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As Subrahmanyam [4] indicates, it is important to implement policy to control harmful, negative and distracting uses of electronic media while simultaneously preserving the ability of this technology to significantly contribute to education and social development.
Countering Internet-based hate crimes was also one of the goals of Canada's Action Plan Against Racism, a 2005 collaboration of the federal government departments of Canadian Heritage, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, and Justice Canada. As a result of this initiative, training materials have been created for front-line victim services workers and other initiatives have been suggested. In her report for the Department of Justice, "Combating Hate on the Internet: Current Canadian Efforts and the Recommendations of Non-Governmental Organizations to Improve Upon Them," Andrea Slane identifies a number of strategies for improving Canada's ability to address online hate: tip lines for reporting online hate sites, court-ordered bans or blocks of offensive materials, voluntary blocking, improvements to the Canadian Human Rights Commission's Internet-based hate propaganda complaints process, improvements for law enforcement, and funding for community groups and education are among the solutions suggested by various stakeholder groups. [5]
Some police forces maintain units or task forces which specialize in dealing with hate. The Ontario Provincial Police has a Provincial Antiterrorism and Hate Crimes Unit and British Columbia has a specialized Hate Crime Team with two full-time police hate crime specialists. As well, some municipalities such as Calgary, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver and Winnipeg have their own dedicated hate crime units. If such a unit does not exist, a complaint can be made to the local police. (It is advisable to attach a copy of the offending material to the letter of complaint.) Any hate found on a Canadian website is now subject to Canadian legislation, although these regulations do not govern content hosted on servers outside of Canada. Tools such as www.whois.net and FlagFox, an add-on for the Web browser Firefox, permit users to identify the ISP and home country of any website.
A number of sites exist to monitor and document illegal material on the Internet. Some notable examples are Franklin's Hate Directory; B'nai Brith Canada's League for Human Rights, which hosts a hate hotline; and the Simon Wiesenthal Center, which has identified thousands of offensive websites. The U.S.-based Simon Wiesenthal Center and the Anti-Defamation League both recommend that Canadian Internet users alert them to any online hate, so they can try to get the offending material removed.
The Alberta Hate and Bias Crime and Incidents Committee was appointed to determine the status of hate and bias crimes within Alberta. In a 2007 report the Committee noted that while a number of non-governmental organizations have initiatives to fight and report incidents of both on- and offline hate, many of these groups lack the resources to ensure education and awareness are efficiently spread. The Committee lists B'nai Brith, Canada's League for Human Rights, the Canadian Jewish Congress, Friends of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, the Centre for Research-Action on Race Relations, and the Canadian Race Relations Foundation as all having educational programs that teach human rights protection for all Canadians. Further initiatives are urged, however, such as the creation of police hate crime squads in provinces where they have not been established and the development of public awareness programs on hate crime.
Reporting Online Hate
Another means of fighting hate is to report it to the service or site that hosts the content. Many Internet Service Providers, for instance, will remove hate content that is hosted on their servers once they're made aware of it. In Canada, the Canadian Association of Internet Providers directs users to Cybertip.ca, a tipline for reporting the online sexual exploitation of children. However, ISPs do not have the power to determine what material is illegal, and most are therefore reluctant to remove suspect content from their servers without official direction from a law enforcement agency. As well, while ISPs may choose to remove hate material, the fact that most hate groups are hosted on servers in the United States, where there are almost no legal limitations on hate speech, means that there is very little that can be done to make them remove it
Many sites that house user-generated content do have formal reporting mechanisms for reporting hate content, such as the ability to "report" a page or profile on Facebook or to "flag" a video on YouTube. Because of the huge volume of content on these sites, they rely on users to alert them to hate material. Each of these sites has its own standard for what will be removed: Facebook, for instance, has removed pages that call for violence but has refused to take down pages associated with hate groups or Holocaust denial material. File a complaint with the Canadian Human Rights Commission
The Commission's 2002 decision forcing Holocaust denier Ernst Zundel to "cease and desist" from publishing hate material on his Web site was a landmark. It affirmed that the Commission does have the right to receive complaints and make decisions about hate material on the Internet, as well as in telephone communications. If the Commission decides that material falls into the legal definition of hate, it appoints an investigator to research the matter and determine whether the case should be pursued. Such a case may be brought before a Human Rights Tribunal, which has the legal authority to subpoena witnesses.
Combatting Online Hate
The presence of digital media such as blogs, Wikis and text messaging have generated new forums for participation within hate cultures, particularly among youth and present unique problems for responding to online hate.
While many schools and households rely on filtering software to protect youth from exposure to hate material, these programs are not a complete solution: hate often comes in subtle forms, such as cloaked sites, that filters do not pick up. The most effective long-range strategy for helping young people is to give them plenty of information about online hate, as well as the critical thinking skills to decode messages of hate and read between the lines. Young people need to understand that the Internet has no gatekeepers and must learn to distinguish between biased, prejudicial material and fair, accurate information.
Digital literacy skills development has been called for by many authors [6] as an essential piece in any comprehensive approach to combating online hate. These skills enable young people to critically deconstruct images produced by hateful media, as well as provide an effective way of understanding multiple perspectives, in turn reducing racism, sexism and homophobia.
One of the most crucial critical digital literacy skills for combating hate is to know how to verify sources. Hate groups put considerable effort into making their sites look legitimate by including many of the markers that youth use to determine credibility: a dot-org Web address, quotes and citations from other sources (even if those are distorted, misquoted, made up or are just quoted from other hate groups), claims of expertise (nearly every author on hate sites is a "doctor", and many groups call themselves "institutes"), and an appealing and professional design. [7]
Youth also place a great deal of importance on search engine rankings, usually clicking on the first search result without checking other hits. Unfortunately, the algorithms used by search engines are not necessarily designed to provide the most reliable information: for example, for many years the top hit on Google for the term "Jew" was the anti-semitic group Jewwatch. (It's now typically number two, thanks to the increased popularity of Wikipedia.)
We can teach youth a wide variety of skills for verifying sources, such as doing a link search to find out who links to a site or a Whois search to show who owns a domain. Even doing a Google search on a source can reveal if it's considered to be reliable: for instance, when we do a search for "National Policy Institute" the second hit after the site itself is the Southern Poverty Law Center, which identifies it as an a leading source of "academic racism".
Teaching youth to think critically about all the media they consume is needed in order to prepare them to recognize both overt and cloaked hate, and teaching young people about the techniques hate groups use to make their arguments – and the common elements of their ideologies – can help alert them to "red flags" that show a source is trying to manipulate them or provide biased information.
Online Hate In The Curriculum
In British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Nunavut, Northwest Territories and Yukon there are no specific provincial/territorial curricular requirements or provisions directly related to hateful media or online hate, although online hate has been addressed at a Ministry level in Ontario as part of the memorandum on Developing and implementing equity and inclusive education policies in Ontario schools. However, curricular requirements in many of these provinces/territories (particularly Ontario and the western provinces) do stress general media literacy and allow for flexibility in how general media literacy skills are taught. Broad phrasing allows for issues relating to online hate to be integrated into lessons with ease, even if online hate education is not a mandated aspect of the curriculum.
Outcomes for media literacy, which are included in all curricula across the country, can provide an opportunity for deconstructing the methods and messaging of hate groups. Key concepts for media literacy that address how audiences negotiate meaning and how media products are constructions that may contain bias and ideological messages are particularly germane to this topic.
Development of authentication skills – which are an essential part of assessing online content – are also included across the curriculum.
Curricular requirements for New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador refer to online hate more directly. These include evaluating advertising, employing critical thinking skills to analyze media and confronting issues of power, control and distribution.
In Prince Edward Island, educator Maureen Kerr has developed an after-school program that uses social media to teach children about privacy, safety and other critical online issues. 'CoolTools' for the Classroom is based on critical skills required for 21st century learning, including collaboration, creating, communicating and connecting.
The Alberta Hate Crimes Committee, founded in 2001, works to bring together law enforcement, government, non-profit, community, and university members in order to strategically address hate crimes and prejudice in Alberta. In Yukon, the Yukon Education Student Network provides links to some hate and media information.
Existing non-governmental initiatives to address online hate and promote digital literacy are not uniform across Canada: websites are often unprofessional and under-maintained and many previous organizations (such as Youth Reach Out Against Racism) no longer exist. There are no significant active non-governmental hate media education initiatives in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, or Nunavut, although there are some promising non-governmental initiatives in other provinces regarding online hate and education.
Canada's national Media Literacy Week initiative, co-partnered by MediaSmarts and Canadian Teachers' Federation, often encourages educators to tackle issues such as hate and online cultures of cruelty in their classrooms through annual themes that have included media stereotyping and representation, cyberbullying, ethical use of technology and digital citizenship.
Transnational initiatives related to hate and the Internet include Safer Internet Day, organized by Insafe each February to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones amongst children and youth.
[1] Fong, A., Hui, S., & Lee, P. (2005). An Intelligent Categorization Engine for Bilingual Web Content Filtering. IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, 7(6), 1183-1190.
[2] Guichard, A. (2009). Hate Crime in Cyberspace: the Challenges of Substantive Criminal Law. Information & Communications Technology Law, 18(2), 201-234.
[3] Hope, A. (2006). School Internet Use, Youth and Risk: a Socio-Cultural Study of the Relation Between Staff Views of Online Danger and Students' Ages in UK Schools. British Educational Research Journal, 32(2), 307-329.
[4] Subrahmanyam, K. (2008). Online Communication and Adolescent Relationships. Future of Children, 18(1), 119-146.
[5] Slane, A. (2007). Combating Hate on the Internet: Current Canadian Efforts and the Recommendations of Non-Governmental Organizations to Improve upon Them. Ottawa: Department of Justice Canada.
[6] Daniels, J. (2008). Race, Civil Rights, and Hate Speech in the Digital Era. Learning Race and Ethnicity: Youth and Digital Media (pp. 129-154). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.; RCMP-GRC. (2011). Youth Online and at Risk: Radicalization Facilitated by the Internet. Ottawa: RCMP-GRC National Security Criminal Investigations Program.
[7]Flanagin, Andrew J., Metzger, M. et al. (2010) Kids and Credibility: An Empirical Examiniation of Youth, Digital Media use and Information Credibility. MIT Press. http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/full_pdfs/Kids_and_Credibility.pdf
Resources for Parents
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Diversity in Media Toolbox
The Diversity and Media Toolbox is a comprehensive suite of resources that explores issues relating to stereotyping, bias and hate in mainstream media and on the Internet. The program includes professional development tutorials, lesson plans, interactive student modules and background articles.


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It all brings back memories of eight years ago, when loyal Clinton supporters refused to accept Hillary Clinton's defeat in the 2008 Democratic primary. They often responded: "Party unity, my ass!", hence the nickname PUMAs. And they were ANGRY. And loud. And sometimes, downright mean:
- Angry Clinton supporters toast McCain, roast Obama: "I'm a registered Republican for the first time in my voting life. No Obama for me. I'm voting for John McCain."
- Hillary Supporters Split "I feel that I'm going against her wishes, but I'm still waiting for Barack Obama to sell me, to give me a reason to want him in the presidency. We're still not convinced."
And the pot calls the kettle black. Or, as Shakespeare said in Troilus and Cressida in 1603 or so: "The raven chides blackness."
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Benitec last week experienced another setback in its attempts to maintain its core US patent after the US Patent and Trademark Office opted not to accept the company's most recent response to the ongoing re-examination of the intellectual property.
According to Benitec, the patent office decided not to enter into the re-examination proceedings the company's proposed amendments to the patent, as well as related arguments and evidence. The expressed RNAi shop said it may appeal the decision, which it said the agency made based purely on procedural grounds.


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Poem: 'Croy. Ee. Gaw. Lonker. Pit'
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I shall keep this post simple.
This is a simple marble cake recipe taken from 孟老师的100道小蛋糕. It is derived from the original pound cake recipe which uses 1 pound of butter, 1 pound of sugar, 1 pound of eggs, and 1 pound of flour. For healthy reasons, the sugar amount is reduced. It came out a bit dry, but tasted better on the second day. I thought the recipe should add some milk to make the cake moist. This is one recipe from 孟老师 that falls short of expectation.
Marble Cake 大理石蛋糕
Ingredients (makes 18cm x 8cm x 6cm cake loaf)
100g unsalted butter
70g castor sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
100g eggs, lightly beaten
100g cake flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp baking soda
10g cocoa powder
1. Line the loaf tin with baking paper and lightly grease it to prevent sticking.
2. Soften the butter at room temperature. Add in sugar and whisk until light and creamy.
3. Slowly whisk in the eggs and vanilla extract until well-mixed.
4. Add in sifted flour and baking powder. Mix well with a spatula.
5. Scoop up 150g of the batter in step 4 into another mixing bowl. Sift in baking soda and cocoa powder. Mix well to make chocolate batter.
6. Pour the plain batter into the loaf tin first. Then spread the chocolate batter on top of the plain batter. Lightly swirl the batter with a spatula to make marble patterns.
7. Bake at preheated oven at 180 deg C for 30-35 minutes.
Recipe from: 孟老师的100道小蛋糕
Note: Written above is the original recipe from the book. Any adaptation is written in brackets ().


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FDA Joint Meeting Endorses Commitment to Higher Doses and Broader Access for Naloxone to Help in Fight Against Opioid Overdose
October 6, 2016
Vote follows discussion on the distinction of community needs and access
Dublin, Ireland – October 6, 2016 – Adapt Pharma Limited (Adapt Pharma) participated in yesterday's joint meeting of the Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee and Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee, appointed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), to address the need of appropriate dosing for naloxone products used in the community.
At the conclusion of the meeting, the Advisory Committees determined two recommendations related to dosing. First, the Committees recommended that the FDA should increase the minimum acceptable exposure for community use naloxone products from the current level of 0.4mg by injection; and second, that the minimum standards used to support approval of naloxone products should not differ between adults and children.
NARCAN® Nasal Spray is the only FDA-approved, naloxone product intended for community use that currently exceeds the current 0.4mg dosing standard. It is also approved for use in patients ages four weeks and older.
"We fully support the recommendations of the Advisory Committees to the FDA," said Seamus Mulligan, CEO of Adapt Pharma – manufacturer of the NARCAN® Nasal Spray 4mg product.
The Committees heard testimony from each of the companies currently marketing or investigating naloxone products, as well as comments from drug addiction experts, practicing physicians and caregivers about the importance of improving access to a consistent, reliable dose.
ABOUT NARCAN® (naloxone HCl) NASAL SPRAY
NARCAN® Nasal Spray is indicated for the emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose, as manifested by respiratory and/or central nervous system depression.
NARCAN® Nasal Spray is intended for immediate administration as emergency therapy in settings where opioids may be present.
NARCAN® Nasal Spray is not a substitute for emergency medical care. Always seek emergency medical assistance in the event of a suspected, potentially life-threatening opioid emergency after administration of the first dose of NARCAN® nasal spray.
If the desired response is not obtained after 2 or 3 minutes, administer an additional dose of NARCAN® Nasal Spray using a new NARCAN® Nasal Spray. If the patient responds to NARCAN® Nasal Spray and relapses back into respiratory depression before emergency assistance arrives, administer an additional dose and continue surveillance of the patient. If there is still no response and additional doses are available, administer additional doses of NARCAN® Nasal Spray every 2 to 3 minutes using a new NARCAN® Nasal Spray with each dose until emergency medical assistance arrives. Additional supportive and/or resuscitative measures may be helpful while awaiting emergency medical assistance.
Please see Indications and Important Safety Information below.
Please see full prescribing information for NARCAN® Nasal Spray, available at http://www.NARCAN.com/pdf/NARCAN-Prescribing-Information.pdf
NARCAN® Nasal Spray is available to individuals in leading retail pharmacies.
Qualifying group purchasers may source NARCAN® Nasal Spray directly from wholesalers and distributors. To place a pre-order immediately or for assistance in sourcing NARCAN® Nasal Spray please contact Adapt Pharma's dedicated Customer Service Team at 844-4-NARCAN® (844-462-7226) or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
NARCAN® (naloxone hydrochloride) Nasal Spray is an opioid antagonist indicated for the emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose, as manifested by respiratory and/or central nervous system depression. NARCAN® Nasal Spray is intended for immediate administration as emergency therapy in settings where opioids may be present.
NARCAN® Nasal Spray is not a substitute for emergency medical care.
Important Safety Information
NARCAN® Nasal Spray is contraindicated in patients known to be hypersensitive to naloxone hydrochloride.
Seek emergency medical assistance immediately after initial use, keeping the patient under continued surveillance.
Risk of Recurrent Respiratory and CNS Depression: Due to the duration of action of naloxone relative to the opioid, keep the patient under continued surveillance and administer repeat doses of naloxone using a new nasal spray with each dose, as necessary, while awaiting emergency medical assistance.
Risk of Limited Efficacy with Partial Agonists or Mixed Agonists/Antagonists: Reversal of respiratory depression caused by partial agonists or mixed agonists/antagonists, such as buprenorphine and pentazocine, may be incomplete. Larger or repeat doses may be required.
Precipitation of Severe Opioid Withdrawal: Use in patients who are opioid dependent may precipitate opioid withdrawal characterized by body aches, diarrhea, increased heart rate (tachycardia), fever, runny nose, sneezing, goose bumps (piloerection), sweating, yawning, nausea or vomiting, nervousness, restlessness or irritability, shivering or trembling, abdominal cramps, weakness, and increased blood pressure. In neonates, opioid withdrawal may be life-threatening if not recognized and properly treated and may be characterized by convulsions, excessive crying, and hyperactive reflexes. Monitor for the development of opioid withdrawal.
Risk of Cardiovascular (CV) Effects: Abrupt postoperative reversal of opioid depression may result in adverse CV effects. These events have primarily occurred in patients who had pre-existing CV disorders or received other drugs that may have similar adverse CV effects. Monitor these patients closely in an appropriate healthcare setting after use of naloxone hydrochloride.
The following adverse reactions were observed in a NARCAN® Nasal Spray clinical study: increased blood pressure, musculoskeletal pain, headache, nasal dryness, nasal edema, nasal congestion, and nasal inflammation.
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Saint Heiu of Hartlepool
First nun to take vows in Northumbria (part of modern England), consecrated by Saint Aiden of Lindisfarne. Founded a convent at Hartlepool, Northumbia, and later another at Healaugh, Northumbria.
- mid-7th century
- "Saint Heiu of Hartlepool". CatholicSaints.Info. 14 November 2016. Web. 23 February 2019. <>


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The Frederick Police Department was recognized for outstanding participation in the 34th Annual National Night Out held Aug. 1, a news release from the town said Monday.
The National Association of Town Watch named Frederick as one of 31 award-winning municipalities across the nation with a population between 5,000 and 15,000.
National Night Out is an annual campaign to encourage neighborhoods to come out and meet police and form partnerships with law enforcement to make communities safer. Last year, 16,377 cities and towns from all 50 U.S. states participated by hosting block parties and cookouts with visits from emergency personnel, the release said.
Frederick was the only Colorado town in the 5,000-to-15,000 category to be recognized.
"We strive to work hard to build a partnership within our Neighborhood Watch program here in Frederick," Frederick police Chief Todd Norris said in the release. "This award is a reflection of all the hard work and commitment between citizens and police officers working together in the community."
Anyone interested in joining the neighborhood watch program is asked to call the Frederick Police Department at 720-382-5700.
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The Mets will need a win against the pitcher with the top ERA in the majors to prevent their dive from reaching five Saturday.
Bartolo Colon (5-5, 4.52 ERA) opposes San Francisco Giants right-hander Tim Hudson (6-2, 1.75) at 10:05 PM at AT&T Park.
Colonis fourth among active Major Leaguers with 194 career wins while tonight's Giants starter Tim Hudson is first with 211 victories.
Ruben Tejada has hit in six straight games, going 10-24 and batting .417 with five RBIs. Over his last 10 games, Tejada is hitting .424 (14-33) with five runs scored, two home runs and six RBI.
Curtis Granderson has reached base safely in 19 straight games, the second-longest current streak in the majors, behind Milwaukee's Carlos Gomez (22). He is hitting .273 (33-121) with five home runs and 20 RBI since May 1 (34 games).
Starting Lineup
- Matt den Dekker – CF
- Daniel Murphy – 2B
- David Wright – 3B
- Curtis Granderson – RF
- Chris Young – LF
- Lucas Duda -1B
- Ruben Tejada – SS
- Anthony Recker – C
- Bartolo Colon – RHP
The Mets try to stop the slide tonight against the Giants tonight with Colon on the mound. Last night, the Giants took the lead in the 8th and won the game 4-2, and it ended up being the 15th loss on the pen. To be fair, the pen has been better than that for the most part, and it reflects that the offense is giving the pitching staff a very narrow range to work with. Anyway, like said earlier, Colon gets the start tonight vs and old foe Tim Hudson.
Colon is 5-5 over 11 starts and 71.2 innings with a 4.52 ERA. In his last three starts he is 3-0 over 22.1 innings with a 1.61 ERA and 5 BB, 19 K's. In his career, he has made three starts against the Giants allowing 11 ER over 19 innings. The Giants have the following numbers against Hudson:
- Abreu 5-25, 2B, 2 HR
- Granderson 4-13, 2 HR
- Murphy 0-3
- Wright 1-3
Hudson is 6-2 this season with a league leading 1.75 ERA over 77.1 innings over 11 starts. In his last five starts he has pitched 31.2 innings with a 1.14 ERA. Last year he made three starts against the Mets allowing 6 ER over 22.0 innings with a 2.45 ERA. The Mets have the following numbers against Tim:
- Wright 18-77, 88 PA, 2 2B, 3 HR, 7 BB
- Duda 9-26, 2B, HR
- Murphy 5-22, 2 2B
- Tejada 8-21, 2B
- Abreu 4-12, 2B
Lets Go Mets!


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SACRAMENTO – Lance Armstrong kept his head down on the stationary bike, concentrating on his iPod and his pedaling technique. Each time he glanced up, dozens of fans barricaded 10 feet away snapped pictures and murmured with delight.
Even Armstrong's warmup exercises for Saturday's prologue to the Tour of California were a sensation on Sacramento's downtown streets. Armstrong knows the crowds and attention will get only bigger – albeit probably not friendlier – as he moves toward his attempt to win another Tour de France title.
After kicking off his comeback in Australia last month, Armstrong returned to competitive cycling in his native country with a smooth 10th-place finish in the prologue.
"People are excited, but I don't think they're as excited as I am," Armstrong said. "I'm glad to be here, and appreciate the support."
The seven-time Tour de France winner finished the 2.4-mile course around California's Capitol building in 4 minutes, 37.17 seconds, coming in just 4.3 seconds off the pace set moments later by Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara.
Levi Leipheimer, Armstrong's Astana teammate and the race's two-time defending champion, finished second at 4:34.11 in the day's final ride. Floyd Landis, who's beginning his comeback from a two-year doping ban, came in 90th amid warm cheers on the next-to-last start.
But Armstrong decidedly was the main attraction to tens of thousands of fans who crowded the downtown Sacramento streets for one fleeting glimpse of his abbreviated ride.
"All in all, I wanted to be top 10, top 15, so I have to be pretty happy," said Armstrong. "It's a new sensation because I haven't trained for efforts like that. We changed the time trial position a little bit, so it's the first time I got to go as hard as I could with a new position."
After the race, California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appeared on the Capitol steps with the 37-year-old Armstrong.
His comeback from a 3<MD+,%30,%55,%70>1/<MD-,%0,%55,%70>2-year break began at the Tour Down Under, where similarly fascinated crowds cheered him.
Astana's team trailer was surrounded by hundreds of picture-snapping, autograph-seeking fans who yelled inspirational thoughts and even a few pickup lines. Shorter fans had little chance of seeing Armstrong over the people lined up 10 deep around Astana's warmup tent.
Armstrong described the mob scene as "amazing."
Armstrong is a devotee of Twitter, the online message service on which he provides repeated updates on his day-to-day life. He jumped online right after the race with a quick message for his followers: "Done with the prologue. Ouch, that hurt. Thanks to massive crowds here in Sac."
About 90 minutes later, Armstrong said he was at doping control, preparing for a drug test. At the race's introductory news conference Thursday, Armstrong cited his Twitter addiction as an argument against the skeptics who don't believe he's clean, saying he wouldn't tell everyone where he was all the time if he was up to anything.
Armstrong also believes cycling is ready to emerge from its scandal-plagued history, which has involved some of the Tour of California's biggest names, including Italy's Ivan Basso and Americans Tyler Hamilton and Landis.


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Wait! Wait!! Wait!!!
Just when I thought that the award season has drawn to a close, two more have landed up - prompting me to change the title as well (from the earlier Ek Ka Do).
You could call them Zee and IIFA, if you wish!


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Following a series of promotional videos including two public addresses by Panem's President Snow, and a short teaser released at the end of July, the first full trailer for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 is finally here, showing reluctant hero Katniss Everdeen in action as the Districts' rebel leader.
Titled "The Mockingjay Lives", the trailer begins with Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) defending her past actions in a video conversation with President Snow (Donald Sutherland). She protests that it was never her intention to become the "Mockingjay", explaining that she merely did her best to keep her friends and family alive. It's not long, however, before Katniss finds she has little choice but to lead a revolution against the Capitol, and all hell breaks loose across Panem. Check it out below:
The third film in the Hunger Games series is directed by Francis Lawrence, from a script by Peter Craig and Danny Strong. Returning characters include Katniss's mentor and former victor Haymitch Abernathy (Woody Harrelson), fellow District 12 champion Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) and best friend and love interest Gale Hawthorne (Liam Hemsworth). The late Philip Seymour Hoffman also reprises his role as secret rebel ally Plutarch Heavensbee, and the film will introduce Julianne Moore as District 13's President Alma Coin.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 will be released 20th November (UK) and 21st November (US). Let us know your thoughts on the trailer in the comments below.
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West LRT to be fully buried under Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway
NCC, City of Ottawa finally reach agreement in principle following 100-day review process
The city and the National Capital Commission have finally agreed on plans for the second phase of light rail in Ottawa, which will see the western track fully buried under a reconstructed and realigned Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway.
The solution came about following a 100-day review process and meets the NCC's conditions and the city's cost requirements, according to a media release issued Friday morning during a news conference.
If approved by the city and the NCC, the plan would see the following:
- Existing lanes of traffic on the parkway would be closer together and directly above the fully buried rail line to create a new "stacked" transportation corridor, maximizing green space and the waterfront.
- Lands and landscaping elements would be restored.
- A park of national significance would be developed along the shoreline.
- The mature forest would be retained and enhanced.
- Pathway additions and enhancements would be created, with two new crossings under the parkway into the future linear park.
- An eventual reduction of nearly 500,000 bus trips annually on the parkway.
- A 38-per-cent increase in usable shoreline parkland.
The agreement will be up before the NCC's board of directors at its next public meeting, and the city will hold an open house for public feedback on March 30.
For months, the city and the NCC had been in public disagreement about the location of the western Confederation Line track.
The city had wanted to partially bury the route along the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway, but the NCC had wanted no obstruction of the waterfront. The NCC had asked the city to bury the route along the parkway in a tunnel or use different land altogether.
In November, Mayor Jim Watson and John Baird, who was then the MP responsible for the NCC, pledged to work constructively on a solution.
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The Animal Health Trust (AHT) is a veterinary charity, based just outside Newmarket in Suffolk, dedicated to fighting disease and injury in animals.
Our working relationship has covered all areas of their company literature, including the creation of their Annual Reviews, Supporters Scheme branding and packs and their AHT Legacy Guide. As part of one of the Annual Reviews we were also asked to illustrate AHT's proposal for their new conference centre, which entailed creating a cutaway technical illustration.


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By Caroline Chebet, Giants Club African Conservation Journalism Fellow, in The Standard
Published 28 December 2018
Two of Kenya's major hartebeest species are threatened with extinction as a result of habitat destruction, diseases and hunting.
According to the International Union for Conservation and Nature, the hartebeests, which were formerly widespread in Africa, have over the years declined in numbers with some sub-species being declared extinct.
Hartebeest is a large African antelope, also known as Kongoni, which has eight sub-species of which one is entirely extinct while others are facing imminent danger.
"Hartebeests have significant numbers. The main threat to these species is habitat degradation and diseases but we have put in place measures to conduct more researches for the purposes of treatment of these rare African antelopes," said Samuel Mutisya, head of Wildlife at Olpejeta Conservancy.
Kenya is a home of Coke's and Lewel's hartebeests, which have cross-bred producing Jackson's species, whose numbers are also declining. The conservation status of Coke's hartebeest falls under least concerned and the numbers are noted to be decreasing while the Lewel hartebeest is categorized as Endangered. The numbers, according to the IUCN red list, is also in the decline.
The Bubal hartebeest, which was majorly found within the North of Sahara desert, was declared extinct in 1994 by the IUCN while the Tora hartebeest has been classified under Critically endangered species, meaning it faces very high risk of extinction.
Critically endangered category is the highest risk category assigned by the IUCN red list for the wild species. And while the Jackson's hartebeest has significant numbers and is largely found in the Mount Kenya region, with significant numbers in Laikipia and Lewa conservancies, the populations have been drastically been reducing, a situation which researches are pointing it to predation, diseases and also habitat loss.
It is presumed that Jackson's hartebeest has significant numbers, with those in Laikipia having declined by more than 80 percent in the past 15 years.
Mr Mutisya said Jackson's hartebeests are under key monitoring within the conservancies in Laikipia. Lungworm disease, erratic rainfall as a result of climate change form part of the factors threatening the existence of hartebeests.
Reports from the IUCN indicates that nearly 70 per cent of antelope species are classified as 'Near Threatened' or 'Least Concern'. The hartebeest is extinct in Algeria, Egypt, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Somalia, and Tunisi; but has been introduced into Swaziland and Zimbabwe.
Reports further indicates that hunting threatens hartebeestdue to its highly-regarded meat. Wildlife conservationists, however, say the extinction of the Bubal hartebeest should serve as a warning about the vulnerability of hartebeests.
African Wildlife Foundation has also been working with governments and residents to designate wildlife corridors, especially in areas where hartebeest use to roam freely and safely from one park or country to another. "Corridors link protected areas and allow wildlife to follow rains or travel to their calving grounds in safety," AWF stated in its website.
Read the original story here. This story is reproduced here as part of the Giants Club African Conservation Journalism Fellowships, a Space for Giants programme to expand the reach of conservation and environmental journalism in the four countries where we work.


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INSIDE: How to easily and quickly build an outdoor chalkboard for kids backyard fun. Backyard chalkboard for fence.
Call me old school but I want my kids outside. Ride bikes. Play in the backyard sandbox. Chase each other around the yard or lay on the grass and count every cloud in the sky. Doesn't matter to me.
So in my attempt to (lovingly) get the kids out of the house, I went on a "treasure" hunt in our garage. There I found random pieces of scrap plywood and in another corner, some yellow rope. Perfect.
In about an hour's time, here's yet another way to get the kids outta the house…
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DIY Kids Chalkboard to Mount on Backyard Fence
When my kids get a hold of chalk, I will find their artistic creations not only on the patio but also on the brick walls, planters, each other. So with some budding artists in my midst, I wanted to give them a more appropriate "canvas" for their masterpieces.
– Scrap plywood
– Drill with drill bit to fit width of rope
– Yellow polypropylene rope
– Chalkboard paint
– Small pails to hold outdoor chalk
– Metal rope to hang chalk pails from fence
Step #1:
Give the plywood a couple (or three) coats of chalkboard paint. Let dry in between.
Step #2:
Use a measuring tape to determine where you want to drill holes to hang the rope. Mark areas with a pencil.
Step #3:
Drill two holes through the plywood.
Step #4:
Insert rope through one hole. Knot in the front. Hang other end of rope over the fence, insert through second hole and knot. Cut off excess rope. Voila! Instant chalkboard.
kids outdoor chalkboard with attached chalk pails
You've got the canvas, now you just need the tools! Drill a few drainage holes through a small metal or plastic pail. Insert the kids sidewalk chalk.
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didian9_ at Curug Cilengkrang (Java):
Hot spring
Habis seharian dikerjain sama mobil, malemnya camping cantik diiringi irama biola pengantar tidur, besoknya gagal liat sunrise gara gara mendung yang akhirnya ngopi di jembatan bambu dan siangnya berendam di kolam air panas yang didepanyanya ada kolam air hangat terus di belakangnya ada air terjun air dingin, di depan kolam ada sungai aliran air terjun... Bayangin dulu lah kombinasinya.. kebayang gak tuh #apasih
Well, yang paling berharga adalah ilmu baru dari orang-orang baru...
#longjourney #exhausted #experience #hotspring #visitindonesia
In contrast to the above, let's look at some detail to a very interesting article from Japan on it's own soaking culture. It looks into what could possible be the imminent demise of traditional mixed gender bathing in Japan.
Where elsewhere in the globe bathing habits are slowly appreciating the likelihood for bathing and recreating naked, trends in Japan seem to be in the opposite direction. The Japan Times (Dec. 10):
In this it's interesting to see that incoming tourists from Southeast Asia see some curiosity in soaking and acceptance in that in Rome one does as a Roman would do.
Further afield, the Brits (Daily Telegraph, Feb. 13) are also in on the act:
Where elsewhere in the globe bathing habits are slowly appreciating the likelihood for bathing and recreating naked, trends in Japan seem to be in the opposite direction. The Japan Times (Dec. 10):
'The problems seen in Shiobara fit in with a wider trend that has seen a precipitous decline in the number of konyoku around Japan. In 2013, the inaugural issue of Onsen Hihyo (Hot-spring Critique) dedicated its cover feature to the plight of mixed bathing."Nobody else was writing about it," says the magazine's editor, Takashi Ninomiya. "I had a feeling that they weren't as many konyoku as before, but when I actually looked at the figures, there had been a massive drop."There are no official statistics on the number of mixed baths in Japan, so Ninomiya turned to Keita Oguro, a veteran onsen photographer with an encyclopedic knowledge of konyoku. When Oguro first totted up all such onsen 23 years ago, the total came to more than 1,200. By 2013, that figure had fallen to less than 700...."This is really unusual, isn't it? They're in total free fall, but hardly anyone is standing up and saying, 'This is weird,' or, 'I want to do something to stop this.'"However, when you're talking about a fragile social accord that permits men and women to bathe naked in the company of strangers, it's hard to know where to start....Mayumi Yamazaki, a prolific essayist who has penned multiple books about onsen culture, including 2008's "Dakara Konyoku O Yamerarenai" ("That's Why I Can't Get Enough of Mixed Bathing"), says that people in hot-spring regions would share a single bath as a matter of course: they bathed wherever the spring was....Ninomiya explains that such hot springs are unable to perform large-scale modifications, such as relocating a bath. And if they stop allowing mixed bathing, however briefly, there's no going back."It's not something that's happened suddenly — there has been a gradual shift," confirms Yamazaki. "However, the rules have definitely become stricter in recent years."...While there are multiple books on the subject, the most comprehensive online guide to konyoku onsen was compiled by a former flight attendant who uses the moniker "Mixed Bath Journalist Mina." Succhi no Konyoku Rotenburo Taikenki (Stewardess's Outdoor Mixed Bath Diaries; www.food-travel.jp) has exhaustive photo reports on nearly 500 onsen, each of them rated for overall satisfaction and how potentially embarrassing they are for female bathers....Tucked away on the site is a page listing places that have disappeared since she started out. There are more than 160, and while many have closed for business, a significant number have simply taken konyoku off the menu. Some have divided their existing baths between men and women, introduced a rotation system or converted their facilities into private family baths (kashikiri). In a few unfortunate cases, a single konyoku bath has been split in two."I worry that genuine konyoku may disappear altogether," Mina says.Yet she's clear about where the problem lies."The main issue," she says, "is bad manners amongst bathers."...The main reason that mixed baths have endured for so long in the face of official opprobrium is that communities have still supported them. When an onsen stops being a gathering place for locals, there's less to stop it slipping into disrepute....
How to reverse this trend? Is it possible? It is though very unfortunate if this trend is not upheld.Ninomiya laments the growing atomization of Japanese society, even in rural areas that until recently were bulwarks of mixed bathing. He describes how it would once be common for agrarian workers to finish a day's labor by piling into the tub together, irrespective of gender."There's an amazing sense of community when you decide it's OK to get naked and hang out together, rather than just being 'Me, me, me' all the time,'" he says. "I think it's one been of the good qualities of Japanese people and I'm sad to see it dying out. Those kinds of places are going to disappear. We're turning increasingly into a world of 'I'll do my thing, you do yours.'"..."Being able to take a bath, naked, with a bunch of strangers would be unthinkable in a world that wasn't peaceful," she says. "The number (of konyoku baths) may keep decreasing, but I think this culture is going to survive."Ninomiya, however, is less convinced."I think I'd like to do another feature on the subject for Onsen Hihyo," he says. "But the title next time wouldn't be, 'Are konyoku onsen in trouble?' It would be something more like 'Farewell, mixed bathing.'"
In this it's interesting to see that incoming tourists from Southeast Asia see some curiosity in soaking and acceptance in that in Rome one does as a Roman would do.
From the Philippines (Manilla Bulletin, Feb. 26):
'To cap off a long day on the road, nothing could be better than to go skinny-dipping outdoors in an onsen or hot spring pool in the dead of winter before retiring in your traditional ryokan hotel room with wall-to-wall tatami mats and a comfy futon bed. Now, don't let dirty thoughts as well as your misplaced fear of exposing your naked bodies to members of the opposite sex get the better of you. Although a private onsen is a communal experience, decent ryokan hotels in Japan like the Aishinkan in Tsunagi and Hotel Jodogahama in Miyako have separate onsen facilities for men and women'.
taveeruechanok at Tsurunoyu:
Singapores' Strait Times (Feb 12) has a travel article on a journey to Kagoshima, Japan.วันนี้มาออนเซนน้ำนม~💦🍼
Then Thailand's The Nation (Feb. 15) notes how the bullet train arrival in northern Japan's Hokkaido island whets potential Thai tourists appetites. The island's main attractions: hot springs ...'... we walk back to the bathhouse for the next stop: the good old-fashioned onsen experience.This is where it can get a little tricky. There are separate baths for men and women, but every one has to strip naked as custom dictates.I have never shared a bath in my birthday suit with so many strangers - any stranger, in fact.But seeing as nobody bats an eyelid, I quickly feel at ease, even liberated'.
Further afield, the Brits (Daily Telegraph, Feb. 13) are also in on the act:
'Take the plunge into one of Japan's best onsens'An expansive introductionary article on Japan's hot springs.
Happy'Onsen baths are taken at any time of day (or night), after washing and always naked (but for the optional flannel). For visitors to Japan, they are not only a pleasurable experience but a great way to get beneath – or at least down to – the skin of this fascinating, inscrutable country.With 2,300 known onsen across the nation, Japan offers a multitude of places in which to soak up the local ambience, from the deep south to the wilds of northern Hokkaido. Here is a selection of my favourites'.
tildaaagc at Marobo
More onsen news.Such an amazing but extremely hot place 🇹🇱💕 #hotsprings #timorleste
How to grab attention? Rocketnews24 (Feb 13):
'As Japan gears up for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, local and prefectural governments are working hard to find ways to accommodate foreign tourists and help overcome language barriers at establishments like restaurants and onsen hot springs around the country.Iwate Prefecture in the northern Tohoku region has been implementing a plan to welcome foreign travellers to the area since April last year, with a set of pictograms for local businesses to download and use on their premises. Titled "Ten Ways to Make Travellers Happy", this collection of black-and-white icons is designed to catch the eye of tourists with fun graphics, which include an image of a naked samurai with a topknot....Unlike the controversial onsen hot spring mark and the traditional temple pictogram, these icons are a lot easier to understand universally so let's hope they don't run into any problems!'
More onsen curiosa, an article from Australia: why not copy the onsen experience at home? Traveller.com.au's (Jan. 19) author visits a non-named so-called Japanese onsen, probably in Melbourne's sweltering summer:
'I'd hoped to recreate the Japanese bathhouse experience, even on this warm Melbourne day. And yet, I'm now questioning whether that was really a good idea. Everything about this bathhouse looks right, but it doesn't feel right. It's lost some of the magic, some of the adventure, some of the exoticism'.
What's wrong? It
'... feels uncomfortable and even slightly creepy over here in Australia'.
Odd. I mean I understand that feeling, but what the author describes as quintessential Australian is in fact nothing more than connecting with friends or nature. The onsen experience could be likewise, it often is. In Japan.
But without the cultural context in the center of a busy city, in as stated the sunny summer, it might be wrong. Maybe on a cooler day, or nighttime. Author's closing remarks:
But without the cultural context in the center of a busy city, in as stated the sunny summer, it might be wrong. Maybe on a cooler day, or nighttime. Author's closing remarks:
Problems'... sometimes it's better to just enjoy and appreciate what you have'.
Moving on. Soaking naturally (well with natural waters for a starter) should assist in the idea of using communal waters for bathing and recreational purposes. A recent study (so reports BBC, Mar. 2) reveals all is not well in public pools:at Penebel, Bali, Indonesia#relaxing#hotspring#inpeacwithnature👌
'Canadian researchers have figured out a way to test just how much urine can be found in a swimming pool.The results? In some cases, about 0.01% of pool water is urine.It is a small amount but likely more than enough for most swimmers - and enough to be a public health concern....The University of Alberta researchers analysed more than 250 samples from 31 pools and hot tubs. The samples were collected in two undisclosed Canadian cities, from public and private pools, hotels, and hot tubs....When mixed with chlorine in a pool or hot tub, urine can contribute to the formation of so-called "disinfection by-products" in pool water that can be harmful to a swimmer's health.Those compounds. specifically one called trichloramine, can potentially cause eye irritation, respiratory problems, and has been linked to occupational asthma for people who spend hours in pools, like pool workers and professional swimmers....Urine is not the only factor in the formation of those disinfection by-products - sweat, body lotions and hair care products contribute to the problem as well.The Edmonton-based researchers suggested that a public health campaign focusing on pool hygiene, like taking a quick shower before jumping in the pool, might help reduce exposure to those disinfection by-products'.
I like swimming a lot. Unfortunately winter months mean a swim in our local pool. I found out some time ago that I'm allergic to chlorine, no wonder natural waters swim nicer.
My advice is to shower prolonged before and after swimming; before to saturate your skin, afterwards to rinse all the swim water off.
My advice is to shower prolonged before and after swimming; before to saturate your skin, afterwards to rinse all the swim water off.
With the above findings it's odd that there's no more widespread use of say Iceland's precautions or Japan's bathing habits. What will be the future? Culture as it is, sees less and less need for hygiene for oneself but also deplores the lack of hygiene of others. Everybody has their own swim machine at home?
Finally, a slightly lighthearted feature from China which sees tradition as opposed to a sanitised future. Nextshark (Feb. 9) asks what's with the Granddads soaking naked?
On Order'A wall that previously provided some modesty for a hot spring bath in Wentang District in Chongqing got destroyed after a flood knocked it down. However, even with the lack of privacy, it didn't stop several patrons from doing their usual business....These old uncles and grandpas from China were certainly not shy about their public display of nudity, as can be seen in the photos that circulated on the internet. No matter how chilly the weather is, they'll still jump into a hot spring to go skinny-dipping'.
kaminkretys on how soaking takes place in Burma
#hotsprings #Hsipaw #Myanmar #fun #adventure #travel #nomad
Cambodia? Khmer Times (Feb. 23) reports on the nation's only hot spring and don't be surprised plans to develop it:
'The Ministry of Tourism is preparing to develop a hot spring area in Kampong Speu province to attract more local and international tourists.
Tourism Minister Thong Khon ordered development of the area into a special attraction for the country and for the province.
"The hot spring area is a rare tourist attraction and has features that can attract international tourists from neighboring countries to visit the area," he said. "After an inspection and study, an expert group from Japan found the hot spring of good quality for the treatment of various diseases and for skin care and beauty."
Ho Vandy, the secretary-general of the Cambodia National Tourism Alliance, welcomed the hot spring idea, saying that if the ministry is taking serious action by cooperating with the private sector for its development, it will be good for the area. "The hot spring development will attract more tourists, both local and international, and generate more income for local people and as well as the private sector," Mr. Vandy said. "It can reduce poverty in the area. "We should maintain some parts of the original area of hot spring for tourists to see. "However, some parts of it have to be renovated like in other countries because the hot spring in Kampong Speu is so hot we have to cool it down for tourists to soak in," he said.
Hot springs are rare in Cambodia. Te Teuk Pus is 100 meters in diameter. The surface of the water, which comes from six sources and smells like sulfur, is 80 square meters. The water temperature is 70C, according to the ministry'.
antaurpe at Yeh Panes, Bali:
Indonesia's geothermal exploitation seems to be all systems go. Thinkgeoenergy notes (Mar. 9):Thank you, spirit.✨#bali #bliss #hotsprings #infinitesourceyoga #spiritled #trust #yogini #healing #yoga #pixiedust #mermaid #sacred #sulphursprings
'Today, the Indonesia Ministry of Environment and Forests (KLHK) has given a "green light" to uses of geothermal energy or geothermal for new renewable energy (EBT) in conservation area in "order to support energy security and sovereignty of energy and to help reduce emissions of greenhouse gases ( GRK).", as reported by Antara News'.Whether or not this is a good measure remains to be seen. But considering already how poor legislative enforcement is in Indonesia, one would have some doubts. Or many.
The controversy surrounding conservation and geothermal development in this republic is witnessed in upcoming elections. Mongabay (Mar. 11):
'The governor-elect of Aceh province said he would revoke a proposal to drill for geothermal energy and build a power plant in the heart of Sumatra's largest intact rainforest, a victory for environmental and indigenous rights advocates who are struggling to secure the broader landscape's protected status'.Simmer
Between the well visited cities of #luangprabang and #vangvieng there is a secret spot only known by cyclists and motorbike travelers. The hot springs just 20km north of kasi. We stoped for lunch and fell in love with the scenery, so we decided to spend the night. Swimming at night in hot water with the brightest stars above you. Can anything top this? #laos #hotsprings #motorcyclediaries #secretspot #slowtravel #offthebeatenpath #morethantravel_mtt 🇱🇦🏍✨⛰
The Laotian Times (Feb. 23) has a short write up on the province of Huaphan's hot springs:
'The hot springs of Hiem hold the title of being the hottest springs in the country, with a water temperature reaching as high as 100 degrees Celsius. The temperature of the spring is so heated in that a common activity for eco-tourists is egg boiling (or simmering). In addition to indulging in a natural Jacuzzi session (and a protein boost), visitors of the hot spring can enjoy the various delicious cuisines of Huaphan and enjoy cozy, forest picnics!'
Paul Eshoo visits Muang La hot spring resort (Oudomxai) and has some pointers (Jan. 27) such as :
- The hot spring has been left open to the local public for bathing. This is a very nice community-oriented touch, as it is quite often the case with such resorts that locals are kept out. For the guests, there are private elevated tubs in addition to the public spring, which are filled every night and lit by candlelight in a very romantic setting overlooking the trees and river below.
- The food is quite the highlight, with special attention made to using local ingredients, colors and presentation. My favorite was the sorbet made with organic dragon fruit. The chefs are local women from the village and ensure that all dishes have an authentic flavor.
- The staff are all local except for one foreign intern who helps with welcoming and coordinating groups. Local staff are able to manage most everything with very little backup from the managers—a key element for any remote, community-oriented lodge.
The Guardian (Jan. 17) has an article of Malaysia's travel highlights.hot spring recovery -- 11.15.2016 #selayang #hotspring #recovery #KL #malaysia
'Winning tip: Hot springs, Sabah
Kundasang is a beautiful mountain town in Sabah. I stayed at the Kinabalu Pine Resort, which has a great view of the 4,000-metre Mount Kinabalu. A lovely excursion is to Poring Hot Spring, an hour's drive away in Ranau. It has many shaded bath tubs but my favourites were the pools with different depths, starting from half a metre with the deepest being about seven metres'.
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Hot springs today in the hills of Pamplona Phillipines...
The Strait Times (Feb. 28) has an article on the future of the island's hot spring, Sembawang. Jammed between Singapore suburbia and a military camp, the hot spring site has seen little recent development, though by no means is the site poorly managed In a pursuit of better and best, the site has now been earmarked for more development.
'There were mixed reactions from visitors to Sembawang Hot Spring when told that the area will be turned into a park as soon as next year.Some people who have been visiting it for years were cold to the prospect and expressed dismay, while others were warm to the idea of redeveloping the area, which sits in a military camp'.Though it doesn't exactly mention what the development will be, change vexes crrent uusers:'But people like Mr Gui Kim Toon, 74, who see the benefits of development, disagree."It would be nice if we had some shelter to protect us from the sun and rain," said Mr Gui, who visits it two to three times a week. "It can also get very messy now - sometimes people wash their clothes here and hang them up to dry. Regular visitors even padlock their buckets - or in one case, a metal bathtub - to the chain link fence enclosing the spring'.
ออนเซนเมืองไทย#hotspring #onsen #spa#kanchanaburi #thailand
Finishing off this blog entry a photo from north Vietnam's Serena hot spring resort also known as Kim boi hot spring.
8 am 🌿...#onsen #morning #japanesestyle #hotspring #bath #private #nature #green #outdoors #familytime #trip #holiday #vscocam #hkig #vscovietnam #landscape


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Editor's note: To introduce our new feature, "Hollinger Player Profiles" for every NBA player, we asked John Hollinger to explain his basic measure of player performance: the Player Efficiency Rating. Click on a team or player name to see the profile for every player.
Productivity -- that's the name of the game in the NBA. Make more positive plays and fewer negative ones than your opponent, and there's a good chance your team will win the game.
Thus, a good way to measure players against each other is to compare how many positive and negative plays they make. To do so, I developed a system called the Player Efficiency Rating, or PER.
PER takes into account all of a player's statistical contributions -- points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, missed shots, turnovers and fouls -- and rolls them up into a score for every player in the league.
PER relies on a complex formula to rate a player's contribution in each of these categories, awarding or subtracting points depending on how much the player added or subtracted to his team. But it doesn't stop there. It adjusts every player's rating for the team's pace, an important consideration when comparing players from, say, Indiana and Phoenix.
Perhaps more important, it is a per-minute rating, not the per-game averages we're used to seeing. This distinction is important because we can then compare players whose playing times may be very different and answer questions such as "Should Player X play more than Player Y?" or "Could Player B be helpful to Team A?"
To simplify things, I set the league average in PER to 15.00 for each season. This makes comparisons between seasons very easy, which affords other opportunities. For instance, we can evaluate a player against his previous seasons, compare players from different eras, or produce objective answers to questions such as, "Are there more great power forwards now than at any time in history?"
Furthermore, using 15.00 is a helpful benchmark because that's about what we expect a run-of-the-mill starter to score in an NBA game. Thus, we can use barometers already hard-wired into our heads -- above 20 is excellent, above 25 is superstardom, and below 10 is brutal.
Finally, there is one partial blind spot: defense. PER analyzes players based on blocks, steals and fouls, but that's a small part of overall defense. As a result, defensive specialists who get few blocks or steals, such as Bruce Bowen, end up with a lower rating than we might expect. Similarly, bad defensive players who nonetheless pile up steals or blocks, such as Jason Williams or Raef LaFrentz, rate higher than they ought to.
So, let's get to the fun part. Just who were the most productive players last season? The chart below shows the NBA's top 10 in PER last season. I also inserted each player's per-40-minute stats to show how each ended up on the list:
Garnett's team didn't make the playoffs, but he was the highest-rated player for a second straight season. Garnett ranked ahead of players like Duncan, Shaq and Stoudemire primarily because he stuffed the stat sheet in so many ways. While he averaged fewer points per minute than the next six players, Garnett was better at nearly everything else. He had one of the highest rebound rates in basketball, with only Duncan coming close among the top five in PER. Garnett had nearly twice as many assists per minute as the others and was well ahead in steals too. And compared to Duncan, his only rival in rebounding, Garnett shot better both from the floor and the free throw line.
Sum it all up and it's no surprise that Garnett rated No. 1; it's just unfortunate that the team around him fell apart, denying him a second straight MVP award. Speaking of MVPs, you might notice somebody isn't on the list. Phoenix's Steve Nash won the award but ranked only 18th in PER. While his assist rate and shooting percentages were phenomenal, only two players in the top 40 (Jason Kidd and Brad Miller) scored less frequently, and Nash didn't help his cause in the rebounding and defensive categories.
OK, we've looked at the best now how about the worst?
Catch them while you can, folks, because you won't be seeing most of these guys in the NBA for much longer. One glaring exception is Madsen, the league's second-least productive player a year ago, who inexplicably received a five-year deal from the Wolves in the offseason.
Looking at last year's best and worst is informative, but we can also take things a step further. By comparing a given player to the most similar performers from recent NBA history, and then seeing how those similar players fared in subsequent years, we can project how a player's performance is likely to change in future seasons. Using just such a method, I have projected stats for every regular player, which you can find in the Insider section of the player stats. Based on those projections, we can determine the league leaders in PER for 2005-06.
Looking into the crystal ball, we shouldn't expect the top 10 to change much. Again, KG is on top:
Projections have their weaknesses -- for example, they don't know that Stoudemire just had microfracture surgery. But as a forecasting tool, projections can point us in unexpected directions. For instance, the two Rockets, McGrady and Yao, both project to be more productive than they were a year ago. If true, that would make Houston a much more serious threat in the West than many have anticipated.
But in the big picture, the triumvirate that has been ruling the league for nearly the entire post-Jordan era -- Garnett, Duncan and O'Neal -- again figures to lead the pack. That's hardly surprising -- they've accounted for four of the past six MVP awards and six of the past seven championships. Unless 2005-06 becomes Year 1 of the LeBron Era, look for the trio to make it 5 of 7 on the MVPs and 7 of 8 on the championships.
John Hollinger writes for ESPN Insider. His new book, "Pro Basketball Forecast: 2005-06," is now available at both Amazon.com and Potomac Books.