head of comedy Glenn Adilman said. Indeed, CBS had been looking to work again with Tarses, who developed and executive produced the network's critically lauded single-camera comedy "Worst Week" last season. Guarascio and Port have a long history at NBC, where they are well-liked. Mostly, each project was set at the network that was most suitable and passionate about it, Adilman said. "True Love" is an ensemble comedy about four people in their 20s in New York looking for love. It will be shot as a multicamera but have the look and feel of a single-camera comedy. The WME-repped Tarses is exec producing with his sister, Sony-based producer Jamie Tarses. The multicamera "18 Years" centers on urban parents who have traded sushi and sex for chicken nuggets and no sex. Former "King of Queens" showrunners Yuspa and Goldsmith, who created the Sony TV/Fox comedy " 'Til Death," have a perfect development record, with all five of their scripts so far going to pilot. They are repped by ICM. The UTA-repped Guarascio and Port's "Nathan vs. Nurture" centers on an overachieving heart surgeon given up for adoption who reunites with his biological parents and underachieving siblings. The pitch landed a script commitment with significant penalty by NBC during the summer. FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Nellie Andreeva email@example.com @thr AP email@example.com @thr


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The live-streaming to Facebook of four black teens holding a white man hostage and torturing him perhaps was too much to ignore, even for Democrats.
While Josh Earnest was reluctant to call it a "hate crime" – instead saying it was too soon to tell, and deferring to local law enforcement – more recently, President Obama did refer to it as a hate crime, a "despicable" one at that.
However, the President doesn't think this most recent racially motivated attack means that race relations are worse. He still thinks they're better.
"Among the many accomplishments you've had, the one that's been frustrating I'm sure to you is race relations," CBS reporter Jay Levine said to the President. "They've gotten worse, especially in Chicago – Laquan McDonald, two recent racially-motivated attacks, one this week caught on Facebook live. That's got to be terribly disappointing to you, of all the things you wanted to do with race relations."
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Obama didn't agree. "I don't think it's accurate to say race relations have gotten worse," he said. "Listen, I came to Chicago in '85 – you were there – during Council Wars. I promise you, race relations haven't gotten worse." He continued:
"But what is true is that – in part because we see visuals of racial tensions, violence, and so forth, because of smart phones, the internet, and the media – what we've seen is surfacing a lot of the problems that have been there a long time – whether it's tensions between police and communities, whether it's hate crimes of the despicable sort that has just now surfaced on Facebook."
"I take these things very seriously," he said.
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Mr Nice
Now a major film starring Rhys Ifans, Chloe Sevigny and David Thewlis released October 2010
THE BOOK: During the mid 1980's Howard Marks had forty three aliases, eighty nine phone lines and owned twenty five companies throughout the world. Whether bars, recording studios or offshore banks, all were money laundering vehicles serving the core activity: dope dealing. Marks began to deal small amounts of hashish while doing a postgraduate philosopy course at Oxford and soon he was moving much larger quantities into Europe and into America the equipment of touring British rock bands. The academic life began to lose its allure. At the height of his career he was smuggling consignments of up to fifty tons from Pakistan and Thailand to America and Canada and had contact with organisations as diverse as MI6, the CIA, the IRA and the Mafia. Numerous newspaper profiles, books and television documentaries have been devoted to Howard Mark's life. Touched with humour charm and candour, Mr Nice is his own extraordinary story.
Praise for Mr Nice
A man who makes Peter Pan look like a geriatric with sleeping sicknessLoaded
A folk legend-Howard Marks has huge charisma. He sounds like Richard Burton and looks like a Rolling StoneDaily Mail
A racy yarn with plenty of globe trotting colour.Christopher Hirst, The Independent
Marks weaves a fascinating story spiced with brilliant detail, far stronger than fictionFHM Magazine
Frequently hilarious, occasionally sad, and often surrealGQ


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Malabrigo Coney Island PDF
Malabrigo's Coney Island is a stunning, semi-circular shawl with a crocheted edge. This design is knit in a simple, open mesh pattern that works up quickly and highlights Rasta's hand-dyed colors.
This pattern is available as a PDF download.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Finished Measurements: 55" wide at upper edge; 22" deep at center point
Yarn Requirements: 3 skeins of Malabrigo Rasta (100% Merino Wool; 150g/90yd) in Piedras
Needles: US 19 (15mm)
Hook: US N/15 (10mm)
Gauge: 3 sts and 6 rows = 4" in knotted mesh pattern
This pattern is also available in Malabrigo Book 7: Rasta in Brooklyn.


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