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- By Robert DiGiacomoJuly 8, 2015
- By Robert DiGiacomo
The Supreme Court's recent landmark marriage equality decision means same-sex couples can head down the aisle whenever, wherever they choose. But gaining the freedom to marry doesn't mean that doing so makes financial sense for every couple.
And the math deciding whether marriage adds up only gets more complicated for same-sex couples over 50, says Michael Adams, executive director of the nonprofit Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE). "Marriage can be a hindrance as much as a help," Adams says. "We recognize this tremendous enthusiasm for the new marriage equality — and we join it — but we want to make sure people have information they need to make smart decisions for themselves."
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Towards that end, SAGE has launched its "Talk Before You Walk" public awareness campaign to get elder and "near elder" singles and couples to weigh the financial costs before they put a ring on it.
6 Financial Reasons Marriage Might Be Unwise
Here are six financial reasons gay and lesbian couples might not want to get married:
1. Why co-mingle separate financial lives now? If you and your long-term partner have kept separate checkbooks and investments or determined how assets will be shared through a partnership agreement, you should ask yourself whether you really need to be married, says attorney Nancy Chemtob of the New York City-based firm Chemtob Moss & Forman. "What other benefits will you gain, if you have already documented everything financially?"
Some same-sex couples who wed could now face the federal "marriage penalty" that some heterosexual married couples have.
2. You may incur a tax penalty. Some same-sex couples who wed could now face the "marriage penalty" that some heterosexuals have. The marriage penalty happens when a married couple filing a joint tax return owes more in taxes than if they were single and filed separate returns since their combined incomes pushes them into a higher tax bracket. Typically, the more a couple's incomes differ, they more they gain filing jointly.
"It depends on your income level, and is something an accountant can help you figure out," Adams says.
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3. Your estate planning can go awry. Marriage can complicate the settling of an estate. A married spouse, for example, can receive an automatic percentage of an estate even if he or she is not listed as the assets' beneficiary. "You can have a will that says your children get everything, but your spouse could still have a claim for a share," Chemtob says.
4. Your benefits could be cut. People who receive public benefits — including Social Security, Veteran's, Medicare and Medicaid — could see them diminished, or their eligibility impacted, if they marry, according to Adams. "Many LGBT older adults are living close to the edge financially. Small decreases in benefits can make a big difference," Adams says.
5. You may ultimately be required to divvy things up 50-50. Barring a prenuptial agreement, a marriage that ends in divorce will be subject to state community property or equitable distribution laws that could result in the assets being shared, whether or not that was your intention, according to Chemtob, who handled the first same-sex divorce in New York in 2008.
If you're established financially and you meet someone you want to marry, you should take very seriously "the co-mingling" of your assets, Chemtob says.
6. Divorce for some long-term partners could become very costly. Couples who've lived together for many years, marry for a short time and then seek a divorce could be on the hook for a much bigger settlement based on their total time together compared with straight married counterparts in the same situation.
"The court could say: We can't look at this as a one-year marriage, because the reason you didn't get married before is because it wasn't legal," Chemtob says.
For LGBT romantics who still want to say "I do," Chemtob offers one final piece of advice: Get a prenup.
Next Avenue Editors Also Recommend:
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- New Estate Planning Essentials for Same-Sex Couples
- Housing Discrimination: The Next Hurdle for LGBT Couples
- Gay Men Don't Get Old
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What has become of our communities? Community members willingly contribute cows to be slaughtered during FGM ceremonies but they can't offer even a single cow to support girl child education. FGM is more appealing to community members since once a girl has undergone mutilation the family is bound to get many cows as dowry. This means that the family can easily repay community members who contributed their cows during the ceremony. It's very paining to see that education is not valued at all and early marriages are rampant. Do we call this poverty, ignorance, culture or lack of information?
A culture where a girl child is valued in terms of cows is pathetic and should be condemned by all means possible. Imagine a woman goes to labour and the community members are so eager to know the gender of the baby, if it turns out a boy that's a warrior to the society; whereas if it's a girl that's wealth/cows to the family. As the girl child grows up old men can be seen circling the homestead like hungry hyenas that have gone for a week without a bite.
The father of the girl becomes a ''Celeb" in the society with most of his bills being settled by men who are trying to woo him and increase their chances of getting the girl. By the time she is six years the father already has a clear indication of how many cows he can fetch from marrying her off. But the poor girl is unconscious of what is really happening around her. If only she knew she is valued in terms of cows and soon she will face the "Cut" and get married off. Well is this social obligation or ignorance?
Then one day the mother of the girl happily informs her that it's time to become a woman. Now this sounds crazy after all she is a girl and when she matures past puberty she is bound to become a mature woman naturally. But unfortunately for her, the community has another meaning attached to becoming a woman!!! . What follows is a rite of passage full of pain and agony; well I guess I don't have the right words to describe it. The girl is left wondering is it man or God who is crazy since in her understanding God created her perfectly. Again she cannot understand why her own family members and especially her mother could allow her undergo all this pain in the name of becoming a woman (Female Genital Mutilation)
Soon after the girl recovers from the ''Cut" the man who won the heart of her father arrives with a herd of cattle to claim what is illegally his. Double tragedy I call it. Within a few months the belly of the girl is swollen, and to make the matter worse it's not as a result of overfeeding as you would normally expect of a girl this age. She is pregnant from what can only be termed as a shameful act of an elderly man.
This cycle is repeated every second, minute, hour, day, month, year, generation to generation. What are you doing to stop this? How I wish this could be stopped once and for all. "You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation." Brigham Young. Well think about it!!!!!!


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Debt Collection Scams
There are a number of digital scams by phone, text and even e-mail. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning consumers of these ongoing scams through their website and the media. Our Onslow County Sheriff Hans Miller just recently released a statement advising citizens to be aware of various scams and to not fall victim to them. Scammers are now using a variety of methods including debt collection, fake government officials, identity theft, phishing and pharming, fake prizes, gifts, sweepstakes, lottery scams and even buying online through Craigslist and the Facebook Marketplace.
Debt collection scams: This kind of scam is where consumers are receiving calls from threatening and harassing collectors who repeatedly attempt to collect a debt. Many consumer complaints that fall under this section are involving matters of credit and/or debit card fees, cash advances, credit repair companies and even alleging there has been unauthorized debit and credit card to use on your accounts.
How does the debt collection scam work?
Well, this scam is a straight shooter. The scammers call consumers posing as real collection agencies. Usually they have already accessed at least some of your personal information through a grand scheme of sorts with identity theft or even as far as obtaining your credit report.
How can scammers get your credit report? The NOLO Legal Online Encyclopedia says one way is, Job applicant credit reports. Which in reality, is kind of another scam in itself online. Generally, a scammer will pose as an employer or a potential employer Requesting to obtain our review your credit report as a part of the hiring process. From there the "employer" (fake) employer now proceeds to request that you use A very specific "free" credit report service through what is usually a website that appears legitimate and of course ends up costing you money. Then from that, the scammer can collect all of your personal information, steal your identity and also have your credit report.
The catch to debt collection scammers is, they will even use debts that you actually owe such as student loans, or even a credit card debt making the demand to pay immediately highly believable since it is something you identify with.
A few things to recognize to identify if you're dealing with a debt collection scam:
- They ask you to pay right away. Be suspicious when a debt collector who suddenly seems to want to use an unusual amount of pressure, maybe even threats and other tactics to implement fear to get you to pay "today" and right away.
- They may be threatening to hit you with a lawsuit, or all of your wages will be garnished, property seized, arrest you, deportation, telling your employer, and even threaten public shaming. Credit Karma says those are signs that you are dealing with a debt collections scam.
- Will ask you to pay via wire transfer, such as Western Union or Money Gram. No legitimate debt collectors will ask you to do this. Do NOT sent money by wire!
- The debt collector is seeking a payment on a debt for a loan that you do not recognize.
- They call claims to be from the IRS and use an automated recording to tell you to call another number than what shows on your caller ID in order to settle your debt "immediately" to avoid penalty.
- The person on the call refuses to give you a mailing address or a phone number.
- The caller asks you personal financial or sensitive information such as to verify your Social Security number, birthday, as well as your address. In some calls they may even mention things like names of relatives, don't fall for it. These things are easily accessible online through public databases such as WhitePages. A legitimate debt collector would already know all the details.
- The caller may or may not use profanity. If the caller does use profanity, that is most likely a fake call. No matter how aggressive legitimate collectors may be, the FDCPA limits what debt collectors can do when they contact debtors.
- They call you before 8 a.m. and/or after 9 p.m.
What to do if you suspect a call is from a fake debt collector?
- Ask the "debt collector for his or her first and last name, what company they are calling from, a street address (with city and state) for that company, and a telephone number with an extension if applicable to call them back directly.
- Consumers should tell the caller that you refuse to further discuss and debt until receiving a valid written notice. The FTC says these written notices MUST include the exact amount of debt, the name of the creditor you are in debt to, and a statement of your rights under the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
- If the person on the line refuses to give you ALL of the aforementioned information, HANG UP! Do NOT pay them any money at all. Paying a fraudulent debt collector will only cost you more money, you'll still owe the debt and the scammer will likely attempt another scam on you because you were a success.
- Stop talking to the caller! If able to obtain the caller's address, the FTC says write a letter demanding the caller stop contacting you, make a copy and keep it in your personal files. Doing this, by law, legitimate debt collectors must stop calling you once you ask them to in writing.
*The NCAG Josh Stein says this letter will not erase the debt and the legitimate creditors can still take legal action against you for the debt owed.
- Do not give the caller any personal, sensitive or financial information. NEVER give nor confirm any personal information such as date of birth, social security number, bank account information, credit/debit card numbers, unless you are 100% certain who you are dealing with. "When in doubt, count it out." Giving personally identifiable information puts consumers at risk of becoming victims of charges to credit cards, opening new card accounts, checking/savings accounts, writing "bad checks" even electronically, or taking out loans in your name.
- Contact your creditor. Call the original creditor that the agency says they are calling on behalf of, if it is truly an attempt on behalf of the company you owe, they can verify. If it is not, you can make them aware of the call and details.
- File a complaint report with the FTC and the state Attorney General's office as well. A lot of states have individual sets of laws in addition to federal laws. Your states Attorney General's office can assist in providing information on your rights per your states laws.
NC Residents can contact the NC Attorney General, Josh Steins Office toll-free at 1-877-5-NO-SCAM (1-877-566-7226) or online here.
Know your rights and know the boundaries of debt collectors by familiarizing with the FDCPA
A video from the FTC on debt collection scams:
If you feel you may have been a victim of identity theft, here are more information and options through the FTC.
To track scams through complaints with the Better Business Bureau's tracker in your area, you can do so online here.
To file a formal complaint with the FTC, you can call the FTC's Consumer Response Center at 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357) or online here.


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Yes, this printer had a fair amount of tinkering done. It didn't do that out of the box. Well, the box actually contained a 3D puzzle, not a printer.
Here they are. However, for those files to work you need to use my modified version of the Fasteners Workbench. The two new parameters require changes to FastenersCMD.py and screw_maker.py. Make sure to checkout or download the "scaling" branch, not "master".
Hi MostlyHarmless,MostlyHarmless wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2018 4:16 amI would like some comments from the Workbench author shaise. In the end this is supposed to become a pull request.
They look even better than mine. Nice!
I am not very familiar with the FreeCAD internals yet. I read somewhere that the files inside of a .fcstd archive are mostly XML. The objects in existing files of course don't have these attributes. There should be some infrastructure to add a default value for a new attribute to an object type. I'll take a look around. Maybe there is some function that (if exists) will be called after an object is loaded so it can verify the object and fill in missing attributes.shaise wrote: ↑Sun Jan 07, 2018 8:54 amRegarding pull requests, there are two issues:
1. Backward compatibility: If I use your WB with the 2 new parameters added and try to open an old file with fasteners, I can no longer do modifications to these fasteners, as it produces an error "missing attribute"
This one is far more serious and might be a show stopper at the moment. For the past two days I was browsing around the forum and became aware that the screw_maker.py is imported and that ulrich1a keeps maintaining his original. While maybe technically not accurate, logically that file is maintained "upstream". Making changes to it without feeding them back upstream is a fork. In my 30 years of software development, 21 of them being part of a very large open source project, I have seen too many forks fail because after a while merging becomes a nightmare. My changes are definitely far too invasive to maintain in a fork. If they can't be fed back upstream I need to come up with a different way of doing this.shaise wrote: ↑Sun Jan 07, 2018 8:54 am2. Any changes to screw_maker.py is also a bit problematic: screw_maker.py is not mine, it was done by the talented ulrich1a. I think now he plans to add non metric fasteners, but he uses his own version and not the one in my repository. When he finishes, it will probably be hard to integrate it with the new modifications.


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Gold Price Close Last Week : 668.00
Gold Price Close This Week: 673.0
Change: 5.00 or 0.7%
Silver Price Close Last Week : 1192.5
Silver Price Close This Week: 1206.3
Change: 13.80 cents or 1.2%
Boom! Did you hear Bush & Bernanke firing the Blarney Cannon today? Bush proposed to use the FHA to bail out subprime borrowers who can't make their mortgage payments, while in Jackson Hole (perfect place for him) Fed Commissar Bernanke promised the Fed would bail out somebody, anybody if the subprime mess began choking the economy. 'Twas not the content, but the intent of their Blarney Shot that floated stocks higher. The content was piddling, not enough to make much difference, but the intent was made plain: we will print as much money as necessary to keep things afloat.
Don't y'all get tired of this nonsense? Wouldn't you like to live under a just and reasonable, even sensible monetary system? Never mind.
Stocks have not yet seen their low. Use any rally to swap stocks for silver & gold. I've been thinking about the last 6 years I've been recommending that, & I believe it's the best recommendation I ever made. I'm making it still. Timing right now is perfect.
Why? Because SILVER and GOLD PRICES are making their first correction of the bull market, completing the correction begun in after the spring 2006 peak. That correction will end by November's end, and silver & gold will begin a rally that will tear the skin off your eyeballs.
Have they bottomed yet? Possible, yet a bit more likely is a lower low in the next two months. Am I sure enough of lower silver and gold prices that I wouldn't buy now? Not at all. Buy some silver & gold. If they drop, buy more.
If I am right that this is the bottom of the first corrective wave, this will be the best buy you ever made. On the upside, if gold closed over 720 & silver above 1500, buy. You'll know the bottom has passed.
The US Dollar has been wounded by the Blarney Cannon, but will recover to rally more, probably for 3 - 6 months. That offers you a chance to get out of any investment that pays dollars -- annuities, CDs, bonds, etc. Go.
Enjoy your weekend!
Argentum et aurum comparenda sunt -- -- Gold and silver must be bought.
- Franklin Sanders, The Moneychanger
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To avoid confusion, please remember that the comments above have a very short time horizon. Always invest with the primary trend. Gold's primary trend is up, targeting at least $1,250.00; silver's primary is up targeting 16:1 gold/silver ratio or $78.13; stocks' primary trend is down, targeting Dow under 2,900 and worth only one ounce of gold; US$ or US$-denominated assets, primary trend down; real estate in a bubble, primary trend way down.


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By Lakhyajit Nath
1. Introduction
Identity is something by which we can recognize one's personality, one's location, one's customs, beliefs, etc. In simple terms, it is something through which we are constantly building and negotiating all our lives through our interaction with various people. Konwar (2012) revealed that Language has been cited as one of the most important marker of identity of an ethnic community or group.
Assamese is a language which is basically spoken in Assam. Nearly 15 to 20 million people speak the Assamese language (Sharma, 2011). It is also noteworthy that we find many similarities between Assamese language and Bengali language; this can be proved from Charya Padas, which is even being claimed both by the old Assamese and old Bengali. 'Assamese', this word is anglicised form of the word Asomiya. If we examine the origin of Assamese language, then we will see that it is a part or branch of Indo- Aryan language which evolved in the 7th century AD. It gradually evolved from the Sanskrit language after the 7th century. Now Assamese language is declared as one of the major languages by the constitution of India under the 8th schedule.
Now through this article, the author made an attempt to describe how the variations of identity can be constructed through various ways.
1.1 Regional identity
Regional language means the language that is used as a dominant language in a certain region. The same language may have different accents due to various reasons. Dialect means the different regional variations of the same language. Language provides a man with identity. Difference in dialect specifies which place the person has come from. In Assam it is widely considered that the standard Assamese is spoken mainly in the district of Sivasagar. The reason behind considering the Assamese of Sivasagar as the standard form is nothing but the first Assamese press that was established in Sivasagar and, thus the local accent got prominence. If the press was established in districts like Kamrup, Barpeta, Nalbari, the local accents of Assamese would have been given more importance.
Through the pronunciation of certain Assamese words or through the accent, we can distinguish some people from others and can tell where they have come from. Following are some examples of Assamese words spoken in Sivasagar and in Kamrup and Barpeta.
Table1: Variation of Assamese language
1.2 Social identity
It is associated with the economic standard or social status of people living in the same society. People use certain words to show respect to the economically powerful or sound people. That is not exceptional in Assamese language. In Assamese language, people use words like zaminder (জমিনদাৰ), Mohajon (মহাজন), Hakim (হাকিম) to show the hierarchy on the basis of economic status in the traditional agricultural system. On the other hand, some other hierarchical words like Deutaishwar (দেউতাঈশ্বৰ), Malik (মালিক), Babu (বাবু) all show positional differences in society and thus serve to the creation of social identity.
We can also refer to the roles of status of people during Ahom rule. Pike system is a reflection of that hierarchical status.
1.3 Ethnic identity
The word ethnic means those groups of people, who have common racial, national, religious or cultural origins. Ethnicity is notoriously difficult to define and it is differed from the kinship groups. Ethnic identity is totally different from one's personal identity as an individual. Linguists formulated four main parts of ethnic identity. They are serially: i) Ethnic awareness, ii) Ethnic attitudes, iii) Ethnic self- identification, and iv) Ethnic behaviors.
In Assamese, words from Austric origin can be found. Words like Maidam (মৈদাম), Chila (চিলা), Anchu (আঁচু) and so on. On the other hand, the Assamese word Riha(ৰিহা) is from Mongoloid origin. These words directly contributed towards a richer vocabulary of Assamese. On the other hand if we discuss racial identity as a part of ethnic identity, we can trace back to the origin of certain words. Some words in Assamese are there which use racial terms as prefixes to show the excessiveness or severe nature of things. Words like Nagatenga (নগাটেঙা), Nagachang (নগাচাং), Nagada (নগাদা) and so on.
1.4 Gender identity
According to American Psychological Association, gender identity refers to one's sense of oneself as male, female or as transgender. In Assamese certain sexist words are there, which are prescribed either for male or female. For example, Mangalati (মঙলতী) and Uchepi (উচেপী) are used for female. Purohit (পুৰোহিত) and Deodhai (দেওধাই) are some words used for male only. On the other hand, a new tendency has been growing up in Assamese along with other languages. For example, in English, to show the equality between the genders, we use the word 'chairperson' not specifically 'chairman' or 'chairwoman'. Likewise, in colloquial Assamese, we use unisex words like Sabhapati (সভাপতি) to include both the male president and the female president. This is an effort to show the equality between the two sexes.
Binary oppositions from critics can be found in the use of these words. Some say that including both male and female under the above mentioned term is gender bias, because it is prone towards establishing male domination. On the other hand, some say if there are different words for both, where is problem in using both.
1.5 National identity
National identity is a constructed identity. It is a sense of belongingness to a state or a nation which is represented by distinctive traditions, culture, language and politics. Like other languages, Assamese language has also contributed a lot for the upliftment of national identity. We are proud to be Assamese, it is not only because we live in Assam but also we speak Assamese language as our mother tongue. If we take a view of the history of Assamese language, then we will see that from 1836 to 1872, it was a dark age for Assamese language because Assamese as medium of communication in schools and offices was banned and Bengali was extensively used as official language. Christian Missionaries established first Assamese press and started publishing Arunodoi, the first Assamese newspaper, in 1846 and thus started the process of reviving Assamese and finally in 1872, it got revived. Then in 1988 a group of Assamese students studying in Calcutta formed an organization under the name of Asomiya Bhasha Unnati Sadhini Sabha (অসমীয়া ভাষা উন্নতি সাধিনী সভা) to develop the Assamese language. It was Hemchandra Barua who wrote first Assamese dictionary under the title of Hemkosh (হেমকোষ) to strengthen the vocabulary of Assamese language. This struggle to secure and preserve Assamese language from the deathblow is in a way a stern attempt to make the National Identity secure.
2 Conclusion
One of the great renown Assamese writer wrote that one cannot deny the contributions of three 'mothers' in his life- first, who gives birth; second, who gives us space to live and roam around and the third, who gives us the opportunity to speak up our feelings, emotions and desires. Language is the third mother that in a way, gives us identity. Who are we without our language? It is our mother tongue Assamese that incorporates all our partial identities into one, and gives us a sense of unified identity. The same Bihu song will create ripples in hearts of all Assamese people, even those who are living abroad. So, this is the high time to think about our language and make our identity secure and a grand one.
- Arpana Konwar. Bhashavigyan Upakramanika. Dibrugarh: Bonlata. 2012
- Hemanta Kumar Sharma. Asomiya Sahityat Dristipat. Guwahati: Beena Library. 2011
About the author: The author, Mr. Lakhyajit Nath is presently studding MA in English literature at Tezpur Central University. He is very fond of writing articles based on present context of the society. Many of his articles were published on Newspaper like Assam Tribune, and magazines etc. He wants to become a good writer.


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12-Day Ultimate Alaska for Wildlife Lovers: Kenai Fjords, Denali, & the Alaska Peninsula Wildlife Refuge
$3,998 Group Departures
4 person minimum
$4,498 Go On Your Own
2 person minimum
Exchange rates are subject to change without notice, and additional currency equalization fees may be required at the time Wild Planet pays for local services, which may occur up until 30 days prior to departure – even if you have already made your final payment.
12-Day Ultimate Alaska for Wildlife Lovers: Kenai Fjords, Denali, & the Alaska Peninsula Wildlife Refuge
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Itinerary at a Glance
- DAY 1 Kota Kinabalu
- DAY 2 Sandakan–Selingan "Turtle" Island
- DAY 3 Sepilok Orang-utan Sanctuary - Flying & Gliding Wildlife
- DAY 4 Kinabatangan River - Track Proboscis Monkeys & Pygmy Elephants
- DAY 5 Gomantong, Menanggul River - Track Tarsiers & Slow Loris
- DAY 6 Kinabatangan River - Track Pygmy Elephants
- DAY 7 Lower Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary - Track Orang-utan
- DAY 8-10 Danum Valley
- DAY 11-12 Sipadan (Kapali or Mabul Islands)
- DAY 13-15 Maliau Basin, the famous "Lost World" of Borneo
- DAY 16 Return to Kota Kinabalu
12-Day Ultimate Alaska for Wildlife Lovers: Kenai Fjords, Denali, & the Alaska Peninsula Wildlife Refuge
Detailed Itinerary
Arrival Home / Anchorage
Plan to arrive in Alaska at least the day before your trip begins and to overnight in Anchorage. On the first day of your trip, meet your Trip Leader at 6:30 a.m. in the hotel lobby (meeting location confirmed with reservation).
DAY 1 Anchorage / Chugach National Forest / Seward / Kenai Fjords National Park
Meet your Trip Leader and fellow travelers at 6:30 a.m. in the hotel lobby. Enjoy a scenic drive south along Turnagain Arm and through the Chugach National Forest to Seward, a picturesque seacoast town situated at the head of Resurrection Bay. Board a small boat bound for Kenai Fjords National Park, home to an array of glaciers and marine wildlife such as whales, Steller sea lions, sea otters, puffins and more! A four-hour cruise allows time to explore the dramatic coastlines. Enjoy lunch in front of a tidewater glacier before arriving at our exclusive lodge destination: Kenai Fjords Glacier Lodge.
Nestled on the edge of a protected tidal lagoon, the Glacier Lodge offers miles of pristine beachfront and breathtaking views of stunning Pedersen Glacier. This afternoon, meet your guides for a tour of the lodge and property before settling into your private cabins. Enjoy dinner and evening presentations. Overnight at Kenai Fjords Glacier Lodge. (L,D)
DAY 2 Kenai Fjords National Park
After breakfast in the main lodge, choose from an array of activities to match your interest and energy level. Guided options include interpretive nature walks, canoeing, sea kayaking and coastal explorations; or, relax at the lodge and peruse our natural history library, take a leisurely stroll along the beachfront or relax in a rocking chair taking in the spectacular view. Overnight at Kenai Fjords Glacier Lodge. (B,L,D)
DAY 3 Kenai Fjords / Seward
This morning allows for another opportunity to kayak, canoe or beachcomb for a half-day before boarding our boat for the return wildlife cruise to Seward. Enjoy a fine dinner with our group and relax at the Seward Windsong Lodge this evening. Overnight at Seward Windsong Lodge. (B,L,D)
DAY 4 Seward / Takeetna - Gateway to the Alaska Range
Begin the journey north to the historical town of Talkeetna, mountaineering gateway to the Alaska Range. Once in Talkeetna, choose from several activities, including a guest favorite - flightseeing. Take to the skies on an optional flightseeing tour of Mount McKinley (Denali) and its adjacent glacial canyons or wander through "downtown" Talkeetna and learn about mountaineering and this quaint town's history. Tonight, you have the flexibility to dine with the other members of your group or enjoy a great meal on your own. Overnight in Talkeetna. (B,L,D)
DAY 5 Denali National Park
Continue traveling north to Denali National Park and stop for lunch at the Denali Park entrance. After lunch, enjoy the park's highlights while traveling the length of the restricted access Denali Park Road. Watch for caribou, moose, Dall sheep, grizzly bears, resident & migratory birds, and, weather permitting, Denali, the tallest peak in North America. Upon arrival at Denali Backcountry Lodge, enjoy dinner and settle into your cozy cabin accommodations deep within Denali National Park. Overnight at Denali Backcountry Lodge. (B,L,D)
DAY 6 Denali National Park
Enjoy a full day of exploration in the Kantishna region of Denali National Park. Available activities include guided hikes and natural history programs. Optional add-on flightseeing tours may be offered during your stay at the lodge (weather and space-dependent). Overnight at Denali Backcountry Lodge. (B,L,D)
DAY 7 Denali National Park / Anchorage
Following an early breakfast, embark on a return Denali scenic drive and watch for wildlife enroute to the park entrance. Bid farewell to your Trip Leader and board the historic Alaska Railroad for your comfortable return journey to Anchorage, arriving at approximately 8:30 p.m. Lunch, dinner and transfers not included. Lunch and dinner are available for purchase on the train.
Plan to arrive at the Anchorage train depot by approximately 8:30 p.m. Upon arrival, transfer to the Hilton Garden Inn.(B)
DAY 8 Anchorage / Alaska Peninsula Wildlife Refuge
Following an early breakfast, transfer to Anchorage's Municipal Airport, Merrill Field, in time to check-in for your charter flight to the Alaska Peninsula Wildlife Refuge.
Enjoy an incredible scenic flight from Anchorage to Wildman Wilderness Lodge. You will travel southwest by comfortable twin engine aircraft through Lake Clark and Katmai National Parks, along the volcano-studded Alaska Peninsula Wildlife Refuge, viewing wildlife and exploring the wonders of the remote Alaska Peninsula. Photograph glaciers, volcanoes, and miles of untouched wilderness along the way.
Upon arrival, check-in and join a quick orientation lead by your guide while enjoying lunch. After lunch and your orientation, embark on an wildlife excursion up the Ocean River in search of bears, caribou, wolves, and more. Visit the site of an ancient native village dating back 4,000 years, where more than 400 dwellings once stood along the banks of the Ocean River.(L,D)
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Alaska Peninsula Wildlife Refuge Here in Alaska's true wilderness, Brown Bear, Pacific Walrus, and Wolves are our closest neighbors; while moose, caribou, fox and many more wild species flourish all around us and the bird species are too numerous to count. Each day embark on Safaris to view and photograph Alaska's most wild creatures in their natural habitat. Like no where else on the planet, the Alaska Peninsula is truly, in the Wild! Join our experienced Alaska Bush Pilots and Wilderness Guides for a wildlife viewing experience that you will never forget, and return to the warmth and comfort of our deluxe wilderness lodge each evening. Nowhere else in Alaska will you find real uninhabited wild animals roaming as they did a century ago. This is not a canned tourist attraction, this is an EXCLUSIVE Alaska Wildlife Safari, guided by real Alaskans on the remote Alaska Peninsula. If you want to see more bears than people, don't go to a National Park! Visit the Alaska Peninsula Wildlife Refuge, where the bears never see people, and neither will you!
DAY 9 Alaska Peninsula Wildlife Refuge
Following a hearty breakfast, set out for an all day guided Alaska Brown Bear excursion by boat with our experienced river guides. While in search of the bears, watch for migrating or calving herds of Barren Ground Caribou, often being followed by hungry Arctic wolves. Along the river you may also see: River Otter, Mink, and Beaver. If birding is your guilty pleasure watch for Sand hill Crane, Tundra Swan, Bald Eagle, and a variety of waterfowl species - all often seen on the way to the Willy Creek salmon spawning grounds.
Enjoy Salmon Bake shore lunch over an open driftwood fire on the Black Sand Bering Sea Beach while beach combing for glass fishing floats, birding, and viewing the many tracks of bears and wolves who wander these beaches at night and the early hours of the Aleutian mornings.(B,L,D)
DAY 10 Alaska Peninsula Wildlife Refuge - All Day Fly-Out Excursion to Visit Alaska's Premier Walrus Haul Out
Today we set out to the Bering Sea coastline to spend the day at Cape Seniavan, Alaska's Premier Walrus Haul-Out where we generally find hundreds to thousands of Pacific Walrus, resting and digesting on the black volcanic sand beach, beneath the protective cliffs of Cape Seniavan. Photographic opportunities are endless as we take your up close and personal with these 4,000 pound fin-footed sea mammals. Other marine mammals we are likely to encounter include: Orca, Steller Sea Lion, and seals while coastal birding opportunities include hundreds of Bering Sea Species. In abundance are Bald Eagles, Gyre Falcons, Red and Black Legged Kittiwakes, Arctic Terns, Puffins, Cormorants, Jaegers, Shearwaters, Murre, Gulls and more. Enjoy shore lunch along the Black Sand Bering Sea Beach – Beach Combing and Birding with our naturalists guides.(B,L,D)
DAY 11 Alaska Peninsula Wildlife Refuge / Home
Walk off breakfast on the one mile "Tundra Birding on the Wildman Wildflower Loop", finish off your check list of Alaskan mammals, birds, plants, edible berries and wild flowers. Scheduled departure will have you back in Anchorage by early afternoon. You will have one more opportunity to view the glacier shrouded mountains of the Aleutian Range as you travel back to civilization in fast, comfortable twin engine aircraft.
Upon arrival back in Anchorage, transfer to the international airport in time for your onward flights home. (B)
Alaska Activities
At a Glance
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Angkor Archaeological Park contains the magnificent remains of the different capitals of the Khmer Empire, including the famous Temple of Angkor Wat and, at Angkor Thom, the Bayon Temple with its countless sculptural decorations.
- Visits to temple sites like Bakong, Angkor Thom, Angkor Wat, the Bayon and many more.
- Visit Les Artisans, d Angkor Chantiers Ecoles where visitors can observe students learning traditional wood and stone carving and finishing techniques, styles and forms.
- Explore and shop at the Psah Ja and Angkor Night Markets.
- Enjoy local food and dance performances.
Exclusive Wildlife Activities
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Other Activities
Alaska Wildlife
Prolific Sightings
Likely Sightings
Alaska FAQ
Alaska Facts for Visitors
Alaska is a U.S. state located on the northwest extremity of the North American Continent, just across the Bering Strait from Asia. An exclave of the U.S., it borders the Canadian province of British Columbia and territory of Yukon to the east and southeast and has a maritime border with Russia's Chukotka Autonomous Okrug to the west. To the north are the Chukchi and Beaufort seas of the Arctic Ocean, while the Pacific Ocean lies to the south and southwest.
Alaska has more than three million lakes. Marshlands and wetland permafrost cover 188,320 square miles (487,700 km2) (mostly in northern, western and southwest flatlands). Glacier ice covers about 28,957 square miles (75,000 km2) of Alaska.[17] The Bering Glacier is the largest glacier in North America, covering 2,008 square miles (5,200 km2) alone.
Alaska is the largest U.S. state by area and the seventh-largest subnational division in the world. It is the third-least populous and the most sparsely populated state, with an estimated population of 738,432. Approximately half of Alaska's residents live within the Anchorage metropolitan area. The state capital of Juneau is the second-largest city in the United States by area, comprising more territory than the states of Rhode Island and Delaware.
Alaska's indigenous population is proportionally the highest of any U.S. state, at over 15 percent. Close to two dozen native languages are spoken, and Alaskan Natives exercise considerable influence in local and state politics.
English is the official language and is spoken commonly across the statee. According to the 2011 American Community Survey, 83.4% of people over the age of five spoke only English at home. About 3.5% spoke Spanish at home, 2.2% spoke another Indo-European language, about 4.3% spoke an Asian language (including Tagalog), and about 5.3% spoke other languages at home.
Entry Requirements:
Whether you can travel to Alaska without a visa will be determined by your country of origin. Meaning, if you are a citizen of one of the 39 countries member of the Visa Waiver Program you do not have to apply for a tourist visa to Alaska. Instead, you can obtain the ESTA Alaska by completing an online form with your personal details and passport info.
Though Alaska is not a common destination, it is still part of the United States and travelers must follow US immigration regulations and laws. Upon arrival in Alaska, travelers will be required to present a valid passport and a valid ESTA or US tourist visa.
Please contact your local US Embassy / Consulate for up-to-date entry requirements.
Banking and Currency:
The currency of United states is the United States Dollar (USD). Current exchange rates can be found at http://x-rates.com. Many, but not all, locations accept credit cards, mainly Visa and MasterCard.
Climate and Weather:
The climate in Southeast Alaska is a mid-latitude oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb) in the southern sections and a subarctic oceanic climate (Köppen Cfc) in the northern parts. On an annual basis, Southeast is both the wettest and warmest part of Alaska with milder temperatures in the winter and high precipitation throughout the year. Juneau averages over 50 in. (130 cm) of precipitation a year, and Ketchikan averages over 150 in. (380 cm). This is also the only region in Alaska in which the average daytime high temperature is above freezing during the winter months.
The climate of Anchorage and south-central Alaska is mild by Alaskan standards due to the region's proximity to the seacoast. While the area gets less rain than southeast Alaska, it gets more snow, and days tend to be clearer. On average, Anchorage receives 16 in. (41 cm) of precipitation a year, with around 75 in. (190 cm) of snow, although there are areas in the south-central region which receive far more snow. It is a subarctic climate (Köppen: Dfc) due to its brief, cool summers.
Summer in Alaska begins in June and lasts through early September. Travel during these months is usually very comfortable. Each month has its features - June's daylight, July's flowers, August's berries, September's fall colors and northern lights - so there's always a "best time!"
Electricity and Plug Standards:
Electrical outlets, plugs and voltage are all exactly the same as in the rest of the United States (120V).
WIFI - All the hotels we use have wifi. Some places have faster/better service than others, but it is generally available.
Time Zone:
Most of Alaska falls withing the Pacific Time Zone (PST) while the western Aleutian Islands observe Hawaii-Aleutian Time, 1 hour behind the remainder of the state.
Sales Taxes:
The State of Alaska does not levy a sales tax; there are, however, several municipal governments that do. Inidividual municipalities have wide authority to set their own taxation rates, and sales tax can be as high as 7.5%.
Tipping is never expected, but always appreciated. General guidelines are:
This Trip's Exclusive Wildlife Features:
- Wildlife-focused ecotour, packed with specially-designed activities to maximize wildlife viewing
- Interact with biologists on scientific, researcher-led activities to swim with whale sharks and measure & tag sea turtles
- Boat, kayak, snorkel, paddleboard and more, with chance to see 9 species of whales including Blue and Sperm, plus orcas, dolphins, manta rays and more
- Once-in-a-lifetime chance to snorkel with playful sea-lions
- Wild Planet Exclusive: Heartwarming Turtle hatchling experience – Participate in releasing baby turtle hatchlings to the sea!
- Wildlife-focused ecotour, packed with specially-designed activities to maximize wildlife viewing
- Interact with biologists on scientific, researcher-led activities to swim with whale sharks and measure & tag sea turtles
- Boat, kayak, snorkel, paddleboard and more, with chance to see 9 species of whales including Blue and Sperm, plus orcas, dolphins, manta rays and more
- Once-in-a-lifetime chance to snorkel with playful sea-lions
- Wild Planet Exclusive: Heartwarming Turtle hatchling experience – Participate in releasing baby turtle hatchlings to the sea!


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- Internet access
- Pets welcome
- Air conditioner
- Sandy beach
- In the town center
- Close to beach
- Mosquitos nets
- Hair dryer
Our description
Hotel Strimoniko is located on the main street in the heart of Asprovalta, 150m from the sandy beach. It has 13 rooms, capacity for 1-4 persons. Pets are also welcome.
The nearest supermarket and bakery are 60m away, while next to the hotel is a restaurant.
There are four rooms in the front side of the hotel, two of which are double with two single beds and two are triple or four bed and have two single beds and a drawer bed.
On the back side there are seven double rooms with a double bed, one single room with single bed (for guests staying for a short period of time, 2-3 days) and one double room with two single beds and without a terrace. This is the only room without a terrace, all the others have standard terraces with a sitting set.
All accommodation units are air-conditioned, bathrooms have a shower with curtains, and only rooms on the back side have mosquito nets. Upon request, owners can also provide hairdryer and iron.
The reception desk works until the evening hours.
The hygiene in rooms, in the form of cleaning and replacement of towels and bed linen, is performed every three days.
Private parking is not available, but in front of the hotel there's no problem to find a free parking space.
This family hotel was last renovated in 2006 and it's in good condition. If you want to stay in the center and close to the various Asprovalta facilities, not far from the beach, the Strimoniko Hotel can be an excellent choice.
More about nearby beaches read here.
You can find out more about Asprovalta in our Tourist guide to Thessaloniki.
We strive to be as accurate as possible in the description of accommodation, but we cannot guarantee that all descriptions are complete and error free.
Owner's description
Strimoniko Hotel is the first hotel to operate in Asprovalta, offering full service to its clients. 80km away from Thessaloniki, Strimoniko is a small, privately owned hotel, fully renovated ready to provide you with all of its facilities.
At just 150 meters away from the sea, it will make your holidays more relaxing and comfortable.
We invite you to enjoy our hospitality and the holidays, not only in summer, but during the whole year in a unique destination!
13 fully renovated rooms of Strimoniko Hotel will provide you with air conditioning, satellite TV, internet access, balcony, private bathroom and refrigerator.
The hotel is in a privileged position since the access to the shore is easy. Additionally, our residents can tour the city and have fun without using their car, which they can park in our spacious parking.
Breakfast and dinner are provided upon request by the next-door café-restaurant.
Prices and room types
Prices are per room per night. Air conditioner usage is included in the price. There are no fixed dates. You can choose the dates of arrival and departure. Send us an email to see if there is any discount for periods longer than two weeks.
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Deposit of 30% of total price of the reservation is required to confirm a booking. The remaining balance will be paid first day upon arrival. If a guest arrives after the arrival date of the reservation or if he leaves before the departure date of the reservation, property owner keeps the right to charge the total price of the reservation. If cancelled up to 21 days before the date of arrival, deposit will be refunded, less administrative fee which in most cases is 35€ but could be more (depending on bank). If cancelled later, or in case of no-show, deposit will not be refunded.
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UK Kurdish People's Assembly: We support Kurdish candidate
The UK Kurdish People's Assembly said it will support Kurdish and Kurdish-friendly candidates in the British parliamentary elections to be held on 12 December.
In a written statement, the UK Kurdish People's Assembly said: "We call on voters to support Kurdish candidates and candidates who are friends of the Kurdish people in the forthcoming 12 December British elections."
The statement condemned the attempts made to "discredit candidate Ibrahim Doğuş, himself a Kurd himself, published in the press and social media."
Rejecting the accusations made against Doğuş as "unfounded and non-serious", the UK Kurdish People's Assembly added: "Ibrahim Doğuş has benefited our community and different communities in the past and today, and we think that he will be beneficial to our community and different communities in the future. At this point we have no hesitation. We support the election of Ibrahim Doğuş to the British Parliament."


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A look back at the best and worst free agent signings of 2014-15
One NHL executive described this year's crop of free agents as "a bunch of guys who'd be waiting a week for an offer any other year." That said, he admitted there will be plenty of action when the market opens for business on Wednesday ... and that his team would likely be involved in the bidding.
Despite a lack of available game-changing players there is value to be found, as well as pitfalls to be avoided. The trick will be distinguishing the former from the latter. With that in mind, let's take a look back at the 2014 market and some of the best and worst signings of last summer.
The best
• Devan Dubnyk, G, Arizona Coyotes (one year, $800,000)
How's this for solid asset management? The Coyotes pick Dubnyk off the scrap heap in Montreal and sign him to a near-minimum deal. After half a year of solid back-up work, they flipped him to the Wild for a third-round pick they used on USHL winger Brendan Warren. Not a bad return on investment. Of course, that deal worked out pretty well for Minnesota, too. Given a chance to start for the Wild, Dubnyk went 28-9-3 down the stretch with a 1.78 goals-against average and a .936 save percentage. That earned him a finalist nod for the Vezina Trophy and a fourth-place finish in the race for the Hart.
• Anton Stralman, D, Tampa Bay Lightning (five years, $22.5 million)
Stralman will never win the Norris Trophy—his own coach, Jon Cooper, says so—but the Lightning wouldn't have reached the Stanley Cup Final without him. It's no sizzle, all steak with the 28-year-old Swede, who just now is entering the prime of his career. He combined with countryman Victor Hedman to form one of the most effective pairings in the league, one that dominated possession to the tune of nearly 60%.
Ranking the NHL's top unrestricted, restricted free agents of 2015
• Brad Richards, Chicago Blackhawks (one year, $2 million)
For awhile there it looked like Richards was exactly as washed up as he appeared to be when the Rangers bought him out. By the midway point of the season, though, he started looking not only comfortable with a new system in Chicago but quicker than he had in years. By the time the playoffs rolled around the wily veteran had asserted himself as a key contributor, chipping in 14 points to help the Hawks win their third Cup in six years.
• RadimVrbata, Vancouver Canucks (two years, $10 million)
The knock on Vrbata was that he never performed as well for other teams as he did for the Coyotes. The 34-year-old erased that stigma this season, setting new career highs in assists (32), points (63) and shots (267) while helping Vancouver's power play improve to ninth from 23rd in 2013–14. He didn't always skate on the top line, but when he did his cycle-and-shoot style seemed to mesh nicely with the Daniel and Henrik Sedin.
• Mike Ribeiro, Nashville Predators (one year, $1.05 million)
Though dogged by allegations in a sex assault case, Ribeiro got his personal demons under control and focused on playing the game during what might have been a last-chance stop in Nashville. He excelled in a first line role, contributing 62 points to help the Preds find their offensive mojo under new coach Peter Laviolette. That success priced him out of an extension, but he delivered great value (and kept his nose clean) while he was in town.
The worst
• David Legwand, Ottawa Senators (two years, $6 million)
Turns out his disastrous season in Detroit wasn't an aberration after all. Legwand legs are gone, and after coach Paul MacLean was fired so were his opportunities to contribute in Ottawa. He ended up with just nine goals and 27 points and was included as a salary dump in a draft-day trade with the Sabres.
NHL rumors: Latest news and buzz around free agency, trades
• Ryan Miller, Vancouver Canucks (three years, $18 million)
There's still time to rebound, but a deal that seemed odd at the time looks even worse now. The goalie's injury-plagued season could charitably be described as mediocre (29-15-1, 2.53 goals-against average, .911 save percentage) and his signing led to the forced sale of the younger, and arguably superior, Eddie Lack.
• Anders Lindback, Dallas Stars (one year, $925,000)
It's not the salary that doomed this deal (although it doesn't look good considering what the 'Coyotes gave Dubnyk). It was the performance. Lindback was supposed to push Kari Lehtonen for playing time in the Dallas net. Instead he quickly lost the faith of the coaching staff, posting a .873 save percentage and a 3.71 goals-against average while going 2–8 for the Stars. That forced Lehtonen into a heavier workload than expected, a situation that led to the team's late-season meltdown.
• Ales Hemsky, Dallas Stars (three years, $12 million)
He started the season with a 21-game goal-scoring drought and finished with just two goals in his final 26 games—not exactly the expected return on investment from a player who was being paid to shore up the second line. There's not a lot of will or variety in his game. He's too easy to knock off the puck and nine times out of 10 he simply tries to beat a defender with speed along the right boards. At this point he's not just taking up cap space, he's also keeping a younger player from making the roster.
• Olli Jokinen, Nashville Predators (one year, $2.5 million)
Four goals. Ten points. Three teams. That pretty much sums up the exciting final year of Jokinen's NHL career.
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We've now finished the Moore method topology class that I wrote about in Topology: Moore or Less. It's been an intense experience for everyone, I think. Many students have surprised themselves by what they have achieved. At the end of the course we printed off copies of the co-written course textbook (complete with frontispiece photo of the authors!) and everyone received one in time for the "open book" final exam. I hope that many students will hold on to these as a reminder of our common achievement. Here's the cover.
The first part of the course was descended from Bing's notes (and thus, indirectly, from Moore himself) as they are reproduced in the Journal of Inquiry-Based Learning in Mathematics. After mid-semester we digressed into product and quotient topologies and then, briefly, into function spaces and the compact-open topology – the last proof that the students were guided through was a special case of the exponential law for function spaces,
\[ X^{Y\times Z} \cong (X^Y)^Z. \]
That seemed like a good place to stop.
Students prepared their in-class presentations in "teams" of 4 rather than individually – this was a modification that I made to the standard Moore method. The online platform Piazza was the main mode of team collaboration – I held a couple of in-class sessions too where teams worked together and I acted as a roving consultant, but I should probably have done more of that.
What did the students think? Here are a few comments:
"One of the biggest takeaways from this class was seeing how mathematics is constructed firsthand. This semester we constructed a complicated and powerful machine that I am eager to build upon in my later mathematics courses, and now I have the tools necessary to do so."
"Having to prepare for class with what theorem or example we had to prove for the class and writing our own book has given me an understanding of the material that I don't think would have happened if the course was taught similar to a traditional course."
"I felt very engaged in the course as a result of the unique "Moore Method" used to teach the course."
"The class structure challenged me to think differently than I ever had, and I genuinely appreciated that."
I love these quotes, but of course not everyone feels the same way. I paraphrase the next comment:
"The method used to teach this class, while I can see its benefits, was really not right for me… I wanted my struggles with the material to be private, and because the class was so collaborative there wasn't an easy way to do this."
I hear what this student is saying, and wish I could have helped him/her better. One thing I would have liked to be able to share is that we all struggle, in math as in life, and that I had wanted the class to be a place where we could struggle together, not feel we have to project a brittle confidence or else stay silent. That will be something to work on for next time, if I do this again.
Thanks, students! I really enjoyed the class and I hope you did too.


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In Lookaway, Lookaway, Wilton Barnhardt has written a headlong, hilarious narrative of a family coming apart, a society changing beyond recognition, and an unforgettable woman striving to pull it all together.
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Wilton Barnhardt is a former reporter for Sports Illustrated and the author of Emma Who Saved My Life (1989), Gospel (1993), and Show World (1999). He teaches fiction writing to undergraduate and graduate students at the North Carolina State University in Raleigh, where he is a faculty member in the Master of Fine Arts program in Creative Writing.


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Rabbi Shlomo Helbrans, leader of the 'Jewish' cult Lev Tahor, was found drowned in a river in the Mexican state of Chiapas on Friday. His body was pulled from the river by rescue forces on Friday afternoon after he was swept away by strong currents while toiveling before Shabbos.
He was 55 years old.
Israel's Foreign Ministry said that it received reports of the drowning and added that it was investigating, but could not confirm Helbrans' death, according to Channel 10.
A native of Yerushalayim's Kiryat Yovel neighborhood, Helbrans was born in 1962 to Pinchos and Yocheved Elbarnes, secular Jews. Around his 13th birthday, he became religious and studied at a yeshiva in Yerushalayim.
In 1988, he was part of the Arachim kiruv movement and later established an independent yeshiva named Lev Tahor.
In 1990, Rabbi Helbrans moved his community to the United States and opened a small Lev Tahor yeshiva in Brooklyn.
In 1994, he was accused of assisting a 13-year-old child named Shay Fima (or Shay Reuven) to go into hiding from his mother, a secular woman, who had brought him to study at the yeshiva for his bar mitzvah; Shay later had become emotionally and religiously attached to Rabbi Helbrans. Rabbi Helbrans denied any involvement. He was arrested, but released.
Two years later, he was arrested again, after being implicated during a wired interview with the father, in cooperation with the FBI. During the trial, Shay Fima Reuven took the stand as a witness, described his running and hiding, and completely denied the involvement of Rabbi Helbrans, but rather claimed that he had run from his mother who beat him. Rabbi Helbrans was found guilty, convicted and imprisoned for two years. He was originally sentenced to four to 12 years in prison, but in June 1996 an appeals court, while not accepting his innocence, reduced the sentence to two to six years due to good faith. Three days later, he was placed in the work release program. After protests, since Rabbi Helbrans lost his permanent resident status and was not allowed to work in the US, he was moved back to prison until the end of his two years term.
Accusations of child abuse and other atrocities committed inside his community with "cult-like" features were prevalent in the media dealing with the story. The high-profile case drew much attention in Israel and in the U.S., and gained further attention when Rabbi Helbrans successfully convinced New York prison authorities to waive their requirement that all prisoners be shaved for a photograph upon entering prison, a violation of strict Jewish law in his opinion, and to accept a computer-generated image of what he would have looked like clean-shaven instead.
In November 1996, following the State Parole Board decision to release Rabbi Helbrans after two years in prison, the case rose to near scandal with suspicions that the Pataki administration was providing him special treatment
After his release from prison, Rabbi Helbrans ran a yeshiva in Monsey, New York, and following the loss of status, was deported to Israel in 2000, where he was to be sentenced for various accusations by people whose family members had joined the community Lev Tahor.
He fled to Canada, where in 2003 he was granted refugee status, claiming that he will be persecuted in Israel due to his religious political beliefs.Some members of his community fled to Guatemala.
Helbrans' community, Lev Tahor, is considered extreme. In Israel, it is nicknamed "the Jewish Taliban" and "the Taliban sect." Lev Tahor requires women and girls to don head-to-toe black coverings.
During November 2013, Quebec authorities summoned Lev Tehor members to court on allegations that their homeschooling was not compliant with Quebec's education standards. The community also court case calling them to release the 14 children of one of Rabbi Helbrans' sons from the community, after he had previously left the community. A few days later, community members fled to Ontario, settling in the municipality of Chatham-Kent. On November 27, 2013, a youth court judge in Quebec ordered that 14 children from the community be placed temporarily in foster care, undergo medical exams and receive psychological support. The hearing, in the St. Jérôme courthouse, took place in the absence of the Lev Tahor parents. The families sent a lawyer instead. The order was not immediately enforced because the parents, one of which was Rabbi Helbrans' son who had previously left the community, were residents of Ontario, triggering a long legal battle. However, on February 3, 2014, an Ontario Judge decided to send back the 14 children to Quebec. While pending an appeal, the parents and children left Canada to Guatemala and other locations. Some were returned, triggering another legal battle, still pending.
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There are many who, like Thomas, are longing for some sensible assurance of the love of Christ, beyond the general declarations of the Bible. They want some inward token that they are born again, some sensible assurance of their acceptance, before they believe and commit their souls wholly to Jesus. They desire to be Christians, but want to know that they have been converted before they trust. This is precisely the error of Thomas. They want the evidence of sense, rather than of faith. They want some inward work in the heart, as a ground of faith, rather than the outward work of Christ, offered in the gospel. Such an assurance will not be given them. Their warrant to believe is in the word, and to give them any other warrant would be to dishonour that, and to thrust their hands into the Saviour's side before believing. They must go to Jesus, just as they are, cast themselves on his mercy, and believe that he will do as he has promised, pardon, purify, and save, and then the benediction shall descend upon them, "Blessed are they that have not seen and yet have believed." They will soon need no other evidence that they have been born again, than the conscious operation of the new life that works within them. They will not so much inquire whether they are spiritually alive, as they will not think of doubting it. In the gradual unfolding of every filial affection, and the instinctive exercise of
every filial feeling, the Spirit will witness with their spirits that they are the sons of God. · We have then in this scene with Thomas the cause and cure of scepticism. Its cause is a cold and unbelieving heart, a heart that cannot warmly confide in what deserves its confidence. Under the influence of such a heart, a wrong standard of belief is set up, and the comforts of the gospel are rejected. The cure for it is to come as a little child, and obey and trust Jesus Christ, and thus make experiment of his word, as the balm of Gilead, the cure for the sin-sick soul. Goethe felt this dark longing of unbelief as he neared the close of life, and in one of his seasons of restless longing wrote a verse that may thus be translated :
"Fairest among heaven's daughters,
Thou who stillest pain and woe,
Heaven-born peace !
These words, written in pencil, on coarse paper, chanced to come into the possession of a lady who understood the case. She, with exquisite propriety, wrote on the other side of the paper: "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you; not as the world giveth give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." - JESUS CHRIST. But the monarch of German literature was too proud to stoop to the yoke of the lowly Nazarene; and his yearnings, we have reason to fear, were ever unsatisfied.
How the third meeting. I. The circumstances. The fishing party
The night of unsuccessful toil—The morning vision—The fire on the shore, and the food. II. The meaning of this scene. The pionic interpretation-Connection with the first miraculous draught of fishes—The meaning of the first miracle—"Toiling all night and taking nothing"-The inefficiency of the pulpit—The differences of the miracles, and their meaning—The second miracle shadows the final glory of the church—The repast on the shore, its meaning -Lessons to the church, now on the sea-Comfort to the individual christian.
"I heard the voice of Jesus say,
I am this dark world's light,
And all thy day be bright.
In him my star, my sun ;
Till travelling days are done.
I heard the voice of Jesus say,
Fear not the vanquished grave;
Is mighty still to save.
Shrink not from death's dark vale;
When heart and flesh shall fail."
" After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples at
the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself. There were together Simon Peter and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples. Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto bim, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing. But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore ; but the disci. ples knew not that it was Jesus. Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No. And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and yo shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes. Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked) and did cast himself into the sea. And the other disciples came in a little ship, (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hun. dred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes. As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread. Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught. Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to laud full of great fishes, a hundred and fifty and three : and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken. Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. . And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord. Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread and giveth them, and fish likewise. This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead." John xxi. 1–14.
THERE seems to be a discrepancy between the statement of John that this was the third appearance of our Lord to his disciples, and the facts as recorded by the other evangelists. But the discrepancy is only apparent. It was really the seventh appearance, but only the third to the assembled disciples. The rest were to individuals, and were purely personal in their design. This


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When the smoke was terrible here, (although not as terrible as other places) I took some photos of the sun and the moon.
The strange color
A testament to the disaster happening in prairies and forests in the west
The orange moon and the red-hot molten sun roaring like soft thunder in the sky!
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Alfredo Landa
drawing by Arturo Espinosa, 2011
Alfredo Landa Areta
3 March 1933
|9 May 2013 (aged 80)
|Years active
|1957 - 2007
|Maite Imaz Aramendi
(?-2013; his death)
|Ainhoa, Idoia and Alfredo
Alfredo Landa Areta (March 3, 1933 – May 9, 2013) was a Spanish actor.[1]
Landa was born in Pamplona, Navarre, Spain. He finished his pre-university studies in San Sebastián. He then began university studies on Law, where he began to work with university school groups. He left university to work in the theater. Landa was married to Maite Imaz Aramendi until his death in 2013. They had three children.
Landa died on May 9, 2013 in Madrid, Spain, aged 80.[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rolfe, Pamela (May 9, 2013). "Spanish Actor Alfredo Landa Dies at 80". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 May 2013.


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Phoning home?
While vivaldi is running, my dns server logs requests for clients1.google.com with one minute intervals. By just grepping the source tree I guess it originates from FinancialPing::PingServer(), but the code is just too huge for me to figure out what it's all about. So if someone from the vivaldi team could explain why google needs to be told that my browser is running once a minute, that would be appreciated.
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Do you use extensions from google? Or the phishing/malware protection in settings? These two could be the cause for ping-to-google. And search suggestions too, like Gwen said below.
@Hadden89 I don't have any google extensions, and disabling all extensions doesn't stop the requests. Safe browsing, phishing protection and search suggestions are all turned off. I can't think of anything other than what's hardcoded into chromium, and remains in vivaldi.
You log the traffic? And which TCP or UDP data is sent to clients1.google.com? Please give us more information from your network sniffing.
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@lars.l said in Phoning home?:
Yes, it seems to be a chromium library. Sadly, I don't know why (and if should) does that.
@lars.l said in Phoning home?:
Sorry, but a DNS request to your DNS server is not a phoning home process! You should tell us what has been sniffed in HTTP traffic.
Perhaps certificates were checked for revocation.
@lars.l Unfortunately, it's really hard to nail down exactly what's going on with the
clients[0-9]*.google.comconnections. My understanding was that these connections were originally meant to serve "sensitive" internal requests (related to maintaining the safety, security and integrity or the browser itself) but they're now apparently being used more broadly. There's an interesting comment related to this here:
These URLs are only protected for requests from the browser and webui renderers, not for requests from common renderers, because clients*.google.com are also used by websites.
It looks like the Chrome/Chromium developers are starting to try to clean this messy situation up a bit and be more selective about the origins that actually need to be protected, presumably in response to misuse...
... but getting back to your original issue... it's still hard to say exactly what that lookup to clients1.google.com was for without getting either a sniffer trace (and be further stymied by encrypted traffic?) or employing internal tools such as
vivaldi://net-internals(click on the DNS tab) to correlate requests with browsing activity.
Well, most (about 95%) of the traffic is encrypted. The only plaintext requests I can see are HTTP GET /ocsp/..., and OSCP responses from google.
And I can't figure out what prompts the requests, they can start seemingly at random, without any particular user input, and go off once a minute for an hour or so. But restarting vivaldi, loading the same tabs and generally fiddling about with the browser doesn't start the requests.
It might be initiated by some website, for whatever reason. But none that I've been able to pinpoint.
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@lars.l OCSP is the acronym for Online Certificate Status Protocol, which is a protocol used to obtain digital cert revocation status data. Google routes a number of things for chromium through the clients1 server, possibly including autofill queries, search suggestions, OCSP requests, etc., depending on the particular sub-domains listed in the specific URL.


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'I'm awkward, random and seriously strange.'
Shafie means 'spiritually intesive'. Nice to know really. Because, in a way, it kind of describes me. I'm not especially sweet. I'm fairly wise at times. A little hard to handle now and then. So yeah, I just found that interesting.
Let's get a few things over and done with.
My age? [See above]
My location? In a very warm house.
My favourite food? Popcorn and pizza.
My favourite show? Clannad. I can never get bored of it.
My favourite colour? Black. Like my soul. Oh wait, I don't have one -.-
My favourite book? I have a lot, even though I barely read (yeah, I'm weird. I joined a reading website to do no reading - I'm kidding!)
I don't have a favourite song, as it is never changing. I have no favourite friends or relatives. And I don't like famous real people, just fictional characters.
Anyway, thanks for reading, if you got this far. Feel free to like my stories, read them and follow me. I'll try and do the same :)


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